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![[Caber Toss at Loon Mountain, copyright 'Atlant']](images/looncaber.jpg)
Highland Games are a favorite with participants and spectators alike. Musicians, dancers, and athletes of all backgrounds vie for recognition in traditional activities of the Scottish Highlands. HLSPB competes in Grade IV of the The picture above shows the caber toss at Loon Mountain, New Hampshire in 2000. (Follow links at end of this page to locate details of an event near you) |
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Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band — Appearance Schedule 2008 |
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Date Time |
Location |
Event |
Event Sponsorship and Information |
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| Saturday January 26 |
Hyannis, Mass. Holiday Inn Rte. 132 |
Robert Burns Night Celebration |
Highland Light Scottish Society www.scotsoncapecod.org |
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| Saturday March 8 Stepoff 11 am |
West Dennis and South Yarmouth, Mass. Rte. 28 |
Cape Cod's St. Patrick's Parade |
Cape Cod's St. Patrick's Parade www.capecodstpatsparade.com |
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| Sunday March 16 Stepoff 1 pm |
Abington, Mass. |
St. Patrick's Day Parade |
Town of Abington parade homepage |
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| Sunday May 4 Stepoff 1 pm |
Brewster, Mass. Rte 6A Underpass Rd to Swamp Rd |
Brewster In Bloom Parade |
www.brewsterinbloom.org![[Daffodils]](images/daffs.jpg) |
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| Sunday May 25 |
Nantucket, Mass. |
Memorial Day Parade |
American Legion Post 82 |
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| Monday May 26 Stepoff 10 am |
Centerville, Mass. |
Memorial Day Parade |
Town of Barnstable Town Web page |
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| Thursday May 29 |
Hyannis, Mass. Cape Cod Melody Tent |
Commencement Exercises |
Cape Cod Community College
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| Friday June 27 pm |
Osterville, Mass. Osterville Free Library,43 Wianno Avenue |
Outdoor Concert |
Friends of the Osterville Free Library www.ostervillefreelibrary.org |
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| Saturday June 28 Stepoff 4 pm |
Provincetown, Mass. Commercial Street |
Portuguese Festival Parade |
Provincetown Portuguese Festival![[Portuguese Rooster]](images/portugallo.jpg) |
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| Friday July 4 Stepoff 9:30 am |
Chatham, Mass. Main Street Shore Road to Veterans' Field |
Independence Day Parade |
Chatham Public Ceremonies Committee |
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| Sunday July 13 |
Harwich Port, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church Main St. |
Indoor Concert |
Summer Concert Series Pilgrim Congregational Church www.pilgrimchurchharwichport.org |
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| Tuesday July 29 8 pm |
Plymouth, Mass. Church of the Pilgrimage Town Square Plymouth Center |
Indoor Concert |
Summer Concert Series Church of the Pilgrimage www.8townsquare.org |
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| Sunday August 17 7:30 pm Please note corrected time |
Wellfleet, Mass. Congregational Church Main Street |
Indoor Concert |
Summer Concert Series Wellfleet Congregational Church |
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| Sunday September 7 Stepoff 1 pm |
Eastham, Mass. Rte 6 Brackett Rd. to Windmill |
Windmill Parade |
Eastham Windmill Weekend EasthamWindmillWeekend.com 2007 YouTube video |
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| Saturday September 13 10 am - 5 pm |
Sandwich, Mass. Heritage Museums and Gardens Grove Street |
Highland Festival New in 2008 |
Heritage Museums and Gardens www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org Highland Light Scottish Society www.scotsoncapecod.org |
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| Sunday October 12 Stepoff 12 noon |
S. Yarmouth, Mass. Rte. 28 Long Pond Rd. to Simpkins School |
Yarmouth Seaside Festival |
yarmouthseasidefestival.com
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| Saturday November 22 Stepoff 11 am |
Plymouth, Mass. Nelson St. to Plymouth Rock |
Thanksgiving Parade |
Plymouth's Thanksgiving Celebration
![[Band at Plymouth Rock]](plrockT.gif)
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| 2008 |
Some Highland Competitions and Festivals in New England | |||||||
| Saturday April 12 |
Concord, N.H. N.H. Technical Institute |
Indoor Highland Games |
N.H. School of Scottish Arts
http://www.nhssa.org/ |
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| Saturday May 17 |
Richmond, R.I. South County Fair Grounds |
Rhode Island Scottish Highland Festival |
Scottish Heritage Society
http://www.riscot.org/ |
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| Saturday June 7 |
2008 Games cancelled |
Southern New Hampshire Scottish Games and Celtic Festival |
http://www.snhscotcelt.org/ | |||||
| Saturday June 28 |
Greenfield, Mass. Franklin County Fairgrounds |
Western Massachusetts Highland Games |
http://www.wmhg.org/
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| Saturday July 5 |
Norwalk, Conn. Cranbury Park |
Round Hill Highland Games |
http://www.roundhill.org/
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| Saturday July 19 |
Northampton, Mass. Look Park Rte. 9, Florence |
Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival |
http://www.glasgowlands.org/
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| Saturday September 13 2 pm |
Sandwich, Mass. Heritage Museums and Gardens Grove Street |
Highland Festival New in 2008 |
Heritage Museums and Gardens www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org Highland Light Scottish Society www.scotsoncapecod.org |
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| September 19-20-21 |
Franklin, N.H. Loon Mountain |
New Hampshire Highland Games |
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A useful source of games information is Clan Campbell Society Calendar of Highland Games and Events www.ccsna.org/games/ Another useful source: EUSPBA calendar of sanctioned Highland Games (Eastern U.S.A.) http://www.euspba.org/events.aspx Link to listing by State -- maintained by Kilts, Quilts 'n Stuff http://kiltsnquilts.com/kqpages/festivals/cfests.htm Link to St. Patrick's Day parade listing maintained by Boston Irish Tourism Association http://irishmassachusetts.com Site lists many other places and events with a Hibernian connection. |
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