Kansas City Scottish Highland Games
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Upcoming Events - 2008
Pub Night, Downtown KC - May 17
Celtic Block Party, Governor Stumpy's - May 25
Pub Night, Parkville - June 7
3-day Games - June 13-15
What's New This Year?
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:: May 17, 2008
Pub Night -- Power & Light District
Join us at the Raglan Road Irish Pub in the new Power and Light District, opposite the Sprint Arena in downtown Kansas City. Details here...
:: May 25, 2008
Celtic Block Party -- Governor Stumpy's
Join the annual fundraising fun for Operation Breakthrough at Governor Stumpy's in wonderful Waldo. Live music by The Elders, Flannigan's Right Hook and Connacht Town! Details here...
:: June 7, 2008
Pub Night -- historic Parkville
Come to the Power Plant Restaurant & Brewery in downtown Parkville for fun, piping, even athletes throwing in the park next door! Details here...
:: June 13, 14, 15, 2008
3-Day Games in 2008
The KC Highland Games will be held Friday thru Sunday, June 13, 14 & 15, 2008, the first 3-day event in our 31-year history. Located at E.H. Young Riverfront Park in Riverside, Missouri, the Games are the region's premier Scottish event for the whole family. Friday 6-11pm, Sat 9am-11pm, Sunday 9am-4pm.
Come enjoy Friday and Saturday evening celtic music concerts with The Elders and Barleyjuice, professional heavyweight athletic competition, pipe and drum massed bands, highland dancing, children's games, Scottish food and more...check back for complete details!
:: At the Games, June 13-15
What's New This Year?
We'll have a variety of new events at this year's Games. In addition to the Pro Athletics, headliners Barleyjuice take to main stage Saturday evening for some great entertainment. Don't miss our Bonny Knees contests, a British Car Show, hands-on Harp lessons,Fly fishing with kids and a Birds of Prey exhibition. And you'll want to take in more of Kansas City's great Celtic muscians, the Kelihans and Flannigan's Right Hook on main stage and the pub tent. For a complete list of new events, click here.
These are in addition to our returning venues and veteran Games performers. And we'll have updates continuing in weeks ahead...check back!
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The Kansas City Scottish Highland Games has world-class bagpiping, sanctioned highland dancing and Scottish heavy athletics competitions. Bring the family to a wee bit of Scotland in America's heartland!
Join us on the grassy fields of E.H. Young Riverfront Park in Riverside, Missouri, our beautiful home along the Missouri River. Come experience the color, sounds and traditions of Scotland, here in greater Kansas City!
 Listen to the Great Highland bagpipe playing over the fields, see world class athletes toss the ancient Scottish caber, and watch our sanctioned Highland Dance competitions showcase the best dancers from across the country. Two stages of live Celtic Music continue throughout the Games, featuring favorite regional entertainers and national headliners. Find many Scottish Clans on Clan Row and discover your genealogy, or simply share the special company of clansfolk from around the region.
The Games offer a full venue of sanctioned Scottish Heavy Athletics, featuring the 190 & Under National Championships and the new National Weight for Distance Championship, showcasing America's top heavyweight pro athletes. Enjoy authentic Scottish and favorite local foods, Celtic merchandise vendors and our colorful Scottish livestock display -- sheepdogs in action, giant Clydesdale horses and picturesque Highland coo's (cattle). See Pipe and Drum performances and the Parade of Tartans, live-steel swordfights, storytelling, Children's Games, historical re-enactors, Gaelic Language classes -- and more -- at the Kansas City Scottish Highland Games.
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