Bagpipes, caber tosses and a band once featured in Titanic are landing in Deltona this Saturday. The Deltona Celtic Festival and Highland Games is set for Nov. 14, 2026, running from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Dewey O. Boster Park, with spectators able to walk in and enjoy the festivities for free.
The park sits at 1200 Saxon Blvd. in Deltona, and the city has announced it will host the event there for the full day, according to WFTV. Anyone looking to compete rather than just watch needs to move fast — registration closes Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Registration information is available on ticketsignup.io.
Topping the bill is Gaelic Storm, the Celtic band that appeared in the film Titanic, which will headline the entertainment lineup. The station's report also names the Byrne Brothers, Tuatha Dea and Kilmaine Saints as performers set to take the stage, with the day's music mixing Celtic rock, traditional tunes and bagpipe performances throughout.
Highland Games Events and Festival Offerings
Beyond the music, the festival will feature Highland Games competitions — including caber toss, hammer throw and stone put — alongside Scottish and Irish food, artisan vendors and other cultural attractions, per the same account. Organizers said the event offers activities for heritage enthusiasts, competitors and families alike.
A separate city-page snippet from Deltona's government site also points to Gaelic Storm as the headliner, describing the group as an internationally acclaimed Celtic band featured in the movie Titanic, though that description carries lower confidence than the station's reporting.
Building on an Earlier Celtic Celebration
Deltona's relationship with Celtic culture didn't start this year. A Hometown News Volusia article described the city's first full-scale Celtic Fest and Highland Games as expected to draw more than 75 athletes and 16 clans from across the United States, with planned offerings including athletic games like hammer throw and caber toss, plus a parade, live music, traditional dances and Celtic-inspired food, according to hometownnewsvolusia.com. That earlier report quoted the city saying a smaller mini event in April had drawn an enthusiastic response, with “Residents loved it and asked for more cultural and festive experiences,” prompting the full-scale follow-up.
Those details describe the earlier festival rather than this weekend's lineup, so performers and attendance figures from that event shouldn't be assumed to carry over to Saturday's gathering. Still, the throughline is clear: Deltona has leaned into Celtic culture as a recurring draw for the community, and this weekend's free, all-day event at Dewey O. Boster Park gives residents another chance to see how the tradition has grown.
