Feb                  MASTERY OF SCOTTISH ARTS CONCERT & WINTER SCHOOL

                   Celtic Arts Foundation, PO Box 1342, Mount Vernon WA 98273

                   Skye Richendrfer, Executive Director

                   360 416 4934, www.celticarts.org

 

FEB 14          GLENCOE OBSERVANCE (CLAN DONALD) – 24^th Annual

                   Procession, Color Guard to, and Memorial Service at,

                   Old Scotch Church, Hillsboro OR (pub visit later)

                   John Lewis, 503 283 2975, theravens_rock@yahoo.com

 

FEB 15          GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY

                   Cross-cultural celebration of Chinese New Year and a Scottish Robert Burns Dinner (Haggis, bagpipes, drums, Chinese food, traditional Chinese music and poetry)

                   Info and tickets, Bill McFadden, 206 364 6025

                   billmcfadden@mindspring.com

 

MAR 07         MINI-GATHERING – WASHINGTON PIPERS ASSN

                   Grace Fellowship Church, 6328 180^th St SW, Lynnwood WA

                   Doors open 9:00am.           Begins at 10:00am

                   Piping & Drumming competitions for all grade levels

                   info@washingtonpipers.org,  www.washingtonpipers.org

 

MAR 14         HIGHLAND DANCE COMPETITION - SPRING

Seattle Highland Dancing Association,  http://shda.fusta.us

                   Northshore Baptist Church, Bothell WA

                  

MAR 17         SPRING CEILIDH

          Kenmore Community Club    7:00PM – Midnight

          Seirm Gaelic Choir

          Singing, Dancing, Food and Laughter.

          206 903 9452, www.slighe.com

 

MAR 21         GAELIC INTENSIVE DAY

                   Slighe nan Gaidheal

                   All-day Gaelic Language instruction

                   University Heights Community Center, Seattle WA

                   Chas. Talbot   206 722 4261   chas@slighe.com

 

MAR 21         CLAN GORDON PIPE BAND TARTAN BALL – 46^th Annual

                   8:00pm – 1:00 am The Pavilion, Puyallup Fairgrounds, WA

Leanore Curran’s Highland Dancers, Clan Gordon, Clan MacLeay &

Bellingham Pipe Bands                  www.clangordonpipeband.org

                   Stacey Bradley, 206 459 5479, agordon4me@harbornet.com

 

 

 

MAR 28         SCOTTISH-AMERICAN FESTIVAL (Washington State)

                   National Tartan Day Society of Washington

                   Indoor event, Pavilion Room, Western

                   Washington Fairgrounds, Puyallup WA, 10:00am to 5:00 pm

Celebrating Scotland’s contribution to America.  Clans, bagpipes, dancers

                   Chuck Cook, 253 472 7252, Activities Chairman

                   www.tartanday-wa.org

 

APR 04          MINI-GATHERING – WASHINGTON PIPERS ASSN

                   Grace Fellowship Church, 6328 180^th St SW, Lynnwood WA

                   Doors open 9:00am.           Begins at 10:00am

                   Piping & Drumming competitions for all grade levels

                   info@washingtonpipers.org,  www.washingtonpipers.org

 

APR 04          OREGON SCOTTISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL       

                   Oregon Scottish Society

                   Linn County Fairgrounds, Albany, OR

                   Karen Grant, Festival Manager,  503 451 3815, grant4x4@centurytel.net   www.oregonscottishsociety.com

 

APR 06          DECLARATION OF ARBROATH SIGNED 1320

                   Scotland’s Declaration of Independence

                   689^th Anniversary.  Re-enactment of signing will be carried out

                   at Arbroath Abbey.  Contact Scottish Connections,

                   206 284 1094  scotinfo@nwlink.com

 

APR 06          TARTAN DAY CANADA & USA

                   Tartan Day Observance Ceremony, State Capitol, Olympia

                   Bob Parrish 253 566 8215  chairman@tartanday-wa.org

                   Chuck Cook  253 472 7252

 

APR 18          HIGHLAND DANCE COMPETITION

                   Portland Highland Dancing Association  http://phda.fusta.us

 

MAY 09         NORTHWEST JUNIOR PIPE BAND CEILIDH

Dinner, Dancers, Silent Auction, Piping

                   Support the Band’s remarkable success, growth and future travel plans.   info@nwjpb.org   www.nwjpb.org

 

