![]() ![]() Not to be outdone, the Highland games showcase equally talented athletes displaying amazing strength and agility in the caber toss, hammer and stone throw. World-class Jousters headline the festivities as they vie for the sport’s largest purse in the “Super Bowl of Jousting”, featuring skill and accuracy events as well as the heavy armor competition. ![]() Unique to the festival is North America’s largest Celtic parade attracting 40,000 spectators. The festival has become one of the largest of its kind with more than 50 Celtic events held throughout the weekend, including Jousting competitions, Highland games, musical acts, dance performances, dog show contests and the third annual Highlander 5K race as well as plenty of Scottish and Irish food, drink and crafts. This year’s program will celebrate the 300 th anniversary of the Scots Grays Calvary Charge at Waterloo, the 75 th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the 70 th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, and the 150 th anniversary of the Salvation Army. The festival, which began in 1976, will kick-off this year on Thursday, September 10 th with Tattoo Estes, a one-of-a-kind parade ground concert that features military and pipe bands. for the 39 th annual Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĭon’t miss the largest and most majestic Celtic events in the country when more than 80,000 attendees gather in Estes Park, Colo. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. ![]()
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