39th Annual Scottish Highland Games Festival in Vista at Brengel Terrace Park this weekend, June 23 and June 24, 2012.
Fun event for the entire family from watching the competitive events, children's activities, food, and music.
What are the Scottish Highland Games? When celebrating in times of peace one of the Highlanders' favorite pastimes was the tainchel. For these “great hunts” very often several clans would combine. Chieftains would send word to the clansmen that such an event was planned and when and where they should assemble.
After a successful hunt a great feast and celebration would be held. Then the rival clansmen would test each other's prowess at various sports – running, jumping, wrestling, or primitive forms of weight putting with stones, or divided into roughly equal sides vying against each other in a very early form of camanachd or shinty. Lastly the clansmen would vie with each other in piping and in dancing, the pipers taking it in turns to demonstrate their skills and the clansmen to demonstrate their agility and neatness of movement by dancing complicated steps to the pipe music. These relaxations were in effect the forerunners of the modern Highland games.
Admission:
Adults 16 & over: $14/day
Senior (62+) & Miliary: $10/day
Youth (6-15): $6/day
SATURDAY ACTIVITIES:
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS
9am – Noon: Highland Dancing in the Gymnasium
9am – late afternoon: Heavy Athletics in the Athletic area.
9am – late afternoon: BAGPIPING & DRUMMING in the Piping & Drumming Area.
9am – late afternoon: Sheep Dog trial in the Sheep Dog area
10am: Dart Competition in the Rec. Center
10am – late afternoon: Kid's Game, Caricature, Face Painting and more in the Children’s Area.
10am – late afternoon: Child I.D. Program by Vista Masonic Lodge in the Vendor Area
10:30am: GENEALOGY SEMINAR– Judith Brooks in Dance Room Recreational Center.
11 – 11:45am: Storyteller in the Children's Area 2.50 pm to3.30 pm in the Children’s Area
Noon – Opening ceremonies on the Main Stage.
Anthems by Tara Pool
42nd Black Watch Color Guard
The Official Guard for the San Diego Scottish Highland Games.
EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR & TASTING “SINGLE MALT WHISKY”
BY: Ray Pearson and Jude McKenzie
12:30pm: SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING DEMONSTRATIONS on the Main Stage on Saturday at 12.30 pm
1:30p – late pm: Highland Dancing in the Gymnasium
2:50 – 3:30pm: Storyteller in the Children's Area
4pm: GENEALOGY SEMINAR– Judith Brooks in Dance Room Recreational Center.KITCHEN PIPING will be held at Hennessey’s Pub in Vista. Saturday night.
KITCHEN PIPING will be held at Hennessey’s Pub in Vista. Saturday night.
SUNDAY ACTIVITIES:
Kirkin’ O the Tartan Church Service will be on the Main Stage with Rev. Bill Brooks, Col USMC (retired)
Piper – Kathleen Mars. Vox Nobili Singers.
9am – Noon: Highland Dancing in the Gymnasium
9am – late afternoon: Heavy Athletics in the Athletic area.
9am – late afternoon: BAGPIPING & DRUMMING in the Piping & Drumming Area.
9am – late afternoon: Sheep Dog trial in the Sheep Dog area
10am: Dart Competition in the Rec. Center
10am: Drum Major inspection
10am – late afternoon: Kid's Game, Caricature, Face Painting and more in the Children’s Area.
10am – late afternoon: Child I.D. Program by Vista Masonic Lodge in the Vendor Area
10:30am: GENEALOGY SEMINAR– Judith Brooks in Dance Room Recreational Center.
11am: Drum Major competition
11 – 11:45am: Storyteller in the Children's Area 2.50 pm to3.30 pm in the Children’s Area
Noon – Opening ceremonies on the Main Stage.
Anthems by Tara Pool
42nd Black Watch Color Guard
The Official Guard for the San Diego Scottish Highland Games.
EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR & TASTING “SINGLE MALT WHISKY”
BY: Ray Pearson and Jude McKenzie
1:30p – late pm: Highland Dancing in the Gymnasium
2:50 – 3:30pm: Storyteller in the Children's Area
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