Competition

Highland Dance

We look forward to seeing a record number of dancers at this year's event. The Victoria Highland Games is please to welcome this year's judges Ashley Stokowy (BC) and Kelly Abrahart (AB).

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Piping and Drumming

The Victoria Highland Games is please to host the premier pipeband competition on Vancouver Island. Every year we welcome bands and individuals from the Pacific Northwest, and further afield, to compete at our games.

Individual Piping and Drumming is held on Sunday morning with the Pipeband Competitions on Sunday afternoon.

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For information about Piping and drumming, please e-mail the chair.

Heavy Events

Workshop - 5 Time World Champion Ryan Vierra

The VHGA is pleased to offer a unique opportunity to get personal instruction in the sport of Scottish heavy events from the 5 time world heavy events champion - Ryan Vierra.

Ryan will provide instruction in all the traditional heavy events for both those interested in perfecting their technique, as well as novices to the sport who want to learn from the best. This is a once-in-a-lifetime training opportunity, so be sure to sign up quickly before all workshop spots are taken. In addition, if you are new to the sport, you are automatically entered in the novice competition following the workshop if you are interested in participating.

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Competitions

The Victoria Highland Games is proud to host the most comprehensive, competitive heavy events in British Columbia. This year's marquee event is the open invitational competition featuring six elite professional and open class athletes from across North America.

The events included will be: Braemar Stone, Open Stone, Heavy Weight for Distance, Light Weight for Distance, Heavy Hammer, Light Hammer, Weight over Bar and Caber. In addition, all the Open Competition athletes, including Ryan, will compete in the Keg Toss and Challenge Caber (the Victoria Highland Games Challenge Caber has never been turned) for additional prize money.

In addition, we are hosting an amateur event featuring 16 great athletes, and a novice event. If you have ever wanted to try throwing a weight or tossing a caber here is your chance to try it out in a learning environment with top quality instructors to assist you

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Kilted Mile

Saturday, MAY 17, 2008 – 1:00 pm – Topaz Park, Victoria, BC
Registration (includes your entrance fee into the festival): $10.00
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When you speak of the Scottish Highland Games, one image that comes to mind is that of a man in a kilt, as broad as he is tall, running while supporting in his cupped hands, something that resembles a utility pole, propped on his shoulder in a vertical position, until he plants his feet and flips it end over end.

But some of us are built more like "greyhounds" than "draft horses" and would love the opportunity to participate in the Scottish Highland Games. That’s where this competition comes in! The Kilted Mile is, quite simply, a mile run in a kilt.

This is a fun event. Bagpipe bands will pipe motivational music along the course. The course will be run inside Topaz Park and will be completely closed to traffic.

Cash Awards: $100, $75 & $50 will be awarded to the overall first, second and third place Lads and Lassies respectively.
Age Group Awards (medals): To the top three lads and lassies in these age categories: 15 & under, 16-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61 & over.
Also a special award Best Dressed Kilt - be creative!