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The first historical reference to the type of events held at Highland games in Scotland was made during the time of King Malcolm III (Scottish Gaelic: Máel Coluim, c. 1031 – 13 November 1093) when he summoned men to race up Craig Choinnich overlooking Braemar with the aim of finding the fastest runner in Scotland to be his royal messenger. [7]
The Glengarry Games were first staged in 1948. Although primarily intended to be a showcase of traditional Scottish events such as the caber toss, the games also serve as an annual gathering of area residents as well as the various Scottish clan societies across Canada and the United States.
In the first three decades of the competition there have been thirteen champions, with four men each having won the title five times, Geoff Capes, Jim McGoldrick, Ryan Vierra and Matt Sandford, and one of those, Geoff Capes, having also won the 1981 World Highland Games Championships held in Lagos, which would make him six times world champion ...
A schedule of the festival’s athletic events can be found on Facebook. The Judy Hackett Glengarry Celtic dancers perform on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at the Middle Tennessee Highland Games and ...
Greenville Scottish Games two days of festivities that combine spirited competition, Celtic jams, a parade, and more, May 24-25. ... Saturday's schedule of events. 8:30 a.m. – Gates 0pen9:30 a.m ...
The Highland Games & Scottish Festival was first held in 1993 at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It featured two pipe bands, one vendor, kids' games, and student athletic competitions ...
Wicked Tinkers: The group's first Alaska show on Saturday will benefit Highland Games." Section: Alaska; Page B5. Gleason, Matt. (September 16, 2006) Tulsa World "Wicked pipes: California's Wicked Tinker cranks up the Scottish Festival." Aguirre, Mary Lou. (January 12, 2007) The Fresno Bee "Hanford hosts Tempest and Tinkers in a Celtic romp ...
The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is one of the largest in the country, continuously drawing a crowd of over 30,000. It has only recently been surpassed by the Highland games in Pleasanton, California. In 2006, the event celebrated its 50th anniversary. But no event was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.