davbrown - Celtic Music Calendar for SF Bay Area

Upcoming events of Celtic & British Isles music interest in the SF Bay Area

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2/24/26

GENERAL INFO:

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To keep up with Celtic, British Isles, & related music happenings in the Bay Area, join the CelticSF groups.io group:

Go to https://groups.io/g/celticSF/ and click "Join this Group", or send an email to celticsf+subscribe@groups.io.

Also check the resources listed at the end of this message.

This calendar is also available at https://tinyurl.com/celticsf (https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/celtic)

and may be updated more frequently than the monthly email sent via celticSF.

My monthly calendar of old time music events in the SF Bay Area is posted to the OldtimeSF groups.io group, and can be found at:

https://tinyurl/oldtimeNC (NC=Northern Calif)

aka

https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/oldtimesf

Other lists:

SF Folk Music Club calendar

https://www.sffmc.org/community-folk-calendar/

CDSS Events Calendar

https://www.cdss.org/community/events-calendar

Tony Becker's AmeriCeltic website & newsletter

http://www.americeltic.net/

NEWS

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* Ceo (Blake Ritter & Alina Larson) host a session at O'Reilly's Pub 1840 Haight St SF on the 4th Saturday of the month 2pm-5pm

* The Irish session formerly at the Chieftain in SF is moving to Mad Dog in the Fog 1568 Haight St - 1st Sunday of the month 6pm-9pm, beginning in April

see https://www.facebook.com/groups/327635825683579 for updates.

* Suzuki Cady has another 6 week session of Irish Music Class for All Instruments

Mondays 5pm-6:15pm Feb 9-Mar 16;

Next session: March 30-May 4

https://www.suzukicady.com/class

HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

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* Jim Malcolm - Hillside Club & other venues February

* West Coast Tionól Feb 13-15 2026

and Berkeley house concert with Ivan Goff, Colm Broderick & Niamh Dalton

* Virtual Lark Feb 20-22 2026

* Alasdair White & Ross Martin (Scottish fiddle)

SAVE THE DATE

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* March 2026 (St Patrick's season...)

Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy & The Celtic All Stars

Cécilia (fantastic group from Quebec & Ontario - Timi Turmel, Erin Leahy, and Louis Schryer)

Lúnasa

Eileen Ivers

High Kings

Gerry O'Connor

Gerry Hanley

Tempest

Rose Conway Flanagan & Laura Byrne

Wake the Dead

Black Brothers

The Weeds

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

and likely many others

* Spring Harmony Online Mar 6-8

* end of April/beg of May: musicians in the area for KVMR Celtic Festival

Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary

Dervish

Cotter + Jackson + Clarridge + Colliton

Gnoss

and likely others

* Natalie & Brittany Haas June

UPCOMING (IN PERSON & "LOCAL" ONLINE EVENTS)

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Feb 24 2026 7:30pm

Alasdair White & Ross Martin: Scottish Fiddle Tunes

Santa Cruz house concert

concerts AT instantharmony.com

Feb 25 2026 7:30pm

Alasdair White & Ross Martin: Scottish Fiddle Tunes

Berkeley house concert

berkhouseconcert AT gmail.com

Feb 27 2026 7:30pm-9:30pm

Scottish Ceilidh Dance

A benefit for East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, an organization that provides free legal services to immigrants seeking asylum and deportation defense.

All dances will be taught and called, no experience needed. Music by the Sunroom Sessions, with dances called by Junie Bedayn.

Hillside Club, Berkeley

https://www.hillsideclub.org/

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/berkeley-scottish-ceilidh-dance-tickets-1982169749078

Sat. Feb. 28

Tempest

THE BOARDWALK Orangevale, CA

(near Sacramento)

https://www.tempestmusic.com/html/tschedule.html

March 6-8 2026

Spring Harmony Online

https://www.sffmc.org

March 6-8 2026

Calaveras Celtic Faire & Concert

(formerly Celtic Heritage Celebration or Sonora Celtic Faire)

Angels Camp CA

Erica & Friends

https://celticheritagecelebration.com/

https://www.facebook.com/sonoracelticfaire/

https://www.facebook.com/events/287671936622153

Mar 6 2026 7:30pm

Black Brothers

UICC SF

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-brothers-and-friends-tickets-1982943174414 .

