The Chesapeake Celtic Festival

The Chesapeake Celtic Festival is in its 18th year. Here are some good reasons for sponsoring this established event while promoting your organization -

• The Festival preserves and showcases the culture of the Celtic lands from which many of the early Eastern Shore settlers came.
• It contributues to the maintenance and growth of our host site, Furnace Town. Early workers at Furnace Town came from Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall and Wales.
• Furnace Town is second only to Ocean City as the most popular tourist attraction in the Lower Shroe Tri-County area and the Celtic Festival is the biggest event at Furnace Town.
• Internationally known artists performing at the Festival attract tourists.
• The festival instructs beginners and also supports emerging performers.
• Programs presented throughout the year augment art and history in schools.
• Newcomers to the area have said they were told to attend the Celtic Festival because it is a good place to meet people. There have been bonds created between races as they have found surprising ethnic similarities.
• Vendors at the Celtic Festival return annually and report that they meet clientele who do business with them during the year. The are enthusiastic about the Festival as a showcase for their businesses. Here is a recent quote from a regular vendor: "You can be assured that we will be participants in your wonderful show again this year. You can also be sure that we will extensively promote the show and our appearance through flyers, emails to our customer list and website promotion. As you may be aware, we do nearly 50 shows per year and talk to a lot of show goers."
• The Festival is a family event with entertainment that appeals to all ages.

Please consider giving the support of your organization to the continuing growth of this popular event.

Levels of Sponsorship
Acts range in cost from $250 to $1750. You can sponsor an act or chose a level of support for the general sponsorship of the festival.

The Chesapeake Celtic Festival Rocks of Support –

• Stonehenge - $500 Includes 10 tickets, sponsor mention in press releases and listing in program
• Lia Fail, the Stone of Tara- $250 Includes 6 tickets, sponsor mention in press releases and listing in program
• Stone of Scone - $100 Includes 4 tickets, sponsor mention in press releases and listing in program
• Give what you can and be a Blarney Stone – Includes 2 tickets and patron listing in program