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