Highland Games 101

 

The inaugural Newport Celtic Festival & Highland Games is being held June 10-11-12, 2011 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in the heart of Newport, Oregon.  A cultural celebration of the seven Celtic nations, the festival will feature authentic Celtic music, dance, food, drink, crafts, vendors, kids events, family histories and of course, the Highland Games.  For more information on this and other fun activities planned like our golf scramble, tug-o-war, haggis eating, bonnie knees, whisky tasting, sandcastle contest or kilted fun run on the beach, visit newportcelticfestival.com.  For the very latest updates, like us on facebook or follow us on twitter.

 

Presented by Toby Murry Toyota, the festival is sponsored in part by Newport News-Times, The Digital Diner, Caledonia House B&B, Rogue Ales, Nana’s Irish Pub, Newport Signs, Hallmark Resort, Bridie’s Irish Faire, Crestview Golf Club, Pumpkin Ride Productions, Seaport Airlines, Best Western Agate Beach Inn, Bob’s Red Mill, Associated Cleaning Services, Newport Rental, Bridges at the Embarcadero, West Coast Bank, Coastal Celtic Society, Georgia Pacific, Lamb Etc. Scottish & Irish Imports, Pepsi Cola of Newport, Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, The Muscle Studio, Greenstone Inn and Thompson’s Sanitary Service.