Celtic Junction Arts Center

Celtic Junction Arts Center Minnesota's award-winning Irish cultural center! We produce concerts, classes, and outreach events. Catering welcome.

The Celtic Junction's two performance spaces host concerts, dances and private events with seating of up to 250 people in the larger and a cozy 75 in the smaller. This top notch facility boasts a state-of-the-art sound system, stage lighting, projection capability and sprung floors for comfortable dancing. House ambiance and decor are comfortably eclectic and highly versatile allowing for concert

or cabaret style seating. Fully accessible building amenities include a welcoming lobby and reception area featuring a rotating gallery of original artwork and wi-fi internet access. Beer and wine sales available for many events, proceeds of which benefit local area non-profits.

01/09/2025
Erik Brandt and The Urban Hillbilly Quartet — Genre-Blending Brilliance 🎶🎻Celebrate three decades of the award-winning ...
01/08/2025

Erik Brandt and The Urban Hillbilly Quartet — Genre-Blending Brilliance 🎶🎻

Celebrate three decades of the award-winning Twin Cities ensemble known for its eclectic blend of musical styles. Two concerts await:

Saturday Night Contemporary (Jan 25, 7 PM): Erik Brandt & the current UHQ crew deliver sets and sizzlin' energy.
🎟️celticjunction.org/event/urban-hillbilly-quartet-30/

Sunday Afternoon Classic (Jan 26, 2 PM): The original lineup reunites! Iconic material and fan favorites served just how you like them.
🎟️celticjunction.org/event/urban-hillbilly-quartet-30-sunday-classic/

🎁 BONUS: Every ticket comes with a FREE UHQ album!
💫 DOUBLE BONUS: Young band PICK, BUTTONS, and BOW kick off both shows with impressive Irish trad chops.

Let’s toast to 30 years of UHQ!

Irish Arts Center holds trad concerts, Irish literature and language classes, a heritage library, and professional Irish music and dance shows here.

01/08/2025

We need more of this! 🎶

The Byrne Brothers brought the house down at the Irish Fair of Minnesota with their music and incredible energy—and now they’re coming to Celtic Junction Arts Center! Featuring brothers Luca (accordion), Finn (banjo, mandolin, guitar), and Dempsey (bodhrán, whistle)—along with their talented father Tommy (uilleann pipes, fiddle, guitar)—they’re County champion musicians, Ulster champion dancers, and Rising Stars of the Year! 🌟

📅 Don’t miss them LIVE on January 17 at 7:30 PM
🎟 Tickets: $20 at celticjunction.org/event/byrne-brothers-in-concert/

Bring the whole family for an evening of FUN!

01/05/2025

We spotted some familiar faces in Irish Music Magazine’s annual edition! Thank you to IMM for the lovely piece on what’s up next for Solas. 🎶

How fitting that we are both celebrating our 30th anniversaries in 2025! ☘️

Copies of their 2025 Annual Edition (print or download) are available online: https://bit.ly/4frxcet

Last Chance to See Victorian Music Hall R***e TONIGHT! 🎩✨Tonight is your final opportunity to experience the Victorian M...
01/02/2025

Last Chance to See Victorian Music Hall R***e TONIGHT! 🎩✨

Tonight is your final opportunity to experience the Victorian Music Hall R***e: Ghosts in Greasepaint! After seeing the show yesterday, I can tell you—it’s incredible! The cast is phenomenal, the music and comedy are top-notch, and the entire production is pure fun from start to finish. You don’t want to miss it!

-Final Show: Tonight, Jan 2 at 6 PM
-Tickets are available online until 2 PM today. Use code CHAMPAGNECHARLIE24 for $10 off each ticket! 🍾
-Get your tickets at celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-5/
-Didn’t get your tickets online? Don’t worry—admission will also be available at the door tonight.

Come celebrate the start of 2024 with a show bursting with laughter, music, and larger-than-life characters. See you there!

Happy New Year! 🎭Wishing you a bright and joyful start to 2025! We hope this year brings you laughter, love, and many ha...
01/01/2025

Happy New Year! 🎭

Wishing you a bright and joyful start to 2025! We hope this year brings you laughter, love, and many happy moments.

Looking for a wonderful way to celebrate the first day of the year? There’s room for walkups today at 2 pm for the Victorian Music Hall R***e. Step back in time for an afternoon of classic entertainment, laughter, and charm. ✨

Can’t make it today? Tickets are still available for our final show tomorrow, Jan 2 at 6 pm. They will be available online until 2 pm tomorrow at celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-5/. Use coupon code CHAMPAGNECHARLIE24 for $10 off each ticket! 🍾 After online ticket sales close, you may purchase admission at the door.

