Inveraray Bluebell Festival May
Inveraray and District is a particularly beautiful place to visit during the month of May whilst the Bluebells are in bloom and our long summer days stretch out. Each year we arrange an entire month of exciting events to entertain and amuse you.
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15th July: Historic Scotland's Family Trail Event
(Visit Inveraray Castle)
Campbell vs Campbell 1715 – A Jacobite force under General Gordon of Auchintool is sent to the west of Scotland to blockade the Campbell troops under the Earl of Islay at Inveraray and prevent them joining with the main Government army. One of the private soldiers in the ranks of Islay’s forces tells of the encounter between Jacobite Campbells and Hanoverian Campbells, and the chain of events that led to the lifting of the blockade. This presentation will show that not all Campbells fought on the government side and that clan ties could sometimes supersede other loyalties. |
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21st July 2009 at 11am. The Inveraray Highland Games were said to have started in 1563, when Mary Queen of Scots visited her half-sister the Countess of Argyll. The Games consist of traditional piping, dancing and athletics, demonstrated by the finest in their fields from all over World. One of the highlights of the Inveraray Games is the Caber World Championships. The caber is thrown and judged on the style of the throw, rather than the distance. As well as the Games, there are a variety of stalls selling local fresh foods and gifts, demonstrations from the armed forces and amusement rides. |
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21st July: International Clan Campbell Gathering 2009
(Visit Inveraray Castle)
The Campbell International Clan Gathering will take place during the Inveraray Highland Games in the grounds of Inveraray Castle on the 21st July 2009 before moving on to the Year of Homecoming event in Edinburgh over the weekend of the 25th/26th July 2009. Visit the Inveraray Castle web site for a personal message from the MacCailein Mor. |
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Saturday 8th August 2009. A major event held annually with hundreds of exhibitors entering competitions in Baking, Produce, Crafts, Flowers and Vegetables as well as the Dog and Livestock classes. The spectators enjoy watching the judging of Cattle, Sheep, Dogs Horses and Ponies. They are entertained by music from the Pipe Band and displays of Sheep Shearing and Wood Carving. A six a side Shinty Tournament is also an attraction for the crowd, as is the team events of plank racing and children's Quad Bike Pulling . The many trade Stands provide an opportunity to browse and buy everything from crafts, clothing, toys and produce to agricultural machinery and equipment. |
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Thursday 27th August 2009. Oban is the place to be to enjoy a highland games that is unsurpassed by any other. In the Track and Field events and in the Dancing many of the competitions are for Scottish championship titles and in the solo Piping, the competitions are for World championship titles. These are the pre-eminent piping competitions in the world and the only ones of this standard still to be held in the great outdoors. |
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Saturday 5th September 2009. Dalmally Agricultural Society hold their annual show at the Mart Park, Dalmally, on the banks of the River Orchy. The stock area has the largest entry of Highland Cattle in the UK. Traditionally known as the ladies’ section, the Industrial Section is now entered by men and women wishing to show their talents in baking. There are also competition classes for Home Industries, photography and dogs. |
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