Saturday, March 15; Sunday, March 16
Times: 9:30 AM – 4 PM
Cost: Included with standard daytime admission or Village membership. Up to two kids (4-17) are admitted for FREE per adult/senior paying full price; see details below.
Get TicketsJoin us as we celebrate cultural heritage through music, dance, storytelling, and poetry.
Highlights include:
- Enjoy fiddle tunes, a demonstration of the bagpipes, and music by Celtic musicians.
- Hear Irish poetry and stories – and share your favorite Irish poem (see below)
- Learn about the Mongomery Guards, the first volunteer militia company in Massachusetts composed entirely of men of Irish decent
- Watch a step dancing performance by the Lee Irish Dance School (Saturday) and learn a 19th-century dance with the Old Sturbridge Village Dancers (Saturday)
- Listen to a performance on the harp by Shelley Otis or Cate Mahoney (Sunday)
- See a Magic Show with Celtic Magician Daniel GreenWolf (Sunday at 2:00 p.m.)
- Learn about the history of the Jack O' Lantern Tale
- Feast of festive specials in the Bullard Tavern, including:
- Turkey Pot Pie with Carrots, Celery, Onion, Peas, Corn and Potatoes in a Guinness Gravy with a Flaky Crust
- Corned Beef Panini on Marble Rye with Maple Aioli and Sharp White Cheddar with Choice of Fries or Onion Rings
- Irish Bangers with Onion Gravy Buttered Peas and Mashed Potato
- Triple Chocolate Bread Pudding with Irish Whiskey Chocolate Sauce and Whipped Cream
- And more!
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Standard Daytime Admission
This March and April, up to two kids, 17 years old or younger, are admitted for FREE when accompanied by an adult/senior paying standard daytime admission. Save even MORE ($3 per person) by purchasing your tickets online! Restrictions apply; Learn more.
Daytime Admission Rates Online:
Adults $27.00
Seniors (55 and over) $25.00
Youths (4-17) $12.00 (Up to two are admitted for FREE per adult/senior paying full price)
Children (Age 3 and under) FREE
Daytime Admission Rates At the Door:
Adults $30.00
Seniors (55 and over) $28.00
Youths (4-17) $15.00 (Up to two are admitted for FREE per adult/senior paying full price)
Children (Age 3 and under) FREE
Be a Part of our Celtic Celebration and Help Us Highlight Irish Poetry!
From epic poems like Homer’s Iliad to religious poems like those in Laozi’s Dao De Jing, poetry is an art form that has spanned continents and millennia. As part of our 2025 Celtic Celebration, the Village will host a visitor poetry reading to highlight Irish poetry. If you have a poet you would like to highlight or simply enjoy the act of sharing poetry, we hope you will join us for our Celtic Celebration to engage with this art form with everyone!
On both Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16, there will be a reading from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the Stephen M. Brewer Theater in the Visitor Center. Register to read/recite an Irish poem of your choosing below. Registration to Participate is Due March 10, 2025. Readers should plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their scheduled time.
All are welcome and encouraged to listen to the poems shared!
Official Rules:
- To participate as a reader in Old Sturbridge Village’s 2025 Celtic Celebration Poetry Reading, registration forms must be received no later than March 1st, 2025.
- All poems must be by an Irish poet (can be historic or modern).
- All poems must be appropriate for a family-friendly audience. Old Sturbridge Village reserves the right to disqualify poems.
- Participants should be prepared to introduce and read their poem(s) in under five minutes total. Accommodations can be discussed in case of any disability, speech impediment, or language barrier that makes the time constraint difficult.
- The poem you read must be the same as the one submitted. Contact our event lead below if you would like to change your submission.
- Presenters will include visitors as well as a few select students from Old Sturbridge Academy.
- Active membership or standard daytime admission is required, as this program takes place in the Visitor Center.
- If you have any questions about these criteria or general event logistics, please reach out to our event lead, Aidan Griffith, at [email protected] for clarification.