The 2010 Capital District Scottish Games are this weekend, September 4th & 5th at the Altamont Fair Grounds. The games are open on Saturday at 9:00am to 6:00pm and on Sunday from 10:00am to 5:00pm. The Scottish Games 5K Race is on Sunday!

2010 Scottish Games Schedule:

Scottish Entertainment:

• Rathketair
• Train of Fools (Kevin McKrell)
• The Brigadoons
• Colin Grant Adams & Who’s Your Paddy

Highland Hills of Altamont: Over 40 bag pip bands are expected, meaning about 500 pipers will be playing. This is the Northeastern United States Championship for Pipe Bands – the biggest Pipe band Competition on the Scottish Games circuit.

Highland Athletics:

• Caber Toss  (Telephone pole toss)
• Hammer Throw (16 pound weight set on a handle)
• Stone Put (17 & 22 pound stones thrown for distance, one-handed)
• Weight Throw (28 & 56 pound blocks of stone thrown by an iron chain handle)
• Weight Toss (58 pound weight swung and tossed over a bar for height)
• Sheaf Toss (16 pound sheaf of hay tossed by pitchfork over a bar)

Highland Dancing:

• Northeastern United States Open Championship (NEUS)
• Pre-Premiere Competition
• The Braemar Highland Dancers performing on Sunday

Demos & Events:

• Children’s Corner – rides, bounce house, petting zoo, Games2U, Giant HamsterBall
• Soliders of Scotland – Military historians in uniforms
• Irish Step Dancing – Dancers from the Boland School and Kelly School of Irish Dance
• The Living History of Swords – Lecturer Scott Ian Barry as Rob Roy, the greatest swordsman in all of Scotland.
• Tartans – Colorful Tartans from various clans of Scotland.
• Raptors of NY Wildlife Rescue Center – Educational birds of prey and falconry history. Hawks, owls, falcons.
• Scottish Dog Show – 18th Annual Scottish dog show with 14 breeds originating in Scotland.
• Harp Circle – Harp demonstration with three shows on Saturday.
• Celtic Vendors – Jewlery, clothes, gifts, memorabilia, music, musical instruments.

Clans & Societies Present:

• Capital District Scottish Society
• Council of Scottish Clans & Associations
• St. Andrews Society of Albany
• St. Andrews Society of Connecticut
• St. Andrews Society of Schenectady
• Scottish American Military Society
• Scottish Military History Association
• Tartan Education & Culture Association

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