People enjoy a celebration of Celtic culture and heritage at Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival in Bethlehem.

 

 

Festivalgoers enjoy the fun Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Festivalgoers enjoy the fun Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
John Van Beuren competes in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)John Van Beuren competes in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Festivalgoers enjoy the fun Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Festivalgoers enjoy the fun Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
John Van Beuren competes in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)John Van Beuren competes in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
John Van Beuren competes in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)John Van Beuren competes in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Festivalgoers enjoy the fun Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Festivalgoers enjoy the fun Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

John Underman of Milford, N.J., cheers on the contestants of the 56-pound weight-for-height competition on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)John Underman of Milford, N.J., cheers on the contestants of the 56-pound weight-for-height competition on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Kyle Lillie takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Kyle Lillie takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

John Van Beuren competes in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)John Van Beuren competes in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Connor Finni-Tedesco of the St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band of Kearny, N.J., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Connor Finni-Tedesco of the St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band of Kearny, N.J., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Connor Finni-Tedesco of the St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band of Kearny, N.J., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Connor Finni-Tedesco of the St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band of Kearny, N.J., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

The MacMillan United Pipe Band of Maryland prepares for the bagpipe competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)The MacMillan United Pipe Band of Maryland prepares for the bagpipe competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Pipe Major Chris Hamilton of The MacMillan United Pipe Band from Knoxville, Md., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Pipe Major Chris Hamilton of The MacMillan United Pipe Band from Knoxville, Md., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Colin Dunbar takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Colin Dunbar takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Kyle Lillie takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Kyle Lillie takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Chloe Hostetler, of O'Grady Quinlin Academy in Coopersburg, performs a traditional Irish dance Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Chloe Hostetler, of O’Grady Quinlin Academy in Coopersburg, performs a traditional Irish dance Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Chloe Hostetler, of O'Grady Quinlin Academy in Coopersburg, performs a traditional Irish dance Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Chloe Hostetler, of O’Grady Quinlin Academy in Coopersburg, performs a traditional Irish dance Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Morning Call)A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Morning Call)
John Underman of Milford, N.J., enjoys a Guinness on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)John Underman of Milford, N.J., enjoys a Guinness on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)A competitor takes part in the 56-pound weight-for-height competition Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Members of the St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band of Kearny, N.J., perform Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Members of the St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band of Kearny, N.J., perform Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
The band Fig For a Kiss plays for the crowd Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem.(Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)The band Fig For a Kiss plays for the crowd Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem.(Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

The MacMillan United Pipe Band of Maryland poses for a photo Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)The MacMillan United Pipe Band of Maryland poses for a photo Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Jason, Corinee and Waldon Runa Simonds of Bethlehem pose for a photo Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Jason, Corinee and Waldon Runa Simonds of Bethlehem pose for a photo Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Members of the Carnegie Mellon Pipes and Drums of Pittsburgh take a picture Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Members of the Carnegie Mellon Pipes and Drums of Pittsburgh take a picture Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Keith, Peter, Samuel and Patrick of the Clean Clan pose for a photo Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Keith, Peter, Samuel and Patrick of the Clean Clan pose for a photo Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Members of the Carnegie Mellon Pipes and Drums of Pittsburgh practice Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Members of the Carnegie Mellon Pipes and Drums of Pittsburgh practice Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)
Pipe Major Chris Hamilton of The MacMillan United Pipe Band from Knoxville, Md., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)Pipe Major Chris Hamilton of The MacMillan United Pipe Band from Knoxville, Md., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)