Mar 6 2026 7pm

Gerry O'Connor with Don Penzien

The Ugly Mug, Soquel

https://www.celticsociety.org

https://gerryoconnor.net/events/

Mar 7 2026 11am-12pm

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

Novato Library

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

Mar 7 2026 1pm-5pm

Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Spring Situation

celebrating Women's History Month

Berkeley Public Library (Central)

includes an Irish session and a concert set by Leah Wollenberg & Jeremy Reinhard

https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/spring-situation-2026

Sat. Mar. 7

Tempest

THE STARRY PLOUGH Berkeley

https://www.tempestmusic.com/html/tschedule.html

Mar 7 2026

Gerry O'Connor with Don Penzien

Plough & Stars SF

https://gerryoconnor.net/events/

Sat. Mar. 7

Black Brothers

Mildred Owen Concert Hall, Pacifica

https://pacificaperformances.org/black-brothers-4/

Mar 8 2026 12:30pm-2:30pm

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

Wild Poppy, Sebastopol

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

Mar 9 2026 7:30pm-9:30pm

Gerry O’Connor: The Rose in the Gap – Talk & Workshop

UICC SF

https://irishcentersf.org/event/gerry-oconnor-the-rose-in-the-gap-talk-workshop/

Mar 11 2026

Gerry O'Connor with Don Penzien

Trinity Alps Perf. Center, 101 Arbuckle Court, Weaverville CA 96093

https://gerryoconnor.net/events/

Mar 11 7:30pm

St. Patricks Day in Ireland - Kerry Irish Productions

Harris Center, Folsom

https://www.harriscenter.net/kerry-irish

Mar 12 6:15pm

Early Irish films "You Remember Ellen" (1912);

The Gault Collection, rare ethnographic collection shot on the Irish coast in the mid 1920s

Roxie Theater SF

accompanied by live traditional Irish music - Cormac Gannon and Kyle Alden.

https://roxie.com/film/sf-film-preserve-early-irish-films/

Mar 13 7:30pm

St. Patricks Day in Ireland - Kerry Irish Productions

Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre

https://vpat.net/events/

https://vpat.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=34

Mar 12 2026

Gerry O'Connor with Don Penzien

McCloud River Mountain Concert Series, 325 Lawndale Ct, McCloud, CA 96057

https://www.mccloudmusic.com/

https://gerryoconnor.net/events/

Mar 13 2026 7pm

Caliceltic album release party

The Pleasanton Firehouse, 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566

https://caliceltic.com/home#show-schedule

Fri. Mar. 13 7pm

Tempest

WOODHOUSE BREWING Santa Cruz, CA

Presented by Mountain Music Productions

Special St. Patrick's Day Party!

https://www.tempestmusic.com/html/tschedule.html

Mar 13 2026 6pm-9pm

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

Thatcher Hotel, Hopland

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

Mar. 14-15

DUBLIN ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL Civic Center Dublin, CA

Tempest Sat 3pm, Sun 12pm

many other bands

https://www.dublin.ca.gov/293/St-Patricks-Day-Celebration

https://www.tempestmusic.com/html/tschedule.html

Mar 14 2026 4pm-7pm

Weeds Trio

Meder Street Barn, Santa Cruz

https://www.celticsociety.org/

Mar. 14 6pm-9pm

Sixpenny

Neighborhood Sports Bar, 234 Main Street, Pleasanton

https://larrymilder.com/sixpenny/

Mar 14 2026

Eileen Ivers

with

Colin Forhan (lead vocals, guitar, banjo, concertina), Buddy Connolly (button accordion, keyboards, vocals), Lindsey Horner (upright and electric bass, baritone sax, harmonicas, vocals), Dave Barckow (lead vocals, percussion, guitar)

Freight

Mar 14 2026

New Wild Hog

Gala Dinner

St. Hilary’s in Tiburon

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

https://www.suzukicady.com/new-wild-hog

Mar 15 2026 3pm

Eileen Ivers

Raven Performing Arts Theater, Healdsburg

https://raventheater.org/events/eileen-ivers-universal-roots/

Mar 15 2026 3pm

The Weeds (Joe, Tyler, Evan)

St Mary's By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, Pacific Grove

https://www.celticsociety.org/

Mar 17 2026 10am

Amelia Hogan & Amhráanithe

San Leandro, CA

https://ameliahogan.com/calendar/

Mar 17 2026 11:30am-2:30pm

Ceo (Blake Ritter & Alina Larson) plus special guests

Cheeseboard, Berkeley

https://www.ceol-sa-cheo.com

Mar 17 2026 12:30pm-2:30pm

Cady Suzuki & Jimmy Murphy

Hopmonk Sonoma

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

Mar 17 2026 5:30pm-7pm

Cady Suzuki & Jimmy Murphy

Sorella Caffe, Fairfax

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

Mar 17 2026 7pm

Tempest

Hopmonk Sebastopol

https://www.tempestmusic.com/html/tschedule.html

https://wl.eventim.us/event/tempest-st-patricks-day-celebration/679558

Mar 17 2026 8pm

Black Brothers

The Freight

Mar 18 2026

Cécilia (Timi Turmel, Erin Leahy, and Louis Schryer - from Quebec & Ontario)

