| Name |
Grande Prairie Highland Games |
| Date |
June 10, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Macklin Field, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| Description |
Event founded in 1982. |
| Organisers |
Grand PrairieHighland Games Association |
| Contact Details |
Grand Prairie Highland Games Association, Margaret Popek, 12137 95A Street, Grand Prairie, AB T8V-5C4 CANADA |
| Name |
Red Deer Highland Games |
| Date |
June 24, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Westerner Altaplax
Red Deer (near Calgary), Alberta, Canada |
| Description |
Event founded in 1947. There will be a Clan Of The Day. |
| Organisers |
Red Deer Highland Games Association |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Edmonton Scottish Society Highland Games |
| Date |
June 25, 2006 |
| Location |
Grant McEwen Park
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Description |
Event founded in 1982. |
| Organisers |
Edmonton Scottish Society |
| Contact Details |
Stewart Russell, 35 Blackstone Cresent, Devon, AB T6X 1A1 CANADA http://www.edmontonscottish.com/ |
| Name |
Calgary Highland Games |
| Date |
September 2, 2006 (always 1st Saturday in September). |
| Location |
Shouldice Athletic Park
Corner of Home Road and Trans-Canada Highway
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Description |
Event founded in 1927. A variety of Scottish cultural events including Highland dancing, pipe bands, traditional Heavy events and a selection of Scottish food to sample. |
| Organisers |
Calgary United Scottish Games Association |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Canmore Highland Games |
| Date |
September 3, 2006 (always 1st Sunday in September) |
| Location |
Centennial Park
Canmore Collegiate HS Theatre
Canmore, Alberta, (near Calgary), Canada |
| Description |
Event founded in 1991. Special events include a Pancake Breakfast, Pro Piping Competition, Hill run and a beer garden. |
| Organisers |
Three Sisters Scottish Festival Society |
| Contact Details |
Kathy Wilcox, Office Coordinator, Canmore Highland Games
(403)678-9454 |
| Name |
CelticFest Vancouver |
| Date |
Mar 15-19, 2006. ? |
| Location |
|
| Description |
Includes St Patrick's Day Parade on March 19. |
| Organisers |
|
| Contact Details |
www.celticfestvancouver.com |
| Name |
Comox Valley Highland Games |
| Date |
May 20, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Lewis Park
Old Island Highway
Courtenay, British Columbia, (near Victoria), |
| Description |
Founded in 1996. |
| Organisers |
Comox Valley Highland Games Society |
| Contact Details |
|
| Name |
Victoria Highland Games |
| Date |
May 21, 2006 |
| Location |
Bullen Park, Esquimalt, Victoria, BC. |
| Description |
Founded in 1937, day long celebration of piping, drumming, dancing and all day Scottish cultural events. |
| Organisers |
The Victoria Highland Games Association |
| Contact Details |
www.victoriahighlandgames.com
|
| Name |
Sons of Scotland Highland Games |
| Date |
June 10, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Stetson Bowl
Cloverdale Fairgrounds
Surrey (Nr Vancouver), British Columbia |
| Description |
Full Games. |
| Organisers |
Sons of Scotland |
| Contact Details |
Chris Main, Cloverdale, BC CANADA |
| Name |
BC Legion Highland Gathering |
| Date |
June 17, 2006 |
| Location |
Farmer's Institute, Ganges, BC Canada |
| Description |
Event founded in 1950. |
| Organisers |
BC Legion Highland Gathering Co-ordinators |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
BC United Scottish Highland Games & Festival |
| Date |
June 24, 2006 |
| Location |
Coquitlam Town Centre Stadium, Vancouver BC. |
| Description |
Event founded in 1885. Special events include a beer garden, a haggis hurl, British cars, a pub tent, Welly Wangin', and a stage show. |
| Organisers |
United Scottish Cultural Societies |
| Contact Details |
www.bchighlandgames.com or pellon29@aol.com or Tel: 604 263 9911
|
| Name |
Penticton Highland Games |
| Date |
July 1, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Kings Park, Penticton (near Kelowna), BC CANADA |
| Description |
Event founded in 1980. |
| Organisers |
City of Pentiction |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Winnipeg Scottish Festival |
| Date |
February 17-19, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1994. |
| Organisers |
Winnipeg Scottish Festival Co-ordinators |
| Contact Details |
Elaine Douglas - wsf_bob@hotmail.com
|
| Name |
Manitoba Highland Gathering |
