RADFORD – It’s been 14 years since the first Radford Highlanders Festival. A crowd of approximately 3,000 gathered at the Dedmon Center to learn about the Scots-Irish ancestry in the region, many of them hearing the sounds of Celtic rock music for the first time. This Saturday, the festival celebrates its 14th year on Moffett Field. A crowd of more than 9,000 is expected.

In partnership with the City of Radford, the festival features a headline concert by Celtic rockers Teribus at 4:30 p.m. on the main stage at Moffett, a parade celebrating the beginning of RU’s centennial year, heavyweight games, a gathering of Scottish clans, music by Beggars’ Circus and Jig-or-Not, more than 60 vendors, a children’s craft and learning area, a falconry exhibition, the ever-popular visit by “The Hairy Cow” and much more.

Held in conjunction with Family Weekend and the inaugural Welcome Back Reunion Weekend, the day begins at 8 a.m., with a pancake breakfast in downtown’s Farmers Market Square. Admission to the breakfast is $6. Athletes begin warming up at 9 a.m. on Moffett Field. Vendors open shop at 10 a.m., the parade is at 11 a.m., and the massed band performance 11:40 a.m., features music by the Virginia Highlands Pipe and Drum Corps, the Appalachian Highlands Pipe and Drum Corps and Warpipe. Admission to events are free.

To view a schedule of events and times, visit www.radford.edu/festival or call Bonnie Erickson at (540) 831-5804.