World-renowned winter festival Celtic Connections opens in Glasgow <br /><br />Europe’s premier folk, roots and world music festival Celtic Connections is set to open in Glasgow for what will be one of its biggest-ever capacity programmes.<br /><br />Running until Sunday 4 February, the renowned 18-day event will kickstart Scotland’s annual cultural calendar, welcoming celebrated artists and enthusiastic attendees from around the world for an inimitable celebration of cultural exchange and musical innovation.<br /><br />Over the course of the next two weeks, 1200 artists will perform at over 300 events, lighting up 25 venues across the city with world-class performances and exclusive collaborations for what is the biggest winter music festival of its kind in Europe.
