Links page
Here are links to various sites that you may find interesting and helpful. The Celtic Arts Foundation offers these links as a courtesty, however we are not responsible for any of the content presented there. Please scroll though the page, or select from one of the following choices to move to that specific section of this page. If you would like to recommend a link, or have us consider linking to your site, please contact us.
► Scottish music & dance
► Scottish athletic events & sheepdog trials
► Highland Games in the Pacific Northwest & beyond
► Scottish & Celtic cultural resources & information
► Community partners
Scottish music & dance
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British Columbia Pipers' Association
www.bcpipers.org
Sponsor of the Annual Gathering for Amateur and Open Piping in Vancouver. Founded in 1932 to promote all aspects of the Great Highland Bagpipe. |
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Clan Heather Dancers
www.nas.com/~clanheather/
Year-round classes for pre-school age to adult in Scottish Highland Dance, Irish Step Dance, Tap Dance and Choreography. Classes offered in Bellingham, Mount Vernon and Everett, Washington. |
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Skagit Scottish Country Dancers
www.skagitscd.org
Beginners classes in Anacortes and Oak Harbor. |
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Scottish FIRE
www.scottishfire.org
Scottish FIRE helps to preserve the Scottish fiddling tradition by fostering and sanctioning Scottish fiddle competitions. We set the rules and sanction the many Scottish fiddling competitions held in the US, Canada, and other parts of North America. |
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Washington Pipers Association
www.washingtonpipers.org
Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish bagpipe and drum music. |
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Scottish athletic events & sheepdog trials
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Scottish-American Athletic Association
www.saaa-net.org/index.html
Helping to promote and perpetuate the best of Scottish culture since 1981. |
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United States Border Collie Handler's Association
www.usbcha.com
The United States Border Collie Handler's Association, Inc. (USBCHA) is the sanctioning body for sheep and cattledog trials throughout the United States and Canada.
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Highland Games in the Pacific Northwest & beyond
Click on hyperlinked event name below to go there. If the event name isn't colored and underlined, no link was available at the time of creating this list.
| Event Name |
2010 Date |
Location |
| Comox Valley Highland Games |
May 22 |
Lewis Park, Courtenay, BC |
| Victoria Highland Games |
May 23 |
Topaz Park, Victoria, BC |
| Bellingham Highland Games |
Jun 5-6 |
Hovander Park, Ferndale, WA |
| Sons of Scotland Highland Games |
Jun 12 |
Delta Sr. Secondary, Delta, BC |
| BC Legion Highland Games |
Jun 19 |
Douglas Park, Langley, BC |
| BC Highland Games |
Jun 26
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Percy Perry Stadium, Coquitlam, BC |
| Tacoma Highland Games |
Jun 26 |
Frontier Park, Graham, WA |
| Skagit Valley Highland Games |
Jul 10-11 |
Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon, WA |
| Portland Highland Games |
Jul 17-18 |
Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR |
| Pacific Northwest Highland Games |
Jul 31-Aug 1 |
Enumclaw Expo Ctr., Enumclaw, WA |
| Spokane Highland Games |
Aug 7 |
Spokane County Fair, Spokane, WA |
| Whidbey Island Highland Games |
Aug 14 |
Greenbank Farm, Greenbank, WA |
| World Pipe Band Championships |
Aug 14 |
Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Cowal Championships |
Aug 28 |
Cowal, Scotland |
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Scottish & Celtic information & resources
Thinking about a trip overseas to the UK? Want to know more about what goes on at a Highland Games, or how events are judged? Here are some links and documents that may be of interest:
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Community partner links
Through a competitve grant process, the Celtic Arts Foundation has received funding from these public agencies:
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