the Gathering & Games

6:30am           

     Gates open for Participants and Vendors

 

8:00am           

     1. Gates open to the Public

     2. Athletics warm-ups

     3. Vendor booths open

 

9:00am          

     1. Whiskey Galore on the main stage

     2. Athletic Games begin

     3. Children and Youth Athletics and Games sign-ups

     4. Living History exhibit opens

     5. Celtic Motion on the Clan Row stage

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9:30am          

         Sheep herding demonstrations

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9:45am          

     Kirk’n o’ the Tartans Blessings at the Celtic Cross

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10:00am         

     1. Banshee in the Kitchen on the main stage

     2. The Gauntlet and Rose competitions at the Living History Village

     3. Children’s Games begin

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11:00am         

     1. Whiskey Galore on the main stage

     2. Celtic Motion on the Clan Row stage

     3. Whisky Tasting in Clan Row

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12:00pm     WELCOMING CEREMONIES

     1. Invocation

     2. Presentation of Colors

     3. National Anthem/God Save the Queen/Flower of Scotland

     4. Welcome by the Chief, Roger Wilson, Clan Gunn

     5. Massed pipe bands and March of the Clans

     6. Fresno Stag and Thistle on the parade grounds

     7. Pipe band exhibition on the parade grounds

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1:00pm           

     1. Whiskey Galore on the main stage

     2. Celtic Motion on the Clan Row stage 

     3. Sheep herding demonstrations

     4. Youth games begin

     5. Whisky tasting in Clan Row

     

2:00pm

     1. Banshee in the Kitchen on the main stage

     2. The Gauntlet and Rose competitions at the Living History Village

                       

3:00pm           

     1. Whiskey Galore on the main stage

     2. Whisky tasting in Clan Row

     3. Celtic Motion on the Clan Row stage

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3:30pm

     Sheep herding demonstrations

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4:00pm

     Banshee in the Kitchen on the main stage

 

4:45pm

     Closing ceremonies

 

5:00pm

     Games close