If you live in the Montreal-Eastern Ontario area and enjoy listening to bagpipe bands, watching highland dancers and athletes, and eating Scottish food, this is your weekend.
Starting today, July 31, is the two-day Glengarry Highland Games in Maxwell, Ontario, close to the Quebec border and 30 minutes from the US border.
This afternoon starts with a mix of local celtic dancers, fiddlers, and gaelic singers. The Tattoo takes place in the evening. Saturday is described as “wall-to wall Glengarry music,” ending with a performance of the Massed Bands.
On Sunday, it’s the Montreal Highland Games at Arthur-Therrien Park in Verdun. The day will feature pipe bands, highland dance, and heavy weight competitions, including the caber toss, sheaf toss, hammer throw and putting the stone. For the first time, kids will have their own mini games and Highland costumes to try on.
Information is available on the Glengarry Highland Games and Montreal Highland Games websites.
