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Guinness and Chocolate

Guinness and Chocolate

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Ireland's finest beers, local artisan chocolate, and folk music!

CelticMKE Center, Wauwatosa, WI

Friday, February 14, 2025
6:30 p.m. Doors & Social Hour | 7:30 p.m. Concert

Tickets

Pre-sale tickets: $30 (through February 2)
Regular on-sale tickets: $40 (available February 3)
VIP package: $50 (includes admission)

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Admission includes the concert and free chocolate samplings!

NEW! | VIP Experience

Elevate your Valentine’s Day experience with our brand-new VIP package. Enjoy an exclusive, acoustic performance by The Drowsy Lads in the cozy ambiance of the Ward Irish Music Archives located upstairs at our CelticMKE Center. Plus, meet the band and enjoy a complimentary beverage. Limited spots available.

The VIP package includes:

- Access to an acoustic performance from The Drowsy Lads
- Meet-and-greet with the band
- One complimentary beverage (alcoholic and non-alcoholic options)
- Admission to Guinness and Chocolate's main event, which includes free chocolate samplings and a concert
- Reserved seating at the front of the stage for the main concert

Doors open at 6 p.m. for VIP attendees. Acoustic set starts at 6:30 p.m.

All ticket sales are final. Tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

Live Music from The Drowsy Lads

The Drowsy Lads

Playing Irish music with a "dare you to sit still" fervor for 20 years now, The Drowsy Lads' connection actually goes back much farther. The lineup includes two brothers, a father and son, and a web of lifelong friendships, and you can hear those bonds in every sizzling reel and joyous singalong. Headlining festivals and packing out theaters with high-energy performances that earned them honors as 2018's Best Irish-American Band, the Lads continue to be one of the genre's must-see live acts.

Guinness: Experience Ireland's Finest Beer

Guinness

Settle into the world of Guinness—over 260 years in the making! Our bar will feature Guinness beers—tap, bottles, and cans—including Smithwicks, Harp, and more.

We'll also have Guinness 0 available! Guinness 0 boasts a beautifully smooth taste, perfectly balanced flavor, and unique dark color, similar to Guinness Draught, brewed to be non-alcoholic.

Learn how to pair your beverage with various kinds of chocolate and have your selfie imprinted on your Guinness at our Guinness Stoutie Machine station!

Free Chocolate Samplings

Single Origin Chocolate with Intention

Made in Wauwatosa, Tabal Chocolate uses traditional bean-to-bar chocolate-making techniques to craft uniquely flavored rare chocolate.

All of the Tabal chocolate bars are made with single-origin cacao sourced from small-scale farmers who are committed to preserving the ecosystem and biodiversity, cacao tree reforestation, and gender equity on farms.

Tabal Chocolate will offer free chocolate samplings and will also have various types of chocolate bars and products available to purchase for the Valentine's Day season!

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This event is part of the Ceol and Ól Celtic Concert Series, proudly brought to you by Guinness. See more upcoming concerts below!

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