| Date |
July 1, 2006 |
| Location |
Selkirk Park, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada |
| Description |
Experience the Centuries-old Tradition of Color, Pageantry, and Good Times. |
| Organisers |
|
| Contact Details |
www.manitobahighlandgathering.com |
| Name |
Folklorama at Winnipeg |
| Date |
August 6-19, 2006 (Scottish Pavilion open Aug 13-19) |
| Location |
Scottish Pavilion: Heather Curling Club, 120 Youville, Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
| Description |
Multi-cultural festival founded in 1970; Scottish pavilion first opened as separate entity in 1975 (previously part of UK's "Mug Pub"). Highland dancing, pipe bands, clan booths, displays... and much more! |
| Organisers |
Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg (Folklorama) & Winnipeg Scottish Association (Scottish pavilion). |
| Contact Details |
ceud_mile_failte1@hotmail.comor Past President, Jim Court, 3605 Robin Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3R 0C6, CANADA jim@csfcma.ca |
| Name |
Winnipeg Scottish Festival |
| Date |
February 17-19, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1994. |
| Organisers |
Winnipeg Scottish Festival Co-ordinators |
| Contact Details |
Elaine Douglas - wsf_bob@hotmail.com
|
| Name |
Manitoba Highland Gathering |
| Date |
July 1, 2006 |
| Location |
Selkirk Park, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada |
| Description |
Experience the Centuries-old Tradition of Color, Pageantry, and Good Times. |
| Organisers |
|
| Contact Details |
www.manitobahighlandgathering.com |
| Name |
Folklorama at Winnipeg |
| Date |
August 6-19, 2006 (Scottish Pavilion open Aug 13-19) |
| Location |
Scottish Pavilion: Heather Curling Club, 120 Youville, Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
| Description |
Multi-cultural festival founded in 1970; Scottish pavilion first opened as separate entity in 1975 (previously part of UK's "Mug Pub"). Highland dancing, pipe bands, clan booths, displays... and much more! |
| Organisers |
Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg (Folklorama) & Winnipeg Scottish Association (Scottish pavilion). |
| Contact Details |
ceud_mile_failte1@hotmail.comor Past President, Jim Court, 3605 Robin Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3R 0C6, CANADA jim@csfcma.ca |
| Name |
Gathering of the Scots Festival |
| Date |
May 26-28, 2006. |
| Location |
Baird's Campgrounds, Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 2002. Heavyweight Athletics; Pipe Bands and Highland Dance; Cultural Workshops; Celtic Retail; Evening Ceilidh. |
| Organisers |
Gathering of the Scots |
| Contact Details |
www.gatheringofthescots.com info2@gatheringofthescots.com |
| Name |
New Brunswick Highland Games |
| Date |
July 28-30, 2006 |
| Location |
Old Government House Grounds
Woodstock Road
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1981. |
| Organisers |
New Brunswick Highland Games |
| Contact Details |
www.highlandgames.ca |
| Name |
Pugwash Gathering of the Clans |
| Date |
July 1, 2006 (Always July 1). |
| Location |
Main Street, Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1947. Features Traditional music as well as special events such as the 'Theatre Under the Stars'. |
| Organisers |
Gathering of the Clans - Kathy Langille |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Halifax Highland Games and Scottish Festival |
| Date |
July 8, 2006 |
| Location |
Garrison Grounds (behind Citadel Hill), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1989. Events of the day include a kilted Golf tornament. |
| Organisers |
Halifax Highland Games and Scottish Festival- Lewis MacKay |
| Contact Details |
www.halifaxhighlandgames.com |
| Name |
Halifax Celtic Feis |
| Date |
July 8, 2006 |
| Location |
Various locations, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Description |
The Halifax Celtic Féis will be recognized as Nova Scotia's premier Celtic cultural festival celebrating the great traditions of Scottish and Irish music, dance, literature, and visual arts. |
| Organisers |
Hype MC (Marketing & Communications) |
| Contact Details |
www.halifaxcelticfeis.com |
| Name |
Antigonish Highland Games |
| Date |
July 14-16, 2006 |
| Location |
Columbus Field, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1863. Full Pipes, Drums and dancing competitions. |
| Organisers |
Antigonish Highland Society |
| Contact Details |
www.antigonishhighlandgames.com |
| Name |
Ceilidh Trail School of Music Festival |
