Highland Dancers

The Combined Scottish Societies of N.S.W. Inc.

141st Annual Highland Gathering

The sound of pipers will echo throughout Sydney's Hills District for the annual gathering of the Clans at Castle Hill Showground. The Scottish Highlands come to the Hills!

A huge family entertainment event with everything Scottish proudly supported by The Hills Shire Council and Sydney Hills Tourism.

See the lasses in the 2010 NSW State Highland Dancing Championships

Hear Australia's best at the 2010 NSW Pipe Band Championships

Trans Tasman Heavy Events Challenge watch the big men undertake feats of strength like Throwing the Hammer, Tossing the Caber and Weight Over the Bar.

There is something to keep the family busy all day including:

• Clan Stalls
• Children's Races
• Children's Entertainment 
• Haggis Hurl
• Food & Drink
• Dog Display
• Vintage Cars (NEW)

Hammer Throwing

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

9.00am - State Highland Dancing Competition commences

9.30am - NSW Pipe Band Championships commence

10.45am - Traditional Highland Feats of Strength - The Light Hammer & the Heavy Hammer

11.30am - Official Opening of the Gathering by Chieftain of the Day, Peter Sinclair AM, CSC, will be joined by The Hills Shire Council Mayor 11.50am - Drum Majors Contest (solo)

12.00noon - Display of Scottish Country & Celtic Dancing

12.15pm - Feats of Strength - Light Stone & Heavy Stone

1.00pm - Display of Scottish Country & Celtic Dancing

1.30pm - Children's novelty races

2.30pm - Feats of Strength - Australian Caber & Braemar Caber Tossing

3.00pm - Feats of Strength - Weight over the Bar

3.45pm - Bundanoon Stones

4.30pm - Massed Pipe Bands - over 200 pipers performing together, an experience not to be missed. Concludes with the presentation of trophies and Lone Piper performing Auld Lang Syne.