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Dixon Scottish Highland Games
Saturday, September 24th @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$10
The 16th annual Dixon Scottish Highland Games & Gathering is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the Dixon Fairgrounds, 655 South First Street, Dixon, California.
The festivities will include the region’s finest bagpipe bands, Scottish athletic competitions, Scottish Highland and Irish Step-dancing performances, children’s activities, Scotch whisky tasting, finding your Scottish ancestry at the many clan information tents, Scottish animal exhibits, living history displays, sheep dog trials and more fun.
Popular Celtic, Irish and Scottish folk and rock bands include Tempest, Avalon Rising and Flask.
Shop for unique gifts, handmade crafts, jewelry and clothing items from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England. Taste a variety of British foods, beers and whiskies.
There will be an after-games 6 p.m. Ceilidh music party and barbecue on the fairgrounds.
Dixon Scottish Highland Games general admission is $10; youth and seniors are $8; and children, under age 9, and active-duty military may enter free. Fairgrounds parking is $5.
Dixon is 19 miles southwest of Sacramento, off Interstate 80.
The Scottish festival is hosted by the Dixon Scottish Cultural Association, which is a non-profit community organization dedicated to promoting the culture, education and entertainment of Scotland.
For details, visit www.scotsindixon.org.
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CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO