Celtic Food and Merchandise Vendors, Pipe and Drum Bands, Celtic Bands, Storytellers, Highland Cattle, Sheep Herding, Irish Wolfhounds, Scottish Deerhounds, Heavy Athletes, Rugby Teams, 5K Runners and volunteers.

Festival Activities

- Highland Games
- Adaptive Games by Broken Caber
- Highland Dancers
- Live Entertainment
- Clan Villiage
- Food and Drinks
- Celtic Merchandise
- Highland Games
- Sanctioned by MASA

Adaptive Games featuring:

- Broken Caber
- Warrior 360
- Plus Amateur Athletes
- Youth Games
- Tug of War

Sports

- Kilted 5K Run
- Rugby Games

Food

- Traditional Celtic Foods
- Beer Garden
- CHPIGGY BBQ

Pipe & Drum Bands

- Pipes and Drums of Saint Andrews
- West Virginia Highlanders

Entertainment

- Live Music Featuring
- Aurora Celtic
- Across the Pond
- Iona
- Poehemia
- The Low Kings
- Story Tellers
- Floki the famous Wolfhound

For children

- $100 Four Leaf Clover Hunt
- Arts and Crafts
- Catch a Nessie
- Highland Games
- Tug of War
- Cartoon Fun With
- J. D. Williamson
- Highland Cows
- Sheep Herding Demonstrations
- Duck Herding Demonstrations

Clans

- Clan Ferguson
- Clan Lockhart
- Clan Hannay
- Clan Logan
- Clan McDuff
- Clan Mackay
- Clan Paisley
- Clan MacAulay
- Clan Elliot
- Clan Wardlaw
- Clan Maxwell
- Clan Kieth
- Clan Kennedy
- Clan MacDougall
- Clan Bell
- Clan MacGillivray
- Clan Thompson
- Clan Logan
- Clan Hay

Dancers

- WV Highland Dancers
- Lincoln County Cloggers

Friday, June 16th, 2023

11:00 AM- 9:00 PM Gates open for vendors, participants, and campers to setup. Check in at Festival Office. Late or early check-ins must be prearranged.

9:00 PM Camp closed. Late Friday or early Saturday check-ins must be prearranged by calling 304-641-8770

Saturday, June 17th, 2023

Main Gate Festival Entrance:

6:00 AM- 9:00 AM Gates open for 5K, rugby, Highland games, vendors, clans, and participants to register for events and start setup. Information and check-ins at Festival Office.

9:00 AM- 7:00 PM Gates open to the public. Tickets available at the gate. Cash or credit/debit cards accepted at entrance.

All activities will pause for the playing of the National Anthem.

Laurel Pavilion:

6:30 AM- 8:30 AM Kilted 5K Registration

8:30 AM- 9:30 AM Start Kilted 5K Run at Laurel Pavilion.

3:00 PM- Until all prizes are found.  $100.00 Four Leaf Clover Hunt kids 15 and under. Children up to 5 years old start first. 6 to 10 years old start 2 minutes later. 11 to 15 years old start with a 5-minute delay.

Loch Ness Pond:

9:00 AM- 11:00 AM Kids ages 15 and under. Catch a Loch Ness Monster and Unicorn hunt.

12:00 PM- 7:00 PM Kids ages 15 and under. Catch a Loch Ness Monster and Unicorn hunt continues.

Parade/Games Field:

8:00 AM- 11:00 AM Heavy Athletics competition begins at Main Field. Traditional Celtic competitions test the strength and skill of our kilted competitors. Various competitions such as the stone throw, sheaf toss, hammer throw and caber toss (throwing the phone pole) take place throughout the day in varying order depending on the condition of the ground and the number of competitors.

11:00 AM- 11:15 AM Parade of Tartans. Clans and Bands. The Clans, escorted by the Pipe and Drum Bands lead the procession onto the parade field, with a multitude of Clans present, followed by all the attending Bagpipe bands marching onto the field in formation and playing several traditional tunes.

11:15 AM– 11:45 AM Massed Bands. Hear the stirring sounds of pipers and drummers echoing through the surrounding valley.

11:45 AM- 4:00 PM Heavy Athletics competition resumes.

4:00 PM- 4:30 PM Closing Ceremony and Final Massed Bands performance. All the participating bagpipe bands march onto the field in formation and play a massed performance. Winners of the Honor Band and Honor Clan for 2023 will be announced. Closing remarks will be followed by an Amazing Grace Tribute to our heroes.

