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2008
Marymas Fayre At Dunnet
2008
Caithness
County Show 18 & 19th July
Thurso Gala 2008
2nd to 10th August 2008
Castletown Gala 2008
Canisbay Show 28 June 2008
Latheron Show 12 July 2008
Wick Gala 2008 26 July - 2 August 2008
Halkirk Highland Games 2008
Halkirk Gala Fancy Dress 2008
Halkirk Gala Week 7 - 14 June 2008
2007 Events Now Past -
See the Photos
Bower Gala - 18 August 2007
Keiss Gala 2007
Bettyhill Gala Weekend - 11 - 13 August 2007
Thurso Gala
4th to 12th August 2007
Wick Gala 28 July - 4 August 2007
Halkirk Highland Games
2007
To The Field Film
Caithness Highland Gathering and Games
2007 Cancelled
166th Caithness County Show 2007
Caithness County Show
Web Site
Wick Banger Derby 2007
Film 1
Film 2
Wick Harbourfest 2007
Canisbay Show 2007
Lybster Gala 2007
Castletown Gala 2007
Halkirk Gala 2007
Latheron Show
2007
Thrumster Fun Day 7 July 2007 2.00pm
Caithness and
Sutherland Provincial Mod 9 June 2007
2007 Films
De Schermer Dansers At Market Square, Wick, 27 July 2007
Eilidh Mackenzie At Emigrants Statue, Helmsdale
The Emigrants Statue Unveiled By Alex Salmond
Wick Pipe Band Buskers - 6 July 2007
Wick Banger Derby 2007 - Film 4
Wick Banger Derby 2007 - Film 3
Wick Banger Derby 2007 - Film 2
Wick Banger Derby 2007 - Film 1
Caithness Junior Pipe Band Welcome Flotilla At Lybster Harbour
Demonstration Air Sea Rescue With Wick Lifeboat
Thurso Pipe Band at Halkirk Gala 2007
More Short Films From Bill At YouTube
Latest News
26 May 07
Its A Knockout
Competition - Enter A Team
Thurso Gala 4 - 12 August 2007
 As
part of Thurso Gala week, Thurso Town Improvement Association are
organising an 'It's a knock out' event on Sunday the 5th of August
2007 at the Dammies, Thurso. We are inviting local organisations and
businesses to enter teams to take part in this excellent funday event,
along with raising funds for 3 local charities - TTIA, Thurso Football
Club and Scallywags Nursery, Dunnet. The winning team will also have the
opportunity to nominate £100 prize money to their chosen charity.
2006 Galas Shows Games
Now Past - Photos Etc
Bower Gala 2006
Thurso Gala Week 2006
Halkirk Highland Games 2006
Halkirk
Highland Games Web Site
165th Caithness County Show 2006
Wick Banger Derby
2006
Wick Gala
Week 2006
Wick Pipe Band Week 2006
Latheron Show 2006
Canisbay Show 2006
Castletown Gala 2006
Halkirk Gala 2006
Halkirk Gala 2006 - Children's Races
Halkirk Gala 2006 - Five-a-side Football
Latheron Show 2006
Lybster Gala 2006
165th Caithness County Show 2006 At
Thurso
Silver Darlings Day - Lybster 2006
Galas/Shows/Games In
Caithness
Caithness has
a number of local Galas, Shows and Highland Games. These mini festivals bring together a
variety of local entertainment for local people to enjoy. These
are usually low key affairs and aim to help every one especially
children have an enjoyable day or week.
The highlight of several of the Galas is a parade of decorated floats
which in Caithness in recent years often take the form of representing a
local event, TV programme or other incident. In fact it can be almost
anything. Wick and Thurso Galas are the biggest in the county.
Caithness has four highland Games each year with Halkirk being one of the
biggest in the highlands and growing in recent years.
At the
Galas the opportunity is often taken to poke fun at officials, committees or
decisions taken by councils or individuals that have hit the
headlines. In fact almost anything is fair game for the Caithness sense of humour on
these occasions.
Most of the events are
followed by dances in tents or local hotels. The local galas have a
few days or even a week of other events especially for children but also
other age groups and their are usually programmes of events in local shops
and on this web site as they are published.
Increasingly
School Reunions
are being held in the Wick and Thurso gala weeks swelling the numbers of
people coming into the county to meet old friends and see relatives.