MAY 02         MINI-GATHERING – WASHINGTON PIPERS ASSN

                   Grace Fellowship Church, 6328 180^th St SW, Lynnwood WA

                   Doors open 9:00am.           Begins at 10:00am

                   Piping & Drumming competitions for all grade levels

                   info@washingtonpipers.org,  www.washingtonpipers.org

 

MAY 16         GAELIC INTENSIVE DAY

                   Slighe nan Gaidheal

                   All-day Gaelic Language instruction

                   University Heights Community Center, Seattle WA

                   Chas. Talbot   206 722 4261   chas@slighe.com

 

 

MAY 16         EUGENE SCOTTISH FESTIVAL

                   Peace Presbyterian Church, 3060 River Rd, Eugene OR 97404

10am-5pm, Scottish History Museum, gift shop, Scottie dog parade, Children’s activities, Scottish food and merchandise vendors.  Entertainment: David Brewer, Eugene Fire Dept Pipe Band, Eugene Highlanders and Rebecca Lomnicky.

General info: 541 688 2218

 

MAY 16-17     VICTORIA HIGHLAND GAMES/CELTIC FEST – 146^th Annual

Topaz Park, Victoria BC

Sheep-dog herding; Team Canada v. Team USA; Heavy Events Whisky School Athletics; Pipe Bands & Solos;

Highland Dancing; Haggis Hurling

Jim Maxwell   250 598 0120   jmaxwell@shaw.ca

www.victoriahighlandgames.com

 

MAY 16         SCOTTISH PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

                   Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association

Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, Scotland        www.rspba.org

011 44 141 221 5414   F: 011 44 141 221 1561

         

JUN              FEIS SHIATAIL (GAELIC FESTIVAL)

                   Slighe nan Gaidheal

                   206 903 9452, feis@slighe.com

                   www.slighe.com

                   Will be held in 2010.

 

JUN 06-07      BELLINGHAM HIGHLAND GAMES

                   Bellingham Highland Games Association

                   Ferndale WA   360 647 8500   info@bhga.org

www.bhga.org

 

JUN 13          WEST VALLEY HEAVY EVENTS

                   College of Idaho, Caldwell ID

Tom Janzen, 208 459 6800, 208 941 3982, tjanzen@collegeofidaho.edu

 

JUN 13          GREAT BASIN SCOTTISH GATHERING & HIGHLAND GAMES

                   The Great Basin Caledonian Society

                   Harney County Fairgrounds, Burns OR

                   3^rd Annual Gathering and Games.

          A day of fun, food, music (Red McWilliams and other entertainers to be announced), athletics, history, family entertainment.

                   Kevin Taylor, 541 573 2372, nighttime@centurytel.net

                   Lois Taylor, 541 573 2152, ltaylor@centurytel.net

 

JUN 20          PROSSER HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL

                   Prosser Chamber of Commerce

Port of Benton Food & Wine Park, Prosser WA

Live music, Highland dancing, piping, Flying Anvil Pub

509 786 8587   800 408 1517   prosserscottishfest@clearwire.net

 

 

JUN 24          BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN 1314

                   695^th Anniversary of one of Scotland’s great Battles

 

JUN 27          BRITISH COLUMBIA HIGHLAND GAMES

Coquitlam Town Centre Stadium, Coquitlam BC

Angus MacPherson,  604 263 9911,  judimac@shaw.ca

 

JUN 27          ALASKA SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES

                   Alaskan Scottish Club, Eagle River AK

                   Chris Anderson Chair, 907 243 7255, anderson_ak@yahoo.com

                   Kathy Howard, Co-Chair, 907 338 1123

 

JUN 27          TACOMA HIGHLAND GAMES – 40^th Annual

                   Tacoma Highland Games Association

                   Frontier Park, Graham WA

Clans, Highland Dancing, Athletics, Piping & Drumming,

Vendors, Beer Garden, Evening Ceilidh

Brian Nelson   253 761 1397  president@tacomagames.org

www.tacomagames.org

 

JUN 27          BRITISH PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

                   Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association

Banbridge, Northern Ireland    www.rspba.org

 

JUL 11-12      ATHENA CALEDONIAN GAMES

                   City Park, PO Box 161, Athena OR 97813

541 566 3880   admin@athenacaledoniangames.org

www.athenacaledoniangames.org

 

JUL 11-12      SKAGIT VALLEY HIGHLAND GAMES

Celtic Arts Foundation

Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon WA

Skye Richendrfer   360 416 4934   888 416 4934 (toll free)

skye@sos.net   www.celticarts.org

 

