The 26th Annual Taste of Scotland Celtic Festival and Highland Games will be held in Franklin June 13 through June 15.
The festival begins Friday, June 13, at 6:00 P.M. in downtown Franklin with a parade featuring Appalachian Pipe and Drum Band, the Inspire Dance Group from Franklin, Clan Hay, our Honor Clan, and a variety of other clans marching with their clan flags.
Following the parade will be the Ceilidh in downtown Franklin at the Gazebo. Tuatha Dea will play some awesome Celtic Rock music from 7:00 to 9:30 P.M. We hope to have local businesses with Scottish food available.
On Saturday, June 14, gates open at 9:00 A.M. There will be craft vendors, food vendors, Bella the Highland Coo, the Jamestown Pipe and Drum band parading through the Fairgrounds, and the Highland Games. There will also be youth games presented where the youth will have access to scaled down versions of the adult games.
Stage performances include Inspire School of Dance, Misty Mountain Dulcimer Assembly, Jacobites by Name, Tuatha Dea, and Finn McGill (presented by the Macon County Arts Council).
The Highland Games will feature SHAG (Southeastern Highland Athletics Group). SHAG will bring both male and female athletes to compete in traditional fests of skill such as the hammer throw, the sheaf toss, and the stone throw. A very popular event is the caber toss, where an athlete must pick up a caber (long log) and try to toss it so that it flips end over end while simultaneously getting it to land in the perfect 12 o’clock position.
On Sunday, June 15, the Presbyterian Church in downtown Franklin will host the Blessing of the Tartans. The various tartans will be led into the church where they will be blessed for the following year.
The Friday parade and Ceilidh are free of charge. Saturday admission is $15 for age 12 and over, 5 to 11 are $5, with under 5 being free. All are welcome for the Blessing of the Tartans.
This happy event is funded by a grant from the Tourism Development Authority and TDC.
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