Bealtaine

Save the date for the 32nd Annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival on September 8, 9, & 10, 2023.

Pittsburgh Irish Festival

A celebration of the ancient Celtic festival marking the beginning of summer. Presented by the Pittsburgh Irish Festival and Anam Arts.

Rivers of Steel: Pump House & Water Tower

<h3>Bealtaine – A Celtic Festival to Welcome Summer</h3>rooted, we rise anew springing from the earth honoring our shared Mother our music and dance songs of the soul welcome whispers on the wind of summer’s returnStep into a modern echo of Bealtaine, the ancient Irish festival celebrating the midpoint between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. Through music, dance, art-making and community ritual, let’s harness the transformative power of the ’bright fire’ returning within!Bealtaine will be held on Saturday, May 9 at The Pump House (880 E Waterfront Drive, Homestead) from 12 – 5 pm.Get your tickets now <a href="https://bealtaine2026.eventbrite.com" title="https://bealtaine2026.eventbrite.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>!We’re thrilled to know many of you will be joining us for our modern community celebration of BEALTAINE–the ancient Irish holiday honoring the midpoint between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice, when the vitality of spring welcomes in the warmth and blooming of summer.This day-long experience will be filled with music, dance, ritual, crafts, bonfires, food &amp; drink, and all around good craic!​ ​ ​Together, let’s tune into the ‘bright fire‘ blooming within–to transform what we no longer need into the vital energy required to sow new growth in ourselves, in our community, and in the Earth.Learn more about Bealtaine’s history and traditions <a href="https://www.ninearrow.com/blog/bealtaine-mayday" title="https://www.ninearrow.com/blog/bealtaine-mayday" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> and <a href="https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/bealtaine-irelands-ancient-fire-festival/" title="https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/bealtaine-irelands-ancient-fire-festival/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. <h3>The May 9th, 2026 Bealtaine DETAILS:</h3>Saturday May 9, 2026 from 12-5pm RAIN OR SHINE! The Historic Rivers of Steel Pumphouse ​ All ages welcome, kids get in FREE!WHAT TO EXPECT:12-12:45 – Bealtaine performance1-1:45 – Devilish Merry performance2-3:30 – Embodying Bealtaine: Hosted Irish Music Session + Dance Instruction and Somatic Labyrinth Walk (with Caitlin &amp; Garrett Coleman)3:30-4 – Denizen performance4-4:15 – Special Interactive Performance Ritual4:15-5 – Community Weaving​<h3>Featured Performers:</h3>Bealtaine is a folk band based in Pittsburgh, striving to keep traditions alive while borrowing influence from the modern world. With roots in Irish and Scottish folk, songs from the Canadian Maritimes, trad tunes, and working-class anthems, Bealtaine looks to make their own mark in the folk music world.Devilish Merry is a Pittsburgh traditional music ensemble that blends Appalachian and Irish melodies with powerful, ballad-based songs on American history and heritage. It’s a lively mix of old-time fiddle tunes, Irish jigs and reels, Pennsylvania folk and labor ballads and riveting new songs from the musicians’ own life experience.A DENIZEN is a person or thing belonging to a place…And so it is with DENIZEN the band, whose local roots in Pittsburgh PA stretch deep into ancestral Celtic culture to bring forth an eclectic and hypnotic fusion of Irish music and Appalachian Bluegrass. DENIZEN’s spellbinding performance showcases dialogue between sound and dance, and even brings audiences into the rhythm of our shared heartbeat.Caitlin Golding-Coleman is a An Coimisiun certified, master Irish dance teacher who has been mentoring children and adults in her unique movement method for the past 20 years. As a 5 time Regional and Top 10 World Champion Irish dancer, she has toured professionally worldwide with productions such as Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, Dangerous Games (on Broadway), Spirit of Ireland and Dance of Desire as well as with renowned Irish musicians Eileen Ivers, The Chieftains, and Cherish the Ladies.Garrett Coleman has been an Irish dancer and movement artist for over 30 years. He is a Tony Nominated, Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Award-winning Broadway choreographer, a two-time CLRG solo World Champion Irish dancer, a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and co-creative director of genre-bending dance phenomena HAMMERSTEP. He is a graduate of the Tamalpa Institute, a practitioner of the Life/Art Process®, and a somatic expressive arts facilitator and master dance teacher.Conor Coleman is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and Fulbright Scholar from Pittsburgh, PA. He is an award-winning Irish dancer and bodhran player, performing with the likes of Hammerstep and Lord of the Dance. He made his Broadway debut in 2023 in Paradise Square alongside his brother, Garrett. His embodied rhythm practices are also heavily featured in his mind-bending visual art, where intuitive mark-making reveals the artifacts of a universal consciousness. Find more of his work at <a href="http://www.knowillusions.com" title="http://www.knowillusions.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.knowillusions.com</a>. @knowillusions

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