Day 58 Cape Cod Scottish Festival in South Yarmouth MA
If you want to have a lot of fun this weekend , you will need to check out the Cape Cod Scottish Festival . The 2011 festival will be held at the Mac Arthur Elementary School in South Yarmouth on Saturday August 6th from 10am-5pm.
This Scottish Festival will have plenty of fun ! Scottish/Irish Pipe Bands, Scottish Dancing, Highland Heavy Athletics, Celtic musicians, vendors, and Scottish food. are just some of the highlights. In addition, three local Cape Cod and very well known Pipe bands will be performing; The Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band, The Colum Cille Pipes and Drums of Cape Cod and The Brian Boru Pipe Band. They will be hosting Heavy Athletic competitions including the Sheaf Toss Championship, Caber Toss, Putting Stone, Hammer Throw along with a kid-sized version of the heavy athletics for the children to participate in. There will be exceptional local and regional entertainment from performers such as Annalivia, the Dramm Boys, Anne Pause and her melodic ensemble of Harps and Fiddle. As an extra special treat, there will be a Master Falconer who will be displaying an American eagle along with other fascinating birds of prey while sharing the history and lore of how important these birds were to the Medieval Scots.
This is a family friendly event that the kids will really enjoy! There is a special kid section of the Scottish festival that includes slaying the dragon, mini cabor toss, face painting, and arts and crafts.