JUL 17-18      PORTLAND HIGHLAND GAMES

                   Portland Highland Games Association

                   Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham OR

                   17^th  Piobaireachd, 7:30pm  18^th  Games 8:30am-6:00pm

Athletics, Piping, Dancing, Fiddling, Kilted Mile Race, Clans, Vendors, Scottish Country dancing, Celtic music,

Tea Tent, Sheep Dog Trials

503 293 8501    phga@phga.org   www.phga.org

 

JUL 24-26      PACIFIC NW HIGHLAND GAMES – 63^rd Annual

                   Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association

          Washington’s Largest Highland Games & Clan Gathering

          Expo Center, Enumclaw WA

                   24^th – 6pm, Rising of the Clans and Pub Piping Competition

                   25^th – 8am-5:30pm, Games Activities

                   26^th – 8am-5:30pm, Games Activities

206 522 2541 (V-mail)  Fax: 206 522 4403

scots4ever@sshga.org   www.sshga.org

 

JUL 25 -        COEUR D’ALENE SUMMER SCHOOL OF PIPING

AUG 02         AND DRUMMING - 39^th Year

                   North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene ID

                   Experienced and highly skilled instructors;

Andrew Wright, Piping; John Fisher, Drumming. 

                   Modern, low-cost dormitory facilities.

                   Danny Hale, johndhale@hotmail.com   www.CSSPD.com

                  

JUL 31-         SPOKANE HIGHLAND GAMES

AUG 02            Spokane Highland Games Assn

Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, Spokane WA

                   31^st - Potluck Dinner, 6pm    1^st - Games Activities, 9am – 5:30pm

                   Piping, drumming, Highland Dancing, Athletic Competition, Clans, Vendors, Live Entertainment followed by a Ceilidh, 6:00-8:00pm

Peter Guthrie, Chairman, 509 276 8167

lguthrie@icehouse.net    www.spokanehighlandgames.org

 

AUG 08         WHIDBEY ISLAND HIGHLAND GAMES

                   Whidbey Island Celtic Society

                   Greenbank Farm, Whidbey Island WA

Eric Riise   360 331 5437   eriise@whidbey.net

www.wihg.org

 

AUG 08         HIGH DESERT CELTIC FEST & HIGHLAND GAMES

                   High Desert Celtic Society

                   PO Box 272, Madras OR 97755       www.hdcs.net

                   Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madras OR

                   Jess McHaffie, President, 541 350 5652, highdesertcelts@gmail.com

                   Sanctioned Athletics, Clans, Vendors, Entertainment.

                   Camping on site.

 

AUG 15         WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

                   Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association

Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland           www.rspba.org

011 44 141 221 5414   F: 011 44 141 221 1561

 

AUG 15-16     DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGHLAND GAMES

Douglas County Scottish Society

Riverbend Park, Winston OR

                   15^th – Scottish Ceilidh (Evening)  16^th – All Day Games

                   Ray Edwards, 541 863 6424, tricityedwards@peoplepc.com

                   Donna & John Hunter, 541 863 4362   twoscots@frontiernet.net

 

          AUG 21-22     EASTERN OREGON CELTIC FESTIVAL & HIGHLAND GAMES

                                    Baker County Fairgrounds

                             Parade of Clans, Clan Tents, Pipers & Dancers

                             Dogs, Vendors, Heavy Events

                             21^st – Ceilidh            22^nd – Festival & Heavy Events

Mike Campbell, President, 541 523 4340 (messages)  information@bakerhighlanders.org   www.bakerhighlanders.org 

Dutch Fahrney, Vice President, eothrowers@yahoo.com

AUG 23         EXECUTION OF WILLIAM WALLACE, 1305

704^th Anniversary of Wallace’s murder in London

Wallace Day Parade from Johnstone to Elderslie, Aug 22.

Contact Scottish Connections, 206 284 1094, scotinfo@nwlink.com

 

AUG 29         COWAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association

Dunoon, Scotland

011 44 141 221 5414, F: 011 44 141 221 1561

www.rspba.org

 

SEP 10          CELTIC SOCIETY OF SOUTH PUGET SOUND

                   Thurston County Fairgrounds          Evening         Wicked Tinkers

                   Advanced tickets (last event, 2 years ago, sold out)

                   Josh Amos, 360 786 6882   Jim Macduff, 360 352 1096

 

SEP 10-13      CLAN WALLACE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL GATHERING

                   Estes Park, CO

                   Held in conjunction with Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Festival

                   Lisa Donant    treasurer@clanwallace.org   www.clanwallace.org

 

SEP 11          BATTLE OF STIRLING BRIDGE, 1297

                   712^th Anniversary of Scotland’s great Battle. 

