EVENT ARCHIVE: The Gathering 2009 @ Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, 25th – 26th July 2009

EVENT ARCHIVE: The Gathering 2009 @ Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, 25th – 26th July 2009

Artist/Event Name: The Gathering 2009
Venue: Holyrood Park
Time: 11:00
Date: 25/07/2009
Town/City: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Postcode: EH88DX
Official Ticket Price: £10 - £85 with a full priced adult one day ticket being £15
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The Gathering 2009 @ Holyrood Park - Description

Sponsored by Deuchars, The Gathering is a a place where the finest displays of Scottish culture and heritage are brought together for a two-day outdoor family event.

Set in Edinburgh’s majestic Holyrood Park on July 25th & 26th, The Gathering 2009′s world class Highland Games are a first for Scotland’s capital city. Featuring international highland athletes, outstanding pipers and captivating highland dancers plus a fantastic live music line up and Scotland’s finest food and drink! Enjoy a real feast of entertainment and fun for all the family!

Events include; highland games, highland dancing, piping, ancestry information and lectures, Nairn’s Oatcake Hill Race, tug-of-war, mini ghighland games for children.

The hill race is limited to 150 participants and takes in a steep two laps of Arthur’s Seat – not for the faint hearted.

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