GEELONG HIGHLAND GATHERING 2008
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008The 51st Geelong highland Gathering, on sunday, March 16, 2008, will re-introduce Scottish Heavy games, including caber tossing which have been absent for four years due to public liability insurance difficulties.
The Victorian Pipe Band Championships will be held as a feature of this gathering, first held on the plains of South Geelong in 1857.
The gathering went into recess during thr depression years then was revived by the then Newtown City Council in 1957 and since then has been held continuously at Queens Park, often referred to as “The Braemar of Australia”
This has now grown to be the biggest and most diverse celebration of Scottish culture in Victoria and one of the major Scottish events in Australia, attracting interstate and sometimes overseas pipe bands.
This gathering, from 9.30am to 5.30pm attracts upwards of around 6000 people each year.
Scottish historic military re-enactment groups, massed pipe band displays, Highland Dancing competitions, Scottish country dancing displays, a Celtic market, Scottish Folk Music,Scottish dogs, horses and Highland Cattle all form the traditional mix.
Added to this there will be clan and other cultural and genealogical displays, wood chop events, archery, children’s games and a children’s farmyard.
ENTRY
Adults $12
Concession $10
Family $30
Under 16 years $5
Under 5 years Free
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