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The Ceilidh will be held this year at the Gazebo Area on the corner of Iotla and Main Streets in downtown Franklin NC, which is across from the Macon County Courthouse. This Location is a change from years past. People are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets or both. Time: 6:30 – 9:45 pm<\/p>\n
Parade<\/strong> – People who wish to walk in the Parade following the Jamestown Pipe and Drum Band should meet in the lower parking lot of the Franklin Town Hall on Main Street from 5:30 pm to line up by family or clan. Parade will start at 6:30 and travel through town on Main Street ending at Iotla at the Gazebo area.<\/p>\n The headliner band for the weekend. Tuatha Dea will play at the Gazebo<\/p>\n Food Options<\/b>-Food will be purchased by Participants. Either on street or in the downtown area<\/p>\n Gracious Plates<\/b> will offer and serve Scottish classic entre’ Bangers and Mash.<\/p>\n RJ’s Chophouse<\/b> will offer a Scottish special in house at their restaurant on Main Street<\/p>\n Renee’s Cakes<\/b> will offer cupcakes and cookies and brownies for sale.<\/p>\n Nearby Options for Ceilidh Participants-<\/strong><\/p>\n Motor Company Gril<\/strong>l, one block beyond lotla on Main Street<\/p>\n Las Margaritas Mexican Restaurant<\/strong>, across the street from the gazebo<\/p>\n Rathskellar<\/strong>, Pub, off Main St downtown<\/p>\n **Please bring seats or blankets to sit on<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Saturday text” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font_size=”17px” header_3_font_size=”25px” custom_padding=”19px|34px|19px|34px|true|true” header_3_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ border_radii=”on|16px|16px|16px|16px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/strong>Macon County Fairgrounds Admission: \u00a0Ages 12 and up: $15 Bring your own chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 9:00 Gates Open:<\/b> There are three gates to purchase tickets<\/p>\n 9:30 – Dance Group<\/b>– Inspire School of Dance<\/p>\n 10:00\u00a0 <\/span>– Mountain Mist Dulcimer Ensemble<\/b><\/p>\n 11:00\u00a0 <\/span>– Parade and Welcome Ceremony<\/b><\/p>\n 11:30- Wedding Ceremony!!!<\/b><\/p>\n 12:00\u00a0 <\/span>– Trip Rogers – <\/b>famous Celtic singer, song writer, storyteller<\/p>\n 1:00\u00a0 <\/span>– Tuatha Dea – <\/b>famous high energy Celtic rock band<\/p>\n 2:00<\/b> – Trip Rogers<\/b><\/p>\n 3:00\u00a0 <\/span>– Tuatha Dea<\/b><\/p>\n 4:00\u00a0 <\/span>– Wild Mountain Time <\/b>– popular duo w\/ Celtic songs<\/strong><\/p>\n Cherokee presentation<\/strong>– Finger Weaving, Basket Weaving, Dance, oral historians, and variety of information during the day Southern Highland Games Athletics<\/strong>– Varying team athletic events in tradition of Highland Games from Scotland Stone Lifting Trials<\/strong> Jam Tent<\/strong> 10:00 to 1:00 Marie Dunkle & friends<\/p>\n 1:00<\/strong> – Dance Instruction<\/strong> with Dan Lawton & Bri Callahan<\/p>\n 1:30<\/strong> – Jam Tent<\/strong> continues with Mountain Mist Dulcimers<\/p>\n 10:00 – Shepherding Demonstration<\/strong><\/p>\n 1:00 –<\/strong> Shepherding Demonstration<\/strong><\/p>\n 2:00 –<\/strong> Jamestown Pipe<\/strong> and Drums Parade<\/p>\n \u00a0in FFA Office by the Stage<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 9:00 am-4:30 pm Children’s Activities<\/strong> \u00a0requiring adult accompany for some activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”subject to change” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#E02B20″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”||0px|||” custom_padding=”19px|20px|19px|20px|true|true” border_radii=”on|16px|16px|16px|16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Note: The schedule during the 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Saturday June 15<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/span>1436 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC 28734<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Ages 6-11: $5
<\/strong>Under age 6: Free<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nStage Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Field Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n
10:00-11:00 am<\/strong>
12:00-4:00 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
9:00 am to 4:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n
9:00 – 11:00 am<\/strong>
2:00-4:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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Presentations<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
12;00 pm – Early Scots in Macon County<\/strong>\u00a0 Robert Shook, Director, Macon County Historical \u00a0Museum<\/div>\n
1:00 pm \u00a0– How to Become an Reenactor<\/strong>\u00a0Denis Byrd, President, 71 North Carolina Regiment<\/div>\n
2:00 pm – How the Cherokee interfaced with Scottish Traders<\/strong>\u00a0 speaker from Cherokee Historical Association<\/div>\n“Everybody has a little Scottish in them somewhere!”<\/b><\/h2>\n