Montreal Highland Games Festival celebrates traditional Scottish events

Highland Games Festival

The annual Montreal Highland Games Festival is back again this year stronger than ever in Pierrefonds with his piping & drumming, highland dancers, kilts and cabers.

It had been a multiple whammy of Scottish nostalgia after I came across this information. When I discovered for the very first time the fact that Montreal City home the yearly special event of the Montreal Highland Games Festival.

Throughout the last 35 years the Festival became one of the greatest gatherings of the North American Highland Games program.

The Montreal Highland Festival is invariably organized by the Sunday right after the actual Maxville Games making it some sort of double happening for piping and drumming groups, highland dancers, athletes, and of course our fantastic fans.

The Montreal Highland Games goes on the field of the George Springate Sporting events, situated immediately at the rear of the Pierrefonds High School on Pierrefonds Blvd, one block east of blvd Saint-Jean.

The 12 or more athletes that usually take part in the seven heavyweight competitions are definitely the top notch of their sports activity. It is actually really exciting to look at all of them throwing the particular hammers, weights or the enormous cabers.

This year we will have Canada’s Scottish Pipe Band: The Black Watch, Pipes & Drums (a part of their particular festivities of their 150th anniversary) together with Highland Dancers.

The Montreal Scottish Festival historically always draws in around 50 pipe bands, making this game the actual most significant pipe band competitive events for Canada and the United States.

Since we add the grade five bands to the game this should draw much more bands to the battle field and enlarge the actual quantity at the closing and opening parade bands.

The experience of these pipes and drums bands taking part in concert during the opening or closing ceremonies will certainly energize everybody on the field.

The actual elegance and also perfection of the highland dancers are really a stunning show to enjoy. Regardless if you are an expert or newbie viewer, these types of performers will certainly make an impression on absolutely everybody.

Besides the competing activities, you will find presentations regarding Scottish violin performing and some special Scottish country dance. It’s possible to go also to the Clan Society kiosk and over 60 locations offering just about everything from kilts to burgers and French fries.

You will find a variety of imported beers along with domestic ales. If you like to party there will be hand clapping and foot stomping popular music just about all day to go along with your cool beer.

The Montreal Highland Games Festival is invariably an actual family members celebration, and also the kids have not been left behind. The actual kids area includes inflated jump rides, pony riding together with many other fun-based activities created just for your kids.

The Girl Guides provide a nursing and changing center intended for infants as well as their moms. All these things for kids are free of charge.

For people who desire to go to the event in ‘style’ check out our package. The actual extras provided by this program happens to be really outstanding for the amount.

There’s an entrance fee intended for men and women, however youngsters under 12 years of age will be admitted totally free.

The Montreal Highland Games Festival additionally provides free of charge round-trip transportation to the Pierrefonds High School from Did you know?

We have a free shuttle bus leaving from The Irish Embassy Pub & Grill down town out to the games all day long. From 9am to 8pm. , going back to the Crescent Street.

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