ScotFestBC 2024: The British Columbia Highland Games
The British Columbia Highland Games take place on Friday June 14 and Saturday June 15, 2024, with the world famous heavy events, Highland piping and dancing, live Celtic music and fun at this family-friendly event.
FRIDAY JUNE 14 | FREE "PIPES IN THE PARK"
MAIN STAGE
6:00 pm "Opening Ceremony"
With the 2024 Chieftain of the Day, Mayor, Councillors, MP's & MLA's & 78th Fraser Highlander's canon blast.
6:20 pm "Pipes in the Park"
With the SFU Pipe Band Drum Corps, RMM III Pipe Band ( 2nd Place World Champions), singer Bob Collins and Champion highland dancer Marielle Lesperance.
BIG TENT STAGE
5:00 pm
The Hounds of Cuchulain
7:30 pm
Live Celtic Music
TOWN CENTRE PARK
4:00 pm - Food & Merchandise Vendors open
4:00 pm - Liquor service begins
5:00 pm - Open Piobaireachd, Heritage Stage
7:00 pm - Whisky & Oysters (ticketed event) Whisky Tent
SATURDAY JUNE 15 | THE BRITISH COLUMBIA HIGHLAND GAMES
MAIN STAGE
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Vancouver Open Highland Dancing Championships
SCOTTISH CULTURAL TENT
11:00 am Neil MacLean: "100-years of Scottish highland games in BC. A historical and photographic display"
12:00 pm Zephan Knichel: "The Great Highland Bagpipe" A closer look at a great instrument.
1:00 pm Robert MacDonald: “The Gallows Herd” or “Trouble With The Neighbours”
"A fresh look at the Glencoe genocide"
2:00 pm Vancouver Gaelic Society. Topic TBA
3:00 pm Ashley MacIsaac: Fiddle Workshop with one of the great's.
4:00 pm Robyn Carrigan: Learn about Gaelic milling frolics, what they were and why they were important in passing on the language, music and culture of the Scottish highlands.
LEW ROSS SCOTTISH HEAVY EVENT FIELD
9:00 am to 4:00 pm REMAX Scottish Heavy Events Competition (caber toss is the final event). For more information, click HERE.
BIG TENT STAGE
10:30 am RSPBA Pacific Rim Drumming Championships
12:30 pm Hounds of Cuchulain
1:30 pm The Whiskey Dicks
2:45 pm Bob Collins
4:00pm The Hounds of Cuchulain
5:00 pm Break for Massed Pipe Bands
6:00 pm The Whiskey Dicks
7:30 pm Ashley MacIsaac
THE MEADOW
8:00 am BCPA Solo Piping and Drumming Competition
1:00 pm J.P. Fell Pipe Band, North Vancouver.
1:30 pm RCMP E. Division Pipe Band, Surrey, BC
2:00 pm Pipe Band Competitions Grades 4 and 5
4:15 pm Pipe Band Competitions, Grades 1 and 2 (incl. SFU Pipe Band)
PIPER'S GLEN
8:00 am to 4:30 pm Pipe Band tent set up, assembly and warm-up areas.