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Dunedin Highland Games & Festival Gets Underway This Weekend
The Dunedin Highland Games & Festival, gets underway Friday, April 6, with the traditional pipe band parade and Ceiligh.

DUNEDIN, FL – Dunedin’s signature event, the Dunedin Highland Games & Festival, gets underway Friday, April 6, with the traditional pipe band parade and Ceiligh.
The pipe band parade through downtown Dunedin will kick off the Ceiligh, a social event featuring Scottish singing, traditional dancing and storytelling from 7 to 10 p.m. at Pioneer Park, 420 Main St., Dunedin.
On Saturday, April 7, the much-anticipated 52nd annual Dunedin Highland Games & Festival will be held at Highlander Park, 1929 Pinehurst Road, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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It will feature more than 1,000 competitors in Highland dancing, solo piping and drumming, pipe bands, Scottish Heavy Athletics and a 5K Highland Trail Run.
All-day entertainment on two stages will feature Off Kilter and Seven Nations.
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Festival-goers can visit more than 30 Scottish clans and societies and research their heritage, enjoy Celtic food, beer, wine and cider and peruse Scottish crafts.
A kids’ zone will offer games for children.
Tickets are $15 in advance through the Highland Games website and $18 at the gate. Children age 12 and under will be admitted for free.
Parking will be available at Dunedin High School, 1651 Pinehurst Road, Dunedin,with a shuttle bus to the event.
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