To see
what came before the modern Galas go to
Herring
Queens Index - updated 24 September 2004
Earlier Galas Shows Etc 2005
Mey Highland Games 2005
Marymas Fair Dunnet 27 August
World Knotty Championships and Lifeboat
Day
27 August 2005 - 10.00am - 6.00pm Lybster Harbour
Keiss Mini Gala 14 - 15 August
2005
Bower Gala 2005
Bettyhill Gala 12 - 14 August 2005
Halkirk Highland Games 30 July 2005
Wick Gala 23 - 30 July 2005
Caithness County Show - In Wick For 2005
Wick Pipe Band Week 2 - 9 July 2005
Thurso Gala 2005
Latheron Show 2005
Canisbay Show 2005
Lybster Gala 2nd - 9th of July 2005
Castletown Gala 2005
RNLI Harbour day held on
17 June 2005
Halkirk Gala 2005 Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 June
2005.
Wick
Banger Derby 26 June 2005
Continental Market, Wick 2005
26 to 29 May 2005
See
August 2004 -
Pictures From the Market August 2004 Earlier
Galas & Shows 2004
Bower
Gala 2004
Wick Olympics 2004
Halkirk Highland Games 2004
Wick Gala 2004
163rd Caithness County Show 2004
Photos
17 July 2004
Thurso Gala 2004
10 July - 18 July 2004
Latheron Show 2004
Castletown
Gala 2004
Canisbay Show 2004
Lybster Gala
2004
Halkirk Gala 2004
No Dunbeath Games Were Held in 2004
Earlier Galas Shows
Games -
2003
Marymas Fair Dunnet 30 August 2003
World Knotty, Lybster 23 August 2003
Mey Highland Games 9 August 2003
Bower Mini Gala 2003 Saturday 16 August
2003
Thrumster Gala Day Saturday 16 August 2003
Keiss Gala 15 - 17
August 2003
Keiss Gala returns after a gap of several
years.
Thurso Horticultural Society 23 August 03 2.00pm
Halkirk Highland Games 2003
Pictures
26 July 2003
Caithness Highland
Games At John O'Groats
3 August 2003 - Starts 1.00pm
John O'Groats Harbour Day Sunday 27
July 2003
Boat Trips, Life Boats, Fire Engine, Pipe Band, Bouncy Castle,
Stalls
Wick Gala 26 July - 2 August 2003
Thurso Gala 2 August - 9 August 2003
162nd Caithness County Show 2003 Photos - 19 July
Dunbeath Highland Games
2003 Pictures
Latheron Show 12 July 2003
Auction for return Helicopter flights from
Inverness to the Latheron Show. Trips on the day likely to be
around £15 for a short flight.
Canisbay Show -28 June 2003
Canisbay Show Dance 4 July 2003 In Canisbay Hall
Lybster
Gala 28 June - 6 July 2003
Castletown Gala Week 5 - 11 July 2003
Castletown Gala Programme
Castletown Gala 2003 Pictures
Halkirk Gala 8 - 16 June 2003 Lots
of pictures
Wick Pipe Band Week 5 - 12 July 2003
Click Here If You are looking for more Pipe Band Items
Thurso Pipe Band 90th Anniversary 19 July 2003
www.thursopipeband.co.uk
21 June 2003
Assipattle Pictures 19 September 2003
 The event took
place in Wick
2002
Canisbay Show 2002
Mey Highland
Games 2002
Wick Gala 2002
Gala Night Pictures
Halkirk Highland Games 2002 Pictures
Just a few as we were busy trying to email
pictures out from the games.
Thurso Gala
3 - 8 August 2002
Bower Gala
17 & 18 August 2002
Halkirk Gala
Week
9 - 15 June 2002
Programme of Events
Thrumster Mini Gala
Saturday 22 June 2002
Lybster Gala
29 June - 7 July
Castletown Gala Week
6 - 12 July 2002
Other Events
Wick Pipe Band Week 2002
6th to 13th July 2002
Wick Pipe Band Web Site
Halkirk Highland Games
27 July 2002
RNLI Harbour Evening - Wick
5 July 2002
Stalls, Pipe Band, Raft Race.
Canisbay
Show 2002 Pictures
Latheron
Show 2002 Pictures
County Show 2002
2001
Bower Mini Gala
Halkirk
Fancy Dress Pics
Gala Queen Crowning Ceremonies
Thrumster
Gala Weekend
See
the pictures
Lybster Gala
Week
Pictures
Wick
Wick
Pictures
Thurso
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Thurso
Gala Pictures
Earlier Gala Photos
Thurso Gala Queens & Attendants
Wick
Herring Queens
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2009 Events
It is never too early to let us know about Galas, Shows and Highland
Games as many folk from the UK and around the world are planning trips and
want to know these dates to help plan their visits. emails details of
Caithness and Sutherland events to
bill@caithness.org
2009 Events
1st-9th August 2009
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