Press Release – For Immediate Release
Gathering of the Scots Festival
June 6th-9th, 2024
Southern Victoria, NB, Canada
We are now only days away from the 21st Annual Gathering of the Scots! Tents and Stages are going up at Veteran’s Field – the Pipe Bands are tuning and the Athletes are ready for a big weekend of competition! Dust off those Kilts and make ready for possibly the best field of entertainment ever offered at the 2024 Gathering!
LOTS TO DO BEFORE SATURDAY!
THURSDAY JUNE 6th (4:00 PM) - GOS GOLF TOURNEY AT AROOSTOOK VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB
Only $50 for non-members including cart rental and a light lunch and awards to follow.
Get into the spirit with a fun round of Scotland’s National Sport – Kilts are optional!
FRIDAY JUNE 7th (5:00 PM) – BAGPIPES ACROSS THE SAINT JOHN RIVER
Our very own Southern Victoria Pipe Band will get things going as they march over the majestic Saint John River that joins our village together. A rare and stirring sight with the haunting echo of Bagpipes off the war!
FRIDAY JUNE 7th (6:00 PM) – WELCOME-BACK SOCIAL AT TOBIQUE RIVER TRADING
Welcome back to Perth-Andover and the Gathering of the Scots! Lachlan MacIntosh and his crew will welcome you back with the unveiling of their newest IPA named “Slainte Mhath” (to your health in Scots Gaelic). The beer will be cold and the music will be wonderful with a rare appearance from the mysterious quartet “Late 4 Supper” followed by a sneak preview of this year’s Ceilidh headliner “The Montgomery Street Band!
HIGHLAND GAMES ALL-DAY SATURDAY!
GATES OPEN AT 9:00 AM
(Admission: $15 Adult, $5 Student, Under 12 Free)
The Crowning Jewel of the Gathering of the Scots is the Highland Games all-day Saturday at Veteran’s Field along East Riverside Drive. Stop into the Elks Breakfast just across the street to fuel up and then head for the games!
KIRKING OF THE TARTANS SUNDAY
7:00 PM - HISTORIC LARLEE CREEK CHURCH
As the crowds disperse and the community settles, here’s your chance to come together in honor of the heritage and traditions of our past – the Kirking of the Tartans - a nondenominational service of remembrance, song and quiet thoughts. This building takes us back to another time – so long ago, when the early settlers sat in these same old pine pews gathering strength to build a better life for themselves and their families. Many of them rest here today, in the cemetery that surrounds the church. A lone Bagpiper will introduce the evening . . . I wonder if they will hear?
As a way to close each year’s festival and acknowledge those that came long before us to this land, we make the Sunday evening pilgrimage to the ancient Larlee Creek Church in Lower Perth for the Kirking of the Tartans – a unique and special service celebrating culture, heritage, and traditions. Scotland’s own Danny McLardy and David Calder will take you back – way back to the lands of our ancestors. Bring a piece of tartan to be blessed – any plaid will do! It’s the thought that counts!
And what a deal!
Admissions for this all-day event are only $15
adults, $5 students, and under 12 free!
WE’LL SEE YOU SOON!
Perth-Andover and the Gathering of the Scots Festival is the place to be in early June! Mark your calendars and plan to attend the festivities this year.
It’s the “Ultimate Celtic Experience”!
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