Upcoming event
January 14, 2027
Updated
Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
The 24th annual Boston Celtic Music Festival (BCMFest) returns January 14–17, 2027, presented by Passim at venues across Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts.
The festival celebrates Greater Boston’s Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, Québécois and other Celtic music communities. Its approach brings traditional music together with contemporary influences, featuring professional touring performers alongside local session musicians and artists from different generations.
Festival venues
Announced venues include:
- Club Passim, Cambridge.
- Somerville Theatre.
- Crystal Ballroom.
- Arts at the Armory.
- The Rockwell.
Consult Passim for the final 2027 programme, performance locations, times and ticket details. The official page retains a 2026 URL and older programme material; those older performance times, prices and availability notices are not reproduced here as the 2027 schedule.
Club Passim and box office
47 Palmer Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Club Passim is in the basement of a historic brick delivery and carriage house, at the corner of Church and Palmer Streets. This is the club and box-office address; the festival also uses the venues listed above.
About Passim
Established as Club 47 in 1958, Passim is a Cambridge nonprofit arts organisation supporting a vibrant music community through Club Passim, the Passim School of Music, artist grants and outreach initiatives.
Passim Offices and School of Music
26 Church Street, Suite 200
Cambridge, MA 02138
The offices and school are around the corner from the club and are not the box-office address.
The supplied image is BCMFest’s “First Round” artwork; it is used as festival artwork, not as confirmation of a particular 2027 performance. Dates and venue list checked against Passim’s official page on October 21, 2026.