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5th Annual Midland Highland Festival: Free Family Fun!!
White Pine Sponsors Highland Festival in Midland, MI
The White Pine Celtic Arts Council will be hosting a Highland Festival in
Midland on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Chippewassee Park near downtown Midland!
The public is welcome and there is no entrance fee. Events will include:
Caber Toss, Stone Throw, Sheep Herding, and Highland Dancing, along with local
bagpipe bands. There will be food and other vendors available on-site as well.
There will be live Celtic music, children's activities, and an amateur Highland Athletics competition
- Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Tentative Schedule of Events:
9 AM - 5 PM: Highland Games with the amateur athletes
Noon: Opening Ceremonies with the Massed Bands:
- White Pine Pipes & Drums
- Cabar Feidh Pipes & Drums
- Flint Scottish Pipes & Drums
- Glen Erin Pipe Band
Afternoon Activities:
Live Celtic music with Equinox and Finnegan
Details for afternoon events will be posted as they are developed but generally include:
Bagpiping, Sheep Dog Demonstrations, Highland Dancing
Location: Chippewassee Park - Over the Tridge in downtown Midland. The park can be accessed from Golfside
Drive as well as the Farmer's Market area near the Tridge.
Click here for a map.
The park can be accessed from Golfside Dr., from the Farmer's Market area of downtown
Midland and also the St. Charles Park area.
Admission: Free to all ages!
Downtown Activities: Great shopping, superb restaurants, and excellent coffee shops!
Funding for the Midland Highland Festival comes from the White Pine Celtic Arts Council, area businesses, and private individuals.
Please consider becoming a sponsor of our festival. Follow our Contact Us link at the bottom or top of this page to find out how you can get involved.
Along with the White Pine Celtic Arts Council, the following businesses are sponsors of the 2011 Midland Highland Festival and Games:
In loving memory of Jim Rapin
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