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Community Focus
Location
Community Focus
North European, Canadian, European, Irish
Location
Burnaby, BC
The Celtic Connection is a tabloid size newspaper, with international distribution, published 7 times a year from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Community Focus
North European, Canadian, European, Irish
Location
Vancouver, BC
Pat Chessell was born in Vancouver, British Columbia – not the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of Celtic folk musicians. His first public appearance was with his family friend, the late Danny Burns in Vancouver's now defunct Culpepper's Pub, a venue which became well known for hosting some of the best Celtic music in town.
Community Focus
North European, Canadian, European, Irish
Location
Kiérah is a dynamic Celtic fiddle performer and composer from B.C., Canada. With 13 years of Classical training behind her, Kiérah takes Celtic fiddling to a whole new level.
Community Focus
North European, American (US), Canadian, European, Irish, Scottish
Location
Community Focus
North European, WA, American (US), European, Norwegian
Location
Seattle, WA
Promoting international cooperation in business, industry, education and culture to build relationships between Seattle, Washington, and Bergen, Norway.
Community Focus
North European, WA, British, European, Irish
Location
Bellevue, WA
91.3 KBCS is a public radio station serving the Seattle-Tacoma region
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Scottish
Location
, WA
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Icelandic
Location
Seattle, WA
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Irish
Location
, WA
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Scottish
Location
Seattle, WA
Neil has been providing high quality bagpipe performances since 1990.
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Irish
Location
Seattle, WA
A Seattle-based, competitive Irish Dance school with over 40 years of history in the Pacific Northwest.
Community Focus
Buddhism, North European, WA, European
Location
Seattle, WA
Buddhist temple in Ballard offering classes, retreats and workshops on meditation and modern Buddhism for everyone in the Seattle area.
Community Focus
East Asian, North European, East European, WA, American (US), Asian, Australian, Chilean, European, Finnish, Japanese, Mongolian, Pasifika, Russian, South Korean
Location
Bellingham, WA
The Bellingham Sister Cities Association is a community based organization providing opportunities for local residents to develop relationships and build a sense of community with the people of the world. We seek to promote intercultural understandings, economic and tourism ties, and world peace. This is accomplished through cultural and athletic exchanges, educational programs, and community events.
Community Focus
North European, WA, American (US), Canadian, European, Irish
Location
Seattle, WA
Puget-Sound based Pinniped plays tunes flowing from the Celtic tradition, with old and new pieces from Ireland, Quebec, and even farther afield.
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Scottish
Location
Bellingham, WA
The Bellingham Pipe Band is a self-supporting/non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, teaching and playing at a high standard, Scottish Highland bagpiping and drumming in the Bellingham and North Puget Sound region.
Community Focus
East Asian, North European, East European, WA, American (US), Asian, Czech, European, Japanese, Latvian, Taiwanese
Location
Bellevue, WA
Today, the SCI network represents more than 2,500 communities with some 137 countries around the world. Bellevue joined this effort in 1969 when the city of Yao, Japan, became its first Sister City and the Bellevue Sister Cities Association was officially established!

In 2019 Bellevue Sister Cities Association will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary as an organization and it’s 50th anniversary of being a Sister City to Yao, Japan!
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Irish
Location
Seattle, WA
Seattle Irish Dance Company is the premier professional Irish dance company based in the Pacific Northwest, and we're excited you're here.
Community Focus
North European, WA, American (US), European, Irish
Location
Seattle, WA
Fae Wiedenhoeft and her Seattle based band. Passionate, Folky, Celtic-y Music since 2007.
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Finnish
Location
Bellevue, WA
As one of the largest chapters of the nationwide Finlandia Foundation, the Seattle Chapter of Finlandia Foundation actively pursues objectives that have been the core of the chapter since its establishment in 1968 by providing Finnish language classes, presenting Finnish movies, organizing a variety of events throughout the year such as the Finnish Independence Day Dinner and Dance, and more!
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Scandinavian
Location
Graham, WA
The Smilin' Scandinavians, widely regarded as Seattle's #1 polka band, have been around since May 17, 1995