Simply put, we need funds.
With the current economic climate, the SCMA has had to temporally suspend our scholarship program, providing funding to deserving dancers and musicians to be able to continue the improvement of their craft. Being able to reinstate our scholarship program is very important to us.
We also are eager to re-expand our programming of hosting multiple concerts throughout the year, having get together gatherings through the year, hosting a Celtic Calendar of Events on our website and to help support other events and organizations through the area to promote arts of all types.
And, of course, we need funding to continue to broaden and improve our signature event, the North Texas Irish Festival.
NTIF is of paramount importance to us as we have long supported other non-profit organizations that help fulfill our mission statement, and the revenue from NTIF allows us to hold additional events as well as continue support for those organizations. Funding received from NTX Giving Day is one of a very few ways we have to maintain our level of support.
If you take a look at the Campaigns we have listed, you'll see some campaigns that individuals have set up, but also some of the campaigns are some of the areas we are hoping to focus on. Please consider contributing to the campaign that means the most to you so we have a better idea of where you would like to see us focus our energy.
The Southwest Celtic Music Association was formed to study, perform, promote and preserve traditional Celtic music, dance and culture in the Southwest.
The word "Celtic" refers to the culture that developed in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Galicia, and the Isle of Man. Much of the traditional music and dance that has evolved in the United States and in many other English-speaking countries in the last 250 years has developed from Celtic origins.
Simply put, we need funds.
With the current economic climate, the SCMA has had to temporally suspend our scholarship program, providing funding to deserving dancers and musicians to be able to continue the improvement of their craft. Being able to reinstate our scholarship program is very important to us.
We also are eager to re-expand our programming of hosting multiple concerts throughout the year, having get together gatherings through the year, hosting a Celtic Calendar of Events on our website and to help support other events and organizations through the area to promote arts of all types.
And, of course, we need funding to continue to broaden and improve our signature event, the North Texas Irish Festival.
NTIF is of paramount importance to us as we have long supported other non-profit organizations that help fulfill our mission statement, and the revenue from NTIF allows us to hold additional events as well as continue support for those organizations. Funding received from NTX Giving Day is one of a very few ways we have to maintain our level of support.
The Southwest Celtic Music Association is an organization that does not condone or tolerate discrimination of any kind. We use our platform to include global communities by sharing work, education, music and art that represents multiple heritages. Through our signature event, the North Texas Irish Festival, we strive to build programs that help share knowledge, build acceptance and celebrate differences.
View our current participation opportunities.
Annual Meeting of the Southwest Celtic Music Association
September 26, 2026
Dallas, TX
North Texas Irish Festival Fundraiser Mini-Festival
November 1, 2026 - November 2, 2026
Fort Worth, TX
North Texas Irish Festival
March 10, 2027 - March 16, 2027
Denton, TX
45th Annual North Texas Irish Festival
March 13, 2027 - March 15, 2027
Denton, TX
Organization name
Southwest Celtic Music Association
Tax id (EIN)
75-2048379
Causes
Arts & Humanities
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Grayson, Tarrant, Wise
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
233 Yorktown