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JUN 20 - JUN 21
JUN 20 - JUN 21
The Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games
Ottawa County Fairgrounds, Ottawa Beach Road, Holland, MI, USA
The Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games is an annual celebration of Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and other Celtic nations' culture, music, dance, food, history, sports, and more!
Scheduled for June 20 & 21, 2025, the 4th annual event will be bigger and better in 2025!
Come see a full schedule of Highland Games, listen to 18 Irish & Celtic bands on two stages while enjoying a pint (or a wee dram of whiskey), wander through the Scottish Clan village, watch Irish and Scottish dance performances, thrill at the bagpipes and drums, shop among Celtic vendors, visit the kid’s area, practice your tomahawk throwing, investigate your Celtic genealogy, and enjoy Fish & Chips, Shepherd’s Pie, and other Irish and Scottish foods!
FRIDAY:
Friday “Happy Hour”: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (21 & OLDER only!)
Friday Cèilidh Hours: 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM (21 & OLDER only!)
Friday admission: $20
(With live music from 4:30 PM to 11:00 PM)
Friday event is “21 and older” - No exceptions
Your Friday wristband gains you FREE admission all day Saturday!
SATURDAY:
Saturday Festival Hours: 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM
$12 admission for 16 and older - (15 and under are free!)
Saturday is free for those wearing their Friday night wristband!
(With live music from 9:30 AM to 11:00 PM)
Admission costs:
$20 for Friday's "21 & older" event (includes free admission Saturday) or...
$12 for all-day Saturday (again, FREE with a Friday wristband).
Those 15 & under are FREE on Saturday.
FRIDAY JUNE 20, 2025
Gates Open Friday, June 20 from 4:00 PM — 11:00 PM
(Happy hour from 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM with reduced drink prices)
SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025 (All ages, with 15 & under FREE!)
Gates Open Saturday, June 21, 9:00 AM — 11:00 PM
Highland Games……..Saturday, June 21, 9:30 AM — 4:30 PM
Music Stages……..Friday, June 20 from 4:30 PM — 11:00 PM and Saturday, June 22 , 9:30 AM — 11:00 PM
Dance Stage……..Saturday, June 22, 10:00 AM — 7:00 PM
Scottish Clans……..Saturday, June 22, 9:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Retail and Food Vendor Hours:
Friday from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 22, 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Full DetailsJUN 28
JUN 28
Holland PRIDE Festival
Kollen Park, Kollen Park Drive, Holland, MI, USA
Holland's 22st annual PRIDE Festival, presented by Out On The Lakeshore, is at Kollen Park from 1 - 6 pm on Saturday, June 28th! There will be food trucks, merchandise vendors, resource booths, and entertainment and activities for all ages. Come and join the celebration!
Full DetailsLocal News
Lakeshore Braces for Early Summer Heat
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 20, 2025) - Summer is coming in as a lion along the Lakeshore. The National Weather Service is issuing a Extreme Heat Watch for the region this weekend, initially from 8 AM Saturday through 8 PM on Tuesday. Staffers at t...
Jun 20, 2025
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Hot weather returning to Michigan Saturday through Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Get ready for the return of hot weather to southwest Michigan. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch that will take effect from Saturday through Tuesday. The NWS says it will be upgraded to an Extr...
Jun 20, 2025
I AM Academy Stages Fourth Juneteenth Freedom Festival & Market on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 20, 2025) - Although the federal holiday was held on Thursday, the Lakeshore celebrates Juneteenth on Saturday with a Freedom Festival and Market. From 2 PM to 7 PM in Kollen Park (240 Kollen Park Dr.), there will be liv...
Jun 20, 2025
Another Hot Weekend for Celtic Festival/Highland Games Ahead
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/Jun. 20, 2025) - One can't fault organizers of the Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival and Highland Games if they feel a little snake bit. Despite the lingering aftereffects of COVID-19 health protocols, the annual event that ho...
Jun 20, 2025
UPDATE: Zeeland School Board Tabs Hetherton for Superintendent
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 20, 2025) - A decision on a new Zeeland School Superintendent was made on Thursday evening. After final public interviews were held, the Zeeland Board of Education unanimously voted to enter into contract negotiations wi...
Jun 19, 2025
Area Police Logs
Holland Police Log Jun. 18-19, 2025
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call 616-355-1100 during normal business hours, or the...
Jun 19, 2025
Holland Police Log Jun. 17-18, 2025
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call 616-355-1100 during normal business hours, or the...
Jun 18, 2025
Holland Police Log Jun. 16-17, 2025
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call 616-355-1100 during normal business hours, or the...
Jun 17, 2025
Holland Police Log Jun. 13-16, 2025
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call 616-355-1100 during normal business hours, or the...
Jun 16, 2025
Holland Police Log Jun. 12-13, 2025
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call 616-355-1100 during normal business hours, or the...
Jun 13, 2025
Entertainment News
BTS member Suga discharged from South Korean military service
SEOUL (Reuters) -K-pop group BTS member Suga was discharged from the South Korean military on Saturday, the seventh and final member to complete the country's mandatory national service amid expectations of the band's comeback from a hiatus. Suga fin...
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Motor racing-F1 movie star Pitt finally gets to drive a Formula One car
(Reuters) -Brad Pitt, whose new F1 movie is out next week, has now driven a Formula One car for real after testing a McLaren at Austin's Circuit of the Americas. The reigning world champions confirmed the Hollywood A lister drove a 2023 McLaren MCL60...
Jun 20, 2025
'Recovering at home', Giorgio Armani to miss fashion show for first time in his career
MILAN (Reuters) -Giorgio Armani will not attend his group's two shows at Milan's Men's Fashion Week as he is currently recovering at home, a company statement said on Friday, the first time in his career he will miss one of his catwalk events. The de...
Jun 20, 2025
Ex-assistant to Sean 'Diddy' Combs says job included buying drugs, setting up sex parties
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former personal assistant testified on Friday at the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking trial that he often bought drugs for his boss and set up hotel rooms for sex parties known as "wild king ni...
Jun 20, 2025
Venice divided ahead of billionaire Bezos' 'wedding of the century'
ROME (Reuters) -Venice is divided ahead of next week's celebrity wedding of U.S. tech-tycoon Jeff Bezos and Laura Sanchez, with some looking forward to the glitz and glamour, while others fear it will turn the scenic city of gondolas and palazzi into...
Jun 20, 2025
