Event Schedule

• LOCATION: Schwartz Building, StFX Campus
• TIME: 7:00 PM
• COST: $30, $15 for children under 12
• Tickets available to purchase at:
  • Antigonish 5 to $1 Store
  • Antigonish Heritage Museum
  • MacKinnons Pharmacy
  • MacDonald’s Convenience

• LOCATION: Schwartz Building, StFX Campus
• TIME: 7:00 PM
• COST: $30, $15 for children under 12
• Tickets available to purchase at:
  • Antigonish 5 to $1 Store
  • Antigonish Heritage Museum
  • MacKinnons Pharmacy
  • MacDonald’s Convenience

That’s the magic of the Kitchen Ceilidh — where familiar tunes stir old memories and new songs bring us together.

🎶 Featuring:

• Accordion and Gaelic vocals from Mary Beth Carty

• Traditional tunes and originals from Nathan Bishop MacDonald

• High-energy fiddle and dance from John Pellerin

• Cape Breton classics from Malcolm MacNeil

• Plus special guests and surprises!

🎟 Tickets are going fast — reserve now at festivalantigonish.ca

• LOCATION: Schwartz Building, StFX Campus
• TIME: 7:00 PM
• COST: $30, $15 for children under 12
• Tickets available to purchase at:
  • Antigonish 5 to $1 Store
  • Antigonish Heritage Museum
  • MacKinnons Pharmacy
  • MacDonald’s Convenience

• Opening of 160th Antigonish Highland Games Church Service
• LOCATION: St. James United Church, 197 Main Street, Antigonish, NS
• TIME: 10:30 AM

• LOCATION: St. James United Church
• TIME: 2:30 PM

• LOCATION: Schwartz Building, StFX Campus
• TIME: 7:00 PM
• COST: $30, $15 for children under 12
• Tickets available to purchase at:
  • Antigonish 5 to $1 Store
  • Antigonish Heritage Museum
  • MacKinnons Pharmacy
  • MacDonald’s Convenience

• 7:00pm
• Price: by donation, all proceeds will go to the St. Ninian’s Parish Foundation
• Featuring:
  • St. Ninian Cathedral Choir 
  • Clan Thompson Pipe Band 
  • Mary Beth Carty 
  • John Pellerin 
  • Heather MacIsaac 
  • Grant School of Highland Dance 
  • Rose Trio
  • Amy Hendricks 
  • Hayley MacLeod
  • Rebecca Wild 
  • Artistic director: Emery Van De Wiel 

• LOCATION: Culloden Memorial Cairn in Knoydart, Nova Scotia
• TIME: 11:00AM
• Meet at the Cairn for 11:00AM for the memorial ceremony remembering the Battle of Culloden

• LOCATION: Maryvale Old Schoolhouse Hall
• TIME: 8:00PM-11:00PM
• Featuring John Pellerin, Heather MacIsaac, and Allan Dewar

• LOCATION: Main Street, Antigonish
• TIME: 10AM to 3PM
• There will be vendors, food trucks, music and more!
• This event is being organized by the Antigonish Chamber of Commerce, if interested in being a vendor, please contact them!

• LOCATION: Oak Manor Burnside Brewing 
• TIME: 7PM to 9PM
• Drop in on your way back from the Street Fair, order a Toller Light and settle-in for some tunes!

• LOCATION: Antigonish Heritage Museum
• TIME: 7PM
• Featuring Anna Ludlow & Friends

• LOCATION:
  Schwartz School of Business, St. Francis Xavier University.
• TIME: 5:00PM to 6:00PM
• Alba FA – Guth na Gàidhlig ann am Ball-Coise | A Voice for Gaelic in Football
• The Alba FA was established to use football as a force to connect, inspire and grow Scottish Gaelic through community football activity, both nationally and internationally. The Vision is to provide a Voice for Gaelic in football, to bring Gaelic speakers and language learners together in communities to play the game.
• Join us at the Schwartz School of Business at St. Francis Xavier University on Thursday 10th of April from 17:00PM – 18:00PM, to learn more about the organisation and their partnership with the Halifax Wanderers FC where they seek to connect the professional club’s Gaelic Motto “Ar Cala, Ar Dachaigh, Ar a-Anam” to Gaelic communities across Nova Scotia.

• LOCATION: St. Joseph’s Lakeside Community Center
• TIME: 7:00 PM
• COST: $20 
• Tickets available at Antigonish 5 to $1 
• There will be a cash bar, light lunch & entertainment (John Pellerin & Allan Dewar)  along with an induction ceremony to celebrate our new inductees!

• 8:00 AM – Gates Open
• 9:00 AM – Tir Nan Og Athletic Activities – Sponsored by AA Munro Insurance
  
• 12:00 PM – Tir Nan Og Awards & Family Picnic – Sponsored by Kenny’s Pizza

• 2:00PM to 5:00PM – AHG Reunion Pipe Band Meet & Greet at Piper’s Pub, Antigonish
• 5:00 PM – President Dinner, St. Francis Xavier University – Private Event – Sponsored by StFX
• 6:00 PM – 5 Mile Road Race – Sponsored by BL Environmental, Eastern 2.0 Waste Systems, and Scope Visual Media
  
• 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM – Antigonish Art Fair, Chisholm Park
• 7:30 PM – Official Opening of the 160th Highland Games – Sponsored by High-Crest Enterprises Ltd.
• 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM – Concert Under the Stars, Main Stage – Sponsored by MacLean Forestry & MacDonald Chrysler
• 9:30 PM to 11:30 PM – Friday Night Ceilidh Tent – Sponsored by Henry’s Napa Autopro, Decoste Interiors, & Antigonish Towing Ltd.
  