UICC SF

https://irishcentersf.org/event/cecilia-live-in-concert/

https://ceciliamusic.ca/

Mar 19 2026 7:30pm

Eimear Arkins (Irish fiddle & singer) and William Coulter

Santa Cruz house concert

https://www.celticsociety.org/

Mar 19 2026

Wake the Dead

Felton Music Hall

https://wakethedead.org/gigs/

Mar 20 2026 7:30pm

Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy & The Celtic All Stars

Mondavi Center, Davis

https://www.mondaviarts.org/whats-on/celticallstars/

https://natalieanddonnell.com/shows/

Mar 20 2026 7:30pm

Gerry Hanley (Galway button accordionist) & Kyle Alden (guitar)

United Irish Cultural Center, SF

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gerry-hanley-in-concert-tickets-1980513907411

https://gerryhanleymusic.com/

Mar 20 2026 7pm

Eimear Arkins (Irish fiddle & singer) and William Coulter

Healdsburg barn concert

clenbarnconcerts AT gmail.com

Mar 21 2026 4pm-7pm

Seisiún Saturday with Eimear Arkins

UICC SF

https://irishcentersf.org/event/seisiun-saturday-with-eimear-arkins/

Mar 21 2026

Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy & The Celtic All Stars

(Karen Matheson, Enda Scahill, Ross Ainslie, Mary Frances)

Freight

https://secure.thefreight.org/15144/15145-natalie-macmaster-donnell-leahy-260321

https://natalieanddonnell.com/shows/

Sat. Mar. 21

Wake the Dead

Mystic Theatre Petaluma

https://wakethedead.org/gigs/

Sat. Mar. 21 7pm

Tempest

SUTTER CREEK THEATRE

Lief's Annual Birthday Bash!

https://www.tempestmusic.com/html/tschedule.html

Mar 22 2026 3pm

Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy & The Celtic All Stars

The Bankhead, Livermore

https://livermorearts.org/events/the-celtic-all-stars/

https://natalieanddonnell.com/shows/

Mar 22 2026 6:30pm-9:30pm

St. Patrick's Ceili

United Irish Cultural Center, SF

https://sfcooleykeegancce.org/calendar/calendar.html

Mar 25 2025

Lúnasa

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno

https://www.fresnofolklore.net/events-1

https://www.lunasamusic.com/tour

Mar 26 2025

Lúnasa

The Sofia, Sacramento

https://www.lunasamusic.com/tour

Mar 27-29 2026

Epicenter contra dance weekend

Mill Valley

http://www.nbcds.org

Mar 27 2026 3:30pm-4:30pm

Cady Suzuki & Jimmy Murphy

San Jose Library West Valley Branch

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

Mar 27 2026

Lúnasa

Sebastopol Community Cultural Center

https://www.lunasamusic.com/tour

Mar 28 2026

SF Scottish Fiddlers

Cupertino Library

Mar 28 2026 2pm-3pm

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

Sunnyvale Library

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

Mar 28 2026 7pm

Rose Conway Flanagan (fiddle) & Laura Byrne (flute & whistle)

(NY & Baltimore)

Plough & Stars SF

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laura-byrne-and-rose-flanagan-in-concert-tickets-1982304866217

Mar 28 2026

Eamonn Flynn & Dublinesque

Occidental Arts Center, Occidental, CA

Mar 28 2026 7:30pm

Lúnasa

Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz

https://www.celticsociety.org

Mar 28 2026

The High Kings

Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga

https://my.montalvoarts.org/2766

Mar 28 2026

The Weeds

Treehouse House Concerts in San Anselmo

kylealdenmusic AT gmail.com

Mar 29 2025 2pm

Lúnasa

Presidio Theatre SF

https://www.lunasamusic.com/tour

https://www.presidiotheatre.org/show-details/lunasa

Sun Mar 29 2026 7pm

The High Kings

Freight

Sat. Apr. 4 7pm

Tempest

SOPER REESE THEATRE Lakeport, CA

Presented by KPFZ Lake County Community Radio

https://www.tempestmusic.com/html/tschedule.html

Sat. Apr. 4 7:30pm

Wake the Dead

Hillside Club Berkeley

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hillside-echoes-presents-wake-the-dead-tickets-1982557976276

April 9-12 2026

Fiddle Hell Online

Recordings available for 4 months or more

https://www.fiddlehell.org/

Apr 11-12 2026

Norcal Celtic Festival

Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland

https://www.norcalcelticfestival.com/

Apr 11 2026 4pm-7pm

Seisiún Saturday with Brian Conway & Cate Sandstrom

UICC SF

https://irishcentersf.org/event/seisiun-saturday-with-brian-conway-cate-sandstrom/

