For some good old fashioned Celtic fun, head along to Tomaree Sports Complex next weekend for the annual Clans on the Coast festival.
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The festival, organised by the Port Stephens Celtic Association, is an action-packed day of medieval fighting, pipe bands and heavy event championships.
This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, September 16.
The official opening ceremony will begin at 9.30am with a marching parade of pipe bands and clans.
Entertainment throughout the day includes Celtic music, highland dancing, singing, medieval fighting re-enactments, pipe bands, the East Coast Heavy Events Championships and children’s activities.
Festival-goers can participate in amateur events including the caber toss, tug-of-war and push up contests.
They will also be able to witness a happy couple tie the knot in Scottish tradition during an authentic Celtic wedding ceremony on the day.
Dedicated clan representatives travel from near and far to provide festival-goers the opportunity to learn about their family’s ancestry, Clan history, coat of arms, family crest and tartans.
The day will wind down at 4.30pm with a mass pipe band parade.
The cost to attend the festival, on the gate or from clansonthecoast.com, cost $15 per adult, $10 for pensioners and $2 for children under 18.
Money raised at the gate is donated to charity.
A traditional Ceilidh dinner dance will be held at Nelson Bay Bowling Club from 6.30pm.
On September 17, a blessing at the Kirkin Of The Tartan will be held at d’Albora Marinas at 10.30am.