Yn Chruinnaght (meaning ‘The Gathering’) is a celebration of Manx culture and the relationship between the Isle of Man and the other five Celtic countries (Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany).
The annual Celtic Gathering festival is held in July and has been for the last 42 years. It includes music, dance, language and arts and crafts events, lectures and more.
In recent years, it has become increasingly important for the Celtic Gathering festival to promote sustainability.
The event has been innovative when it comes to using less plastic and in 2019 ordered all their merchandise boxed up without individual plastic bags, used reclaimed glasses and mugs instead of plastic glasses for the water station and created its own Manx tartan ribbon festival wrist bands with a metal clasp as it was almost impossible to find plastic free ones.
It also provided water refill stations for all performers and audience members and, where possible, purchased sustainably packaged, local snacks and drinks as riders for performers and for their corporate evenings. Everything is recycled.
The festival is based in Peel – with lunchtime sessions at Noa Bakehouse in Douglas – and accommodation is provided for performers in Peel itself to reduce miles travelled and keep their carbon footprint low.
Festival organisers provide outreach concerts for local schools with the final weekend being a family gathering based in Peel, focused on local performers and local crafters.
The annual Celtic Gathering festival is held in July and has been for the last 42 years. It includes music, dance, language and arts and crafts events, lectures and more.
In recent years, it has become increasingly important for the Celtic Gathering festival to promote sustainability.
The event has been innovative when it comes to using less plastic and in 2019 ordered all their merchandise boxed up without individual plastic bags, used reclaimed glasses and mugs instead of plastic glasses for the water station and created its own Manx tartan ribbon festival wrist bands with a metal clasp as it was almost impossible to find plastic free ones.
It also provided water refill stations for all performers and audience members and, where possible, purchased sustainably packaged, local snacks and drinks as riders for performers and for their corporate evenings. Everything is recycled.
The festival is based in Peel – with lunchtime sessions at Noa Bakehouse in Douglas – and accommodation is provided for performers in Peel itself to reduce miles travelled and keep their carbon footprint low.
Festival organisers provide outreach concerts for local schools with the final weekend being a family gathering based in Peel, focused on local performers and local crafters.
