ELORA – Centre Wellington received 41 applications from community organizations seeking a total $288,186 from the municipality’s Community Impact Grant program.
Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games holds annual AGM
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games hosted its annual general meeting on Nov. 23.
Charles Vandervaart second featured guest at Scottish Festival, on this weekend
FERGUS - The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games has announced that Canadian actor Charles Vandervaart will be a second featured guest for 2023.
Fireworks festival, Riverfest, Scottish festival make province’s top-100 list
NIAGARA FALLS – Festivals and Events Ontario has included the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games, The Mount Forest Fireworks Festival and Riverfest Elora in its 2023 Top 100 Festivals and Events in Ontario.
Kilt Skate event took to the ice in Fergus
Kilt skate – On Feb. 26 a Kilt Skate was held at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex, with…
Fergus Scottish Festival to host 2023 World Heavy Events Championship
FERGUS – The best in the world will descend on Fergus this summer as the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games has been selected to host the 2023 World Heavy Events Championship.
‘Tilt your kilt’ and book your tickets for the Fergus Scottish Festival
FERGUS – With lots of love from the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games, organizers recently announced that all tickets and campsites will go on sale online March 1 at 10am.
Federal government supports Wellington County, Guelph through Tourism Relief Fund
WELLINGTON COUNTY - On Sept. 30 the Regional Tourism Organization 4 (RTO4) announced funding for 75 tourism businesses and organizations in Guelph, Wellington County, Waterloo Region, Perth County and Huron County.
2022 Fergus Scottish Festival breaks former attendance records
CENTRE WELLINGTON, — The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games held its first in-person festival since the onset of the pandemic last weekend and confirmed on Aug. 19 that close to 26,000 visitors attended the event, breaking all former attendance records.
Local dancers perform and compete at Fergus Scottish Festival
Highland dancers – Last weekend dancers from the Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance had…
Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games a resounding success
FERGUS – The first in-person Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games since the pandemic was a resounding success, organizers say.
Pipes, Plaid, and Pageantry parade kicks off Fergus Scottish Festival weekend
FERGUS – The streets of downtown Fergus were lined in Scottish colours and spirit for the Pipes, Plaid, and Pageantry parade on Aug. 11.
Scottish Festival and Highland Games returns in person this weekend
FERGUS – For the first time in three summers, the call of the bagpipes will ring out before a live crowd at the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games.
David Leask announces release of ‘The Tartan Kiss,’ a love song for the Scottish Festival
FERGUS – Award winning Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter, David Leask, has announced the release of his song The Tartan Kiss – a tribute to and commemoration of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games.
Fergus Scottish Festival returns to traditional event style
FERGUS – Organizers are feeling the festival spirit as they welcome the return of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games after two long years.