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Kintyre boasts a
number of first class events during the year.
Below are a list of the major annual events
which will be updated continually.
If you wish your event
listing to appear on these pages please
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Kintyre Piping Society Springbank Invitational -
Saturday 21st September 2013 |
21st September 2013 and will be held in the
Seafield Hotel Campbeltown starting
at 10am.
The
pipers taking part are Willie McCallum,
Angus MacColl, Stuart Liddell, Roddy
Macleod MBE, Gordon Walker, Iain Speirs,Niall
Stewart and Callum Beaumont. They will
be competing in three competitions the
Piobaireachd, March Strathspey and
Reel and Hornpipe and Jig.
The Judges are Commander John
Wilson, PM Iain Morrison and Mr Iain
MacFadyen and the Fear-an Tighe for the
day will be Mr Richard Cameron.
Entry will
be £8 and will be free for under 18's
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Mull of Kintyre Bike Challenge - MOKBIKE -
Sunday 13th October 2013 |
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A new event to the
calendar, starting in 2011, this year's event
has been confirmed for Sunday 13th October 2013.
Click
here to find out more
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Gigha Challenge - Saturday
5th May 2012 |
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The Gigha Challenge
2012 will take place on Saturday 5th May.
We look forward to seeing you then and
good luck with your training.
Any enquiries to
gighachallenge@btinternet.com
Click
here to see some images from 2011
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Springbank Open Day - Thursday 24th May 2012 |
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Another one for your 2012 calendar! Springbank
Distillers, the oldest independent family owned
distillery in Scotland (founded in 1828), have
just announed their Open Day will be held on
Thursday 24th May 2012.
Starting at around 11am, and continuing
late into the evening, there will be a range of
tastings, free tours all days, Fyne ales bar,
local producers will have their goodies on
display, pipe and brass bands, BBQ, special
bottlings and of course a whisky bar...plus, we
are sure, other things that we have missed!
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here to find out more
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Brewin Dolphin
Scottish Series, Tarbert
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Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd June 2012 |
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A particularly attractive natural
harbour used for sailing ships over more than a thousand years,
Tarbert on Loch Fyne annually hosts Clyde Cruising Club's 'Brewn
Dolphin Scottish Series', which has become Scotland's biggest
yachting event, and second indeed, in Britain's waters, only to
Cowes Week.
Click
here to find visit the Scottish Series website
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Kintyre Songwriter's Festival - Friday 1st to
Sunday 3rd June 2012 |
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The dates for this year's festival have been
finalised, and the fifth Songwriters Festival
will kick off on Friday the
1st June and end
with a no-doubt fantastic finale on
Sunday 3rd June 2012.
If last year's festival is anything to go by,
then this year's festival will be an absolute
cracker! This year's
festival has been moved a week to fall in with
the extended public holiday. Click
here to find out more
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Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon and 10k - Sunday
3rd June 2012 |
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Voted the UK's
number 1 Half Marathon in 2010 and 2011 the 2012's entry of 750
places were snapped up in just six weeks confirming how popular this
race is. But its not just the race that attracts runners from
all over the world
the weekend has bus tours, talks as well as an amazing 10k and half
marathon route. AND if after all that you still have energy
then wait and enjoy the MOKRUN Ceilidh!
Click
here to find out more
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Kintyre Way Relay and Ultra -
Saturday 16th June 2012 |
The Kintyre Way Relay and Ultra
is a trail-running event, from Tarbert to
Campbeltown along the Kintyre
Way, Scotland’s most scenic
long-distance path.
Varied terrain, from hill
paths and forestry tracks to
beaches and seaside rocks.
Stunning scenery with
views across the sea to Arran,
Islay, Jura and Gigha.
Click
here to find visit the Kintyre Way relay website
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Gigha Music Festival - Friday 29th June to
Monday 1st
July 2012 |
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The Gigha Music
Festival has moved to last weekend in June and
celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2012!
WATCH THIS SPACE.
We're about to confirm the full 2012 lineup. We
are very pleased that this will include Blazin'
Fiddles, Julie Fowlis, our favourite house band
Heuch and others. As it is our tenth year we are
putting on an extra gig on Sunday.
Click
here to find out more
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Tarbert Seafood Festival - Saturday 7th July to
Sunday 8th July 2012 |
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The Tarbert
Seafood Festival, set around Tarbert's natural
harbour at the tip of Kintyre, is one of the
area's main annual events held on the first full
weekend in July. This is definitely
something to celebrate and promote. If you havnt
been before to Tarbert or to the Seafood
Festival we hope this website will give you a
feel for what happens and encourage you to come
and join in the fun.
Click
here to find visit the Seafood festival website
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RNLI Gala Day and Raft Race - Saturday 21st July
2012 (tbc) |
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Great family day
out from the local RNLI crew including a raft
race, stalls, fair rids, licenced bar area and
helicopter display show.
Click
here to see some images from 2011
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Southend Highland Games - Saturday 21st July
2012 (tbc) |
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The Southend
Highland Games offers an excellent evening of
true traditional family entertainment in the
lovely village of Southend at the tip of the
Kintyre peninsula.
Click
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Kintyre Agricultural Society Show - Friday 3rd
August 2012 |
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The Kintyre
Agricultural Show has been held for over 100
years in Kintyre and offers a superb day of
entertainment for everyone.
Click
here to find out more
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Mull of Kintyre Music Festival -
Thursday 16th
to Sunday 19th August
2012 |
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Kintyre's premier
event held annually in Campbeltown
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here to find out more
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