The Armstrong Clan Society
Dedicated to the Armstrongs, Crosiers, Fairbairns, Grosiers, Nixons and those interested in these surnames
Ceud Mile Failte! - One Hundred Thousand Welcomes!
Scottish events the ACS we may host a tent
Scottish Games or Festivals where ACS representatives have hosted our clan tent are listed below.
Please check dates and verify that we will have a tent by contacting the ACS hosts or event organizers.
For a listing of some Scottish Highland Games and Gatherings use the following link www.ccsna.org/games
East - Central
Late April Kirkin of the Tartans, National Cathedral in Washington DC Past President Joe and Tanya Wiggington
Early May Scottish Festival and Celtic Gathering, Bridgeport, WV Past President Joe and Tanya Wiggington www.scots-westvirginia.org
Mid May Frederick Celtic Festival,
Frederick, MD
Past
President Joe and Tanya Wiggington
www.sasmm.com
Games Suspended in 2011
Early Sep (Labor Day weekend) Virginia Scottish Games, Alexandria VA Past President Joe and Tanya Wiggington, www.vascottishgames.org
Early/Mid Dec Scottish Christmas Walk, Alexandria, VA Past President Joe and Tanya Wiggington
Southeast
Mid April Loch Norman Highland Games, Huntersville (Charlotte) NC,
Jeff and Melissa Armstrong
www.ruralhillscottishfestivals.org/
Late May Smokey Mountain Scottish Festival, Marysville College, Marysville, TN Past President Milton and Faye Armstrong www.gsfg.org New Location - formerly held in Gatlinburg, TN
Late May Glasgow Scottish Games, Barren River State Park near Glasgow KY, Past President Bill and Janet Armstrong www.glasgowhighlandgames.com/ or billjohn@hotmail.com
Memorial Day weekend (last weekend in May), Greenville (SC) Highland Games, Furman University, Greenville, SC, Past President Bill and Janet Armstrong www.greenvillegames.org www.furman.edu
Early July (1st Sat after the 4th) Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Mac Rae Meadows, Linville, NC Past President William H. and Jane Armstrong www.gmhg.org
Early Oct (first Saturday), North Alabama Scottish Festival, Scottsboro, AL Past President Bill and Janet Armstrong www.tennesseevalleyscottishsociety.org/North-Alabama-Scottish-Festival.htm tennesseevalleyscottishsociety.org/ billjohn@hotmail.com
Third weekend in Oct Stone Mountain Highland Games, Stone Mountain Park, GA Past President Kerry Armstrong www.smhg.org Site of the 2011 Armstrong Clan Society Annual General Meeting
Late Oct Waxhaw Scottish Highland Games, Cane Creek Park, Waxhaw, NC Jeff and Melissa Armstrong www.wshg.org/ (704-843-3288)
Midwest
End of May Springfield Highland Games and Festival, Columbus IL JD and Lucy Armstrong www.central-illinois-celts.org/
Mid June Indiana Highland Games, Fort Wayne, IN President Larry and Secretary Carol Armstrong, www.scottishsocietyftw.org
Late June Ohio Scottish Games, Lorain County Fairgrounds, Wellington, OH President Larry and Secretary Carol Armstrong www.ohioscottishgames.com
Early July Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games, Dakota Fairgrounds, Farmington, MN John L. Fairbairn. www.mnscottishfair.org
Early Aug Michigan Highland Games, Livonia (Detroit), MI, President Larry and Secretary Carol Armstrong www.highlandgames.com/ 2011 will be their 162nd games
Late Aug, Kalamazoo Scottish Festival, Kalamazoo county Fairgrounds, MI President Larry and Secretary Carol Armstrong www.kalamazooscottishfestival.org/
Mid Sep Columbus Scottish Festival, Bartholomew County Fair Grounds, Columbus, OH www.columbus.in.us www.scottishfestival.org
Northwest {Hosts are needed for these games}
Mid July Portland Highland Games, Gresham, OR www.phga.org/
Mid Aug High Desert Celtic Games, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madras, OR www.hdcs.net/festival.htm
Late Aug Douglas County Celtic Highland Games, Riverbend Park, Winston, OR www.dcscots.org/ www.dcscots.org/Celtic_Highland_Games.html
Early Sept (Labor Day weekend) Capital District Scottish Games, Altamont Fair Grounds (Portland) OR www.scotgames.com/
Far West California Mike Crosier, et al, may be hosting hosting the following
Mid March Calaveras Celtic Faire, Calaveras, CA - May be inactive - editor
Early April Bakersfield Scottish Games, Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, CA Bob Hale www.kernscot.com/games.html
Early June Modesto Highland Games and Gathering, Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland, CA www.standrewsmodesto.org/ www.standrewsmodesto.org/Pages/games.html
Early August Monterey Scottish Games, Toro County Park (between Salinas and Monterey), CA www.montereyscotgames.com/
Early Sep (Labor Day Weekend) San Francisco Highland Games, Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA (800-713-3160) 2011 will be their 145th games. Ben Armstrong www.caledonian.org/games.html
Mid September Fresno Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Coombs River Ranch, Madera, CA Check location on website web.scottishsociety.org/Games.htm
Utah - Mid May Utah Scottish Festival, Salt Lake City UT, www.utahscots.org/
Mid July Payson Scottish Festival, Payson Utah, www.paysonscottishfestival.org/
HOSTS: Send updates to
armstrongclansociety@yahoo.com
Updated 7 Mar 2011