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The Celtic Street Fair invites the community to stay Downtown and continue the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration after the parade—with great music, food and drink.

The committee is pleased to present the usual lineup of great Irish groups following the parade on March 17th at the Celtic Street Fair, now being held at the beautiful 6th Avenue Ballroom!  We are pleased to welcome for the first time, Topeka’s own Castle & Cross Consort! 

Despite the unlikely birth of this group, when five strangers were thrown together (with one rehearsal) to provide a weekend of dinner music for a university "Madrigal Feast," they quickly decided that the music was beautiful, the friendship was genuine, and that they should try to keep playing together for as long as possible!

Eighteen years, hundreds of performances, and two CDs later, the Castle & Cross Consort has entertained its fans in many venues...from Medieval Faires to Ballet Galas, from fifteen years as a Renaissance Band at the Ren Fest in Kansas City to sumptuous Victorian Mansion Christmas Feasts, and even a delightful evening of banquet music for the national "Miss USA" Pageant!

“The Stoney Path is a unique find. These musicians have obviously been playing together for a long time. They blend together beautifully and their use of such instruments as the hurdy gurdy make it a fascinating listen.”

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As always, we are pleased to present the Kansas Territorial Pipe and Drum Band.  In their 35th year, the band’s humble roots go back to 1974 when two very grown men took up the practice chanter for the very first time and learned how to play from a 14 year old bagpiper!  No Irish celebration is complete without this awesome group of pipers!

 

The Celtic Street Fair Schedule

 

10:30-11:30  Irish Sing-Along at Irish Sing-A-Long at Assumption Church at 8th and Jackson.

 

The Celtic Street Fair—NEW LOCATION—The beautiful 6th Avenue Ballroom - 1:00-3:30pm, featuring The Castle and Cross Consort!  And, as always, the fabulous Territorial Pipe and Drum Band!

 

All events will take place in the 6th Avenue Ballroom. The 6th Avenue Ballroom will also have a variety of Irish food and drink available. 

 

 

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