Don’t miss this unique production—it’s a labor of love and unlike anything else on our calendar all year long!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from the Celtic Junction and the cast of the Victorian Music Hall R***e!

Happy New Year’s Eve! Celebrate in style with the opening night of Victorian Music Hall R***e: Ghosts in Greasepaint at ...
12/31/2024

Happy New Year’s Eve! Celebrate in style with the opening night of Victorian Music Hall R***e: Ghosts in Greasepaint at Celtic Junction Arts Center. Don’t miss this night of laughter and song!🎩🎭

Reminder:
🎟️ Tickets are available ONLINE until 2 PM today! Use code CHAMPAGNECHARLIE24 for $10 off each ticket.
💻 Grab your tickets for this evening at celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-1/

Miss the online window? No problem! Admission will be available at the door.

Featuring an incredible cast:
Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, Natalie Nugent O’Shea, Joni Griffith, Todd Menton, Brendan Moir, Jess Fenton, Sara Moser Bartlett, and Ray Murphy with piano accompaniment by the incredible Roderick Kettlewell! 🎶✨

Ring in the New Year with this fabulous group of performers who are ready to make you laugh and cheer your way into 2025. Let’s toast to the new year together! 🍾🎉

12/30/2024

Dapper, Dashing, and Delightful! 🎩🎭

Kick off your New Year’s celebration with the Victorian Music Hall R***e at Celtic Junction Arts Center—a show packed with humor, song, and charisma! ✨

Get a taste of the fun with this clip of "Burlington Bertie" performed by Jess Fenton. She'll have you grinning from ear to ear and humming along before you know it!

Showtimes:
Dec 31, 6-8 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-1/
Jan 1, 2-4 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-3/
Jan 2, 6-8 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-5/

Cheers to the New Year! Use code CHAMPAGNECHARLIE24 at checkout for $10 off each ticket. 🍾

Raise your glass, embrace the laughter, and let’s waltz into 2025 in Victorian Music Hall style.

12/29/2024

Looking for a fun and festive way to ring in the New Year? 🎭🎩

Step back in time to the Victorian Music Hall R***e at Celtic Junction Arts Center, where comedy, song, and celebration take center stage! ✨

Check out this amusing clip of "I Want to Sing in Opera" featuring the fabulous Joni Griffith and Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, back for this season. Their wit and charm will have you laughing all the way to 2025.

TICKETS
Dec 31 at 6-8 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-1/
Jan 1 at 2 - 4 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-3/
Jan 2 at 6 -8 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-5/

Special New Year Treat: Use code CHAMPAGNECHARLIE24 at checkout for $10 off each ticket! 🍾 Seating is limited.

Let’s toast to a New Year filled with laughter, music, and joy. See you at the show!

🎉 What are you doing for New Year’s? 🎭Skip the ordinary and step back in time with the Victorian Music Hall R***e! Celeb...
12/28/2024

🎉 What are you doing for New Year’s? 🎭

Skip the ordinary and step back in time with the Victorian Music Hall R***e! Celebrate the New Year with a night full of laughter, live music, and Victorian charm.

✨ Choose your show:
🎟️ December 31 at 6 PM: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-1/
🎟️ January 1 at 2 PM: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-3/
🎟️ January 2 at 6 PM: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-5/

Seats are limited—don’t miss this unique way to celebrate 2025!

12/26/2024

Any Old Iron” – A Cheeky Victorian Music Hall Classic! 🕰️

"You look neat, talk about a treat. You look dapper from your head down to your feet. Dressed in style, brand new tile (hat), and your father's old green tie on. But I wouldn't give you tuppence for your old watch and chain. Old iron, old iron!"

What happens when someone boasts about their “fashionable” look, but their sense of style leaves... much to be desired? That’s the charm of “Any Old Iron”, a comedic music hall favorite featured in Victorian Music Hall R***e: Ghosts in Greasepaint!

Our show brings the cheeky humor and vibrant energy of Victorian England to life with funny songs, and larger than life performances.

Join us for this fast-paced evening of Victorian hilarity and song from Dec 31st through Jan 2nd at the Celtic Junction Arts Center in St. Paul. Brought to you by the creators of the Celtic Holiday Hooley and Kickin' It Irish!

Find tickets at https://celticjunction.org/all-events/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=101

🎄✨ Wishing You a Joyful Christmas! ✨🎄From all of us at Celtic Junction Arts Center, we wish you a season filled with lau...
12/25/2024

🎄✨ Wishing You a Joyful Christmas! ✨🎄

From all of us at Celtic Junction Arts Center, we wish you a season filled with laughter, love, and cherished moments with those who matter most.

May the music of the holidays bring peace to your heart and joy to your home. Thank you for being a part of our community—we look forward to sharing more music, art, and culture with you in the coming year!

