Celtic Fest at Fremont Street Experience
The Young Dubliners
In celebration of the 7th Annual Las Vegas Highland Games, Fremont Street Experience presents a Celtic Fest featuring free concerts along with pipe and drum parades both days. On Friday at 9:10 p.m., The Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band known as the LA Scots will parade five blocks in traditional attire including kilts. On Saturday at 8:10 p.m., a massed pipe and drum parade comprised of six pipe bands will march with world renown Simon Fraser University Pipe Band for five blocks in traditional Scottish attire.
In addition to pipe and drum parades, Fremont Street Experience will host live concerts Friday and Saturday. The Young Dubliners, an internationally known high-energy Celtic rock band, will headline both nights from 10 p.m.-midnight. Also appearing are The Wild Celts, a local Celtic rock band as well as 1916, a band that blends hard rock and Celtic sounds.
When: Friday, April 15, 2011
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Where: Fremont Street Experience, 425 Fremont St, Las Vegas
Cost: Free
Age limit: All ages
Event posted April 14, 2011
Last updated April 14, 2011
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