The Highland Games are staged by and for the Chicago Scots, formerly known as the Illinois St. Andrew Society. All proceeds from the Games support Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care.

Kilt Fest then starts at 10 a.m. and will feature Celtic music, food, vendors and beer, and more distinctive attractions, like a reenacted medieval battle between two armies.

Mar. 27—OXFORD — Hammers, stones, cabers — if you've ever wanted to see athletes toss these things, you're in luck. On April 29, on the grounds of the Central Children's Home of North ...

Well, maybe not that far. This was going down at the Highland Games at Kilt Fest NJ 2018 this past weekend on the grounds of Liberty Lake Campground in Bordentown Township.

The event, formerly called the Pikes Peak Highland Games, was disbanded after its last hurrah in 1999 and brought back to life in 2013 by Joseph Poch, whose grandparents helped organize the original.

Kilt at the Highland Games Kaitlyn Dunnett. Kensington, $25 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7582-9291-9 ...

King Charles Sports a Kilt in Scotland for a Day of Dance and Sports Ahead of Summer Break The monarch awarded the tug of war trophy to the winning team and looked especially delighted by a group ...

TWIN FALLS • Kilt-clad athletes will once again brave the cold weather to demonstrate their strength on New Year’s Day. The seventh annual Frozen Stones Highland Games starts at noon Thursday ...

Traditional Highland games will be played like caber toss, hammer throw and sheaf toss. Caber toss is a Scottish event where competitors toss a wooden pole around 18 feet long end-over-end.

Now the event is back. From left, David Goodman and Nick Bergin practice play their bagpipes during the Middle Tennessee Highland Games and Celtic Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Nashville.

The Portland Highland Games will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2013. The event features champion pipe bands, top-ranked athletes, traditional piping, drumming fiddling, dance competitions, whiskey ...