🎁 Nollaig Shona Duit and Happy Christmas!

The Byrne Brothers in Concert on Friday, January 17Join the Byrne Brothers, a family band from Donegal, Ireland, for an ...
12/24/2024

The Byrne Brothers in Concert on Friday, January 17

Join the Byrne Brothers, a family band from Donegal, Ireland, for an evening of Irish music, dance, and award-winning talent. Featuring brothers Luca (accordion), Finn (banjo, mandolin, guitar), Dempsey (bodhrán, whistle), and their father Tommy (uilleann pipes, fiddle, guitar), this group delivers high-energy performances that blend tradition and originality.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale at celticjunction.org/event/byrne-brothers-in-concert/

Celebrate 30 Years of Erik Brandt and The Urban Hillbilly Quartet! 🎶🪗Urban Hillbilly Quartet (UHQ) has been a pillar of ...
12/23/2024

Celebrate 30 Years of Erik Brandt and The Urban Hillbilly Quartet! 🎶🪗

Urban Hillbilly Quartet (UHQ) has been a pillar of the Twin Cities music scene for three decades with nine albums and comparisons ranging from R.E.M. to The Waterboys.

Join UHQ as they mark three decades of genre-blending music with two unique concerts:

🎶 Saturday Night Contemporary
🗓️ Jan 25, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
🎟️Tickets: https://celticjunction.org/event/urban-hillbilly-quartet-30/
Hear UHQ’s current lineup performing new material with their signature energy.

🎻 Sunday Afternoon Classic
🗓️ Jan 26, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
🎟️Tickets: https://celticjunction.org/event/urban-hillbilly-quartet-30-sunday-classic/
Experience the classic UHQ lineup performing their iconic older material and fan favorites.

Both shows open with a short set by Pick, Buttons, and Bow—an impressive trio of young musicians playing traditional Irish music.

🪗 Combo Ticket Special: See both shows for $30! (Available at either ticket link above.)
🎁 Every ticket includes a UHQ CD—choose your favorite!

Celebrate the creativity and evolution of a band that has shaped the Twin Cities music scene for 30 years.

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836 Prior Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN
55104

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Monday 4pm - 10pm
Tuesday 4pm - 10pm
Wednesday 4pm - 10pm
Thursday 4pm - 10pm
Friday 7pm - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 1:30pm
Sunday 4pm - 9pm

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Happy New Year from the Celtic Junction and the cast of the Victorian Music Hall Revue!

Burlington Bertie performed by Jess Fenton
Burlington Bertie performed by Jess Fenton

Dapper, Dashing, and Delightful! 🎩🎭 Kick off your New Year’s celebration with the Victorian Music Hall Revue at Celtic Junction Arts Center—a show packed with humor, song, and charisma! ✨ Get a taste of the fun with this clip of "Burlington Bertie" performed by Jess Fenton. She'll have you grinning from ear to ear and humming along before you know it! Showtimes: Dec 31, 6-8 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-1/ Jan 1, 2-4 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-3/ Jan 2, 6-8 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-5/ Cheers to the New Year! Use code CHAMPAGNECHARLIE24 at checkout for $10 off each ticket. 🍾 Raise your glass, embrace the laughter, and let’s waltz into 2025 in Victorian Music Hall style. #VictorianMusicHall #BurlingtonBertie #NewYears #LiveTheater #mysaintpaul #CEZMSP

I Want To Sing In Opera
I Want To Sing In Opera

Looking for a fun and festive way to ring in the New Year? 🎭🎩 Step back in time to the Victorian Music Hall Revue at Celtic Junction Arts Center, where comedy, song, and celebration take center stage! ✨ Check out this amusing clip of "I Want to Sing in Opera" featuring the fabulous Joni Griffith and Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, back for this season. Their wit and charm will have you laughing all the way to 2025. TICKETS Dec 31 at 6-8 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-1/ Jan 1 at 2 - 4 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-3/ Jan 2 at 6 -8 pm: celticjunction.org/event/ghosts-in-greasepaint-2024-5/ Special New Year Treat: Use code CHAMPAGNECHARLIE24 at checkout for $10 off each ticket! 🍾 Seating is limited. Let’s toast to a New Year filled with laughter, music, and joy. See you at the show! #VictorianMusicHall #NewYearsCelebration #LiveTheater #mysaintpaul #CEZMSP

"Any Old Iron"
"Any Old Iron"

