A resounding THANK YOU to ALL our hard-working committee chairs and to the Board. Their detailed preparation and follow-through once again made everything run smoothly and the 72nd Annual Games a resounding success. Our deepest gratitude also to the hundreds of volunteers who in turn assisted each Chair in getting the work done, we hope […]
54th Annual Heather Tartan Ball & Silent Auction Don your Clan tartan and plan to attend an evening of Scottish entertainment with pipe bands, highland dancing, country dancing, ballroom dancing, and a Silent Auction. The Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association is pleased to extend an invitation to you and your friends to join us for the
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Our Association officers, trustees, membership, committee chairs and volunteers deserve much more than a round of applause, especially this year as we’ve overcome so much to facilitate the 2018 Games. We look for new volunteers to help us carry on this long standing tradition. We could not produce these games without our volunteers and their
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Kudo’s to our hard-working Board. We may be short a President and Vice-President but here’s proof they are power sharing and always working to make our Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games & Clan Gathering the best it can be! Hope to see you there! We’ll have a blast!!! July 28 and 29!
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2018 Featured Performers Our 2018 Featured Performers include — the Scottish balladeer Carl Peterson, the upbeat and lively Men of Worth, the heartfelt and blazing music of The Fire, the multi-talented ensemble Blackthorn, the powerhouse Celtic trio Brother, and the dynamic and electrifying Tempest. And we invite you to visit the encampment of the the
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Based on nominations received, the Trustees have unanimously selected John McBride as the Chieftain of our 72nd Annual Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering. John has competed as both an individual piper and with the Seattle Boys Pipe Band and The City of Seattle Pipe Band since he was a wee lad. If
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As we gear up for the 2018 Games it’s astonishing to realize that this year marks our 32nd year at the Expo Center in Enumclaw. 1987 was our inaugural year at this location and our first stab at a two-day event. Boy, if only we’d known what we were getting ourselves into! The Games committee
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Just like a number of other local and national Scottish Games Associations and all volunteer organizations in general are struggling with numerous leadership, committee chair, volunteer and funding issues we, the SSHGA currently find ourselves in the throes of experiencing these issues as well. A special meeting of the Board has been called to address
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It’s that time of year to attend a Burns Night Supper! You’ll be glad you did! Burns Night is annually celebrated in Scotland on or around January 25. It commemorates the life of the bard (poet) Robert Burns, who was born on January 25, 1759. The day also celebrates Burns‘ contribution to Scottish culture. His
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Hogmanay is what we Scots call New Year’s Eve – December 31 – the big night that marks the arrival of the New Year. Its origins reach back to the celebration of the winter solstice among the Vikings with wild parties in late December. Having a Hogmanay party and want to improve your chances for
bliadhna Mhath Ùr from the SSHGA! Happy New Year! Read More »