At beautiful Tam O'Shanter Park on Saturday, September 13th, the festivities begin with a fun run/walk 15K road race, highland dance competition, highland team games and piping competition. At noon will be the welcome and parade of clans. Throughout the weekend at the park, there will be entertainment by various groups. There also are performances by Clan Gordon pipe band and Ft. Vancouver Pipe Band. You can experience a whole weekend of Scottish and Celtic culture, with the avenue of clans, Scottish craft and food vendors, Scottish music and competitions. Scottish shortbread competition and on Saturday there will be a silent auction to help support the Festival.

There will be a Golf Tournament at Kelso Three Rivers Golf Course on Sunday. Tee off at 10:00 AM.

On Sunday, September 14th, there will be a Kirkin O' the Tartan worship service at Tam O'Shanter Park at 8:30 am and again at 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Kelso. The highland games will begin at the park at 9:00 am with those hardy lads and lasses tossing the caber and throwing the stone. There will be entertainment in the afternoon at the park. The Kelso Rotary will be holding their annual duck race in the afternoon raising money for charities and scholarships.

Get your Highlander Festival buttons,on sale July 5th, for only $1.00 each and you could win a $600 Kelso Three Rivers Mall shopping spree as first prize, or a $200 grocery shopping spree as second prize, or $100 in dining gift certificates as third prize. We will be having lots of other prizes donated from various merchants in Kelso.

Don't pass up a whole weekend of Scottish and Celtic fun at the park! Form

Mark you calendar now for September 13, 14, 2008 and come to Kelso, Washington.