Apr 19 2026 Noon-5pm

SF Festival of the Mandolins

Croatian American Cultural Center

60 Onondaga Ave, San Francisco, California 94112

http://croatianamericanweb.org

https://www.facebook.com/sfmandofest

Apr 22 2026 7:30pm

Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary

Treehouse House Concerts, San Anselmo

kylealdenmusic AT gmail.com

April 23-26 2026

Walker Creek Music Camp - bluegrass, old time, and more

West Marin (between Novato & Marshall)

https://walkercreekmusiccamp.org/

email: info AT walkercreekmusiccamp.org

Apr 23 2026 7:30pm

Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary

United Irish Cultural Center, SF

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nuala-kennedy-eamon-oleary-tickets-1858195465659

https://www.nualakennedy.com/tour/

Apr 25 2026 7pm-8:30pm

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

Gregangelo Museum, 225 San Leandro Way, San Francisco

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

Apr 25 2026

Gnoss (young 4-piece trad band performing tunes and songs from Scotland's Orkney Islands)

Freight

https://secure.thefreight.org/15705/15706-gnoss-260425

Apr 27 2026

Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary

Soquel house concert

https://www.celticsociety.org

Apr 29 2026

Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary

Berkeley house concert

Reservations accepted after 3/29: berkhouseconcerts AT gmail.com (or berkhouseconcert?)

Apr 30 2026

Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary

Little River CA, Oak & Thorn Presents,

https://oakandthorn.wordpress.com/events

Apr 30 2026 7:30pm

Sumaia Jackson quartet: Celtic & American folk

(Sumaia Jackson, Colin Cotter, Tristan Clarridge, Ann Colliton)

Santa Cruz house concert

concerts AT instantharmony.com

May 1-3 2026 (typically first weekend of May)

KVMR Celtic Festival, Grass Valley

Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary; Dervish, Supertrad (mec lir), Gnoss

Cotter + Jackson + Clarridge + Colliton

Tomas Callister, Paddy Callaghan & Adam Rhodes

https://kvmrcelticfestival.org/

https://www.facebook.com/kvmrceltic

May 1-3 2026

Cascade Celtic Festival

Leanvenworth WA

https://www.cascadecelticfestival.com

May 1 2026 5:30pm-7:30pm

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

OX Wine Bar, Occidental

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

May 1 2026

Windborne

Freight

https://www.windbornesingers.com/

May 1 2026

Dervish

Sebastopol Community Center

https://www.dervish.ie/

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dervish .

May 1 2026 7:30pm

Scottish Fish

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

https://www.celticsociety.org/

May 6-10 2026

Julian Family Fiddle Camp

https://californiabluegrass.org/cbaevent/julian-family-fiddle-camp/

May 6 2026 7pm

Kalos

Healdsburg barn concert

clenbarnconcerts AT gmail.com

May 8-10 2026

SF Scottish Fiddlers spring concert

5/8 7pm: Veteran's Memorial Theater, Davis

5/9 7pm: Freight, Berkeley

5/10 2pm: Crocker Theater, Cabrillo College, Aptos

https://sfscottishfiddlers.org/

May 8 2026 7:30pm

Kalos

Santa Cruz house concert

concerts AT instantharmony.com

Fri May 15 2026

Alan Doyle (Canada, ex-Great Big Sea) and his band

with Bandits on the Run

HopMonk Novato

https://wl.eventim.us/event/alan-doyle/667665?afflky=HopMonkNovato

May 16-17 2026 10am-6pm

Marin Irish Festival (Ceili on the Lake)

Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds (160 Armory Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903

https://marinirishfestival.com/

May 2026? Noon-4pm

Fresno World Fiddle Day

Sponsored by the Fresno Folklore Society

First Congregational Church, 2131 N Van Ness Blvd Fresno

2024: https://www.facebook.com/events/404397362560175

presented by Fresno Folklore Society

https://www.facebook.com/FresnoFolkloreSociety

https://www.fresnofolklore.net

Videos from previous Fiddle Days can be found at

https://cmac.tv/?s=fiddle&post_type=show

Also viewable on a Roku player (add the CMAC channel)

May 21-24 2026 (Memorial Day Weekend)

Strawberry Spring Music Festival

Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

https://strawberrymusic.com/

May 22-25 2026 (Memorial Day Weekend)

Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle Center

http://www.nwfolklife.org/

May 23-24 2026 (Memorial Day weekend) 12pm-8:30pm

SF Folk Club Gathering

Cedar Rose Park

https://www.sffmc.org/

May 24 2026 9am-1pm

SF Scottish Fiddlers

Moraga Farmers Market

May 30 2026 10am-9pm

World Music & Dance Day

Occidental Center for the Arts

https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/upcoming-events/world-music-dance-festival

2025: https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/upcoming-events/owmdf25

