On Friday, a special discounted ticket of $10.00 will give you access to the Entertainment Pavilion featuring Heron Valley, Arise & Go and Father, Son & Friends as well as retail and food vendors, Ohio’s Strongest Celt Competition, Call of the Clans Torch Lighting Ceremony, access to the music workshop/session building, harp workshop, Professional Bagpipe competition axe throwing by Class Axe, archery, and access to the Ceilidh featuring the New Barleycorn. The ticket price for the music and food at the Ceilidh is an additional $10.00.
Saturday gates will open at 8 AM for the Highland Games. The day features traditional highland athletic events such as the Caber Toss. New in 2020 is the haggis throw and keg toss as well as the Ohio Stones of Strength Competition which is open to all who’d like to enter. The Kilted Mile will take place at 10 AM and feature men’s and woman’s division as well as an under 13 years old 100 yard dash event.
Food & Retail vendors along with Axe throwing and archery will be open all day as will the children’s games, clan tents and British cars & motorcycle exhibit. The entertainment pavilion will open mid-day through the evening featuring Heron Valley, New Barleycorn, Arise & Go and Father, Son & Friends. There will be piping, drumming, highland dance and pipe band competitions along with competitions for fiddle and harp. The workshop/open session building will be open with bagpipe, snare drumming, tenor/bass drumming, highland dance and Drum Major. There will be open workshops in fiddle starting at 10 AM and harp starting at 9 AM with an open session starting at 3 PM. As always, the massed pipes & drums featuring all competing pipe bands will be performing in the Grandstand area.
New for 2020 is a $5 Saturday evening ticket for those who arrive after 5 PM. While the competitions will have ended, you can still have access to the entertainment pavilion, retail and food vendors and access to open sessions.