Celtic Fling

Here’s a glimpse of the entertainment lineup, featuring the rich heritage of the Irish, Scots Welsh, Cornish, Manx, Bretons, and Galecians/Asturians, at this year’s Celtic Fling:

Plus there’s a Friday Night Concert on June 23rd to kick off the weekend’s fun and frivolity!  The Friday music lineup includes Rovers Way (5:45PM-6:30PM), Rogue Diplomats (7:00PM-8:00PM) and Trials of Cato (8:30-10:00PM).

Ticket Prices:

Single Day Admission (Valid Saturday OR Sunday)

• General Admission: $31.95
• Children (5-11): $13.95
• Children (4 & Under): Free, No Ticket Required

Two-Day Tickets (Valid Saturday AND Sunday)

• Only Available Online
• General Admission: $46.95
• Children (5-11): $20.95
• Children (4 & Under): Free, No Ticket Required

Friday Night Concert Tickets (Valid Friday Only)

• General Admission: $29.95
• Children (5-11): Free, No Ticket Required
• Children (4 & Under): Free, No Ticket Required

Buy Your Tickets Today!

Location and Parking:

• Celtic Fling is an Annual Event held at Mount Hope Estate, 2775 Lebanon Rd. Manheim, PA 17545
• The parking lot is HUGE.  Nothing to worry about on that front!

Irish Slang to Help You Fit In:

Here are TEN fun & useful Irish Slang phrases you can totally work into conversations during this fun event:

1.  Acting the maggot

• Meaning: An Irish term for fooling and messing around
• Example: Stop acting the maggot or the bouncer will kick us out of Celtic Fling!

2.  Bang on

• Meaning: Right, accurate, correct
• Example: You are bang on, this is the best Celtic Fling ever!

3.  Craic

• Meaning: Fun, gossip, goings-on. One of the most well-known Irish phrases.
• Example: What’s/where’s the craic at this festival?

4.  Deadly

• Meaning: Brilliant, fantastic, great
• Example: That was a deadly set by Scythian on Friday night!

5.  Eff off

• Meaning: Polite swear word (for the F word). Also used as an exclamation of disbelief.
• Example: Ah, just eff off, will ya, the Kilmaine Saints are playing!

6.  Fierce

• Meaning: Very good, great, excellent
• Example: It was a fierce performance by the Screaming Orphans in the Boarshead, right?!

7.  Grand

• Meaning: Many uses; most often used as a reply to ‘How are you?’, ‘How are you feeling?’, or being told of a decision. One of the most commons Irish expressions.
• Example: We will meet you at the Chess Stage – “Grand”; Rovers Way starts playing in 10 minutes – “Grand”

8.  Jacks

• Meaning: Toilet
• Example: I’m loving this Swashbuckler beer, I’m off to the jacks

9.  Savage

• Meaning: A common term for great, brilliant
• Example: Celtic Fling was a savage till the end

10.  Shattered

• Meaning: Exhausted
• Example: After a weekend of Celtic Fling, I was shattered

Spend the Weekend!

We hope you’ll decide to take part in this unbridled celebration of Celtic culture! And remember, if you’re looking for a comfy place for you and your visiting friends and family to stay while you’re in town that weekend, we’ll be happy to accommodate you in one of our 9 luxurious guest rooms or suites! Every suite has either a full kitchen or a kitchenette (fridge/freezer and microwave).

Each morning you’ll kick off your day with a delicious homemade breakfast which is sure to fortify you for a day of Celtic-Fling-Fun!

When you come back from a full day of frolicking, our on-site wine bar, Weathered Vineyards Ephrata is open on Friday & Saturday nights until 8 pm serving up drinks, food & LIVE music!

Make your reservations now!