June 5 2026

Natalie & Brittany Haas

Freight

Livestream available

June 6 2026

Natalie & Brittany Haas

Healdsburg barn concert

https://nataliehaas.com/tour

clenbarnconcerts AT gmail.com

June 7 2026 3pm-4pm

SF Scottish Fiddlers

Cupertino Library

June 7 2026

Natalie & Brittany Haas

The Old Steeple, Ferndale, CA (Humboldt county)

https://nataliehaas.com/tour

June 2026

Trad Fest West

United Irish Cultural Center, SF

https://irishcentersf.org/calendar/festivals/

2025: https://irishcentersf.org/event/trad-fest-west-june-13-to-15/

Jun 13-21 2026

Sierra Fiddle Camp

Nevada City

(concert in Pioneer Park on 6/20)

https://www.sierrafiddlecamp.org/

June 14-21 2026

BACDS Hey Days - English Country Dance

Green Mountain Retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains near Los Gatos

https://www.bacds.org

June 14-20 2026

Redwood Music Teen Camp

Monte Toyon, Aptos

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-teen-camp4

June 21-27 2026

BACDS Family Week Camp

Monte Toyon (Aptos, near Santa Cruz)

https://www.bacds.org/familyweek

June 21-28 2026

Big Sur Fiddle Camp

https://www.bigsurfiddlecamp.org/

June 22-27 2026

Voice Works (vocal workshop week)

Port Townsend WA

https://centrum.org/program/voice-works/

June 28 to July 03, 2026

BACDS American Week Camp

Quaker Center, Ben Lomond (Santa Cruz mountains)

https://www.bacds.org

https://amweek.camp/

June 26-28 2026

Ten Mile Creek Revival Festival

Black Oak Ranch U.S. 101, Laytonville, CA

https://www.tenmilecreekrevival.com/

June 28-July 5 2026

Festival of American Fiddle Tunes

Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend WA

https://centrum.org/program/fiddle-tunes/

June 27-July 5 2026

"Mule Barn Camp"

Jefferson County Fairgrounds (next to Fort Worden)

concurrent with Fiddle Tunes

Port Townsend WA

http://www.mulebarncamp.com/

July 3-6 2026

SFFMC July 4th weekend gathering

Camp Herms, El Cerrito

https://www.sffmc.org

July 2026?

Shasta String Celebration

hosted by Tristan & Tashina Clarridge

Weed

http://www.summerstringsummit.com

July 10-17, 18-24 2026

California Coast Music Camp

https://www.musiccamp.org/

July 10 2026 4pm-5:30pm

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

Redwood Amphitheater, 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, CA

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

July 11 2026 (date tentative) 11am-6pm

SF Free Folk Festival

Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, SF

http://www.sffolkfest.org/

July 16-19 2026

Corvallis Celtic Festival

various downtown locations

https://www.corvalliscelticfestival.org/

https://corvallisfolklore.org

https://www.facebook.com/corvalliscelticfestival

July 16 2026 7pm

Iona Fyfe

Ugly Mug, Soquel

https://www.celticsociety.org/

July 20-31 2026 10am-3pm M-F

Redwood Music Kid Camp

(A two-week day camp for young musicians ages 7-13)

St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Scotts Valley (?)

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/kid-camp

July 31-Aug 8 2026

Lark in the Morning Camp

Mendocino

https://www.larkcamp.org

Aug 2-7 2026

Noel Hill concertina school

Tilikum Retreat Center, Newburg Oregon

https://www.noelhill.com/

Aug 14-16 2026

Balance the Bay (in-town contra dance weekend)

typically 2nd or 3rd weekend of August

Janet Pomeroy Center, SF (near the zoo)

https://www.bacds.org/camps/btb

Aug 20-23 2026

CBA Golden Old-time Campout

typically the weekend before Labor Day weekend

mostly old time, but there are usually some Irish and Quebecois sessions

Camp Russian River, Guerneville CA

https://californiabluegrass.org/goc/home/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064358995162

Aug 20 2026 4pm-7pm

Suzuki Cady & Jimmy Murphy

Bluewater Lounge, Bodega Bay

https://www.suzukicady.com/events

August 2026

(typically Thurs before Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp)

Fiddle Summit w/ Scottish Fiddle Camp faculty

Freight, Berkeley

2025: https://secure.thefreight.org/15071/15072-annual-freight-fiddle-summit-250821

Aug 28-Sept 5 2026

Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp

(typically Fri through following Sat, week ending in Labor Day weekend)

Camp Campbell, Boulder Creek

https://www.valleyofthemoon.org

Fri Aug or Sept 2026 7:30pm

(typically Friday of Labor Day Weekend somewhere near Santa Cruz)

Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School Concert & Dance

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

2025: https://www.facebook.com/events/1127841805920759/

Sept 5-6 2026 (Labor Day Weekend)

SF Folk Club gathering

Center for the Blind, Berkeley

(typically at Camp Herms, El Cerrito)

https://www.sffmc.org/

Sept 5-6 2026 (Sat & Sun of Labor Day Weekend)

Scottish Highland Gathering & Games

Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

https://www.thescottishgames.com/

Sept 2026 (typically Labor Day) 11am-3pm

Calif Revels Bromliad - Abbots Bromley dance & picnic

Joaquin Miller Park

https://www.californiarevels.org/bromliad.html

Aug/Sept 2026?