4:30 PM- 5:00 PM Tug-of-War events at Main Field. Open to all children 15 and under. Kid vs the Heavy Athletes. Kids games will begin immediately after the heavy games end. This time will change accordingly.

5:00 PM- 5:30 PM- Kids Highland Games. Signups at the Festival Office throughout the day. Kids games will begin immediately after the heavy games end. This time will change accordingly.

Dance Stage:

9:45 AM- 10:00 AM Appalachian Scottish Princess. Dance performance by Scotland’s most famous princess.

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Highland Dancing. West Virginia Highland Dancers. Demonstrations in multiple categories of traditional Scottish dances, like the Sword Dance and Highland Fling.

11:00AM – 12:00 PM Opening Ceremony and Introduction of Clans.

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Appalachian Clogging. Lincoln County Cloggers. Demonstrations in traditional Appalachian clogging.

12:30 PM- 1:00 PM Cutting of the Haggis

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Ladies Haggis Toss. A perennial fan favorites. Ladies of all ages are invited to sign up (at the Festival Office) and compete for prizes. Best of two throws of a 2-pound sandbag (haggis) is measured for distance. Longest throw.

1:30 PM- 1:45 PM Appalachian Scottish Princess. Dance performance by Scotland’s most famous princess.

1:45 PM- 2:30 PM Highland Dancing. West Virginia Highland Dancers. Demonstrations in multiple categories of traditional Scottish dances, like the Sword Dance and Highland Fling.

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM Appalachian Clogging Lincoln County Cloggers. Demonstrations in traditional Appalachian clogging.

4:30 PM- 7:00 PM Signup for dance lessons. A chance to sign up for Highland dance or Appalachian Clogging classes.

Rugby Field:

8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Rugby Games Registration

9:00 AM– 11:00 AM Rugby Games

12:00 PM- 4:00 PM Rugby Games resume

Vendors Market:

9:00 AM– 7:00 PM Vendors Market open with vendors offering a wide variety of Celtic foods, goods, books, music, clothing and jewelry.

Clan Village:

9:00 AM– 11:00 AM Clan Village opens to the public. Come and find which Clan your family name is associated with and find out more about your extended family in the old country and its role in Celtic history.

9:00 AM– 11:00 AM Celtic Genealogy assistance and guidelines for research at heritage/genealogy tent.

12:00 PM- 7:00 PM Clan Village reopens to the public.

12:00 PM- 7:00 PM Celtic Genealogy assistance and guidelines reopens for research at heritage/genealogy tent.

Kids’ Corner:

11:00 AM- 1:30 PM Meet a Scottish Princess. Get your picture with a princess. Celtic stories, dancing, fun and games with Scotland’s most famous princess.

9:00 AM- 11:00 AM Cartoon Art with J.D. Williamson. Stories, painting, and kids’ games.

9:00 AM- 11:00 AM Children’s Games at Kids Corner.  A free activity for the little ones.

12:00 PM- 7:00 PM Resume. Children’s Games at Kids Corner.  A free activity for the little ones.

12:00PM- 7:00 PM Cartoon Art with J.D. Williamson resume at kids’ corner

12:00PM- 4:00 PM Meet a Scottish Princess. Get your picture with a princess. Celtic stories, dancing, fun and games with Scotland’s most famous princess.

Livestock Barn:

9:00 AM- 11:00 AM Highland Cows exhibit.

9:00 AM- 10:00 AM Sheep and duck herding demonstrations

12:00 PM- 7:00 PM Highland Cows at the Livestock Barn

12:00 PM- 1:00 PM Sheep and duck herding demonstrations

Music Stage:

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM Iona

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM Aurora Celtic

12:00 PM- 12:45 PM Across the Pond

1:00 PM- 1:45 PM The Low Kings

2:00 PM- 2:45 PM Iona

3:00 PM- 4:00 PM Poehemia

4:15 PM- 5:00 PM The Low Kings

5:15 PM- 6:00 PM Aurora Celtic

6:15 PM- 7:00 PM Across the Pond

Pet Cooling Area:

8:00 AM- 7:00 PM Shade water and treats for our furry friends.

8:00 AM- 11:00 AM Meet Flokie the famous wolfhound and his furry friends.

1:00 PM- 2:00 PM Pet party. Show off your pet. Pet show. Prizes awarded.

12:00 PM- 7:00 PM Meet Flokie the famous wolfhound and his furry friends.

Beer Garden:

9:00 AM- 7:00 PM

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Date : June 17, 2023

Location : Various Location

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