Blackstone River Theatre moves their Celtic and world music programming outside on June 15 as they present the 9th annual Blackstone River Theatre Summer Solstice Festival to be held at Diamond Hill Park!

The family-friendly festival runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (rain date is June 16) and features three music stages, a dance stage, a session tent, and a children’s activity area, all running continuously, as well as 40 food and craft vendors.

Performing will be the Atwater-Donnelly Trio, The Hanneke Cassel Band, Kevin Crawford, Cillian Vallely & Patrick Doocey (from the group Lunasa), the Eastern Medicine Singers, The Gnomes, HighTime (from Ireland), La Croisée D’Antan (from Quebec), Bonnie Milner, Dan Milner, Partington & Sweeney, Roscommon Soles featuring Kevin Doyle with Sheila Falls, Josh Kane, Owen Marshall, Torrin Ryan, and The Vox Hunters. There will also be a session tent run by Bob Drouin and a dedicated stage for Irish step dance featuring Tir Na Nog Irish Dance.