Festival of the Sea

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

2025: https://maritime.org/seafestival2025/

Sept 17-21 2026

Portal Irish Music Week

Kingston NM

https://portalmusicweek.com/

Sept 17-20 2026

Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music Festival

La Veta CO

https://celticmusicfest.com/

Oct 2-4 2026

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Golden Gate Park SF

https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com

Some stages are live-streamed.

Oct 2026

Jug Handle Campout in Caspar (Mendocino Coast)

presented by Lark Traditional Arts

https://www.jughandlecampout.org/

Oct 2026

Port Orford Fiddle Camp

Port Orford OR

Hanneke Cassel, others

https://www.hannekecassel.com/port-orford-fiddle-camp/information

Oct 9-17 2026 Celtic Colours, Cape Breton

Some concerts are live-streamed and available at https://celtic-colours.com/livestream/ until the end of October

https://celtic-colours.com/

Oct 10 2026

El Cerrito Free Folk Festival

El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane El Cerrito

https://elcerritofreefolkfestival.org/

October 15-18 2026

Strawberry Music Festival

Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

https://strawberrymusic.com/

Oct 16-18 2026

Redwood Music Camp

Monte Toyon, Aptos

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp

Oct 17-18 2026

Yosemite Celtic Festival

Oakhurst Community Center

https://www.yosemitecelticfestival.com/

Oct 20-25 2026

Galway Bay Pub's Celtic Festival

Ocean Shores WA (southwest tip of Olympic Peninsula)

https://celticmusicfeis.com/

https://irishmusicfestival.yapsody.com/

Oct 22-25 2026

O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat

Midlothian, TX

http://www.oflahertyretreat.org

Oct 2026

Walker Creek Music Camp

https://walkercreekmusiccamp.org/

Oct 2026

Fairfax Irish Festival

https://www.fairfaxirishfestival.com/

https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxirishfest/

Oct 24 2026 9am-1pm

SF Scottish Fiddlers

Saratoga Farmers Market

Nov 13-15 2026

Yachats Celtic Music Festival

Yachats, OR (southern Oregon coast)

https://yachatscelticmusicfestival.org/

Nov 22 2026 9am-1pm

SF Scottish Fiddlers

Mountain View Farmers Market

Dec 6, 2026 3-6 PM

Amelia Hogan & Amhránaithe trio

St Columba’s Church- Christmas Concert in Inverness, CA

https://ameliahogan.com/calendar/

Dec 29 2026 -Jan 3 2027

Camp New Harmony

SF Folk Music Club

Camp Newman (near Santa Rosa)

https://www.sffmc.org

Jan 2027

Alasdair Fraser Community Music Workshop & Ceilidh

Nevada City Odd Fellows Hall

2026: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alasdair-frasers-new-year-community-workshop-ceilidh-2026-registration-1777747934929

Jan 2027

Weed's Winter Jam Camp

University of California Hastings Natural History Reservation, 38601 E Carmel Valley Rd Carmel Valley

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/jam-camp

Feb 2027 6:30pm

annual Irishpalooza

The McKeever School of Irish Dance, Whiskey & Stitches, One Eyed Reilly, Jig Monkeys, Stout Rebellion, and Pint Thieves!

Harlow's, Sacramento

https://www.harlows.com/event/irishpalooza-3/harlows/sacramento-california/

Feb 2027

Wintergrass

Hyatt Regency, Bellevue WA

https://wintergrass.com/

Feb 2027

Virtual Lark

https://www.virtuallark.org/

or https://www.larkcamp.org/virtual-lark

March 2027?

Lark Traditional Arts Fundraising Concert and Jam Sessions

("Worlds of Music Spring Celebration")

Ashkenaz in Berkeley, CA.

https://www.larktraditionalarts.org/

2025: https://www.ashkenaz.com/full-calendar#/events/127380

possibly doing this every other year

ON HIATUS OR STATUS UNCLEAR

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July - not happening in 2025

Cascadia Irish Music Week

Evergreen State College, Olympia WA

http://cascadiairish.org/

July? happened in 2024 but not 2025

Celtic Music & Dance Camp (for ages 7-12+)

Santa Rosa

https://www.uncagedmusicians.com/Celtic-Music---Dance-Camps-

Sept - last happened 2024

Oregon Celtic Festival

Canby OR (near Portland)

https://orcelticfest.com/

https://www.facebook.com/oregoncelticfest/

Online highlights -

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* Passim (Boston) - https://www.passim.org/stream/

shows typically start at 5pm PT and are live-streamed only (no recording available)

Tickets for Live Stream go on sale starting about 2 weeks before the date.

* Doug Plummer in Seattle records his house concerts and makes them available on YT.

https://www.youtube.com/c/DougPlummerPhoto

* Abbie Weisenbloom house concerts in Portland OR are available as streamed; typically 7:30pm PT.

