The Torchlight Clan ceremony will be held at the Legislature Grounds beginning around 7:45 pm Friday, May 18. The ceremony will start off with a performance by the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) Pipes and Drums. Then representatives of various Scottish clans attending the 149th Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival will declare their [...]
The 1st Annual Kilted Golf Tournament last Sunday was a huge success. The tournament was hosted by the Highland Pacific Golf Course in View Royal and featured 28 players in various tartans hitting the links in brilliant sunshine. With a lone piper playing along the ridge, the 7 four-somes competed for a wide array of [...]
The 8th Annual Tartan Parade drew a packed house onto the lawns of the Legislature this morning. The parade is the kickoff to the 149th Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival and boasted a massed band comprised of seven pipe and drum corps from as far away as Comox. Rounding out the parade were [...]
Amidst the caber tossing, sheep shearing and pipers at this year's Highland Games & Celtic Festival lies an oasis of Scottish and Celtic culture and history. ; The Highland Games Heritage Tent returns again this year with two full days of presentations, education displays and music. ; Head to the Heritage Tent to learn about: [...]
The Victoria Highland Games Association today announced the lineup for the Celtic Music Festival event at this year's Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival. Highland Games Entertainment Chair Dave Cook released the lineup today which features some of the best Celtic and roots performers from Vancouver Island, BC and abroad including Sarah Tradewell, Tom Morrissey, [...]
Our exclusive TV sponsor CHEK has produced a thirty second commerical to promote this year's 149th VIctoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival, May 19-20 at Topaz Park in Victoria. "We're really fortunate to have some great media sponsors for the Highland Games", said Jim Maxwell, President, Victoria Highland Games Association today. "Each year, we [...]
The Victoria International Drum Major Challenge will make its debut at the Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival on May 19 and 20 at Topaz Park in Victoria. The Victoria Games are already recognized as one of Canada’s premiere cultural events and this announcement simply adds to that reputation. “The pipe and drum competitions – [...]
We are pleased to announce that the Hotel Grand Pacific and Executive House Hotel are the official hotels for the Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival for 2012. “The Hotel Grand Pacific has been a Patron of the Games sponsor for several years and they’ve been excellent hosts for our athletes, VIPs and visitors”, said [...]
The Victoria Highland Games Association has been chosen to host the 2012 CSAF Heavy Event Championships. “We are honoured and excited to be hosting the Canadian championships this year”, said Jim Maxwell, President of the Victoria Highland Games Association. Victoria hosted the 2010 World Heavy Event Championships which drew record crowds and raised the profile of Highland [...]
The Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival is partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The Victoria Highland Games Association gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia.
