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135th Anniversary Sacramento Valley
Scottish Games & Festival
 Exciting News! The Loch Lomond Celtic Society will hold the Loch Lomond Highland Games in 2011, hosted by the Scottish Renaissance Festival of Santa Cruz! Mark your calendars for June 18th and 19th – yes, we will be there for two days and RV camping will be available! We will have our own area at the Fairgrounds for athletics, clans, piping and other attractions. Attendees will also have full access to Renaissance Festival activities, with music and entertainment, historical re-enactors, interactive craft marketplace, food and drink. We are still in the planning stages of this unprecedented event, and will keep you posted as it develops! For general info about the Renaissance Festival, please visit http://www.scottishrenaissancefestival.org/ . To volunteer at the Games, please contact us at llcs95@lochlomondceltic.org – volunteers get free admission! We hope to see you there! The 2011 Loch Lomond Scottish Games are coming! The Loch Lomond Celtic Society will hold the Loch Lomond Highland Games in 2011, once again hosted by the Scottish Renaissance Festival of Santa Cruz! Saturday, June 18th & Sunday, June 19th, 2011 ~ 10am to 6pmat the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
Welcome to the Seaside Highland Games!Join us Oct. 7 - 9, 2011
The premier Scottish Event on the Central California Coast 
The 34th Annual Highland Gathering & Games September 17th, 2011 Gates open @ 8:00 a.m. ~ Competitions start @ 9:30 a.m.Closing Ceremony @ 4:30 p.m. ~ Gates close at 5:00 p.m. Entertainment - Location - Entry Fee - Contact - Kirkin - Piping & Drumming
LATEST NEWS! 2011 Entertainment Schedule Online Advance Ticket Sales are now open.
Get tickets here! Location and Shuttle Stops here! 2010 Celtic Faire Photos have been posted. http://sonoracelticfaire.com/
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY OF MODESTOpresents Modesto
Scottish Highland Games &
Gathering of the ClansCeilidhFriday, June 3rd
6-9 pmTuolumne River ParkBBQ to support the Ripon Police and Fire Bagpipe Band,
with burgers, and salads and more.
Live music and lots of fun. BYOB
See you there!
$10.00
For more information http://www.standrewsmodesto.org/
CALIFORNIA EVENTS 2011 Calendar January 29
Robert Burns Supper
Apatez Restaurant
Modesto, CA
| March 11-13
Sonora Celtic Faire
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Sonora, CA
| March 19
Murphy's Day Parade
Historic Downtown Murphys
Murphys, CA
| March 27
Golden Bough in Concert
Gallo Center for the Arts
Modesto, CA
| April 8
St. Andrews Celtic Concert
Fundraiser for the Modesto Highland Games
Modesto Center Plaza
| May 7 & 8
135th Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival
Yolo County Fairgrounds
Woodland, CA
| Cancelled
Campbell Highland Games & Celtic Gathering
Campbell Community Center
Campbell, CA
| June 4
30th Modesto Highland Games & Gathering of the Clans
Tuolumne River Regional Park
Modesto, CA
| June 18 & 19
Scottish Renaissance Festival of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
Watsonville, CA
| August 6 & 7
Monterey Scottish Games
Toro County Park
Salinas, CA
| September 3 & 4
Caledonian Club of San Francisco
146th Annual Highland Games
Alameda County Fairgrounds
Pleasanton, CA
| September 17
34th Fresno
Highland Gathering & Games
Kearney Park
Fresno, CA
| October 1
International Festival
Gallo Center for the Arts
Modesto, CA
| TBA
Santa Cruz Games
San Lorenzo Park
Santa Cruz, CA
| TBA
Kirkin of the Tartan
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Modesto, CA
| TBA
Saint Andrew's Day Dinner
TBA
Modesto, CA
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  State of the Games It seems that every time we turn on the TV, somebody is talking about the current economic downturn. The effects of our communal economic situation are being felt everywhere, including here at the Campbell Highland Games. While we would love to be able say that the Campbell Games will go on as usual this year (and for a while we thought they would), we have been forced to the very difficult decision to defer this year’s games until 2010. In the meantime we will be actively soliciting sponsorships, rebuilding our infrastructure, and holding fundraising events like ceilidhs, concerts and other types of events so we can regain economic stability and return in full swing next year.
The idea is to stay in the public eye, continue to have events and to let people know that we are fundraising for 2010 games. Currently planned events include a ceilidh on April 4 (details on our web site), pouring beer at the Campbell “Boogie on the Bayou”, a Highland Dance competition and Celtic Concert on June 20th followed by the Kirkin' o' the Tartans at Pyresbyterian Church of Los Gatos on the morning of the 21st, and the “Brew-Ha-Ha” (you’re just going to have to wonder what that is until we announce it). The Business Plan we’re putting together to get ourselves back on-track looks very positive.
If you’re the kind of person who likes to help out on short-term projects and any of the events mentioned above sound like fun, please contact us at info@campbellgames.com
San Diego Scottish Highland Games
& Gathering of Clans
June 25th & 26th, 2011 38th Annual San Diego Scottish Highland
2011 Games to be held June 25 & 26 - Brengle Terrace Park, Vista, CA New this year: Darts Competition, Storytelling and Kitchen Piping.
See the schedule for details. from 9 am to 5 pm. Highland Dancing, Drum Major, Bagpipe & Drumming Competitions Sheep Dog Trials Scottish Country Dancing Scottish Food, Drink & Merchandise
PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR DOGS TO THE GAMES
For a virtual tour of the Games...Click here......
(760)726-3691 / (619) 425-3454
Fax No: (760)726-3591 or (619) 585-1514
Email: sdshgchief@sbcglobal.net
PO Box 3682, Vista, CA 92085
http://www.sdhighlandgames.org/
  The Scottish Society of the Monterey Peninsula
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The Salinas Jaycees present The 44th Annual Scottish Games & Celtic Festival on Saturday, August 6th & Sunday, August 7th, 2011 http://www.montereyscotgames.com/
Caledonian Club of San FranciscoServing The Northern California Scottish Community since 1866Presents... 146th Scottish Highland Games
Held Labor Day Weekend at the Alameda County Fairgrounds!
September 3rd and 4th, 2011 |
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Tickets for the 2011 Gathering and Games go on sale after March 1, 2011. Be sure to check in with this website and obtain your tickets, at a pre-games discount.
See you in Pleasanton next Labor Day weekend!
PHOTOS: The Friday night "March Under the Arch" in downtown Pleasanton featured both the Scots Guards and the Marine band as a preview to the Labor Day weekend event. |
OUR OWN PIPE BAND!
THE NICHOLSON PIPES AND DRUMS
THE PIPE BAND TO THE CLAN MACNICOL
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Old on the left, New on the right Hey Everybody,
The new Clan badges are here...And they look great!
I would like to get $22.00 plus shipping for each badge. I want to contribute $1.00 (One Dollar) from the sale of each badge to the Scorrybreac Fund to maintain the Clan lands on Skye. Even with that, the price of each badge is in line with what you find for sale at Highland Games, I think.
Postage runs about $3.70 for one badge.
I am set up to take Pay Pal. I could take a check or money order for each order of badges. You can mail me your requests (or email me your request, and/or questions).
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