Previous concerts available on YT.

https://froggie.com/livestream/

* Gaelic College ceilidh (music from Cape Breton) every Wed 3:30pm PT. Past recordings available.

https://www.facebook.com/GaelicCollege

Also - radio station playing Cape Breton music 24/7 - https://www.cbfm.ca/ or download Radio Garden

* Old Songs

https://oldsongs.org/concerts/

including Livestream from the UK

Previous concerts available on YT - https://www.youtube.com/@oldsongsfolk

* Rogue Folk Club Vancouver BC

https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

* Princeton Folk Music Society

https://princetonfolk.org/

ONGOING (Online)

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* The "Old Time Open Jams" Facebook group and its associated Google calendar are a good resource for online jams (Zoom jams, where one person leads while everyone else mutes; oldtime & Irish)

Old Time Open Jams

https://www.facebook.com/groups/390588871395459

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=MGQzY2thZXZxcjQ1dGVscWl0dWxiYTZpcmNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ

* Zoom Traditional Irish Music Session

Monday, May 8 12:00 2:00pm PT

Weekly on Monday

Hosted by Mark Wallis (UK) & Alix Sandra Huntley-Speirs (Nova Scotia),

You can find the Zoom link at the Google calendar referenced in the previous item.

* Ould Sod Pub in San Diego, CA

1st Thurs of the month 6pm PT

Hosted by Michael Eskin

https://www.facebook.com/groups/345630819944098/

* Trans-Atlantic Session

Wednesdays 12:00 PM Pacific

* Pacific Evening Session

Wednesdays 7:00 PM Pacific

Tony Becker

https://americeltic.net/online/#ta

* Freight classes online & in-person (Shay Black, etc)

https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/classes/

* Hyde St Pier online shanty sings

one Sat per month 11am

https://maritime.org/events-home/chantey-sing/

* South Street Seaport shanty sing

1st Sundays 11am

https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/chanteysing

* Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Shanty sing

12pm 2nd Saturday

http://www.pmffest.org/

* SF Scottish Fiddlers meet via Zoom 3rd Sundays 2pm

http://www.scottishfiddlersofcalifornia.org/

https://sfscottishfiddlers43.wildapricot.org/

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SESSIONS:

IRISH SESSIONS:

* East Bay:

Starry Plough, Berkeley

Sunday 5:30pm-7pm Medium Speed FairPle seisiun

https://www.facebook.com/groups/509309492838084/

except 3rd Sunday 4:30pm = kids session

Sunday 7:30pm full seisiun (includes singing)

except 3rd Sunday - Medium Speed FairPle seisiun

Monday night 7pm dance lesson/review; 9pm live music

https://www.facebook.com/groups/79451280937

https://thestarryplough.com/sunday-irish-music-session/

Dublin Heritage Park, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin, CA

1st, 3rd, 5th Tues 7pm

https://groups.io/g/dublinirishjam

Benicia sessions:

Mare Island Brewing Co. Taphouse at 440 First Street, Benicia

2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, 2pm-5pm - NO LONGER HAPPENING ACCORDING TO MESSAGES PAGE

Bruehol Brewing, 4828 E. 2nd St (Benicia Industrial Park)

2nd and 4th Thursday 4pm to 8pm - SUGGEST CONFIRMING

https://beniciasession.org/conc8/index.php/beniciasession-org

* San Francisco:

Plough & Stars - Sunday 1pm-4pm

116 Clement St, SF

Set dancing most Thursday nights 8:30pm-10:30pm

http://www.theploughandstars.com/

Mad Dog in the Fog - 1st Sunday of the month 6pm-9pm, beginning in April 2026

1568 Haight St SF

https://www.facebook.com/groups/327635825683579

United Irish Cultural Center

(Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Cooley-Keegan Branch of San Francisco)

Sat 4pm-7pm

2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seisiun-saturday-tickets-1004825308547

http://sf.ccewest.org/

4th Sat 2pm UICC - Irish session (not full speed)

(sometimes also at Duboce Park 2nd Sun?)

https://www.meetup.com/irish-music-sessions-not-full-speed/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/327635825683579

4th Sat 2pm-5pm Irish session

O'Reilly's Pub 1840 Haight St SF

hosted by Ceo (Blake Ritter & Alina Larson)

* Marin/Sonoma

Burren House

Tuesdays 7pm

925 4th St San Rafael

https://northbaylivemusic.com/venues/the-burren-house/

https://www.instagram.com/theburrenhouse/p/DE1Eq8Lx81U/

Redwood Cafe

1st & 3rd Sundays 5pm-8pm

8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati

https://redwoodcafecotati.com/

https://thesession.org/sessions/3398

* Peninsula/South Bay:

Hop Dogma Brewing Co. - 1st Wed 6pm-8pm

270 Capistrano Road Half Moon Bay

hosted by Fet & Fiddle and friends

https://hopdogma.com/

https://www.facebook.com/fretandfiddleHMB/

Molly O's Irish Pub - 2nd Sat 6pm-9pm

1163 San Carlos Ave. San Carlos, CA

hosted by Fret & Fiddle and friends

https://www.molly-os.com/calendar-events

https://www.facebook.com/fretandfiddleHMB/

O Flaherty s, San Jose - Tuesdays 6:30 to 10:00

25 N. San Pedro St. Downtown San Jose, CA

http://www.oflahertyspub.com/

https://www.facebook.com/OFlahertys.Irish.Seisiun

Alhambra Irish House

831 Main Street, Redwood City

Session (1st Sun 4pm-8pm?)