| Date |
August 1 - 18, 2006 |
| Location |
Ceilidh Trail School, Inverness, near Port Hawkesbury |
| Description |
Founded in 1997. Features workshops in many of the Scottish instruments. |
| Organisers |
The Ceilidh Trial School of Music |
| Contact Details |
www.ceilidhtrail.com/ |
| Name |
The Hector Festival |
| Date |
August 9-13, 2006 |
| Location |
deCoste Entertainment Centre, Pictou, Nova Scotia |
| Description |
Event Founded in 1989. Features a Genealogy Special Event |
| Organisers |
Hector Festival |
| Contact Details |
Hector Festival, deCoste Centre, Box 39, Pictou, NS B0K 1H0 CANADA |
| Name |
Celtic Colours International Festival |
| Date |
October 6-14, 2006 |
| Location |
Various communities, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1997. Provides workshops in piping, drumming, drum major, highland dancing, country dancing, Celtic harp, Celtic fiddle, folk music, spinning and weaving and story tellers. |
| Organisers |
Celtic Colours Festival Society |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Celtfest Callander |
| Date |
June 2-3, 2006 |
| Location |
Callander Legion Br. 445, Callander near North Bay, ON, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 2001. |
| Organisers |
Celtfest Callander |
| Contact Details |
www.celtfest.org |
| Name |
Brockville Celtic Festival |
| Date |
June 9-10, 2006 |
| Location |
Brockville near Kingston, ON, Canada |
| Description |
Performances of all traditional Scottish dance and music areas. |
| Organisers |
Brockville Celtic Festival |
| Contact Details |
www.brockvillecelticfestival.com |
| Name |
Georgetown Highland Games |
| Date |
June 10, 2006 |
| Location |
Georgetown Fairgrounds
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1961. Special events include a beer tent and Pictish Face Painting. |
| Organisers |
Georgetown Highland Games |
| Contact Details |
www.georgetownhighlandgames.com |
| Name |
Windsor Celtic Festival |
| Date |
June 16-18, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Civic Terrace, Windsor, ON, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1998. |
| Organisers |
The Capitol Theatre and Arts Centre |
| Contact Details |
www.capitol.on.ca/celticfest.html |
| Name |
Hamilton Highland Games |
| Date |
June 24, 2006 |
| Location |
Ancaster, ON, Canada |
| Description |
Home of the Canadian Pipe Band Championships |
| Organisers |
|
| Contact Details |
www.hamiltonhighlandgames.com |
| Name |
Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games |
| Date |
June 30 - July 2, 2006 |
| Location |
Victoria Park
Kincardine, Ontario, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 2000. Special events include Lake Beach Fishing, Brit Cars, Pool and Darts Tournament. |
| Organisers |
Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games |
| Contact Details |
www.kincardinescottishfestival.ca |
| Name |
Tartan Sertoma Supreme Highland Games |
| Date |
July 7-8, 2006 |
| Location |
Tecumseh Park
Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
| Description |
Event Founded in 1989. Special Events include a haggis hurl and a Beer tent. |
| Organisers |
Tartan Sertoma Society |
| Contact Details |
www.tartansertoma.ca/ |
| Name |
Haliburton Highland Games |
| Date |
July 8, 2006 |
| Location |
Head Lake Park, Haliburton Village. |
| Description |
|
| Organisers |
|
| Contact Details |
www.haliburtonhighlandgames.com/ |
| Name |
Cambridge Highland Games |
| Date |
July 14-15, 2006 |
| Location |
Churchill Park
Cambridge, Ontario, (near Toronto), Canada |
| Description |
Event Founded in 1974. |
| Organisers |
Cambridge Highland Games Committee |
| Contact Details |
www.cambridgehighlandgames.org |
| Name |
Orillia Scottish Festival |
| Date |
July 16, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Couchiching Beach Park
Orillia, Ontario, (near Toronto), Canada |
| Description |
Event Founded in 1978. |
| Organisers |
Branch 34 Royal Canadian Legion Orillia |
| Contact Details |
www.orillia.com/visitors/scottish.html |
| Name |
Highlands of Durham Games & Celtic Festival |
| Date |
July 22-23, 2006 |
| Location |
Elgin Park, Uxbridge, Ontario, (near Toronto), Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1996, the 2005 Games are our 10th anniversary. The Games are held at the lovely mature-tree venue of Elgin Park, Uxbridge, Ontario an hour northeast of Toronto. In addition to being a full games, our Games include a judged Scottish breed dog show, the only one outside Scotland.
