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The U.S.SCOTS Directory of Scottish Games and Celtic Festivals around the world. |
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Events in Australia |
| Name | Fred Logan New Year's Day Scottish Gathering |
| Date | January 1, 2006 |
| Location | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Description | Family Day picnic with pipe bands, stalls & clan tents. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
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07 5441 4238 |
| Name | Australia Day Celtic Festival |
| Date | January 26, 2006. Always January 26 (Australia Day) |
| Location | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| Contact Details | 02 9968 1854 |
| Name | Berwick Highland Gathering |
| Date | February 5, 2006 |
| Location | Berwick, Victoria, Australia |
| Description | |
| Organisers | Rotary Club of Narre Warren |
| Contact Details | 03 9703 1469. |
| Name | Mt Barker Caledonian Society Highland Games |
| Date | February 12, 2006 |
| Location | Mt Barker near Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Contact Details | 09 8389 6741 |
| Name | Ringwood Highland Games |
| Date | March 5, 2006 |
| Location | Ringwood, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Description | A full day of traditional games with pipe band and highland dancing competitions. |
| Organisers | Ringwood Highland Games Inc. Sue MacLeod. |
| Contact Details | Tel:03 9876
4140, Fax:03 9876 6593 Ringwood Games Home Page. |
| Name | Geelong Highland Gathering |
| Date | March 19, 2006 |
| Location | Queen's Park, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Description | Traditional Highland Gathering - pipe bands, highland dance competition. |
| Organisers | Geelong Highland Gathering Association Inc. |
| Contact Details | PO Box 4309, Geelong, Victoria, 3220. 03 9513 9301 |
| Name | Maclean Highland Gathering |
| Date | March 24-25, 2006 |
| Location | Maclean, North Coast, NSW, Australia |
| Description | Primarily a Pipe Band and Highland Dancing competition. Small vendor and clans area. Maclean is a delightful Australian country town on the Clarence River. Many of the electricity poles have been decorated with tartan designs. |
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| Name | The Scots School Bathurst Highland Gathering |
| Date | March 26, 2006 |
| Location | The Scots School, O'Connell Road, Bathurst, NSW. |
| Description | Pipe Bands, Scottish Country Dancing, Highland Dancing Competition. Stalls, Caber Toss. Massed Pipe Band Spectacular. |
| Organisers | The Scots School |
| Contact Details | Band enquiries - David Carey, 02 6337 3192 or 0428 289 285. Stall enquiries to Belinda Boshier, 02 6334 3424 or 0409 158 085 |
| Name | Bundanoon Highland Gathering |
| Date | April 8, 2006 |
| Location | Bundanoon Oval , NSW Southern Highlands, Australia |
| Description | Founded 1976. One of the world's largest Highland Gatherings, certainly the biggest in Australia. One-day festival with massed bands, games, displays and Scottish activities. Well worth a visit. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
| Organisers | Bundanoon Highland Gathering Committee Inc |
| Contact Details |
P.O. Box 74, Bundanoon, NSW 2578, Australia. Tel: Stalls : 02 8250 6455. Bands: 0413 139 303. Publicity 02 4883 7471 (answering service & fax). |
| Name | Kapunda Celtic Festival |
| Date | April 8-9, 2006 |
| Location | Kapunda near Adelaide, South Australia |
| Description | |
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| Contact Details | 08 8566 2866, 08 8566 3405 |
| Name | The Australian Celtic Festival |
| Date | May 5-7, 2006 |
| Location | Glen Innes, Northern NSW, Australia |
| Description | Site of the Australian Standing Stones |
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| Contact Details | www.australiancelticfestival.com |
| Name | National Celtic Folk Festival |
| Date | June 10-13, 2005 |
| Location | Portarlington, Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia |
| Description | Features the best of Celtic music, dance, art & literature in the cosiest of winter venues, with national & international performers & Celtic marketplace. |
| Organisers | National Celtic Folk Festival Committee. |
| Contact Details | http://users.pipeline.com.au/celtic/ |
| Name | Aberdeen Highland Games |
| Date | July 1, 2006 (1st Saturday in July) |
| Location | Aberdeen, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia. |
| Description | Traditional Highland Games. Make a weekend of it and enjoy the nearby Hunter Wineries. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
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| Contact Details | www.aberdeenhighlandgames.com |
| Name | Greater Toukley Gathering of the Clans |
| Date | August 28, 2005 |
| Location | Harry Moore Oval, Crossingham Street, Toukley (Central Coast) NSW, Australia |
| Description | Traditional Highland Games, Parade of Tartans, Ceilidh in Senior Citizens Hall at 7.30pm. |
| Organisers | Greater Toukley Vision, PO Box 488, Toukley, NSW 2263. |
| Contact Details | 02 4397 1711, 1800 991 711, fax 02 4397 2736 |
| Name | Toodyay Highland Games |
| Date | September 24-25, 2005 |
| Location | Toodyay, West Australia |
| Description | |
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| Contact Details | 09 574 4060 |
| Name | The Australian Federation Tattoo |
| Date | October 14-15, 2005 |
| Location | Coffs Harbour |
| Description | Pipe bands and performers from Australia and New Zealand |
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| Contact Details | www.theaustraliantattoo.com |
| Name | Dapto Highland Games & Pipe Band Competition |
| Date | October 15, 2005 |
| Location | Dapto Showground, Princes Highway, Dapto. |
| Description | Ceilidh in Dapto Leagues Club in evening. |
| Organisers | Illawarra Pipe Band Games Committee. |
| Contact Details | Tel: 02 42962715, Fax: 02 42953622. |
| Name | Glenbarr Highland Gathering |
| Date | October 23, 2005 |
| Location | Strathalbyn, nr Adelaide, South Australia |
| Description | |
| Organisers | |
| Contact Details | 08 8536 3948. |
| Name | Combined Scottish Societies Highland Gathering** |
| Date | October 30, 2005 |
| Location | Castle Hill Showground, near Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
| Description | NSW State Pipe Band Championships (26 pipe bands in 2003.) NSW State Highland Dancing Championships. Traditional Highland Feats of Strength Trans-Tasman Challenge, traditional and fun games, clan and vendor tents. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
| Organisers | Combined Scottish Societies of NSW |
| Contact Details |
Glenda Mason, elcameo@yahoo.com
Tel: 02 9823 9450, Fax: 02 9823 5065.
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| Date | Beechworth Celtic Festival |
| Date | November 11-13, 2005 |
| Location | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia |
| Description | Two street parades, one early afternoon and one at dusk under candlelight escort. The event will be held in the centre of Beechworth with the most anyone will pay being $2.00 donation. Five pipe bands, three dancing groups (both Irish and Highland) and over ten bands/entertainers. |
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| Contact Details | http://www.beechworth.com/celtic/ |
| Name | Sydney Scottish Week |
| Date | November 25 - December 4, 2005 |
| Location | Various locations in and around Sydney, NSW. |
| Description | Grand Scottish Ball (Sat, Nov 26)., Kirkin O' the Tartan and March of the Clans, various luncheons and dinner events & evening lectures. Guests of Honour: Earl and Countess of Aboyne, and Lord and Lady Montrose. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
| Organisers | Scottish Australian Heritage Council in conjunction with the Sydney Society for Scottish History. |
| Contact Details | Scottish Australian Heritage Council |
| Name | Daylesford Highland Gathering |
| Date | December 2-3, 2005 |
| Location | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia |
| Description | Highland Dancing & Pipe Band competitions. |
| Organisers | |
| Contact Details | 03 5348 2001 |
