Schedules of Upcoming 2008 Highland Games
Once again, Scots throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest are gearing up for the skirl of the pipes and Highland dancing competitions at the annual Highland Games. The following is a schedule for some of these events:
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AILEEN MACLEOD
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FIONA LEE the World Junior Highland Dancing Champion will be featured on the mainstage at the Games.
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GABERLUNZIE - Robin Watson and Gordon Menzies have been playing together as a duo since the early 1970s and are well known for producing an exciting blend of modern and traditional songs.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
May 17 - Comox Valley Highland Games, Lewis Park, 489 Old Island Highway, Courtenay. www.cvhg.org.
May 17-18 -Victoria Celtic Arts & Highland Games, Topaz Park, Blanshard & Finlayson, Victoria. victoriahighlandgames.com/events/2008/may/index.html.
June 14 -Sons of Scotland District #16 Highland Games, South Delta Senior Secondary School Oval, 750-53rd Street, Delta. eteamz.active.com/sonsofscotland/index.cfm (this site has not been edited for 2008 but has information that, except for the date, will apply this year).
June 21 - BC Legion Highland Gathering, Douglas Park, Langley. www.highlandgathering.ca.
June 28 - BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Percy Perry Stadium (formerly Coquitlam Town Centre Stadium), Coquitlam. www.bchighlandgames.com/index.php.
July 12 - Kamloops Highland Games, Albert McGowan Park , 2925 Summit Drive. Kamloops. www.kamloopshighlandgames.ca.
ALBERTA
June 8-22 - Grand Prairie Highland Games, Macklin Field, Grande Prairie. www.gphighlandgames.com.
June 21 - 61st Red Deer Highland Games, Westerner Exposition Park, Red Deer. reddeerhighlandgames.ca.
June 22 - Edmonton Highland Games & Festival, Grant MacEwan Park, 3105 - 101 Street S.W. info@edmontonscottish.com.
August 23 - High River Highland Games, Highwood High School, HWY 2A & 12th Avenue, High River. www.highriverhighlandgames.com.
August 30 - Calgary Highland Games, Shouldice Park, Calgary. www.calgaryhighlandgames.org.
August 31 - Canmore Highland Games, Centennial Park, Canmore. www.canmorehighlandgames.ca.
SASKATCHEWAN
May 17 - Moose Jaw Highland Games, Crescent Park, Moose Jaw. www.reginahighlandgames.org/moosejaw.htm.
May 18 - Regina Highland Games, Campbell College Park, Regina. www.reginahighlandgames.org.
WASHINGTON
June 7-8 - Bellingham Highland Games, Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale. www.bhga.org/index.php.
June 28 - Tacoma Highland Games, Frontier Park, 217th & Meridian/Highway 161, Graham, WA. www.tacomagames.org.
July 12-13 - Skagit Valley Highland Games and Celtic Arts, Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon. www.celticarts.org.
July 26-27 - 62nd Pacific NW Highland Games, Enumclaw Expo Center, Enumclaw. www.sshga.org.
OREGON
June 14 - 2nd annual Great Basin Highland Games and Scottish Gathering at Harney County Fairgrounds, Burns, Oregon. Visit: www.scottishcountryshop.com.
July 19 - Portland Highland Games, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham (just east of Portland off HWY 84). www.phga.org.
For those in a travel mood, two very large games, one in Canada and the other in the U.S.
July 12-15 - 53nd Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, MacRae Meadows, Linville, North Carolina. www.gmhg.org.
August 1-2 - 60th Glengarry Highland Games, Maxville, Ontario, www.glengarryhighlandgames.com.
[Special thanks to Ron MacLeod for the above information summary on upcoming Highland Games.]
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