Events begin Friday evening U.S. Open Pipe Band Championship Piping and Drumming Competition Great Lakes Open & Closed Regional Highland Dancing Competitions Country Dancing Heavyweight Athletic Events Border Collie Exhibition Reenactment Camp & Clan Gathering Highland Parade through Downtown Beverage & Entertainment Tent featuring

Fresh Pict, Blarney Castle, American Rogues, Steel City Rovers & Chelsea House Orchestra

10K Run, 5K Run/Walk, & Kids Fun Run Arts & Crafts Show The Celtic Caterer: Chef Eric McBride Colin Grant Adams Pickleball ExhibitionScottish Food Scottish Vendors Clan GatheringPets Allowed Policy (on web) and much, much more!

Additional information available: Alma Highland Festival

PO Box 516 | 110 West Superior StreetAlma, Michigan 48801Phone (989) 463-8979

email: highland@almahighlandfestival.comwww.almahighlandfestival.com

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S FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 26Road Run Registration . . . . . . . . . . 4 ~ 7 PM Tyler - VanDusen Commons

Alma Jazz Bands Perform . . . . . . . . 5:30 PM Hertiage Center Front Lawn

Cèilidh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 ~ 11 PM featuring Colin Grant Adams $5 Admission

& Pipe Bands Hamilton Commons

Entertainment Tent OPEN . . . . . . . . . 7 PM featuring The Rock Show $10 Admission

SATURDAY, MAY 27 Road Run Registration . . . . . . . . . 6:30 ~ 8 AM Tyler - VanDusen Commons Kid’s Fun Run Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 AM Highland Dance Competition . . . 8 AM ~ 4PM & Choreographed Broadsword (2PM) Hogan Center Solo Piping & Drumming Competition . .8 AM Arts & Crafts Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM ~ 6 PM Reenactment Camp . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM ~ 5 PM Exhibitions Border Collie | Highland Cattle Professional Athletic Events . . . . . . . . . . . .9 AM Great Lakes scottish heavyweiGht beGins

10K Run, 5K Road Race & Walk Begins . .9 AM Downtown Street Parade . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 AM Clan Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 AM ~ 4 PM Visit Clan Welcome Center for details The Celtic Caterer & Colin Grant Adams Front of Wilcox 11 AM • 1 PM • 4 PM Entertainment Tent . . . . . . . . 11:30 AM ~ 6 PM Heritage Center Parking Lot

OPENING CEREMONY 12:15 PMHeld in the Football Stadium

Includes: Official Welcome, Parade of Tartans & Massed Band Performance

Scottville Clown Band . . . immediately following parade Entertainment Tent Band Competition Begins . . . . . . . . . 12:30 PM Professional Athletic Events . . . . . .1:30 ~ 5 PM Great Lakes scottish heavyweiGht continues

Fresh Pict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 PM Entertainment Tent Pickleball Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ~ 4 PM Stone Recreation Center Children’s Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ~ 4 PM Heritage Center Side Lawn Chelsea House Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PM Entertainment Tent Steel City Rovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30 PM Entertainment Tent

SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 27 Massed Bands . . . . . . . . . . approximately 5 PM Football Stadium Entertainment Tent OPEN . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PM Sponsored by Dr. Thomas and Alice Haverbush, and Walmart* $7 Admission/Cover Fee . Free with wristband.

Scottish Country Dancing . . . . 6:30 ~ 8:30 PM Heritage Center Lobby Blarney Castle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PM Entertainment Tent American Rogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 PM Entertainment Tent

SUNDAY, MAY 28 Solo Piping & Drumming Competition . .8 AM

Amateur Athletic Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 AM

Highland Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 AMPre-Premier comPetition

Reenactment Camp . . . . . . . . . . 9 AM ~ 5 PM Exhibitions Border Collie | Highland Cattle

Arts & Crafts Fair . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AM ~ 4 PM

Kirking of the Tartan Service . . . . . . . 10:30 AM First Presbyterian Church, 495 Charles Ave

Highland Dance Competition . . . . . . . . . . 1 PM Great Lakes cLosed comPetition

Clan Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 AM ~ 4 PM Visit Clan Welcome Center for details

The Celtic Caterer & Colin Grant Adams Front of Wilcox 11 AM • 1 PM • 3 PM • 4:30 PM

Band Competition Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PM u.s. oPen PiPe band comPetition

Entertainment Tent . . . . . . . . . . . .Noon ~ 6 PM featuring Chelsea House Orchestra, Steel City Rovers & American Rogues $7 Admission/Cover Fee . Free with wristband.

CLOSING CEREMONY APPROX. 5 PMHeld in the Football StadiumIncludes: Award Presentation & Massed Band Performance

CeilidhFRIDAY, MAY 26 6:30 - 11 PM

featuring Colin Grant Adams with performances by Alma College Pipe Band & Great Lakes Pipe Band as well as Scottish Country Dancers

The Rock ShowFRIDAY, MAY 26 8 PM - 1 AM

This Ultimate Rock Tribute is one of the Midwest’s top touring Rock Tribute bands. Together they make magic by recreating some of your favorite songs from hit artists like AC/DC, Guns and Roses, Journey, Styx, and REO Speedwagon. They provide an all-ages musical voyage; an ultimate tribute event which sounds, looks, feels, and smells just like the real deal.

$10 Admission

MIDWEST GATHERING OF CLANS Over 50 clans invited! See Clan Welcome Center Tent for complete list. Trace your family roots at a Genealogy Workshop, learn Scottish history at a Presentation and get to know your kin!

THE CELTIC CATERERChef Eric McBride, prepares Scottish fare in demonstrations at times and location listed above. Seating is available for 40 per session with room for observers.

Unless indicated otherwise, all events take place on the campus of Alma College. This schedule is subject to change & times listed are approximate. *Sponsors committed at press time - for a complete list of our sponsors see the official Alma Highland Festival Program.