Schedule of Events
  

Seventeenth Annual Rural Hill Scottish Festival and Loch Norman Highland Games

April 16, 17 & 18, 2010

Scottish Clan & Family Information, available through the Council of Scottish Clans and Associations (COSCA) along with the Scottish Tartan Museum. Genealogy information from Family Tree D.N.A., and Revolutionary History information from the Daughters of The American Revolution. Local area information from Visit Lake Norman on Saturday April 17, 2010

Competitions to Enter on the Field

  1. Scottish Heavy Athletics - Amateur A & B Competition & Clinic - Sunday Battle Axe Competition - Saturday and Sunday Highlands Climbing Wall - Saturday and Sunday Long Bow Archery Competition - Saturday Highland Wrestling - Saturday Heavy Stone Lift and Carry - Saturday Track & Field-Kilted Races - Sunday Demonstration of the Ferguson Rifle - Sunday Lassies Games - Sunday
  2. Children’s Field Competitions - Saturday and Sunday

Sanctioned Competitions - Pre-registration

  1. Professional Scottish Heavy Athletics - Invitation only - Saturday

  2. Individual Piping and Drumming - Saturday

  3. Pipe Band Competition - Saturday

  4. Carolinas Open Highland Dancing Championships - Saturday

  5. Highland Dance Competition National Dances - Sunday

  6. Scottish Fiddle Competition - Saturday

  7. Scottish Harp Competition - Sunday

Demonstrations & Performances (Throughout the Weekend)

Scottish & Celtic musical entertainment:

  1. Scottish Country Dancing demonstrations and seminars
  2. Historic Folk life Encampment
  3. Scottish American Military Society - SAMS - Post 1775
  4. 78th Fraser’s Highlanders
  5. Dr. Ben Roy Ousley with his Border Collies
  6. Passport to History
  7. Highland Cows and other livestock

Schedule of Events

Below is a list of scheduled events by day. Please keep in mind that multiple events may be occurring at the same time. Event times and locations are subject to change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.

Friday, April 16th
5:30 PM Food Court at Rural Hill Opens.
7:00 PM Patrons & Sponsors Reception at the Chief’s Tent at Rural Hill.
8:00 PM The Call of the Clans.
8:00 PM Scottish Dancing – Welcome Dance at Hopewell Presbyterian Church .
 

Saturday, April 17th
7:30 AM Competition in Piping and Drumming.
8:00 AM Field opens, Registration for Amateur Scottish Athletic events.
8:30 AM Highland Dancing competition begins.
9:00 AM Registration for Battle Axe competition; practice throws until 11:00 am.
  Registration for Scottish Fiddling until 12:45 pm.
9:30 AM Competition begins in Professional Heavy Athletics.
10:00 AM OPENING CEREMONIES – Presentation of the Honored Guests and Distinguished Guest.
  The Loch Norman Pipe Band, Scottish American Military Society post #1775, 
  The 78th Fraser Highlanders.
  Following Opening Ceremonies:
  The Kilt Dedication in front of the Clan Henderson Tent. 
  Celtic entertainment begins in the Chief’s Tent.
  Professional Scottish Heavy Athletics competition.
  The Highlands Climbing Wall opens until 12:00 pm.
10:30 AM Crime and Punishment in the British Army Historical Encampment.
Celtic Entertainment begins Front Porch Stage and Back Porch Stage.
11:00 AM Scottish Fiddling workshop in the Dogwood Glen.
The Scottish Country Dancing tent opens with dancing until 3:00 pm
Carolinas Open Premier Highland Dancing competition begins.
12:00 PM Heavy stone Lift & Carry; Massed Pipe Bands performance.
12:30 PM Flag Retirement Ceremony on the Main Field.
1:00 PM Scottish Fiddling competition begins in the Dogwood Glen.
Scottish Heavy Athletic competition resumes.
Highland Climbing Wall opens until 4:30 pm.
1:30 PM Sheep herding demonstration.
Long Bow competition.
1:45 PM Registration closes for Amateur Wrestling.
2:00 PM Pipe Band competition begins on the main field.
Amateur Wrestling competition begins.
Women’s Amateur Battle Axe Competition.
Scottish Country Dancing for beginners until 3:00 pm.
2:30 PM Crime and Punishment in the British Army Historical Encampment.
3:00 PM Men’s Amateur Battle Axe Competition.
Single Malt Whisky Seminar in the Scottish Country Dancing Tent.
4:00 PM Ferguson Rifle demonstration on the main field.
4:30 PM Presentation of Medals & Awards for Pipe Bands & Scottish Athletic competitions.
6:30 PM Celtic Entertainment in the Chief’s Tent.
8:00 PM Scottish Country Dancing Gala – Hopewell Presbyterian Church.
 

Sunday, April 18th 
8:00 AM Field opens, Registration for Amateur Scottish Athletic events.
9:00 AM Qualifying for Amateur Heavy Athletics; Registration for Kilted Mile at the Athletic tent until 12:00 noon
9:00 AM Worship service at the Rural Hill Burying Ground.

The 78th Fraser Highlanders; The Kirking of the Tartans; Procession to the main field.
Highland dancing competition begins in the Chief’s Tent
10:00 AM Practice throws at the Battle Axe pit until 11:30 am.
The Highlands Climbing Wall opens until 12:00 noon.
Crime and Punishment in the British Army Historical Encampment.
10:30 AM Celtic Entertainment begins Front Porch Stage and Back Porch Stage.
11:00 AM Scottish Harp Workshop; Registration for Scottish harp competition until 12:45.
Best Clan Tent Award.
12:00 PM The Parade of Tartans and Massed Performance.
12-2:00 pm Scottish Country Dancing tent demonstrations & instructions.
12:30 PM Amateur Scottish athletic competition resumes.
1:00 PM Scottish Harp competition in the Dogwood Glen.
Kilted Mile, Tug-o-War (clan teams), The Highland Climbing Wall open until 4:30 pm.
Ferguson Rifle demonstration on the main field.
1:30 PM Sheep herding demonstration.
2:00 PM Single malt whisky Seminar in the Scottish County Dancing Tent.
Crime and Punishment in the British Army Historical Encampment.
2:30 PM Battle Axe Challenge Match – entry fee for prize pot.
3:15 PM Raffle Drawing.
4:00 PM Presentation of Awards at Reviewing Stand.
4:30 PM CLOSING CEREMONIES will be at the Cairn with the singing of Auld Lang Syne.
 

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