2007 Weekend at a Glance
at the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games
2007 Friday Events
| Time | Venue | Details |
| 8:00am |
Main Gates Open |
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| 9:00am | Heavy Events | Scottish Heavy Events School competition (continues to 3:00pm) |
| 12:00pm | Downtown Fergus | Pipers and Dancers (to 12:30) |
| 1:00pm | Downtown Fergus | Nonie Crete and Eugene Rea (to 2:00) |
| 2:00pm | Downtown Fergus | David Leask and James McKie (to 3:00) |
| 3:00pm | Gates Open | |
| Downtown Fergus | Campbell Brothers | |
| 4:00pm | Genealogy | Diana Gabaldon - lecture and book signing |
| Heritage Tent | Music by David Leask and James McKie | |
| McKiddies Centre | Hugh Robertson - historical re-enactments, storytelling, sword fighting | |
| Scottish Shop Downtown Fergus | Nonie Crete |
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| Tea Garden | Music by Bruce Timmons | |
| 5:00pm | Genealogy | Hugh Robertson - historical re-enactments, storytelling, sword fighting |
| Heritage Tent | Tuning of the pipes - Grand Celtic Pipe Band |
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| McKiddies Centre | Costumed storytelling | |
| Sleemans Highland Pub | The Town Pants sound check |
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| 6:00pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | Fergus Pipe Band |
| 6:30pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | Grand Celtic Pipe Band |
| Main Field | Twilight concert with Poor Angus |
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| 8:00pm | Main Field | Tattoo |
| 10:45pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | Music by The Town Pants to 1:00am |
2007 Saturday Events
| Time | Venue | Details |
| 7:00am | Gates Open | |
| Unity Hall | Tartan Breakfast - start your day off right with pancakes by the Fergus Kinsmen | |
| 7:45am | Highland Dancing | Dancing registration open |
| McKiddies Centre | Queen Boudiccia's interactive craft area open |
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| 8:00am | Genealogy Centre | Lord Jamie Sempill - Lecture "From Flodden to Culloden" |
| 8:30am | McKiddies Centre | Hugh Robertson - storytelling, sword fighting |
| Highland Dancing | Dancing Starts | |
| Main Field | Solo Piping Competitions | |
| 8:45am | Genealogy Centre | Hugh Robertson - all thing Scottish |
| 9:00am | Heavy Events | Masters, Amateur and Women's competition starts |
| 9:30am | McKiddies Centre | Doug Clayfield and band - Scottish folk songs |
| Genealogy Centre | Diana Gabaldon - Lecture followed by book signing | |
| 10:00am | Heritage Tent | Fergus Brass Band |
| 10:30am | McKiddies Centre | Sine McKenna - Celtic Heritage Programme |
| Genealogy Centre | Commemorative lecture - The Life and Times of John Allan Cameron | |
| 11:00am | Highland Dancing | Fergus Scottish Festival Championship |
| Heritage Tent | Sheep Shearing | |
| Tea Garden | Music by Bagdaddies | |
| 11:30am | Heritage Tent | Heather Welham - Kilt Maker |
| 12:00pm | Heritage Tent | Hector MacNeil |
| McKiddies Centre | Interactive costumed storytelling | |
| Main Field | Tom Leadbeater | |
| Genealogy Centre | Rev. Dr. Kevin Fast - Lecture "How To Pull 63 Tons, Toss a Caber and Throw Your Weight Around" | |
| Tea Garden | David Leask and James McKie | |
| 12:30pm | Main Field | Opening Ceremonies |
| Heritage Tent | Triskel Potters - Demonstration | |
| 1:00pm | Heritage Tent | Sheep Shearing |
| McKiddies Centre | Hugh Robertson - storytelling, sword fighting | |
| Genealogy Centre | The Campbell Brothers - pipers with the Mud Men | |
| Heavy Events | Professional Scottish Athletic Championship starts | |
| Sleemans Highland Pub | Poor Angus | |
| Tea Garden | Whirly Gig | |
| 1:30pm | Heritage Tent | Heather Welham - Kilt Maker |
| 2:00pm | Heritage Tent | Hector MacNeil |
| McKiddies Centre | Scottish dance lessons, pottery, sculpting | |
| Scottish Shop - Downton Fergus | David Leask and James KcKie | |
| Sleemans Highland Pub | Fergus Brass Band | |
| Tea Garden | Bruce Timmons | |
| 2:30pm | Heritage Tent | Triskel Potters - Demonstration |
| 3:00pm | Genealogy Centre | Diana Gabaldon - Lecture followed by book signing. |
| Heritage Centre | Sheep Shearing | |
| McKiddies Centre | Sine McKenna - Celtic Heritage Programme | |
| Sleemans Highland Pub | Fergus Pipe Band | |
| Tea Garden | bagdaddies | |
| 3:30pm | Heritage Center | Hector MacNeil |
| 4:00pm | Heritage Center | Triskel Potters - Demonstration |
| McKiddies Centre | Queen Boudiccia's interactive craft area open | |
