Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games
fergus scottish festival highland game threeday cultural festival held town fergus ontario year festival includes event leading world scottish athletic championship festival first held two day event victoria park downtown fergus organized alex robertson festival later expanded three day outgrew park moved ground center wellington township sportsplex edge town providing space overnight camping name changed fergus scottish festival festival attracting people saturday event festival received government grant fund tribute concert john allan cameron combination poor weather unexpected tax left festival debt year festival budget federal government rescinded festival amateur sport classification required remit hst ticket sale loan centre wellington township kept organization afloat paid back profit later year festival news hosted mass cabertossing event caber turned simultaneously overturned previous guinness world record festival hosted women’s heavy event championship festival open traditional tattoo including singing dancing piping firework display festival host series pipe drum competition band around ontario well province united state come compete band also participate mass piping event entertainment festival attendee tradition highland game festival host series scottish strength competition including hammer throwing tugofwar caber tossing also k running event highland dancer participate various class competition provide entertainment throughout weekend year member scottish clan set tent display history family traditional scottish food music also available attendee well whisky tasting quilting horse shoeing weaving genealogical display storyteller historical reenactment provide additional entertainment also activity child including sword fighting archery evening concert saturday feature variety musical entertainment festival host venue sale food craft souvenir official website