Our festival for 2008 will be held October 25th, the last Saturday in the month.
The 2008 Games and Festival will feature an expanded men's competition (more competitiors and more strength events), a ladies competition (if we can have three or four daring lasses), a late afternoon Celtic concert. Our expanded schedule will necessitate a late morning start. Our 2008 event will be a charity benefit to support Compassion International; your voluntary contributions at the concession tent as well as a portion of the proceeds from concert ticket sales will be directed to this ministry. Order your concert tickets now on-line.
Information for our Guests
If you plan on joining us on October 25, 2008, please take a minute of your time to complete our guest registration form; this will be most helpful for us to plan appropriately for food and parking.
Information for Competitors
The 2008 Games will see for the men the addition of the weight for over bar, a one-handed over the bar toss of 35 pounds. Other events will be caber toss (choice of two cabers), sheaf toss, stone for height, and Braemar stone toss.
Our lady competitors will do the sheaf toss, Braemar toss with an 8 pound stone and the caber toss.
Caber News Flash!!
A new mens' caber is planned for the 2008 Games, with the goal of exceeding 15 ft and 80 lb. for a caber rating between 500 and 600. Both cabers will be offered to our male competitors.
The 2008 caber was felled on March 9th; it is trimmed to size and shaped up. We are now using it in practice.
Piper News!!
We are very pleased that Franklin McQuay piped at the 2007 Games and look forward to his return engagement.
Thank you, Franklin!
For More Details on the 2008 Games
Contact: Mike McCullough
Phone numbers: 410-941-5174 (evenings & weekend)
443-481-5806 (weekdays)
443-417-3462 (cell)
Address: P.O. Box 10035
Baldwin, MD 21013