The St. Andrews Society of Chicago has released their schedule for the Chicago Highland Games on Friday, June 18th from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m and Saturday, June 19th from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m at the Oak Brook Polo Grounds, 700 Oak Brook Rd, Oak Brook, IL 60523. All children under the age of 12 are FREE!
They still haven’t taken my advice (not like anybody listens to me anyway) and published a readable schedule. I’ve spent the last 2 hours using their schedule and putting all the times and events in a spreedsheet so I can see what things conflict with what and which ones I want to see.
Here’s the schedule I’ll be looking to follow:
08:00 am – 08:30am : Solo Pipe Contests [ Pipes Area ]
08:30 am – 09:00am : Pre-Premier Highland Dance Competition [ Highland Dance Area ]
09:00am – 10:00am : Highland Piping & Celtic Fiddling Exhibition [ Arts & Culture Tent ]
10:30am – 11:00am : Falconry Exhibition [ Demonstration Area ]
11:00am – 11:30am : Swordplay Exhibition [ Demonstration Area ]
01:00pm – whenever : Pipe Band Competition [ Pipes Area ]
06:00pm – Closing Ceremonies / Massed Bands [ Athletics Field ]
06:30pm – Winning Pipe Band [ Celtic Rock Stage ]
If you intend to watch the pipe bands starting at 1pm, DO NOT FORGET TO BRING A CHAIR. Folks start setting up their chairs early in the morning and holding a place around the ring.
With 8 days to go there is a slight risk of thunderstorms on Friday but a nice day on Saturday (85F). 8 days is a loooong way away to forecast so I don’t put much stock in it, but it’s something to watch.
If you are going to be there drop me a note, we can at least shake hands and say “hi”.
They have an online printable coupon if you are purchasing tickets at the gate.