Thursday, September 12 to Sunday, September 15, 2024, at the Textile Museum in Busto Arsizio (VA) where the 23rd Interceltic Festival will take place.
Four days of excitement filled with performances, concerts, dance, culture, gastronomic proposals, crafts, entertainment for the whole family!  
So many sounds, so many rhythms! With a wide range of musical genres, the Festival features fifteen live concerts, Gens d'Ys dance performances and the return of Busto Tattoo with the participation of eight Marching Bands, from different European nations.

NEW 2024 :
FOLK OPEN MIC: a great free-participation opportunity aimed at those who can sing, play solo or with their own band and have the desire to perform. They will have a prestigious stage, a knowledgeable audience and a professional sound/lighting service. Reservations are required.

Program:

THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER  2024

Free admission for all 

• Ore 9:30 pm - Irish dance party with Duilleoga ( Piedmont)

3 young virtuoso musicians from Piedmont and France who are making a name for themselves with trad sets in the world of national Irish music. 
They are in fact returning to Busto Arsizio, after national and international successes including an American tour, for an evening of listening and dancing. 

FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2023

Concert area admission 10 euros - or multi-day discounts - free for children under 12. 

• Ore 20:00 - The Wellermen ( Scotland-England) a taste of the totally vocal band
• Ore 21:00 - Irish dance academy Gens d'Ys ( Lombardy) new and old choreography with exciting new features
• Ore 22:30 - The Kilkennys (Ireland) for the first time, known all over the world, the boys from Kilkenny are ready to make the audience dance and sing the most beautiful ballads of their island.

SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 24

Concert area admission 15 euros - or multi-day discounts - free for children under 12 and people with disabilities

• Ore 18:30 - The Kilkennys (Ireland) return for a short concert for those who missed them the night before
• Ore 20:00 - Carro Bestiamo ( Ubria), the winners of the European Celtic Contest, a young and explosive band, who will thrill the Bustofolk audience.
• Ore 21:30- Andrea Rock & The Rebel Poets ( Lombardy) return to the stage the folk-rockers from Milan, to present their latest album. It will be a time to sing, dance and above all to celebrate the people who have given so much to Irish culture and history.
• Ore 23:00 - The Rumpled ( Trentino Alto Adige) return to Busto the guys capable of opening as many as two Vasco Rossi concerts, making thousands of people go crazy and dance!

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2024

Entrance concert area 10 euros - Or discounts for several days- children up to 12 years old free entrance also for people with disabilities

• Ore 14:30 - Folk Open mic, open to all musical talents ( registration required)
• Ore 19:00 - Busto Tattoo, final concert of all musical bands. Over 100 musicians with lots of excitement! Below are the names of some bands that will perform at the same time:
• Vienna Pipes and Drums ( austria)
• Bagad de Plomediern ( Brittany) 
• Orobian Pipes ( Lombardy)
• Celtic Knot Pipes&Drums ( lombardy)
• City of Rome Pipe Band ( Lazio)
• Veneto Piping School ( Veneto)
• La Baldoria ( Busto Arsizio)
• Berghem Baghet ( Lombardy)
• Ore 20:00 -Willo's ( Tuscany) For the first time at Bustofolk, a historic band of Irish music, who will take us on a stroll through slow tunes and sweet melodies, then unleash us with crazy Reels&Jigs
• Ore 9:30 p.m. - The Wellermen ( Scotland-England) after Friday night's show, the band will perform for the big show.

For information:

Email: info@bustofolk.it
Tel: 335 7155360

All events will be held even in case of bad weather.

Location: Textile Museum and various places city of Busto Arsizio
Address: via Volta 6 - Busto Arsizio (VA)
Event organized by A.S.D. Gens d'Ys Accademia Danze Irlandesi.