

New 2025 Event Schedule
Friday, September 12, 2025: All Clans Registration
Saturday, September 13, 2025:
8:00 AM - Registration for Individual Heavyweight Athletics
9:00 AM - Clan Tents Open in the Park
Food and Craft Vendors Open
Individual Heavyweight Games Begin
Parade Lineup Downtown Kelso
10:00 AM - Festival parade from Downtown Kelso to the Park – Awards Given at Lineup.
Flower Show – Under New Covered Area
Dance Competition – Morning Session
11:00 AM - Silent Auction Begins
11:30 AM - Dance Premier Choreography
Entertainment Under the Covered Area with Beltaine
12:30 PM - Opening Ceremonies
Posting of colors – Mass Bands – Ft Vancouver Pipe Band and Tacoma Scots Pipe Band
PROCESSION OF DIGNITAIRES
Parade of Clans, Anthems & Invocation
1:00 PM - Highland Dance Competition – Afternoon Session
1:15 PM - AML Trio
2:15 PM - Fort Vancouver Pipe Band performance
3:15 PM - Tacoma Scots Pipe Band Performance
4:00 PM - AML Trio
4:45 PM - Silent Auction Ends and Winners Announced.
Sunday, September 14, 2025:
8:00 AM - Check-in for Team Heavyweight Athletics
8:00 AM - Kirkin’ of the Tartan Worship service in park
9:00 AM - Team Heavyweight Games Begin
9:30 AM - Kirkin’ of the Tartan Worship service at Kelso United Methodist Presbyterian Church - 206 Cowlitz Way. Reception to follow.
10:00 AM - Clan Tents open
Food and Craft Vendors open
11:00 AM - Beltaine
12:00 PM - Wicked Tinkers
1:00 PM - Beltaine
2:00 PM - Wicked Tinkers
3:00 PM - Beltaine
4:15 PM - Wicked Tinkers