NB Highland Games Festival's 30th Anniversary -
July 22-24, 2011!
Join us on July 22-24, 2011 for the New Brunswick Highland Games Festival 30th Anniversary! The Highland Games committee, after a brief hiatus to reflect on the success of this year will be back and hard at work in no time to start planning for the big celebration.
We will have a "30 Years of Memories" page on our website soon. In order for this to work, we are asking you, our friends, to submit your memories from the last 30 years. You can do this by sending us your stories to NBHGF30th@gmail.com.
Check back often to see what things we have in store for 2011!
29th annual New Brunswick Highland Games Festival a success!
Thanks to all those who attended, volunteered, organized and competed in this years Highland Games Festival. Mother nature was on our side for most of the weekend, with a picture perfect day on Saturday, and on Sunday the rain held off for most of day. Despite some rain, attendance was up almost 15% this year, and we thank everyone who came out to take in the Festival.
We hope to see everyone back next July 22-24, 2011 to help us celebrate our 30th anniversary!
2010 Competitor Results
Heavy Events:
Here are the most recent list of entries for the piping and drumming competition (solos and bands).
This year's NB Highland Games Festival is proud to host our very first NB Fiddle Competition! The competition is being held Sunday, July 25th. Be sure to register by clicking here. You can also find the the form in our Competitor Information section.
We’ve been busy finalizing details for the 2010 Highland Games to be held on July 23rd-25th. Some of this years' highlights include:
- The Friday night kick-off concert, showcasing many talented musicians and dancers from all over the Maritimes.
- Come back down to the grounds of Government House on Saturday night to take part in a good old fashion Ceilidh. We encourage anyone who enjoys playing music to bring your instruments and join in the jam with traditional music, dancing, and good friends.
- The NB Highland Games Festival is proud to host our very first NB Fiddle Competition on Sunday July 25th! Stay tuned on further details and how to register!
Coming Soon: The 2010 Games Guide!
We will be updating our website and Facebook page with all the details, so stay tuned!
2010 Photo Competition
If you are a budding photographer and a fan of the “The Games”, then this contest is for you!! We are looking for photo’s that best capture the spirit and enthusiasm of the NB Highland Games Festival!
Want to Volunteer? We'd love to hear from you!
Entering its 29th year, the New Brunswick Highland Games Festival, is one of the largest events of its kind in Atlantic Canada. This year’s Festival will be held 23rd to 25th July on the historic and scenic grounds of Government House in Fredericton. The Festival’s mission, to celebrate Scottish and Celtic culture, is achieved by bringing together hundreds of musicians, dancers, athletes, performers and enthusiasts to create an explosion of Celtic culture for all to enjoy.
The organizing committee of the NB Highland Games Festival is a purely volunteer group, who have committed a great deal of time, energy and ideas to this worthwhile cultural event. We have developed a festival to be proud of and wish to share this growth with other interested parties. If you are interested in having some fun and meeting new people why not volunteer with the NB Highland Games Festival, either in an organizing role or for the weekend. We’d love to hear from you.
Members of the 2010 NB Highland Games Festival Organizing Committee can be contacted through its web site at:
http://www.highlandgames.ca/hg/contact.html or:
Email: highlandgames@nb.aibn.com
Tel: (506) 452-9244
Toll Free: 1-888-368-4444
American Bus Association Names
New Brunswick Highland Games Festival One of North America's 100 Best Events for 2010
The Highland Games has been chosen as one of the American Bus Association’s Top 100 Events in North America for group travel in 2010. Fredericton Tourism nominated the festival in the spring and a panel of ABA-member bus and tour operators selected the Highland Games from hundreds of entries nominated by state/provincial tourism offices and local and regional convention and visitors bureaus.
"The attractiveness of New Brunswick Highland Games Festival, as a don't-miss entertainment value is only part of why its selection this year is such a distinction for Fredericton," said Peter J. Pantuso, CTIS, ABA's president and CEO.
All winners will be published in a special supplement to Destinations, ABA's magazine, and publicized through an ABA press release to North American media. Additionally, the 2010 Top 100 Events will be posted on ABA's web site. For more information about ABA’s Top 100 Events program and to see the supplement, visit http://www.buses.org/top100.
Read full article here
2009 Photo Contest Winner
Congratulations to Cindi Hachey of Maugerville, N.B., the winner of the 2009 Photo Contest. We received many excellent submissions and were pleased with the response to "capture the spirit of the Highland Games Festival"
Cindi Hachey, Maugerville, N.B.