Céilí & set dancing with live music (3rd or 4th Sun 5pm-8pm?)

https://alhambra-irish-house.com/

* Santa Cruz - see community listings at https://www.celticsociety.org

Rosie McCann s Irish Pub and Restaurant

First & Third Thursdays 7:00 - 10:00

1220 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

1st and 3rd Wednesdays 7pm-8:30pm

Community Music School Teen Band (ages 12-19)

112 Plateau Avenue, Santa Cruz

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/teenband

* East:

Sacramento - 3rd Friday 7pm

Fox & Goose

1001 R Street (at 10th) Sacramento, CA 95811

hosted by Stepping Stone band

https://foxandgoose.com

https://www.facebook.com/steppingstonetheband

Roseville

3rd Thurs 6pm - Irish & Scottish Learning Session

5th Sat 12pm - Irish/Scottish Traditional Session

The Strum Shop

https://www.thestrumshop.com/events.htm

https://www.thestrumshop.com/module/class/450489/h3irishscottish-music-learning-sessionh3

Folsom

Pete's Restaurant & Brewhouse

6608 Folsom/Auburn Road, Folsom

https://www.petesfolsom.com/events-and-specials.html

Auburn - every Sunday from 6-8pm

Tap and Vine, 130 Maple Street, Auburn, CA.

https://www.facebook.com/AuburnIrishSessionPlayers

Grass Valley - 1st & 3rd Sun 3pm-5pm

Holbooke Hotel 212 W. Main St Grass Valley

https://holbrooke.com/happenings/

https://www.facebook.com/p/Holbrooke-Hotel-Sunday-Session-100094282022125/

Nevada City - Thursdays, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

National Hotel Pub 211 Broad Street Nevada City

Lodi - last Sunday of the month 6:30pm-8pm

Irish session led by Alexandra Annen

Sayla Music Academy

21 W Locust St. Lodi, CA 95240

https://www.saylamusicacademy.com/irish-sessions

Chico - Friday 5pm-8pm

hosted by Pub Scouts

Duffy's Tavern 337 Main St Chico, California

https://www.facebook.com/Pubscouts/

* North:

Eureka - Wednesdays 8pm

North of Fourth, 207 3rd St, Eureka, CA 95501

Blake Ritter

OTHER GENRES:

Pan-European session - date & time may vary, but often 3rd Sunday afternoon

contact Mick Phillips mick.phillips AT gmail.com to get on his mailing list to be notified of dates.

Dance tunes from all over - an dros, mui eras, jotas, schottisches, marzurkas, hornpipes, waltzes, and some country dance and morris. It's not a strictly Celtic session, but there's Celtic stuff in there.

Way Station Brew (2120 Dwight Berkeley, east of Shattuck)

Old Time and Celtic session upstairs at SF Folk Music Club - 2nd & 4th Fridays 7pm-10pm

check website for new venue

https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

SF Scottish Fiddlers

http://www.sfscottishfiddlers.org/

2nd Sunday, afternoon. Different location every month. Ocassionally also streamed on Zoom.

see monthly newsletter for other local sessions (Berkeley some Saturdays 1pm-3pm; Scotts Valley 1st & 3rd Mon)

English country dance tunes (sometimes prep for open band at the 4th Thurs Berkeley dance):

once a month on a weekend (or occasionally weekday) afternoon in Albany.

https://bacds.groups.io/g/becd-open-band

https://bacds.groups.io/g/becd-sessions

Quebecois/French Canadian:

once a month on a weekend (or occasionally weekday) afternoon in Albany.

https://groups.io/g/QueTradSF

-- Singing

Chantey Sings:

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General info:

join the Hyde Street Pier Chantey Sing Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hydestreetpier/

and check https://seashanties4all.com/

One Saturday per month - often the 1st Sat

Chantey Sing, Free

Hyde St Pier, SF

6pm to 9pm in the Maritime Museum, 900 Beach Street, foot of Polk

To reserve, peterkasin5 AT gmail.com

https://www.nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/chantey-sing.htm

https://www.nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/calendar.htm

Monthly 3pm-4:30pm - often the 2nd Sat

Chantey Sing

courtyard of the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center at Drakes Beach (Pt Reyes)

https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events-chantey-sing-along.htm

e.g. Oct 2025: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=154B961F-EE7F-E181-F5817D71FA4962F8