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Events The 50th Anniversary of the Quechee Highland Games And Festival

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The 50th  Annual Quechee Highland Games And Festival  will feature massed Pipe and Drum bands. And Highland Dance and Solo Piping competitions. There will be Celtic vendors,
 
food vendors,cultural displays including Vermont Folklife. There will also be Scottish clan tents and geneaology displays.
 
 
The Quechee Highland Games And Festival will feature Scottish Heavy Athletics including Caber Toss and Hammer Throw. There will be sheepdog demonstrations. And there will be 
 
children's games and activities. Among these will be the Quechee Quest with a Scottish themed raffle.
 
 
Admission to the 50th Quechee Highland Games And Festival will be free for children under 12,and $25 general admission. The Quechee Highland Games  And  Festival will run from 
 
9 AM to 5 PM.
 
 
The Quechee Polo Grounds is near Quechee Gorge and is next to the Abenaki Gardens in the town of Hartford, Vermont.
 
2025 will be a hallmark date for the Quechee Highland Games and Festival at the Quechee Polo Grounds,45 Deweys Mills Road, Hartford, Vermont.
 
On this 50th Anniversary of the Quechee Highland Games And Festival, Scots ranconteur and singer Jeremy Bell will be the Master Of Ceremonies. Featured artists will include 
 
Calum Bell of the East Coasters with his ceilidh band. Revels North Artistic Director Alex Cumming  will lead ceilidh dancing. Rebel Collective,noted local Celtic Band, will be singing
 
ballads. There will be live entertainment throughout the day.

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