Highland Games return to Kamloops
The Kamloops Highland Games return to Albert McGowan Park (2025 Summit Dr.) on July 9.
Audiences will have the opportunity to view 100 competitive dancers and 60 individual competitions in highland bagpiping and drumming.
The dancing and the individual piping and drumming gets underway at 8:30 a.m.
Ten pipe bands, including the Kamloops Pipe Band, will also be featured in competition.
The pipe bands kick into gear at 2 p.m.
Heavy field events, such as the caber toss and hammer throw, will get underway at 10 a.m.
Simon Fraser University’s world-famous pipe band will officially open the Games with a performance at 12:30 p.m. and close them with another show at 3 p.m.
The beer garden opens at 11 a.m.
Admission for the Games is $10 for adults and $5 for children.
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