First founded in 1996, the KVMR Celtic Festival includes eleven performance areas including five musical and six demonstration stages and a weekend-long youth arts instruction that has included Celtic music, magic, dance and songwriting.

Friday, May 3rd Youth Arts Program 4pm-7pm
Friday, May 3rd Ceilidh 8pm-11pm
Sat, May 4th Festival 10am-10pm
Sun, May 5th Festival 10am-10pm

The Festival is the largest fundraising event of the year for KVMR Community Radio which operates as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity. Held in the early fall, the festival regularly draws over 7,000 attendees for the two days and the promotional outreach extends throughout KVMR’s listening area including a worldwide live streaming broadcast over the internet through iTunes and the KVMR website.
We continue to bring international performers to Nevada County and showcase an ever-increasing cadre of regional talent including musicians, dancers, and performing artists of every type.

Each year, the festival provides a professional performance venue for many young student musicians and dancers to perform in front of a live audience and hone their craft. Workshops and sessions are held throughout the event to provide musicians of every age and caliber an opportunity to learn from each other in a synergistic and fun atmosphere.

This year the KVMR Celtic Festival will get a running start on Friday
The Youth Arts Program starts at 4pm Friday, May 3rd. Friday Night Ceilidh (KAY lee) –8pm-on, an evening of Celtic music and dance.

Ceilidh is a separate ticket – not included in the Saturday & Sunday Festival ticket price. Tickets to the Ceilidh will be available in March.