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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

2026 Date Coming Soon

6:30 p.m. Doors & Social Hour
7:30 p.m. Concert

Browse through 2025's event details to learn more about this annual event!

Tickets SOLD OUT

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

Admission includes the concert and free chocolate samplings!

VIP Experience—SOLD OUT

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. The acoustic set starts at 6:30 p.m.

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

Click here to view CelticMKE's Terms and Conditions

Parking

Parking is available at our friends at The Woman's Club and United Methodist Church. Street parking is available along Lincoln Avenue and Harwood Avenue. There are various public lots throughout the village of Wauwatosa. See the map below for public parking spaces. Please leave the lot behind our building open for those with limited mobility.

Parking Map of Tosa Village

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!

CelticMKE's Official Pre-Concert Restaurant: Leff's Lucky Town

Before the show, we highly recommend starting your evening at Leff’s Lucky Town, a beloved Wauwatosa staple known for its delicious food, laid-back atmosphere, and friendly service. Located just minutes from the CelticMKE Center, this neighborhood bar and grill serves up their famous Big Ass Pretzel, award-winning burgers, wings, and other tasty food. A perfect spot to start your Tosa experience before enjoying a great night of music.

Leff's Lucky Town

CelticMKE's Official Post-Concert Bar: Draft and Vessel (Wauwatosa)

Keep the night going after the show with a stop at Draft and Vessel Tosa, our official post-concert bar partner.

Just a short stroll from CelticMKE Center (only a block away) and nestled within the village of Wauwatosa, Draft and Vessel brings unique beer to a unique space. It’s the perfect spot to unwind, whether with a pint of draft Guinness, craft beer, cider, seltzer, wine, or draft cocktail before heading home.

Draft and Vessel

Ceol and Ol logo

Located in the village of Wauwatosa, CelticMKE's concert hall provides an unforgettable, intimate listening experience. Featuring the best in Irish, Celtic, Bluegrass, and Folk music and with no bad seat in the house, Ceol ⁊ Ól (Gaelic for music and drink) offers high-quality entertainment at an affordable price—bringing the joy of music and culture to Milwaukee and beyond.

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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