CelticFest Vancouver IS BACK with a full program. We hear from Alan Cosgrave, Karen O'Brien and Paul Caldwell.
b'Founded in 2004, the cornerstones of CelticFest Vancouver are community, diversity, family and civic pride. CelticFest draws its artistic direction from some 5,000 years of Celtic history and culture. This young, vibrant event has quickly, and firmly, established itself as an annual springtime tradition in downtown Vancouver. Since inception, CelticFest\\u2019s attendance has significantly grown year over year, drawing 250,000+ in 2008. With 99 stories about CelticFest resulting in over 8.2 million impressions, media coverage of the event has also increased dramatically. In 2008, more than 2,000 people marched in the 5th Annual St. Patrick\\u2019s Day Parade. The five-day festival also featured 60 performances and events \\u2212 70% of them free \\u2212 staged by 150 volunteers and supported by 50 generous businesses and organizations as well as all three levels of Government.'