Schedule

8:00pm – Bob Maclean & Gillebride MacMillan at Fixed Gear Brewing Co.

7:00 – Entertainment – Templin Gardens, Downtown Fergus

5:00 – 7:00 – Entertainment in local pubs

7:30 – 8:00  – Pipes, Plaid, & Pageantry Parade, Downtown Fergus

8:00 – MacTalla Road at Brewhouse on The Grand

8:30 – 10:00 – Band Taverna, Fergus Legion

8:30 – 11:00 – Variety of excellent music and entertainment, Downtown Fergus Pubs

11:00-4:00 – Roving groups of Pipers and Drummers, Downtown

7:00-7:20 – Opening Ceremonies, Greetings – Gillebride MacMillan, National Anthem – Tommy Leadbeater, Colour Guard – Legion

7:20-7:35 – Opening Mass Pipes & Drums

7:35-7:40 – Fergus Brass Band

7:40-7:50 – Fergus Pipe Band

7:50-8:00 – Heavies Demonstration

8:00-8:05 – Tommy Leadbeater

8:05-8:25 – Guelph Pipe Band – 100th Anniversary (featuring Steel City Rovers)

8:25-8:35 – Remembrance Caber Salute

8:35-8:45 – The Tartan Kiss – David Leask & Sandra Bald Jones

8:45-8:50 – Massed Pipes & Drums

8:50-9:00 – Candle of Lighting and Clans

9:00-9:05 – Lone Piper, Closing

9:05 – Fireworks

9:30-11:00 – Red Hot Chilli Pipers

5:30 pm – VIP Meet and Greet with Duncan Lacroix ***

6:30 pm – A Conversation with Duncan Lacroix

**Visit the Featured Guest page for ticket and admission details**

5:00 pm         Gates Open!

5:00 – 7:00    Fergus Pipe Band in the Highland Pub

5:30                 Whisky Tasting

7:00 – 9:10     Tattoo’d in Tradition Ceremony, Main Field

9:10 – 9:15      Fireworks, David Whysall Fireworks

9:30 – 11:00   Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Main Field

11:00 – 11:05  Fireworks

11:05 – close    Mud Men, Highland Pub

5:30 pm – VIP Meet and Greet with Duncan Lacroix ***

6:30 pm – A Conversation with Duncan Lacroix

**Visit the Featured Guest page for ticket and admission details**

7:30 – Pre-Premier Registration

8:30 – Pre-Premier Highland Competition (Primary, Beginner, Novice, Intermediate)

9:00 – Championship Registration – Premier

10:30 – 4:00 – Fergus Scottish Festival Championship (Highland Fling, Sword Dance, Seann Triubhas, Strathspey & Highland Reel)

12:45 – Pre-Premier Awards Ceremony after Massed Fling

4:00 – Championship Awards Ceremony

4:00 – Championship Awards Ceremony

8:30-12:00 – Professional Heavies Competition (22 lbs Hammer, 16 lbs Hammer, Qualifying Caber)

8:30 – 11:30 – Pipe & Drum Solo Competitions

12:00 – 1:00 – Tommy Leadbeater

12:00 – 12:30 – Welcoming Ceremonies

12:30 – 12:40 – Massed Fling

12:40 – 1:00 – Massed Bands

1:00-3:00 – Professional Heavies Competition (25 lbs Stone, 56 lb Weight for Distance, 28 lbs Weight for Distance)

2:00 – 5:00 – Pipe Band Competitions

3:00-4:00 – Professional Heavies Competition (Games Caber, Challenge Caber, 56 lbs Weight for Height, 20 lbs Sheaf Toss)

4:30-5:00 – Professional Heavies Competition Awards

5:00 – 5:20 – Massed Bands

5:30 – Pipes & Drums Competition Awards

9:00 – 5:00 – Clan tents open – Connect with your Scottish clan

9:00 – 5:00 – Immerse yourself in Scottish Culture with various      Demonstrations, Lectures, Entertainment, and Displays.  Stay tuned for updates and announcements.

2:00 – 2:15 – Trophy presentation to Best Clan

12:00 – 12:45 Scooter & Jill

1:15 – 2:15 – Banda Taverna

2:45 – 3:15 – David Leask

3:45 – 4:30 – Banda Taverna

5:00 – Mass Bands

7:00 – 8:00 – Kitchen Ceilidh– Tommy, David, Adele, Jill, Scooter, Gillie and Bob

8:30 – 10:30 – The Mighty Kin

10:30 – 1 – Steel City Rovers

9:00 am – VIP Meet and Greet with Duncan Lacroix ***

10:00 am – A Conversation with Duncan Lacroix

1:30 pm – Meet and Greet and book signing with Diana Gabaldon and Duncan Lacroix

2:30 pm – Outlandish Panel featuring Diana Gabaldon, Duncan Lacroix and Gillebride MacMillan

8:00 pm – “A Dram With Duncan”

*** Visit the Featured Guests page for ticket and admission details**

9:00 – 5:00  – Tea Tent open

11:30 – 12:15 – Bob MacLean

1:30 – 2:15 – Jil and Scooter

2:30 – 3:00 – Bob MacLean

11:00 – Whisky Tasting

1:00 – Whisky Tasting

3:00 – Whisky Tasting

5:00 – Whisky Tasting

9:00 – Trophy Fling – Pre-Premier Beginner and Novice

9:30 – National Competition —

Beginner & Novice:  Reel, Flora Macdonald’s Fancy & Scottish Lilt Intermediate:  Barracks, Flora & Scottish Lilt

Premier & Restricted Premier: Earl of Erroll, Flora, & Scottish Lilt

11:15 – National Competition Awards Ceremony

1:30 – Highland Dance Competition – Premier & Restricted Premier

4:00 – Highland Dance Awards Ceremony

9:00 – Women Amateur Heavy Competition and Masters Heavy Competitions

• Stone
• Heavy weight
• Light weight
• Hammer
• Sheaf
• Caber
• Weight for height

12:00 – 12:30 – Massed Bands

4:15 – 4:30 – Massed Bands

9:00 – 5:00 – Clan tents – connect with your Scottish Clan

9:00 – 5:00 – Immerse yourself in Scottish Culture with various      Demonstrations, Lectures, Entertainment, and Displays.   Stay tuned for updates and announcements.

11:30 – 12:30 – Banda Taverna

1:00 – 1:40 –  Steel City Rovers

2:00 – 2:45 – Tommy Leadbeater & Adele Leahy

2:15 – 2:30 – Fergus Pipe Band

3:00 – 3:45 – David Leask

3:30 – 3:45 – Fergus Pipe Band

4:00 – 5:30 – Steel City Rovers

9:30 am – “Exclusive Gourmet Outlander Brunch” (Limited tickets***)

1:30pm – Meet and Greet and book signing with Diana Gabaldon and Duncan Lacroix.

2:30 pm – Outlandish Panel featuring Diana Gabaldon, Duncan Lacroix and Gillebride MacMillan

***Visit the Featured Guests page for ticket and admission details***

9:00 – 5:00   Tea Tent open

10:30 – 11:15   entertainment tba

11:30 – 12:00 entertainment tba

12:00 – 12:30   Bob MacLean

12:45 – 1:45   Tommy Leadbeater & Adele Leahy

1:30 – 2:00   David Leask

2:15 – 2:45   Steel City Rovers

3:00 – 3:30   Bob MacLean

3:30 – 3:45   Pipe Bands

11:00 – Whisky Tasting

1:00 – Whisky Tasting