Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games
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The Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games is held on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington. It's been an annual event since 1987.
Waymark Code: WM6K5Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2009
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The Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games are held on the first weekend of June. Attendance regularly exceeds 50,000.
Activities and Events include:
Highland Games at Professional, Amateur, and Novice levels, as well as
Scottish Highland Dance and Scottish National Dance competitions.
There's lots of music: Music for entertainment (both international bands and bands from Texas), and also Solo Bagpipe and Bagpipe Band competitions. There's a Scotch Whisky Tasting and a Seminar about Scotch. Othe seminars include Genealogy, History, and Gaelic Language
Other Competitions include Shortbread, Scotch Ale Brewing, and Bonniest Knees, and there's a Photo Contest.
Of course there's a Gathering of the Clans and there's a children's area featuring things like a climbing wall.
Ticket price details:
Friday: Adults $10.00 (Includes Friday Night Ceilidh), Teen (13-17) $6.00, Children (6-12) $4.00
Friday Night "Howdy BBQ" $25.00
Saturday: Adults $15.00, Teen (13- 17) $7.00, Children (6-12) $4.00
Sunday: Adults $10.00, Teen (13- 17) $6.00, Children (6-12) $4.00
Times:
5:00 p.m. to midnight on Friday
9:00 a.m. to midnight on Saturday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday