Come and enjoy the 10th anniversary of Greenville Gallabrae this weekend! The Upstate of South Carolina has, arguably, one of the highest concentrations of Scots-Irish descendants in the country.
The Gallabrae events are set for May 22nd and 23rd. Favorites such as the British Car Show, the Bagpipe Challenge!, and the Greenville Scottish Games will return.
A great event for the whole family, this two-day festival was created in 2006 as a tribute to the region’s Celtic forebears, and includes a parade, music, athletic competition and dancing. Friday: Great Scot! parade downtown and Ceilidh music on the TD Stage in the Peace Center Amphitheater. Saturday: Scottish Games at Furman.
You don’t have to be French to go to Mardi Gras, and you sure don’t have to be Scottish to find things to love at Gallabrae. Love dogs? Then you can’t miss the All-Day Border Collie Invitationals and watch really smart animals (okay, the sheep aren’t too smart) herd sheep and ducks, all to the tune of a whistle. A car, dare I say, nut? Come to one of the most beautiful malls (not the shopping kind, the oak-tree canopied kind) in the country at Furman and check out the antique British cars, some of which you’ve never seen. Have you served in the military? Be at our Opening Ceremonies for the Greenville Scottish Games and let us honor and thank you like you deserve.
Do you have small children? Wee Scotland is for you, and them. They’ll get a passport to admit them to their own Scottish village, and you can enjoy them enjoying us. Teens, young adults, not-so-young adults? Celtic rock bands! Whoa! Like to watch world championship athletics? Got you covered, we have been awarded the World Masters Championship for Heavy Athletes, you have got to see this to believe it. Watch for the Japanese guy in a kilt throwing really heavy stuff.
Are you somebody who just loves to have a great time and grin a lot? Start off Wednesday night with us, Downtown Main St in Greenville for the Highland Fling and stay with us through Sunday. Your face will be sore from grinning so much.
Visit www.gallabrae.com for additional information and to purchase your tickets.