Around Town: Gallabrae

It’s definitely festival season here in Greenville, South Carolina! We just wrapped up Artisphere from May 12-14. Now it’s time for Gallabrae, Greenville Scottish Games, from May 26-27! Check out this week’s post for more information.

May 26-27, 2017

Parade: May 26, Main Street, Greenville, SC

Games: May 27, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC

Come out over Memorial Day weekend for the Greenville Scottish Games. This two-day festival is a great event for the whole family and includes a parade, music, athletic competition and dancing.

Here’s the schedule:

Friday, May 26^th, Downtown Greenville

6:00pm: Great Scot! parade on Main Street in downtown Greenville from Broad Street to East North Street

Ceilidh music on the TD Stage at the Peace Center Amphitheater

5:30pm-9:30pm: Erica Berg Collective and Cleghorn performating at NOMA Square for Greenville Heritage Main Street Friday

Saturday, May 27^th, Scottish Games at Furman University

Blue Ridge Entertainment Tent

11am – Barleyjuice

Credit: Greenville Journal

11:30am – Military Tribute on Main Field

12:30pm – Cleghorn

1:30pm – Albannach

2:30pm – Barleyjuice

3:30pm – Cleghorn

4:30pm – Albannach

5:30pm – Barleyjuice

6:30pm – Cleghorn

7:30pm – Albannach

Credit: gallabrae.com

Celtic Tent

9:15am – Carl Rapp – fiddler

10:30am – Scottish Country Dancers

12:30pm – Traci Brown – harpist

1:30pm – Carl Rapp – fiddler

2:30pm – Scottish Country Dancers

3:45pm – Traci Brown – harpist

On the 27th, there will also be Border Collie demonstrations and a British car show!

Tickets are $15 for adults in advance or $20 at the main gate. Children aged 6 to 12 are $8 in advance or $10 at the gate, and children 5 and under get in for free. Active duty military also get in for free with a valid military ID. All tickets for the games include access to The World’s Greatest Scottish Happy Hour and Celtic Jam that starts in the Entertainment Tent at 5:30pm. Online ticket sales are non-refundable. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome, but pets and alcohol are not to be brought in. 

Visit http://gallabrae.com for tickets and more information.