Longs Peak Scottish•Irish Highland Festival

COMPETITIONS

DOGS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night Tattoos -
This is the formal presentation of the Dogs of the British Isles at the close of the day’s games. REHEARSALS are each afternoon at 5 p.m.
Saturday Morning Parade
Only dogs registered with LONGS PEAK SCOTTISH/ IRISH HIGHLAND FESTIVAL/BEN DROTAR CHAIRMAN will be allowed to march in the parade. Each breed will be furnished a breed banner to carry.
Exhibit Booths
Create displays showing grooming, maintenance, lines of breeding, breed traits, history of the breed, along with achievements you have accomplished with your breed. A 60 X 60 tent will be provided. This includes one (1) 8’ table and 2 chairs.
NO OTHER EXHIBIT COVERS WILL BE PROVIDED OR ACCEPTED.
Terrier Races and Dig - TO BE DETERMINED
Same-breed terriers race down a long track, chasing a fox tail through a hole. The Terrier Dig also encourages the breeds natural instincts by requiring pursuit of the quarry through a blind tunnel by scent.
Agility
This is a course of jumps, dog walks, tunnels, and various obstacles for the dog to go over, through and around to teach
team work and trust between a dog and its owner.
Fun Match
A Fun Match will be held on Sunday morning ONLY, beginning at 9 a.m. with sign-in at 8 a.m. Champions are not allowed, please!
Grand March of Dogs
A musical presentation of the Dogs of the British Isles is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. on the Festival field. Please remember, Highland attire or black bottoms and white tops are appropriate dress for handlers.

Dogs of the British Isles

Realgestack Heavy Armour
and Light Armour Jousting
Heavy armor jousting was prominent in periods of the 15th and 16th century. The purpose of the competition is for each competitor to try to dislodge the opponent from his/her horse. Where as in light armor jousting the purpose of this competition is for the competitor to strike his opponent shield at a designated spot. Both jousting events are dangerous and only for the bravest of competitors.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm

Scottish Athletics
On the Festival field, there will be hammer throws,
putting the stone, and caber throwing contests.
Come join us and see a mere man toss a 19'7",
140 lb. caber end over end!
Strong Man Friday 10am-4pm
Amateur Championships Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm
Heavy Athletic Professional Championships Saturday 10am-4pm

Celtic Harp, Fiddle, Tin Whistle
Whistle & Unaccompanied Singing
Celtic folk music comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, traditions, backgrounds, countries, purpose and instruments. Three traditional instruments (celtic harp, tin whistle, fiddle and the hammered dulcimer.

Highland Dance
The scottish dances, like the dances of all nations, are ancient in origin, dating back to the 11th and 12th century. These dances, in the beginning, were expressions of both personal and social emotions; joy, victory, or perhaps symbolic of one’s work. The dances described here are highland dances used in competition; Highland Fling, Sword Dance, Seann Truibha, Sailors Hornpipe, The Scottish Lilt, The Irish Jig, and Flora Macdonald’s Fancy.

Irish Fies Dance
One trait that has remained constant and that one separates Irish Dance from virtually all others; an Irish Dancer danes from the hips down only and the remainder of the body is held rigid, and the arms, except in group dancing are kept at the side. Dances used in competition: jigs, reels, hornpipes, and set dances.
Adults (including figures) and Championships will be competed on Saturday, starting at 10:00 AM.
All other competitions will be on Sunday, starting at 9:00 AM with figure competitions.

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