We also have a Young People's Celtic Pavilion, where kids can learn about their heritage, the burning of a Viking ship at our closing ceremonies, a British Car show and much more. |
| Organisers |
Highlands of Durham Games Inc. |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Glengarry Highland Games |
| Date |
August 4-5, 2006 |
| Location |
Kenyon Agricultural Society Fairgrounds
"Maxville Fairgrounds"
Maxville, Ontario, (near Ottawa, Montreal), Canada |
| Description |
Event Founded in 1948. Special events include the N.A. Pipe Band Championships. |
| Organisers |
Glengarry Highland Games Committee |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games |
| Date |
August 11-12, 2006 |
| Location |
Fergus & District Community Centre
550 Belsyde Ave. E.,
Fergus, Ontario, (near Toronto), Canada |
| Description |
Event Founded in 1945. Special events include a Tattoo, 10k run, strong man, beer tent, historic weaponry and an entertainment area.Tickets are available in advance and at the festival. 10% off tickets between May 31-July 16, 2004. |
| Organisers |
The Fergus Scottish Festival |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Sarnia Highland Games |
| Date |
August 18-19, 2006 |
| Location |
Centennial Park
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Description |
Event Founded in 1984. Special events include an open beer keg toss. |
| Organisers |
Sarnia Highland Games |
| Contact Details |
www.rivernet.net/highlandgames |
| Name |
North Lanark Highland Games |
| Date |
August 26, 2006 |
| Location |
Almonte, Ontario, Canada |
| Description |
Event Founded in 1961. Full Highland Games. |
| Organisers |
North Lanark Highland Games Committee |
| Contact Details |
http://www.almontehighlandgames.com |
| Name |
Trenton Scottish/Irish Festival |
| Date |
September 9, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Buster Alyea Park, Trenton, ON, Canada |
| Description |
|
| Organisers |
Jaclyn McSwiggan, 392-2841 |
| Contact Details |
Home Page |
| Name |
Owen Sound Celtic Festival |
| Date |
September 15-17, 2006 |
| Location |
OSCVI Auditorium, Owen Sound, ON, Canada |
| Description |
Event founded in 1999. The festival is holding a special Friday night concert. |
| Organisers |
Owen Sound Celtic Festival |
| Contact Details |
http://www.oscelticfestival.com/ |
| Name |
Celtic Festival of Summerside |
| Date |
June 23-25, 2006 |
| Location |
Summerside, PEI, Canada |
| Description |
|
| Organisers |
The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts in Canada |
| Contact Details |
College Home Page |
| Name |
The International Celtic-Acadian-Louisiana Festival |
| Date |
June 16-17-18, 2006 |
| Location |
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, CANADA |
| Description |
Artists : Ashley MacIsaac, Paddy Keenan, Tony McManus, Arasaig, Oro, Swift Years & Belfast Andy, Sine McKenna, Landevan, Le Chêne Vert, Bill White and Big Night, Irish dancers, Highland dancers, The Red Stick Ramblers, Jean-François Breau, Pierre Robichaud, Kenneth Saulnier, Glamour Puss, Carolyne Jomphe, Les langues fourchues, Rapetipetam, Mackinaw, Guy Donis, X-Île, Réveillons!, Rick L. Blues, La Bistringue and many others.
Programme: Celtic, Acadian, Quebec and Cajun music and dance shows, dance workshops (Louisiana, Irish traditional dancing, Quebec square dancing), music workshops (Louisiana violin style, Celtic harp, mandolin and banjo, Irish uileann pipes, Celtic violin), Gaelic singing and language workshop, storytelling, history and genealogy conferences, documentaries on Louisiana, sampling of Cajun cuisine and other dishes. |
| Organisers |
|
| Contact Details |
www.quebecceltic.ca |
| Name |
Montreal International Celtic Festival |
| Date |
July 11, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Douglas Hospital Grounds, La Salle, Quebec |
| Description |
Founded in 1999. Presents a large range of activities for young and old. |
| Organisers |
Montreal Celtic Festival Foundation |
| Contact Details |
www.montrealcelticfestival.com/ |
| Name |
Montreal Highland Games |
| Date |
August 6, 2006 |
| Location |
Pierrefonds Sports Park (behind Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School). Corner Pierrefonds Boulevard and Rene-Emard Street. |
| Description |
Founded in 1976. Usually receives around 20,000 visitors over its duration. |
| Organisers |
Montreal Highland Games Committee |
| Contact Details |
www.montrealhighlandgames.qc.ca |
| Name |
Moose Jaw Highland Games |
| Date |
May 20 , 2006 |
| Location |
Cresent Park, Moose Jaw (near Regina), Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Description |
Full Games |
| Organisers |
Moose Jaw Highland Games |
| Contact Details |
www.reginahighlandgames.org |
| Name |
Regina Highland Games |
| Date |
May 21, 2006 |
| Location |
RCMP Sports Grounds, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1976. Special events includes a Fly Fishing Demo. |
| Organisers |
Regina Highland Festival Association |
| Contact Details |
www.reginahighlandgames.org |
| Name |
Saskatoon Highland Games |
| Date |
August 20, 2006 |
| Location |
Scottish Pavilion, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Description |
Full Games |
| Organisers |
|
| Contact Details |
higgins.peters@sk.sympatico.ca |
| Name |
Yukon Gathering of the Clans & Celtic Festival |
| Date |
June 23-25, 2006 ? |
| Location |
Rotary Peace Park
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada |
| Description |
Founded in 1996. |
| Organisers |
Yukon Scottish Club |
| Contact Details |
| |
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
