Friday, August 14

Miramichi Scottish Festival - Candlelight Tartan Banquet - 6:00 pm
Kin Center, Miramichi West (Former Town of Newcastle)  - 100 Newcastle Blvd, Miramichi
$30 ADMISSION - Reservations can be made at hsnbm1846@gmail.com
E-transfers are also available: hsnbm1846@gmail.com
Tickets are also available at:

Scott’s Pharmasave
1781 Water Street, Miramichi, New Brunswick [Chatham]
Telephone: 1-506-773-4475
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am noon to 5:00 pm

Dickison’s Pharmasave
135 Henry Street, Miramichi, New Brunswick [Newcastle]
Telephone: 1-506-622-3511
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

DEADLINE TO PURCHASE TICKETS IS MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026

Beginning at 6:00 pm meet and greet your fellow clan members until 6:45 pm when the candlelight banquet gets underway with the piping in and ode to the Haggis, Introductions of Clan Tartans, speeches, and grace will take place prior to the meal being served. Once the meal has finished the William Davidson Medal Presentation will take place along with the Ernest Hutchison Scholarship presentation and the passing of the Mull. Enjoy the rest of the evening with entertainment from Drowsy Maggie

Named for an Irish fiddle tune Drowsy Maggie which dates back to the mid-19th century, this band of Celtic women are anything but sleepy! They hail from the three Maritime provinces and a mixed kettle of Scottish and Irish traditions. Stacey Read, Robin Anne Ettles and Shelley Chase were part of the ECMA awarded recording and touring group Banshee for 20 years and Katie McIlvena and Julie Smith of the wildly popular Lumber Jills Old Time fiddle and step dancing ensemble, most recently held an artistic residency at Dollywood for two seasons. Joining forces as Drowsy Maggie, this show is rooted in beloved East Coast songs, Irish and Scottish legendary tunes and flying feet and fiddle bows with some Irish bodhran for good measure. These first ladies of traditional music have toured Ireland, Scotland, Australia, USA, Belgium over their tenure and are rooted in the Celtic music culture of Canada’s East Coast and the moors and braes the music originated in.

 

Saturday, August 15

Highland Games & Take Away Tea
11am- 4pm (tea tickets can be purchased by e-transfer: wilsonspointhistoricsite@gmail.com
Wilson's Point Historic Site, Derby Junction, NB

This year Wilson's Point is changing things up for their festival event taking place on Saturday from 11am-4pm. Drop in for a Take Away Tea.  Tea will consist of a boxed lunch of sandwiches, Scottish goodies and a beverage that you can enjoy on the grounds or take home.  Fingal's Rant will performing. The Old Scotia Heavy Weights Association will be demonstrating their strength and agility in a full carded traditional Highland Games.  The Healing Farm will be here with their farm animals.  The Women of Wilson's Point will be Available for Tours.

Admission to Wilson’s Point is free as are the snow cones and shuttle service by Miramichi Accessible Transit from the parking lots to the site. Make a full day of it with the entire clan.

Come join us for this fantastic family event!

Highland Games Events

Open Stone
Heavy Weight for distance (56lbs)
Light Weight for distance (28lbs)
Heavy Hammer (22lbs)
Light Weight Hammer (16lbs)
Caber Toss
Weight over bar (56lbs)

NB's own RJ Forbes Scottish Athlete will be here with the Old Scotia Heavy Weights Association

Sunday, August 16

Memorial Church Service - Kirk'n of the Tartans - St. Andrew’s United Church Service, 188 Wellington Street, at 11 am.

Laying of the Memorial Wreath at the Scottish Monument Elm Park at 12:00 am with the Moncton District Pipe Band and Craig Caldwell, piper.

Kin Center, Miramichi West (Former Town of Newcastle) - 1:30 - 5:00 PM
FREE ADMISSION

Musical entertainment by Drowsy Maggie, Miramichi Fiddlers, Miramichi Fiddlers, Craig Caldwell, Moncton District Pipe Band and the Landry Highland Dancers. Bring your lawn chairs. There will be a cash BBQ.

Historical Tidbit

On June 13, 1842, the Scots of the Miramichi were approved to establish a Highland Society at Miramichi. The first President was James Gilmour, business partner of Alexander Rankin of Rankin & Gilmour Co., who came to the Miramichi in 1812. They and other local Scots were the driving force behind the move to create the Society with the goal to promote the education, culture and general welfare of the local Scottish community. The first Scottish settlers came to Miramichi 1765 - 1766 under the leadership of William Davidson of Fochabers, Scotland.