McDonald's Saint Patrick's Day Parade Roanoke, Va Saturday, March 15, 2008 www.roanokesaintpats.org/html/parade.html Come be a part of a Roanoke tradition and the Southeast's 2nd largest St. Patrick's Day Parade. Be as festive an "Irishman" as possible. On March 15th be one the thousands of people who come to enjoy the award-winning McDonald's St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Mint Hill Highland Games Mint Hill, NC Saturday, March 29, 2008 www.minthillscottishsociety.com/highlandgames.html We are happy to be invited once again to the Mint Hill Highland Games. If you live near the Charlotte NC area.....this will be a short drive to a full day of Scottish heritage and fun.
Loch Norman Highland Games Huntersville, NC Saturday, April 19, 2008 www.ruralhillfarm.org/loch.htm Begun in 1994, The Loch Norman Highland Games hosted by the Catawba Valley Scottish Society has always held a deep admiration in the hearts of Scots and supporters of the event. It is a special gathering where strangers become friends over the weekend. It is also a place where World Class athletes come to compete in various competitions which include Heavy Athletics both professionally and amateurs, bag-piping, fiddle and harp, and Scottish Dance.
Bethabara Celtic Festival and Highland Games Winston Salem, NC Saturday, May 10, 2008 www.bethabarapark.org/ Highland Games with champion athletes, Scottish country dancers, Scottish Clans and Pipe & Drum music. There are also plenty of craft vendors displaying their wares for you. Join us at Historic Bethabara Park in Winston Salem, NC and take in all the festival has to offer.
Gatlinburg Scottish Festival & Games Gatlinburg, TN Saturday, May 17, 2008 www.gsfg.org/ Always a great time to be had in Gatlinburg! Some of our fondest memories have come from these games. Last year we went head to head with some formidable competition and we are looking forward to the same this year.
Remember.......all roads lead to Gatlinburg (sort of) but sometimes you just have a few twists and turns before you get there.
Greenville Highland Games Greenville, SC Saturday, June 7, 2008 www.greenvillegames.org/ A very well organized games held on the beautiful Furman University Campus. The number of Scottish Games and Festivals is growing in the Southeast US. This is one of the finest of the new games to arrive the past few years.
Clover Scottish Games Clover, SC Saturday, June 14, 2008 www.cloverscottishgames.com/ The Clover Scottish Games and Scotch-Irish Festival, held annually on the first Saturday in June, is an outgrowth of the heritage of the people of the Town of Clover. Through our festival we seek to encourage the growth of our shared heritage by showcasing those who practice Scottish and Scotch-Irish arts, crafts, athletics, music and traditions. From this rich pageantry we hope to instill and inspire our young people to keep the traditions burning.
Fun 4th Festival Greensboro, NC Friday, July 4, 2008 www.aroundthepiedmonttriad.com/gsofestivals/FunFourth/index-fun4.htm Come on out and celebrate Independance Day with us in beautiful downtown Greensboro. There is a full schedule of events all day including a parade, live music, and all kinds of vendors with everything from art and crafts to all that food your not supposed to eat. A nice way to finish your day is to check out the Greensboro Grasshoppers game complete with fireworks!.....To be more American we would have to feed you apple pie.
Hope to see you there!
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Grandfather Mountain, NC Saturday, July 12, 2008 www.gmhg.org/ We are happy to be a part of one of one of the most prestigious Highland Games in the southeast United States. Come out and see what these games have to offer...you won't be dissapointed. Plenty of things to see and do for everyone in the family.
Charleston Scottish Games & Highland Gathering Boone Hall Plantation, Mt Pleasant, SC Saturday, September 20, 2008 charlestonscots.org/ After a long break from band competitions, we're looking forward to getting back into the swing of things in Charleston. It's always a good bit warm....and the mosquitoes are as big as crows....but absolutely one of the most beautiful venues we see during the season.
We hope to see you there! Just be sure to bring your bug spray :)
Radford Highlanders Festival Radford, Virginia Saturday, October 11, 2008 www.radford.edu/festival/ The 13th Radford Highlanders Festival weekend is Friday, October 10, 2008, in downtown Radford and Saturday, October 11, on RU's Moffett Field.
Radford University and The City of Radford are partnering to bring families another entertaining - and educational - weekend in the highlands.
Stone Mountain Highland Games Stone Mountain, GA Saturday, October 18, 2008 www.smhg.org/ The picturesque grounds of the Stone Mountain Park meadow, a short drive northeast of Atlanta, Georgia, will once again resound with the sounds of bagpipes, fiddles and harps. For the 35th consecutive year, thousands of Scots (even those that wish to be "Scot for the Day") from around the world will don their family tartans and gather to greet old friends and make new ones too.
Waxhaw Scottish Highland Games Cane Creek Park, Waxhaw, NC Saturday, October 25, 2008 www.wshg.org/ The Games incorporate an amazing venue with a beautiful landscape overlooking the loch on Cane Creek with the tradition of centuries old competition and heritage.
You will enjoy cheering on the heavy athletes with their skills of tossing the caber and throwing the Scots hammer, the excitement of watching the young highland dancers with their skills of many different dances from the fling to the sailor’s hornpipe and listening to solo pipers or bands playing their marches, strathspeys and reel's along with the classical music of the bagpipes the Piobaireachd.