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Detroit’s & Michigan’s oldest benevolence, celebrating 175 years, the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit presents the oldest continuous Highland Games in North America on Saturday, August 3rd at historic Greenmead in Livonia at Eight Mile and Newburgh Rd beginning at 8 a.m.  

August 2 - August 3

Detroit’s & Michigan’s oldest benevolence, celebrating 175 years, the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit presents the oldest continuous Highland Games in North America on Saturday, August 3rd at historic Greenmead in Livonia at Eight Mile and Newburgh Rd beginning at 8 a.m.  A Cèilidh (Scottish Party, pronounced as kay-lee), an adult event, featuring rousing Scottish music bands will be held the night before (Friday, August 2nd) at Greenmead.

For a quick & further look into this year’s Highland Games & the Ceilidh, click on the Highland Games link immediately below.

a – Highland Games Home

To learn how the St. Andrew’s Society helps local charities, please click on the two, short video links from the Penrickton Center for Blind Children

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GvY6UTlou1s

and, the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 154 Macomb County

https://youtu.be/5mCAsKu0vgs?si=LDp_hDt9-4AUANe7

Michigan’s oldest benevolence is celebrating 175 years!  The St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit presents the oldest continuous Highland Games in North America.   On Saturday, August 3rd at historic Greenmead in Livonia at Eight Mile and Newburgh Rd beginning at 8 a.m.  A Cèilidh (Scottish Party, pronounced as kay-lee), an adult event, featuring rousing Scottish music bands will be held the night before (Friday, August 2nd) at Greenmead.

For a look into this year’s Highland Games & the Ceilidh, click https://highlandgames.com or, click on the Highland Games 2024 pdf immediately below.

The St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit is a 501(c) (3) organization that continually raises money for various charities.  Check out our benevolence page by clicking on detroitscots.com.  To learn more about how the St. Andrew’s Society helps charities, please click on these, short video links from:

Guardian Angel Medical Service Dogs   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5pSjYXJmEjSVJq1Rc5qE6I7wj6SI9kd/view?usp=drive_link

Seedling Braille Books for Children  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E5Dyn0Z0D8

American Friends of Erskine, Scottish Veterans Charity  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OzkBhioLDww

It’s a huge year and we’re receiving 175th Anniversary congratulation videos from St. Andrew’s Societies across the country:

The St. Andrew’s Society of Hawaii  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mLr_us_EZ04

The St. Andrew’s Society of the Eastern Shore  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cdATpmTgjdA  

Come see this historic event firsthand!  Again, for more information about this, contact Cathy Hasse at highlandgameschair@detroitscots.com or, call Cathy at 248-760-9252.  Thank you!

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Start:
August 2
End:
August 3