Welcome to our Website!
We’re glad you found us. There are many ways to feel welcome with us, for starters:
Benvidas (Galician (Galicia/Asturias, Spain) for “Welcome” [to men and women])
Ceud Mile Failte (Scots Gaelic for “A Hundred Thousand Welcomes”)
Céad Mile Fáilte (Irish Gaelic for “A Hundred Thousand Welcomes”)
Croeso (Welsh (Wales) for “Welcome”)
Digemer Mad (Breton (Brittany, France) for “Welcome”)
Dynnargh Dhis (Cornish (Cornwall) for “Welcome”)
Failt Erriu – (Manx (Isle of Man) for “Welcome”)
The Celtic Society of Southern Maryland, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; we provide grants, scholarships, donations, and support—singly or in cooperation with other organizations—events of a Celtic cultural or historical nature. There is no other organization in the Southern Maryland region that does this. We look for folks to join us and continue our mission.
We embrace what are considered the “modern” Celtic Nations (Brittany, Cornwall, Galicia/Asturias, Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland, Wales) and all the more ancient homes of the Celts who underpin their history (Spain, France, England, etc.). Celebrate the heritage that gives the French their Gallic attitude, the Northern Italians their blonde hair, and just about the best music and entertainment anywhere.
CSSM holds no ethnic requirements. If you like the music, join us. If you like the food, join us. If you like the history, join us. Join our tribe!
The Celtic Society of Southern Maryland, Inc., and all CSSM functions are strictly non-political.
The Celtic Society contributes a portion of our Festival proceeds to Farming4Hunger, which is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 to grow, aggregate and distribute fresh, local food to those in need.
Our 2018 Festival was a great success. We’d like to thank all off our attendees, performers, competitors, and vendors. Most of all we’d like to thank all the Festival volunteers and those who work throughout the year to make this Festival possible. They’re doing more with less volunteers. If you enjoy the Festival as much as they do, please volunteer some of your time to keep this Festival going. Thank you!
The Celtic Society of Southern Maryland does much more than out annual Festival. We carry out a number of events throughout the year. We do our own events, such as the Celtic Circles, join with others for concerts, dinners, and so forth. If you’re a member, or not, please take the time to volunteer and help celebrate the Celtic Heritage. It’s not too late to join the tribe!
At this year’s festival not only will we have a lot of great beers, but also a lot of great patrons! We want to make sure everyone gets home safely so if you plan to drink, please make sure you have a designated driver!
Designated drivers will be entered into a drawing to win a sweet prize pack. As well as receive free water throughout the day at any of the beer stands. Simply stop at the information tent on your way into the festival to sign up!
Read more about our designated driver program at the bottom of the homepage!