44th Annual Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival

April 27, 2011
Top Quote Mark your calendars and be sure to save the date! The award-winning Scottish Society of the Monterey Peninsula and the Salinas Jaycees will hold the 44th Annual Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival on Saturday and Sunday, August 6th and 7th, 2011. End Quote
  • Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) April 27, 2011 - 44TH ANNUAL MONTEREY SCOTTISH GAMES & CELTIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PERFORMER LINE-UP

    Mark your calendars and be sure to save the date! The award-winning Scottish Society of the Monterey Peninsula and the Salinas Jaycees will hold the 44th Annual Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival on Saturday and Sunday, August 6th and 7th, 2011 at beautiful Monterey County Toro Park, 501 Highway 68, located between Monterey and Salinas, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The special entertainment this year will include the very popular and hilarious Irish singer, Seamus Kennedy, the legendary Celtic rock band, Brother, the Southern California Celtic band, Sligo Rags, vocalist Steve McDonald, and local harpist, Amy Krupski. The Festival will feature lots of other entertainers, dancers, bagpipers and fun activities as well!

    New this year, the Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival will "roll back" the prices. Check out the website soon at www.montereyscotgames.com to check out the lower prices to make it more affordable for all attendees. For more information, call the Scottish Festival Hotline (831) 682-2022.

    This very popular Celtic celebration brings the music, dance and athletic events of the mystical lands of Scotland and Ireland to Monterey County. Why fly to Scotland and Ireland when you can enjoy the cultural bounty of the region right here! Featuring fun activities for the whole family, the 44th Annual Scottish Games & Celtic Festival will offer a variety of live Celtic entertainment with the thrilling massed pipe bands on parade, including California pipe bands and Highland and Irish dancers.

    The Monterey Scottish Games & Festival will feature exciting Scottish heavy athletic competition events, including the famous Caber Toss. Great entertainment will be provided by professional Celtic Pipe Bands. Exciting colorful activities will include the massed pipe bands, Drum Major and Pipe Band competitions, Highland Dancing, Irish Step Dancing, Sheepdog Herding, Historical Re-enactment Groups, and Clan and Celtic Association Tents. Attendees can stroll through the Avenue of Clans, visit one of the Clan tents and trace their ancestry. There will be lots of fun special events planned for the wee ones at the Children's Games, too. Over 50 vendors offering tasty British and Scottish food and drink, and unique Scottish and Irish crafts, jewelry, clothing, and music will be enjoyed by all. The Monterey Bay Scottish Terrier Social Club and other Celtic breeds will be on hand, as well. This year, on Sunday, the Festival will again feature a very special "Salute to the Irish" that will include Irish entertainment and Irish Dancing.

    The proceeds from the 44th Annual Scottish Games & Celtic Festival will benefit several local non-profit organizations.

    For more information, call the Festival Hotline (831) 682-2022. For more details and for sponsorship opportunities, check out the website: http://www.montereyscotgames.com or call Wendy Brickman, Brickman Marketing, at 831-633-4444.

    PUBLICITY CONTACT: WENDY BRICKMAN
    (831) 633-4444 or brickman ( @ ) brickmanmarketing dot com

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