Florida Keys Celtic Festival

January 10 & 11, 2026

Marathon Community Park

About Florida Keys Celtic Festival

The Florida Keys Celtic Festival features family-friendly Celtic rock and Traditional music, Irish & Scottish Dancing, captivating Pipes and Drums, and skilled sheepherding dogs. Families can enjoy the Children’s Glen with games, face painting and fun activities. We offer delicious Celtic (and Keys) foods and crafts vendors. Highland Athletics, the original Strongman sport, features a sanctioned Women’s Highland Athletics Competition on Saturday. For a wee bit of Sunday Funday, locals can participate in our “Try It” events to see if they can take on the Highland Games.

Illustration of a dinosaur by the water at sunset with a rainbow sky, palm trees, a bridge, and Celtic knot borders, promoting the 2025 Florida Keys Celtic Festival.
A stage at the Florida Keys Celtic Festival with musicians playing bagpipes and drums, and people, including children, dancing and enjoying the event outdoors.

Proceeds from the Florida Keys Celtic Festival support The Hammock House at St. Columba Episcopal Church. The Hammock House After School Care and Just for Fun summer and school break camps provide Marathon’s kids a no-cost, healthy place to thrive emotionally, intellectually, artistically and spiritually. The Hammock House is open to all and has been serving families in The Middle Keys for more than 10 years.

FLORIDA KEYS CELTIC FESTIVAL EMERALD SPONSOR

Featured Videos

Celtic & Keys Food, Beer and Vendors, Drake Irish Dance, Police Pipe & Drum of Florida, Highland Games, Children's Activities and More. 

people in a tent at a festival serving food

Celtic & Keys Food

parade of men and women in traditional celtic attire playing drums and bagpipes

Police Pipe & Drum of Florida

group of children learning celtic dances at a festival

Drake Irish Dance

two women wearing kilts competing in traditional highland games

Highland Games


Florida Keys Celtic Festival January 7- 8, 2023

Pre-Party at Dockside Boot Key Harbor January 6, 2023

Live Music

Make it stand out.

  • Albannach

    Albannach primarily hails from Scotland’s industrial heartland of Glasgow. With one bagpiper, three drummers, and a didgeridoo, they create unrivaled sounds that echo from the ancient glens of Alba (ancient name of Scotland).

  • The Screaming Orphans

    The Screaming Orphans are a high-energy band of four sisters from County Donegal, Ireland. With deep roots in traditional Irish music, the Screaming Orphans draw on a diverse set of influences ranging from The Bangles to The McNulty Family, with a strong focus on melody-driven songs with pop and rock strains.

  • Piper Jones Band

    The Piper Jones Band is a lyrical, high energy trio based on the moving and beautiful sounds of the Highland bagpipes, accompanied by unique percussive chords from the bouzouki and inspired drums. While maintaining a strong musical base in traditional tunes from Ireland, Scotland, and Appalachia, the group also performs original instrumental compositions and powerful vocal harmonies.

  • Sean Heely Celtic Band

    With a powerful blend of ancient melodies from Scotland and Ireland, vibrant rhythms from Galicia and Brittany, and original modern compositions, SHCB creates a rich musical journey through the Celtic world. Their groove and drive will have audiences of all ages tapping their feet and dancing in their seats.

Located in Marathon Community Park

MM49 US Hwy 1 Ocean Side
Marathon, Florida