Any Old Iron” – A Cheeky Victorian Music Hall Classic! 🕰️ "You look neat, talk about a treat. You look dapper from your head down to your feet. Dressed in style, brand new tile (hat), and your father's old green tie on. But I wouldn't give you tuppence for your old watch and chain. Old iron, old iron!" What happens when someone boasts about their “fashionable” look, but their sense of style leaves... much to be desired? That’s the charm of “Any Old Iron”, a comedic music hall favorite featured in Victorian Music Hall Revue: Ghosts in Greasepaint! Our show brings the cheeky humor and vibrant energy of Victorian England to life with funny songs, and larger than life performances. Join us for this fast-paced evening of Victorian hilarity and song from Dec 31st through Jan 2nd at the Celtic Junction Arts Center in St. Paul. Brought to you by the creators of the Celtic Holiday Hooley and Kickin' It Irish! Find tickets at https://celticjunction.org/all-events/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=101 #VictorianMusicHall #GhostsInGreasepaint #LiveTheatre #TwinCitiesEvents #mysaintpaul #cezmsp

Celtic Holiday Hooley 2024
Celtic Holiday Hooley 2024

Scenes from last night's Celtic Holiday Hooley! The Hooley graces the Fireside Stage at the beautiful Chanhassen Dinner Theatres on Dec 17 through 20. There are still tickets left if you hurry!! https://chanhassendt.com/shows/celticholidayhooley/ Performing at CDT is a holiday highlight for the Hooley cast. 🛷🎄❄️ Dinner and a show is a seasonal treat - top off your outing with cast favorite dessert, the Towering Chocolate Cake for Two!

The Harp and the Holly with Hannah Flowers, December 21 at 7:30 PM✨🎶 Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Irish harpist and singer Hannah Flowers. Enjoy a magical and serene evening of carols and songs from Ireland and the British Isles. You'll hear timeless favorites and hidden gems sung in both English and Irish, along with lively tunes to brighten the longest night of the year. 🌟 Special guests include Dáithí Sproule (guitar), Smack Young Walser (fiddle/banjo), and Stephanie Claussen (harp). Gather with family and friends to slow down, savor beautiful music, and embrace the season. 🎟️ Get your tickets at celticjunction.org/event/the-harp-and-the-holly-2024/ #harp #mysaintpaul #stpaulidays #christmasshows #wintersolstice

Celtic Holiday Hooley promotion
Celtic Holiday Hooley promotion

Celtic Holiday Hooley at The Celtic Junction December 13 through 15🦌🎄 Looking for a holiday show that’s equal parts heartwarming and hilarious? Look no further! The Celtic Holiday Hooley is back, and it’s the perfect blend of Irish charm, festive chaos, and jaw-dropping talent. This isn’t just a show—it’s a hooley! Featuring the brilliant dancers of O'Shea Irish Dance (OID) and a stellar band led by original Riverdance cast member Cormac O’Sé. You’ll hear the moving vocals of Norah Rendell, named “Best Vocalist of the Year” three times by Live Ireland Awards, the contagious energy of Todd Menton, the multi-talented Dennis Curley, and a band of musicians who bring all the holiday magic to life. Opening night tickets at celticjunction.org/event/celtic-holiday-hooley-2024-1/ #cezmsp #stpaulidays #mysaintpaul #christmasshow #holidayshow

TRASNA'S rendition of Siúil a Rúin, Oct 27, 2024 in St. Paul, MN

TRASNA in St. Paul 2024
TRASNA in St. Paul 2024

We were delighted to welcome TRASNA to perform at CJAC on Oct 27th. When kicking off our Sunday Event Series, they sang this beautiful rendition of Siúil a Rúin. Enjoy. If you love concerts like this one, please support us by making a donation at https://givemn.org/organization/celtic-junction-arts-center #GTMD24 #irishartscentermn

"Canadee-I-O" performed by Rakish on Nov 3, 2024 in St. Paul, MN.

"Canadee-I-O" performed by Rakish during our recent month of Sundays events. This song is from their recording Counting Down the Hours. 💛 If you love events like this, please consider supporting us on Give to the MAX Day at https://givemn.org/organization/celtic-junction-arts-center Every donation is appreciated! #GTMD24

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Celtic Junction's 15,000 sq. ft. building is home to year-round classes in dance, music, language, literature, history and the arts. Two performance spaces host concerts, dances and private events with seating of up to 250 people in the larger and a cozy 75 in the smaller. This top-notch facility boasts a state-of-the-art sound system, stage lighting, projection capability and sprung floors for comfortable dancing. House ambiance and decor are comfortably eclectic and highly versatile allowing for concert or cabaret style seating. Fully accessible building amenities include a welcoming lobby and reception area featuring a rotating gallery of original artwork and wi-fi internet access. Catering welcome. Beer and wine sales available for many events, proceeds of which benefit local area non-profits. Celtic Junction is also home to O’Shea Irish Dance, Center for Irish Music, Irish Fair of Minnesota and its the Eoin McKiernan Library.