{"id":424,"date":"2021-05-30T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/?p=424"},"modified":"2021-06-07T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:03:12","slug":"2021-highland-games-festivals-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/?p=424","title":{"rendered":"2021 Highland Games &#038; Festivals Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1502 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5998576557_470d833b1e_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"246\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"il\">Highland<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Games<\/span> ASF Memorial Day Weekend thru July &#8211; Report from Michael Reid:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With hot weather confirming that summer is now just about here, the <span class=\"il\">games<\/span> season is ramping up to full swing. Details below<\/span>:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ff0000;\">GAMES\u00a0CANCELLED NOW THROUGH JULY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Greater Greenville Scottish\u00a0Games\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Highland\u00a0Festival (SC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Alma\u00a0Highland\u00a0Festival and\u00a0Games\u00a0(MI)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Milwaukee\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(WI)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Eugene Scottish Festival (OR)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Utah Scottish Festival and\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Cheyenne Celtic Music and Arts Festival (WY) &#8211; website not updated for 2021<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Blairsville Scottish Festival (GA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Chicago Scots\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(IL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Caledonia Celtic Festival (Ontario)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Taste of Scotland Festival (NC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Tacoma\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(WA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">San Diego Scottish\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(CA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Jersey Shore Piping and Drumming Classic (NJ)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Skagit Valley Highland games &amp; Celtic Festival (WA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Portland Highland Games (OR)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Elizabeth Celtic Festival (CO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">US InterRegional Highland Dancing Championship (CO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Glengarry Highland Celtic Games (Canada)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">VIRTUAL\u00a0HIGHLAND\u00a0GAMES\u00a0&amp; FESTIVALS:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1505 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scottish-stirling-highland-games-band-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"210\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Celtic Festival Ohio &#8211; June 19<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Ohio Scottish\u00a0Games &#8211; June 25 &#8211; 26<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo (Virtual Global Tour for 2021) June 27 &#8211; July 4<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Minnesota Scottish Fair &amp;\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games &#8211; July 17 &#8211; 18<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Pacific Northwest Scottish\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(WA)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff6600;\">POSTPONED\u00a0HIGHLAND\u00a0GAMES\u00a0&#8211; NEW DATES BELOW:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Detroit\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(to August 6-7)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Maine Celtic Celebration (to September 18)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Iron Thistle (OK)\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(to October 15-17)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Allegany County (NY) Celtic Festival (to October 23 &#8211; benefit party only in 2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">McMinville (OR) Scottish Festival and\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(to October 9-10)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\">HIGHLAND\u00a0GAMES\u00a0PROCEEDING IN PERSON\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0June<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Southern Maryland Celtic Festival &#8211; June 5<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Garrett County (MD) Celtic Festival &#8211; June 5<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Old Orchard Beach Scottish Festival (ME) &#8211; June 5<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Celtic Festival Ohio &#8211; (OH) &#8211; June 9<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Pikes Peak Celtic Festival (CO) &#8211; June 18 &#8211; 20<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Celtic Fling &amp;\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(PA) &#8211; June 26 &#8211; 27<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Alaska\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games &#8211; June 27<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Round Hill\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(CT) &#8211; June 27<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">JULY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Grandfather Mountain\u00a0Highland\u00a0Games\u00a0(NC) &#8211; July 9 &#8211; 12<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Payson Scottish Festival (UT) July 9\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Saline Celtic Festival (MI) &#8211; downsized for 2021 &#8211; July 10\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Athena Caledonian\u00a0Games\u00a0(OR) &#8211; &#8216;Shindig&#8217; instead of a Highland dance comp &#8211; July 12<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Kootenai\u00a0Highland\u00a0Gathering (MI) &#8211; one day shorter &#8211; July 16<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival (NY) &#8211; drive-in concert only &#8211; July 17<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Dayton Celtic Festival (OH) &#8211; July 30\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">AUGUST<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Virginia\u00a0Highlands\u00a0Festival Celtic Music Weekend &#8211; July 23 &#8211; August 1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; 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