All events, times and locations are subject to change
Gates Opening Times
Friday 5:00pm
Saturday 8:00am
Sunday 8:00am
Tuesday
8:00pm – Bob Maclean & Gillebride MacMillan at Fixed Gear Brewing Co.
Wednesday
7:00 – Entertainment – Templin Gardens, Downtown Fergus
Thursday
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
Downtown Fergus
11:00-4:00 – Roving groups of Pipers and Drummers, Downtown
10:30-11:00 – Blue Bonnet Lassies Dance Co. , Provost Ln.
11:00-11:30 – Jill Chambless & Scooter Muse, Provost Ln.
11:00-12:00 – Historical Walking Tour, Library
12:00-12:30 – Riff Raff Pipes & Drum Troupe, Provost Ln.
12:00-2:00 – Gillebride MacMillan & Bob Maclean, Red Door Cafe
12:30-1:00 – Jill Chambless & Scooter Muse, Provost Ln.
1:00-1:30 – Blue Bonnet Lassies Dance Co. , Provost Ln.
1:30-2:00 – Great Big Caesars, Provost Ln.
2:00-2:30 – Jill Chambless & Scooter Muse, Provost Ln.
2:00-3:00 – Historical Walking Tour, Library
3:00-4:00 – Fergus Brass Band
Festival Grounds
5:00 pm Gates Open!
6:00 – 7:00 Fergus Pipe Band in the Highland Pub
5:30 Whisky Tasting
7:00 – 9:10 Tattoo’d in Tradition Ceremony with David Leask, Gillebride MacMillan, Steel City Rovers & Tommy Leadbeater, Main Field
9:10 – 9:15 Fireworks by David Whysall Fireworks, Main Field
9:30 – 11:00 Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Main Field
11:05 – close Mud Men, Highland Pub
Featured Guests
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**
Highland Dance
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
Main Field
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 – 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
Heritage Village
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
Performance Tent
10:00 – Sheep Shearing
11:15 – Ken McGoogan
12:00 – Welcoming Ceremonies
1:00 – All About the Pipes
1:45 – Sheep Shearing
2:30 – Gaelic Lessons
3:15 – Ken McGoogan
3:45 – Tommy’s Kitchen Ceilidh
Highland Pub
1:00 – 2:00 – Entertainment to be announced
2:00 – 2:30 – Entertainment to be announced
3:00-3:15 – Pipe Bands
3:30 – 4:15 – Entertainment to be announced
4:30 – 4:45 – Pipe Bands
5:30 – 6:30 – Parade of Champions – Pipe Bands
7:00 – close – Celtic Bands including The Mighty Kin, Band Taverna, and Steel City Rovers
Featured Guest
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**
Tea Tent
9:00 – 5:00 Tea Tent open
11:00 – 11:45 entertainment tba
12:30 – 1:00 entertainment tba
1:15 – 1:45 entertainment tba
2:00 – 3:00 entertainment tba
McKiddies
9:00 – 5:00 — Bring your wee lads and lassies to McKiddies for hours of fun! Craft tables & colouring, curling, archery, kiddie caber-toss, mini golf, dress-up, games & puzzles, barnyard bouncy toys, bubbles & more!
10:00 – 4:00— Face Painting
11:00 – 4:00 — The Highland Fighters and Rangers of Giovanni
Enjoy weapons and Armour demonstrations as well as photo ops with REAL weapons and gear! Join us for “knight school” and have your turn to “whack a knight”!
12:00 – 12:30/3:30 – 4:00 — Live steel swordfight demo and interactive experience
1:30 – 2:00 — Highland Hijinks with Angus and Friends
Prepare to have fun and be amazed by magic, juggling and crazy stunts!
Whisky Tent
11:00 – Whisky Tasting
1:00 – Whisky Tasting
3:00 – Whisky Tasting
5:00 – Whisky Tasting
Highland Dance
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
Main Field
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
Heritage Village
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.
Performance Tent
10:00 – Sheep Shearing
11:15 – Ken McGoogan
12:00 – Immigrant’s Kist
12:30 – Music
1:00 – All About the Pipes
1:45 – Sheep Shearing
2:30 – Gaelic Lessons
3:15 – Ken McGoogan
3:45 – Tommy’s Kitchen Ceilidh
Highland Pub
11:40 – 12:00 – Entertainment to be announced
1:00 – 1:30 – Entertainment to be announced
1:30 – 2:00 – Entertainment to be announced
2:15 – 2:30 – Pipe Band
2:30 – 3:00 – Entertainment to be announced
3:00 – 3:30 – Entertainment to be announced
3:30 – 3:45 – Pipe Band
4:00 – 6:00 – Entertainment to be announced
CW Sportsplex
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***
Tea Tent
9:00 – 5:00 Tea Tent open
10:30 – 11:15 entertainment tba
11:30 – 12:00 entertainment tba
12:30 – 1:00 entertainment tba
1:15 – 1:45 entertainment tba
2:30 – 3:00 entertainment tba
McKiddies
9:00 – 5:00 — Bring your wee lads and lassies to McKiddies for hours of fun! Craft tables & colouring, curling, archery, kiddie caber-toss, mini golf, dress-up, games & puzzles, barnyard bouncy toys, bubbles & more!
10:00 – 4:00— Face Painting & Glitter Tattoos
11:00 – 4:00 — The Highland Fighters and Rangers of Giovanni
Enjoy weapons and Armour demonstrations as well as photo ops with REAL weapons and gear! Join us for “knight school” and have your turn to “whack a knight”!
12:00 – 12:30/3:30 – 4:00 — Live steel swordfight demo and interactive experience
1:30 – 2:00 — Highland Hijinks with Angus and Friends
Prepare to have fun and be amazed by magic, juggling and crazy stunts!
Whisky Tent
11:00 – Whisky Tasting
1:00 – Whisky Tasting
Stay tuned for new and exciting announcements.
Although we try hard, schedule is subject to change.
