Memorial Day Festivities: Orange County Scotsfest!
If you're looking fro some great Scotch to taste in SoCal this weekend head over to the Scotsfest!
A 2 day gathering of all things Scottish. This is the largest highland games on the West coast with over 16,000 people.
Adult tickets: 1 day- $15. 2-day- $22
Location: The Festival will be held on May 29 and 30, 2010 from 9:00am until 5:00pm at the Orange County Fair & Event Center
There will be some very cool single malts available to sample at the festival. Also there will be A Scotch 101 class on Fri. 5/28 at the Marriot Irvine (18000 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA ) hosted by Chris Uhde of Impex Beverages. 7 different boutique Scotchs.
Athletics including: The Hammer Throw, Putting The Stone, The Farmers Walk, Throwing The Weight, Caber Toss
Bagpipe competition: This year come witness the most pipe bands in Festival history! 23 bands will be competing and performing, including 6 bands from Canada - The Grade 1 Dowco Triumph Street, Grade 1 Alberta Caledonia, the Grade 3 Robert MalcolmMemorial, Grade 3 Edmonton and District, and the grade 4 Robert Malcolm Memorial and Edmonton and District pipe bands. These bands along with the Western United States Pipe Bands led by the Grade 1 LA Scots and we've got a fabulous contest brewing.
ALSO HOSTING THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP, HIGHLAND DANCING WESTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 2010 will have THE MOST CLANS IN FESTIVAL HISTORY, AND THE ADDITION OF A FOURTHENTERTAINMENT STAGE.
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