| Sleemans Highland Pub | Whirly Gig - celidh dancing for all | |
| 4:30pm | Heritage Centre | Heather Welham - Kilt Maker |
| Highland Dancing | Awards Ceremonies | |
| 5:00pm | McKiddies Centre | Doug Clayfield and band - Scottish folk songs |
| Genealogy Centre | Sine McKenna - Celtic Heritage Programmes | |
| 6:00pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | David Leask and James McKie |
| 7:00pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | The Town Pants (to 9pm) |
| 8:00pm | Fergus Grand Theatre: Downtown Fergus | Poor Angus, Highland Dancers, Tom Leadbeater, Bruce Timmons (to 10pm) |
| 9:00pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | TBA |
| 10:00pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | Mudmen (to 1:00am) |
2007 Sunday Events
| Time | Venue | Details |
| 7:00am | Gates Open | |
| Unity Hall | Tartan Breakfast - let the Fergus Kinsmen make you pancakes | |
| 8:30am | Highland Dancing | Dancing Starts |
| 9:00am | Genealogy Centre | Lynn Boland Richardson - Lecture One of Scotland's Greatest Treasures, Dunvegan's Fairy Flag; also recent archeological discoveries at Culloden Battlefield |
| Heavy Events | Masters amateur and women's events continue. | |
| McKiddies Centre | Hugh Robertson and Company: historical re-enactments, storytelling, sword fights | |
| Victoria Park Seniors Centre | Fergus Highland Games 10K Run | |
| 10:00am | Genealogy Centre | Rob Reid - Journalist and Celtic music and spirituality specialist |
| McKiddies Centre | Doug Clayford and band: Scottish folk songs | |
| Main Field | Children's Heavy Events | |
| St. Andrews Presbyterian Church | Kirkin' of the Tartan, Tom Leadbeater | |
| 11:00am | Genealogy Centre | Diana Gabaldon - Lecture followed by book signing |
| Heritage Tent | Sheep Shearing | |
| Highland Dancing | Premier Highland | |
| McKiddies Centre | Queen Boudiccia's interactive costumed storytelling | |
| Main Field | Sheep Dogs and Bowling Pin Ducks | |
| Tea Garden | Nonie Crete and Eugene Rea | |
| 11:30am | Heritage Tent | Hector MacNeil |
| 12:00pm | Genealogy Centre | Hugh Robertson and Company: historical re-enactments, storytelling, sword fights The Oakville Fiddle Club |
| McKiddies Centre | Sine McKenna: Celtic Heritage Programmes | |
| Main Field | Massed Bands | |
| Sleemans Highland Pub | Poor Angus (to 2pm) | |
| Tea Garden | Bruce Timmons | |
| 12:30pm | Heritage Tent | Triskel Potters - Demonstration |
| Main Field | Blackdown Senior Cadets Pipes and Drums and Brass | |
| 1:00pm | Genealogy Centre | George Chiappa: Lecture How To Toss a Caber and Throw Your Weight Around |
| Heavy Events | Professional Scottish Athletic Championship starts | |
| Heritage Tent | Sheep Shearing | |
| McKiddies Centre | Hugh Robertson and Company: historical re-enactments, storytelling, sword fights | |
| Main Field | PPBSO Grade 5 Pipe Band | |
| Tea Garden | Whirly Gig | |
| 1:30pm | Heritage Tent | Hector MacNeil |
| 2:00pm | Genealogy Centre | Diana Gabaldon: Lecture followed by book signing |
| Heritage Tent | Tom Leadbeater | |
| McKiddies Centre | Susan Callan: making pottery with the children Rob Knox: guides children in the art of sculpting |
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| Sleemans Highland Pub | TBA | |
| Tea Garden | David Leask and James McKie | |
| 2:30pm | Main Field | Children's Heavy Events |
| 3:00pm | Genealogy Centre | Hugh Robertson and Company: historical re-enactments, storytelling, sword fights The Oakville Fiddle Club |
| Heritage Tent | Sheep Shearing | |
| McKiddies Centre | Sine McKenna: Celtic Heritage Programmes | |
| Sleemans Highland Pub | TBA | |
| Tea Garden | Bruce Timmons | |
| 3:30pm | Heritage Tent | Fergus Pipe Band |
| Main Field | Sheep Dogs and Bowling Pin Ducks | |
| 4:00pm | Heritage Tent | Grand Celtic Pipe Band |
| McKiddies Centre | Tug of war, tartan tear, sheep toss, haggis hunt, long jump, caber toss, fly fishing, archeological dig Susan Callan: making pottery with the children Rob Knox: guides children in the art of sculpting |
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| Sleemans Highland Pub | Whirly Gig - Celidh dancing for all | |
| 4:15pm | Main Field | Blackdown Senior Cadets Pipes and Drums and Brass |
| 4:30pm | Highland Dancing | Awards Ceremonies |
| 5:00pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | Tom Leadbeater and friends |
| Main Field | PPBSO Grade 5 Awards | |
| Main Field | Final Massed Bands | |
| 5:00pm | Park Closed | |
| 6:00pm | Sleemans Highland Pub | Last Piper Standing!! |
All times and events are subject to change.
