In Scotland, and many countries with Scottish connections, Saint Andrew’s Day is marked with a celebration of Scottish culture, and with traditional Scottish food and music. In Scotland the day is also seen as the start of a season of Scottish winter festivals encompassing Saint Andrew’s Day, Hogmanay and Burns Night. There are week-long celebrations in […]
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After a pandemic induced hiatus December 4 will again find the Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association fielding an entry in the Annual Enumclaw Christmas Parade. Since our move to the Expo Center in 1987 the Enumclaw community has faithfully supported our Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering. Our Association feels that we give
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At the last Board of Directors meeting of the Celtic Arts Foundation, the difficult decision was made to cancel their Masters of Scottish Arts (MSA) Concert that was scheduled for Benaroya Hall in Seattle, on February 11, 2022. Of course, this was a very disappointing decision to make, since they had to cancel the MSA
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The negative CoVid related impacts on so many aspects of our lives here in Washington State has forced the SSHGA Board to make the difficult decision two years in a row now to cancel our Heather Tartan Ball not only for safety reasons but for financial as well. No one is more bummed by this
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The Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association is dedicated to the perpetuation of the Scottish arts, traditions & customs to inspire new generations to learn and take part in their stories. Bringing Scotland to the Pacific Northwest for over 70 years through the skirl of the Pipes and Drums, the beauty of Highland Dancing, the brawn
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The Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering is a completely volunteer run, very large undertaking that takes a lot of hard work, dedication and love of Scottish culture to put on every year. It’s all done by people who use their free time to put on a very big event. The games also
Welcome to Giving Tuesday when donations made to participating non-profits such as the SSHGA can make a huge difference in helping us carry on and continue bringing Scotland to the Pacific Northwest for over 70 years through the skirl o’ the Pipes and Drums, the beauty of Highland Dancing, the brawn of Scottish athletics, and the sharing
This year, due to COVID-19, the heartbreaking decision was made to not hold the Highland Games. However, we don’t want the year to go by without some sort of Scottish event. For 2020, the Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association is sponsoring a virtual Highland Games. This means it will be a completely online version of the Highland Games held on
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On behalf of the Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association, we would like to thank and acknowledge all the friends of the Games for their generous donations through our 2020 Give Big fundraiser. This year’s drive brought in over $5,000 to help the Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association cover operating costs in this strange year of
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Dear Friend of the SSHGA, We are thrilled to introduce you to our biggest Scottish event of the year— GIVE BIG FOR SCOTS 2020, on May 5 and 6! Over the past ten years, GIVEBIG Seattle has raised more than $100 million for local nonprofit organizations. The 501 Commons annual giving event is the one day each
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