MSU organizers add second performance of Irish dance, music for December’s ‘A Celtic Christmas’
Contact: Harriet Laird
STARKVILLE, Miss.—December brings a taste of Ireland to Mississippi State as the dancers of “A Celtic Christmas” tap, reel and jig their way into Bettersworth Auditorium on Dec. 13.
MSU now has added a second performance that evening at 7:30 p.m., with the 4 p.m. show almost at capacity. The event is just one of several during the 79th season of the university’s Lyceum Performing Arts Series.
“We’re thrilled with the great response we’ve seen with our late afternoon show and are now ready to fill the seats for the additional night performance,” said coordinator Braxton Stone in MSU’s Center for Student Activities. “Audiences are in for a real treat with these world-champion Irish dancers—including stars from “Riverdance” and “Lord of the Dance”—bringing their magical show to campus.”
Presented by the Taste of Ireland Company, “A Celtic Christmas” has seen an international run Off-Broadway in New York and in London’s West End, with other stints in such countries as Australia and Canada. Boasting a social media following of over 400,000, the show has had numerous positive reviews including one from TheaterLife.com stating, “There’s a good time to be had in watching the performers challenging each other and teasing the audience.”
With a traditional Celtic landscape as the backdrop, the performance has the audience follow two mismatched characters through an unlikely romance filled with spirited dance battles, music segments with mistletoe and a Christmas Eve ball finale.
Tickets can be purchased at https://atasteofirelandshow.com/show/a-celtic-christmas/2026-christmas-tour/starkville/. For more information about the show, contact the MSU Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930 or visit the center on the third floor of Colvard Student Union, 198 Lee Boulevard.
The Lyceum Series is MSU’s longest-running performing arts series and is a key part of the university’s continued commitment to the arts.
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