Dayton Celtic Festival

Thursday, August 2, 2012

This past weekend, Gus & I made a little trip to the 11th annual Celtic Festival in downtown Dayton at Riverscape Metro Park...

The park was very pretty!




 Love the kilts & bagpipes!! Gus didn't wear a kilt.



There was plenty of Guinness - as a matter of fact, I think it was the only alcoholic beverage offered!


There were a lot of food booths - and also booths selling clothing, souvenirs, and handcrafted items...




Yes, we tried haggis. How can you go to a Celtic festival and not try haggis? It wasn't served in a sheep's stomach - and it was made of sheep's liver, beef, oatmeal, and spices. I don't think that's quite how it's made in Scotland, but we decided to try it anyway. And yes, it's pretty much as disgusting as it looks.


Here's a booth that had tartans displayed as flags...


The Celtic rock band, Enter the Haggis! They were really good! I recommend their CD "Gutter Anthems" - love "The Death of Johnny Mooring", "Did You Call Me Albatross?", and "Murphy's Ashes"!!

We had a great time - can't wait for the Scottish Festival in September!!


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