The Annual Scottish Festival and Games
The next event is scheduled to be held March 1st, 2014
Location: The Fort Lauderdale Snyder Park is to be part of Scotland Saturday, March 1st
Enjoy piping, drumming, highland dancing, country dancing, Scottish athletics, folk singing, fiddling, children's games, sheepdogs, craft demonstrations, Find your roots at the clan encampment. Browse through the Scottish shops stocked with items of Highland dress, jewelry, music, china, crystal, instruments, books, keepsakes etc. Savor Scottish pies and pastries and Scottish beer. The opening ceremonies with the parade of clans and massed bands will be at Twelve o'clock noon.
Featured entertainment
Pipe bands from all over Florida will compete.
Activities on the Main Field during the day also include:
- Scottish Heavy Athletics
- Throwing the Hammer
- Stone and Weight for distance
- Tossing the weight and bale of hay for height
- Tossing the 16ft Caber or "tree trunk" end over end.
- Sheep Dogs.
- Bagpipe Band Competition
- Massed bagpipe Bands March
Sponsor's Reception: A cocktail reception for the Games sponsors from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, February 28th.
Ceilidh (kay-lee). Friday, February 28th, 9-11 p.m., $15 per person. A Scottish "Variety Show". This event is scheduled to feature The entertainers that are scheduled to appear at the festival
DANCE WORKSHOP
Location: TBA
Instructor: TBA (Judge)
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
For more information contact:: TBA
This is presented by the Scottish American Society of South Florida, Inc.
Telephone Broward – 954.460.5000
WEBSITE http://www.sassf.org
Mailing Address
PO Box 100667
Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33301-0667
The Scottish American Society of South Florida, Inc is a not for profit organization, bringing the culture of Scotland to Southeast Florida and providing scholarships to local residents.
