Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, September 26, 2015
All Day
Location
Idelwild Park
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As per www.ligonierhighlandgames.org:
*Admission Day of the Games*
Adults $20.00
Seniors (55+) $18
Youth (13-17) $10.00
Children (12 & under) Free!
Free Parking!
Gates Open at 8 am
Follow the skirl of bagpipes to beautiful Ligonier at Idlewild Park for the annual gathering of the Clans. Join your freinds, neighbors and fellow fans of all things Scottish at the Ligonier Highland Games and experience exciting competitions in:
* Piping and Drumming competitions
Piping and Drumming Registration Form
* individual and massed pipe bands on the field
*Scottish Harp workshop and competition
Harping Registration Form
* Traditional Scottish heavy athletic events tossing the caber, the Scottish hammer throw, sheaf tossing and stone
* Highland dancing and Scottish country dancing, the timeless tradition of Gaelic Mod singing and poetry and Celtic Harps
Dancing Registration Form
Shop for Celtic wares including pottery, jewelry, tartans, Scottish food, and, of course, kilts!
Feast on traditional Scottish foods, snacks and desserts from Gaelic Imports!
Visit the Clan tents to explore the history and genealogy of Scotland’s families.
Enjoy the Children’s Games, the Massed Bands (hundreds of pipers and drummers at once!), Scottish-breed dog exhibits, Pittsburgh Scottish Country Dancers and Celtic performers from all over the world!
Living History Representing Scottish military units, some of which served in the Pittsburgh region 250 years ago during the French and Indian Wars. Units attending this year include:
Cataran Society (1745 Jacobite era)
42nd Regiment of Foot – The Black Watch (French and Indian War era)
42nd Highland Regiment (World War One era)
51st Highland Regiment (World War Two era)
2nd Battalion Scots Guard (1980’s and 90’s era)