Commemorative Gatherings at the battle site in Stirling.

Scottish Connections, 206 284 1094   scotinfo@nwlink.com

 

SEP 11-13      FORT WORDEN WORKSHOP “EVERGREEN”

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - Seattle

Dance to World Class Scottish Dance Music and Instruction

Elizabeth Miller, 206 782 8345, fw@rscds-seattle.org

www.rscds-seattle.org

 

SEP 12 - 13    KELSO HIGHLANDER FESTIVAL

                   Tam o Shanter Park, Kelso WA

                   Gathering of the Clans, Highland Games, Dancing & Piping, Entertainment, Parade and Kirkin o the Tartan

                   Cory Mugaas, 360 423 0519; City of Kelso, 360 423 0900

                   www.kelso.gov/recreation

 

SEP 26          TREASURE VALLEY HIGHLAND GAMES

                   Western Idaho Fairgrounds, Boise ID

                   John McDade, 208 331 5675,

                   john@weebitoscotland.com

 

          OCT ??-??      FALL PIPE BAND CONCERTS

                   Keith Highlanders Pipe Band

                   Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland WA

                   KHPB brings the finest Celtic entertainment to the Pacific NW

                   Not to be missed evenings of Scottish/Irish entertainment!

                   Helen MacKay Sanders, Band Manager, khpb@khpb.org   www.khpb.org   206 365 5488

 

OCT 10          ALL CLANS FALL BANQUET

                   Aquatic Center, Federal Way WA

                   An evening of Scottish Fare & Festivities hosted by Clan Donald

                   June A. Thompson, North Pacific Regional Commissioner jooneez@centurytel.net, www.clandonaldusa-northpacific.org

 

OCT 17-18     ST. ANDREW’S CELTIC FLING - 18^th Annual

                        St. Andrew’s Church, 111 NE 80^th St, Seattle WA

                   17^th - Celtic Fair, Highland Dancing, Vendors, Food Booths,

                   Tea Room, Celtic Pub

18^th - Service & Kirkin o the Tartan

Ruby McLachlan,  206 523 7476,  rubym@saintandrewsseattle.org www.saintandrewsseattle.org

 

NOV 17         HEATHER TARTAN BALL & SILENT AUCTION – 45^th Annual

                        Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association

                        Evergreen City Ballet, 710 S 2^nd St, Renton WA

206 522 2541 (V Mail),  scots4ever@sshga.org

www.sshga.org

 

NOV 21         ST. ANDREW’S DAY DINNER DANCE (BOISE ID)

                        Thistle & Ghillies SCD Club, Boise ID

                   Gary Payne, 208 342 2812   scottish@cableone.net

 

NOV ??          ST. ANDREW’S DAY CELEBRATION (SEATTLE WA)

                        Caledonian & St. Andrew’s Society of Seattle

Lake City Presbyterian Church Hall, Seattle WA

An evening of Scottish Music, Dance and a great Tea

206 364 6025   billmcfadden@mindspring.com  www.caledonians.com

 

NOV ??          KIRKIN O THE TARTAN SERVICE

                        Caledonian & St. Andrew’s Society of Seattle

Lake City Presbyterian Church Hall, Seattle WA

206 364 6025   billmcfadden@mindspring.com  www.caledonians.com

 

NOV 30         ST. ANDREW’S DAY

                   Feast Day for St. Andrew, the First Apostle and Patron Saint of Scotland (and a few other countries).  Recognized as a public holiday in Scotland for the first time in 2007.

 

DEC 05          CHRISTMAS PARADE (ENUMCLAW WA)

                   Seattle Scottish Highland Games Assn (SSHGA)

                   Calling all pipers, drummers and kilted marchers.

                   Join the SSHGA entry.  Line up: 5pm.  Parade 6pm.

                   206 522 2541 (V-mail), F: 206 522 4403

                   scots4ever@sshga.org    www.sshga.org

 

DEC 11          CHRISTMAS CEILIDH

                   Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Seattle WA

Mercer Island Congregational Church

www.rscds-seattle.org

2010

 

If you have any other 2009 or 2010 Events for which you now have details, go ahead and send them to:  scotinfo@nwlink.com