Red Deer Highland Games and CentreFest return this weekend

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• 8:30 a.m.

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Gates Open

Piping & Drumming Individual Competitions Begin

Kilted Run Warm Up

• 9:00 a.m.

Heavy Athletics Competitions Begin

Highland Dance Competitions Begin

Kilted Run Start 

• 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Celtic Market Open

• 10:00 a.m.

Nessie’s Nook Open

Jill Brody – Sheep Dog Demonstration

McPherson’s Pub Opens

• 11:00 a.m.

Shortbread Competition Judging (Registration Closes at 10 a.m., Results by 1 p.m.)

• 11:30 a.m.

Celtic Entertainment

• 12:30 p.m.

Opening Ceremonies 

• 1:00 p.m.

Heavy Events for Kids

Jill Brody – Sheep Dog Demonstration

Band Competitions Begin

Bannock Making Demonstration (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)

• 1:30 p.m.

Celtic Entertainment

2:00 p.m.

Band Competition Begins

Pawsitive Puppy Parade (Registration closes at 1 p.m.)

• 2:30 p.m.

Scottish Country Dancers

• 3:00 p.m.

Celtic Entertainment

Jill Brody – Sheep Dog Demonstration

• 4:30 p.m.

Mass Bands

Closing Ceremonies

Piping & Drumming Awards

Salute to Chieftain

Additional information about the event, how you can volunteer, and other things to expect, is at reddeerhighlandgames.com.

Then there’s the 23rd annual CentreFest, which is happening earlier in the summer due to other big events happening this summer.

At CentreFest, experience jaw-dropping acrobatics, laugh-out-loud comedy, live music, fire performances, and interactive entertainment as talented artists from across Canada and around the world transform the streets into an open-air stage, organizers say.

CentreFest is centred around Ross Street and Little Gaetz Avenue.

Here’s the schedule breakdown:

• Friday, June 26: CentreFest Preview Show Veterans Park, Downtown Red Deer 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, June 27: CentreFest Festival Hours: 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Sunday, June 28: CentreFest Festival Hours: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Acts include:

• Melody & Mayhem (Australia/U.K.)
• Super Sexy Danger Boy Riki Ferrari (Canada/Japan)
• Kyle Key the Magician (Canada)
• Caricatures by Simon (Canada)
• The City Worker (Canada)
• Cirquetastic Acro Roving (Canada)
• Fusion Dance Artistry (Canada)
• The Brucie Show (Australia)
• Mystery Wonder Show (Canada)
• Marcia Darling (Canada)
• And more…

More information is at centrefest.ca.