- The
6th Annual
- Border
Celtic Festival
- and
Highland Games
- El
Paso, Texas
- 22
November 2003
Celebrate Scotland
on the Border and other Celtic Cultural Traditions in the true
Highlands of the Franklin Mountains in Texas.
- Festival Location:
- Student Entrepreneur Center
- 8455 Alameda
- El Paso, Texas
- Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Phone: (915) 591-0055
- You can also Email us at: bilsin@msn.com
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- Accommodations:
- Comfort Inn
- 900 Yarborugh
- El Paso, Texas 79915
- For Reservations Call: (915) 594-9111
- Identify "Border Celtic Festival"
- Cost: $42.00 plus tax
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- Festival Features
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- Top Entertainment
Christina
Harrison from Glasgow Scotland
Red McWilliams
"America's Celt"
- Bel Air High School Pipes and Drums
- Empyre Pipes and
Drums
- 1999 World Champions
High Desert Pipes and Drums
- Gallowglass Celtic Group
- National Competitive Sheep Dogs
- Gaita - Spanish Bagpipe Demos
- Jose Cisneros - Art Exhibition
- Children's Events
- Art Exhibition and Drama Presentations
- Ceilidh at the Vista Hills Country Club on November 23rd
at 7 PM.
- Ceilidh Tickets: $25.00 Call 915-591-0055
- Call early. It's always a sellout.
Heavy Highland Games
These traditional contests are held for men, women, and children.
- Come and compete. Professional Highland Athletes will
help the newcomers.
· Caber Toss
· Weight Toss for Height and Distance
· The Sheaf Toss
(20 lb Burlap Bag)
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- Bagpipe Band Competition:
Bagpipe Bands from Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona, will be invited to the Festival
Individual Piping and Drumming Contests:
Contests are held for both Individual Piping and Drumming.
Irish, Scottish, and Celtic Dancing
Irish, Scottish, and Celtic Dancing demonstrations, lessons,
and competitions are some of the more popular events at the Festival.
El Paso's own Desert Celtic and Irish Dancers do most of the
lessons and demonstrations.
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- El Paso Celtic Society Booth
This organization features information for anyone with any roots
from the Seven Celtic Nations. Members can assist people in starting
to trace their roots from now to 2,500 years ago and the Celts.
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- National and Local Vendors
These vendors feature Celtic Merchandise, food, and beverages.
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- Merchandise Booths
- The Celtic Merchandise Booths gives the Festival visitor
the opportunity to shop and purchase such items as Celtic Jewelry,
Jacobite Shirts, Celtic Design T-shirts, or maybe a CD-ROM of
the Scottish Highland Clans. The Clan Booths and the El Paso
Celtic Society Booth may start a person's journey to their family
roots. The journey may take you back to one of the Seven Celtic
Nations. It maybe Brittany in France, Cornwall in England, Galicia
in Spain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland, or Wales. Of course,
there are food and beverage booths to add to the enjoyment of
the Festival attractions and activities.
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- History
- It has been said that the Celts are not an ethic group,
but a distinct culture with many diverse traditions. You can
see that in the diversity of the Seven Nations of the Celts.
Come to the Border and celebrate the diverse traditions. The
Seven Nations are:
