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Milwaukee Irish Fest
CÉAD MÍlE FÁILTE
A hundred thousand welcomes are waiting for you at Milwaukee Irish Fest!
Join us August 16 & 17, 2025, at the Henry Maier Festival Park for music, dancing and craic as the Caledonian Scottish Dancers celebrate their 60th year.
Dancers are putting in the work on some exciting new and new “old” dances. Don’t miss the chance to catch one of our Crossroads performances to see their debut!
The Lineup
Saturday 8/16
4PM – Irish Fest Parade
6PM – The Crossroads
Sunday 8/17
4PM – Irish Fest Parade
6PM – The Crossroads
The Gathering
Our youngest dancers accompanied some of our performance group for the first ever Wisconsin Scottish event “The Gathering” held outside the Red Roof Station in Eagle, Wisconsin on July 12th.
Party Time
The Caledonian Scottish Dancers alongside of The Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipes and Drums made a special surprise appearance at a birthday party at Westmoor Country Club, in Brookfield, earlier this month. We had very Scottish weather as we danced on the golf course lawn in front of the clubhouse where partygoers watched from the balcony. We’re honored to make the birthday girl’s day extra special.
Brookfield 4th of July Parade
Dancers marched and danced down Calhoun Rd. in Brookfield in a festive 4th of July celebration. Once again we teamed up with The Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipes and drums for this special event.
Fun Before the 4th
A fun filled celebrations of our nation’s independence. We danced behind The Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipes and Drums in the Mequon-Thiensville fun before the 4th parade on June 28th. The weather was perfect as we led the parade from Weyenberg Library to Thiensville Village Park.
Chicago Highland Games
The dancers had a strong day of dancing at the Chicago Highland Games. Isobel was awarded her first, first place medals in primary and Hannah was awarded her first, first place medal in Premier Jig! Great Job Dancers!
Milwaukee Highland Games
Dancers competed at the Milwaukee Highland Games June 7th at Croatian Park in Franklin. The dance competition stage was dedicated to our founder Meribeth Waldrop and her spirit showed in everyone’s dancing. Dancers competed in Primary, Beginner, Intermediate, Premier and Choreography categories.
Milwaukee Highland Games
We had a successful day at the Milwaukee Highland Games (Scottish Fest) on June 3rd at Hart Park in Wauwatosa. Caledonian Scottish Dancers had many dancers competing in both morning and afternoon competitions, with dancers winning places in Primary, Beginner, Novice, and Premier categories. For two of the dancers this was their very first competition! Way to go dancers!
Also a first for the group this year participating in the festival with a Caledonian Scottish Dancers booth in the clans area!
Thank You!
We’re a little overdue for a post, but better late than never. We want to thank everyone who volunteered, donated, and attended our first annual Tartan Day Tea.
Thank you to those who performed:
Gary Bottoni and members of the Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipe Band
Ian Day
Milwaukee Scottish Pipe Band
Larry McNaughton
Thank you to our huge list of generous donors:
Rishi Tea
Breadsmith
Walkers Shortbread
Donsuemor
Pick ‘n Save
Target
Starbucks
Milwaukee Art Museum
Destiny Chocolates
Jay Carroll
Beverly Wenzel
Margaret Vissers
Dawn Majewski
RJ Bast
Rebecca Nguyen
Sustar Woodworks
Massage Envy
Romy Ayer
St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care
Kay Bollmus
Sally’s Sweete Shoppe Too
Oona Lee
Kimberly Casmer/LuLaRoe
Melissa Wilishowski/Norwex
Shana Horne
Kettle Moraine Honey
Milwaukee Admirals
Germanfest
Milwaukee Wave
Wisconsin Athletic Club
Milwaukee Food & City Tours
Lakefront Brewery
CelticMKE
Milwaukee County Zoo
Deb Pipkorn NewHeartDesign
Jennifer Brown
Jason Joyner, Twisted Bistro
Usinger’s
Andrew Slater Photography
Mary Todd-Krueger & Dean Krueger
YogaAsylum
Maggie Fortmann, MaryKay
Peig Myota Wholistic Health Consulting
Julie Ranieri
This event was a huge success for the dance group and we hope to see everyone again next year!