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SUMMARY:August 23\, 2025: 50th Anniversary of the Quechee Scottish Games and Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 50th Anniversary of the Quechee Scottish Games And Festival \nAugust 23\,2025 \nHartford\, Vermont: 2025 will be a hallmark date for the Quechee Scottish Games and Festival at the Quechee Polo Grounds\, 45 Deweys Mills Road\, Hartford\, Vermont. \nOn this 50th Anniversary of the Quechee Scottish Games And Festival\, Scots ranconteur and singer Jeremy Bell will be the Master Of Ceremonies.  \nNoted Boston singer and guitarist  Eamon Sefton who will lead the new Quechee Games Ceilidh Band. Revels North Artistic Director Alex Cumming  will lead ceilidh dancing. Rebel Collective\, noted local Celtic band\, will be singing ballads. There will be live entertainment throughout the day. \nThe 50th  Annual Quechee Scottish Games And Festival  will feature massed Pipe and Drum bands. And Highland Dance and Solo Piping competitions. There will be Celtic vendors\, food vendors\, cultural displays including the Ottaquechee Water Protectors Association and Vermont Folklife. There will also be Scottish clan tents and genealogy displays. \nThe Quechee Scottish Games And Festival will feature Scottish Heavy Athletics including Caber Toss and Hammer Throw. There will be sheepdog demonstrations and there will be  children’s games and activities. Among these will be the Quechee Quest with a Scottish themed raffle. \nAdmission to the 50th Quechee Scottish Games And Festival will be free for children under 12\, and $25 general admission. The Quechee Scottish Games  And  Festival will run from 9 AM to 5 PM. \nThe Quechee Polo Grounds is near Quechee Gorge and is next to the Abenaki Gardens in the town of Hartford\, Vermont. Hartford is between White River Junction\, Vermont and Woodstock\, Vermont.
URL:https://scotsnewengland.org/event/august-23-2025-50th-anniversary-of-the-quechee-scottish-games-and-festival/
LOCATION:45 Deweys Mills Rd\, Hartford\, Vermont 05047\, Hartford\, VT
CATEGORIES:Games & Festivals
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