• 8:30 AM – Highland Dance Pre-Premier Competition (Novice & Intermediate dancers) – Sponsored by Camerons Jewellers
  
• 8:30 AM – Elite Mile – Sponsored by Sobeys
• 9:00 AM – Grand Street Parade – STFX to Columbus Field – Sponsored by Sobeys, Nova Construction, and Boston Pizza
  
• 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM – Pancake Breakfast – St. James Church
• 10:00 AM – Scottish Heavyweight Events Begin – Sponsored by The Maples Supportive Living
• 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM – Clans and Culture Tent – Sponsored by MacLeod Group
• 10:30 AM – Highland Dance – New Scotland Open Championship (Premier Dancers) – Sponsored by Decoste Interiors, Boston Pizza, & Admiral Glass and Signs
• 10:30 AM – Solo Piping and Drumming Competitions – Sponsored by Tartan Interiors & Highland Home Building Centre
  
• 11:00 AM – Scottish Heavy Event – Heavy Weight for Distance – Sponsored by Claymore Inn and Suites/Justamere Bakery & MacGillivray Fuels
  
• 12:00 PM – Scottish Heavy Event – Heavy Hammer – Sponsored by Dexter-Nova Alliance
  
• 12:00 PM – Ceilidh Pub Opens – Sponsored by Coldstream Clear Distillery and Oak Manor by Burnside Brewing

• 12:00PM – Official Opening of Clan Day – Sponsored by BFL Canada and Antigonish Rent-all
• 1:00 PM – Scottish Heavy Event – Caber Toss – Sponsored by Highcrest Enterprises Ltd.
  
• 12:45 PM – New Scotland Open Championship resumes (Premier dancers) – Sponsored by Decoste Interiors, Boston Pizza, & Admiral Glass and Signs
• 2:00 PM – Nova Scotia Pipe Band Championships – Sponsored by Keltic Motors
• 2:00 PM – Scottish Heavy Event – Weight Over Bar – Sponsored by Parkland Antigonish and Riverside Speedway
• 2:30 PM – Highland Dance – Mary Dundas Sword Event (Premier dancers under the age of 16) – Sponsored by the Brownstone Restaurant
  
• 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Afternoon Ceilidh – Coldstream and Oak Manor Ceilidh Stage – Sponsored by McDonald’s Antigonish
  
• 3:30 PM – Open Farmer’s Walk – Sponsored by Farmers Mutual &  Battlefield Equipment Rentals
• 5:30 PM-8:00 PM – “Kilts in the Kitchen Pickleball Tournament” – to sign up, visit: https://secure.pickleballcanada.org/event/kilts-in-the-kitchen-ii/37508/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1dwl52qyKYH7pIOspd1grOHQO-KR60WdPNzD4k4yRqpsbPcSbVyUWm69A_aem_58bIpD3qWQNMHxk_vzjrug
• 5:00 PM – Massed Pipe Bands & Awards –  Sponsored by MicroTel/Fion Lounge
• 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM – Ceilidh Pub – Coldstream and Oak Manor Ceilidh Stage – Featuring The East Pointers and Beech Hill – Sponsored by Coldstream Clear Distillery and Oak Manor (Gates open at 9PM, Show starts at 10PM)
  

• 8:30 AM – Highland Dance Pre-Premier Competition – (Primary & Beginner) – Sponsored by Cameron’s Jewellers
• 8:30 AM – Solo Piping & Drumming Competitions – Sponsored by Tartan Interiors & Highland Home Building Centre
• 10:00 AM – Highland Dance – Florence MacMillan Flora Event (Premier dancers from Martimes) – Sponsored by Steelmac
• 10:00 AM –Scottish Heavy Events Resume – Sponsored by The Maples Supportive Living
• 10:00 AM – Scottish Heavy Event – Open Stone – Sponsored by Arsenault Monuments & Re/max Park Place Inc.
  
• 10:00 AM – Junior Scottish Heavy Event Competition – Sponsored by East Coast Credit Union
  
• 10:00 AM – Tug-Of-War Competition – Sponsored by Lewis MacDonald Deliveries, Arisaig Fisheries, and North Bay Fishermen’s Co-Op
• 10:30 AM – Closing Church Service – St. Ninian Cathedral
• 11:00 AM – 3:00PM – Cultural & Arts Workshops – Sponsored by MacLeod Group
  • Gaelic language, Milling Frolic, Drumming & Step Dance/Square Sets
• 11:00 AM – Highland Heart Open Premiership (Premier dancers) – Sponsored by Downeast Hub LLC
  
• 11:00 AM – Scottish Heavy Event – Light Weight for Distance – Sponsored by Whidden Park Campground and Cottages
  
• 12:00 PM – Scottish Heavy Event – Light Hammer – Sponsored by Canadian Tire & Robertson’s Napa Autopro
  

• 12:00 PM – Tug of War Resumes – Sponsored by R J MacIsaac Construction Ltd.
• 12:45 PM – Highland Heart Open Premiership resumes (Premier dancers) – Sponsored by Downeast Hub LLC
• 1:00 PM – Scottish Heavy Event – Challenge Caber Toss – Sponsored by Trendy’s Clothing, Trendy’s Shoes, and iA Private Wealth Management
  
• 1:30 PM – Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Championships – Sponsored by Ron MacGillivrays Chev Buick GMC & Century Nissan
• 3:00 PM – Tug-Of-War Competition finals – Sponsored by
  
• 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Closing Ceilidh – Licensed Event – Coldstream and Oak Manor Ceilidh Stage – Sponsored by MacDonald and Murphy Inc.
• 4:30 PM – Massed Pipe Bands & Awards – Sponsored by Eastern Auto/OK Tire & Harmony Grove