Texas Scottish Festival Highland Games

 Arlington     Texas

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The TEXAS SCOTTISH FESTIVAL & HIGHLAND GAMES are renowned for its outstanding musical entertainment. The Festival again features some of the top Scottish performers in the world including--the acclaimed Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser, renown Scottish balladeer Alex Beaton, noted author, composer and entertainer Brian McNeill from Scotland, the celtic groups: Jiggernaut, & Scottish Rogues, the high energy celtic rock group Killdares, noted Edinburgh Folk singer Ed Miller with John Taylor, and many other artists and performers.

The Festival will again be hosting the U.S.A. vs. CANADA professional athletic team Championships. Also scheduled are Championship Scottish Highland Dance & Scottish National Dance competitions The solo bagpiping & drumming contests and Bagpipe Bands will feature some of the premier bagpipers in the world. The featured Bagpipe band will be the Championship North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums.

Other scheduled events include--Professional & Amateur Athletics, Scottish Fiddle Workshop, Children's Games & Activities, Genealogy & History Seminars, a Gaelic Language Seminar, Scottish Military Living History Encampment, Scottish Country Dancing, a Bonniest Knee's Contest, a Medieval Scotland Area, a Scotch Whisky Tasting and Seminar, Celtic Harp workshop, Celtic Music, a Photo Contest, Texas Championship Sheep Dog demonstrations, an All-Scottish Breed Dog Show, Scotch Ale Brewing Competition, , a Shortbread Contest, Celtic Art Seminar, Falconry Demonstrations, a 9000 sq. ft. Pub tent, a feature Ceilidh, and much much more.

The festival has five large entertainment tents this year to showcase the national and regional celtic, folk, and Scottish entertainers. Highlander Magazine has rated the Texas Scottish Festival the number one Scottish festival in North America for entertainment and talent.

Also featured are the more than sixty-five colorful Scottish Clan tents representing various Scottish Clans and families including MacDonalds, Campbells, MacDuffs, Hendersons, MacIntyres, Ross, and many more

Scottish foods & ales including: haggis, fish & chips, scotch eggs, meat pies,bridies, & bangers will be available as well as American festival foods. Scottish vendors with a wide variety of merchandise from Scotland & Great Britain will be displaying their inventory of authentic tartan wear, kilts for the gentlemen, crafts, records, books, and gift items. Also find unique Celtic designed crafts, jewelry, and art.

The Festival and Games are open to the general public and is an event for the entire family with most activities scheduled continuously for each day. Musical entertainment is continuous in several areas including the largest Pub tent in North America. An attendance again in excess of 60,000 is expected for the three day event. Many people may discover they are a wee bit Scottish as they visit the colorful Family-Clan tents associated with a Scottish Gathering.