Pleasanton Scottish Highland Gathering and Games

**Baeau** · 10th August 18, 09:30 AM

Aside from OC Richard, whom amongst the 'Great Rabble' will be attending? As we've pre-ordered tickets, we are commited (Please, no comments, SWMBO says I should be).

**YOJiMBO20** · 10th August 18, 09:41 AM

I'll be there with the Cameron Highlanders grade 4 band.

Dunno how much time I'll have away from band stuff.

Here's to hoping for double digit temperatures!

**Richrail** · 10th August 18, 09:46 AM

The wife and I hope to attend, just depends my return to work schedule.

**Baeau** · 10th August 18, 10:05 AM

Double digit temps would be great. I was looking at the various weather apps. After last year, its hard to believe that 88 is Pleasanton's average high temp for Labor Day weekend.

**California Highlander** · 10th August 18, 06:54 PM

I'll be there both days. Online ticket sales close Wed, 15 August http://www.thescottishgames.com/

Come by the Clan Mackintosh tent and say Hi!

If I'm not there, I'll be at:

Albannach! http://www.albannachmusic.com/
The Fire! http://firescottishband.com/

or one of the other great musical entertainment options: http://www.thescottishgames.com/entertainers.php or wandering, or drinking a Belhaven, or eating haggis, or the athletics competition, or the Scottish dancing or.....

**kiltimabar** · 11th August 18, 07:30 AM

I'm planning to be there Saturday.

**KiltedSergeant** · 18th August 18, 10:46 AM

My wife and I are always there. We help at the Douglas tent, my granddaughter dances (though not this year due to family trip), and this year I will be helping out in the SAMS (Scottish American Military Society) color guard at Saturday's opening ceremonies.

**Panache** · 19th August 18, 08:35 AM

I'll be there Saturday performing with the Red Thistle Dancers and Sunday just hanging out

Cheers

Jamie

**Baeau** · 25th August 18, 12:24 PM

We may need to bundle up. Projected high for next Saturday is 80 degrees.

**OC Richard** · 26th August 18, 06:01 AM

Yes I'll be there with the Long Beach Pipe Band. We dropped down to Grade 4. It's a bummer when you lose good players to other bands, but it's the way pipe bands are.

Will there be an XMarkers gathering? At least for a photo shoot?

It's tough being stuck with the pipe band stuff but happily at Pleasanton we have no Opening Ceremonies to do so we're free in the morning.

We are very much looking forward to temps in the low 80s!!

BTW myself and much of the pipe band community will be hanging out at the Host Hotel on Friday. They have, in one of the ballrooms, the Professional Piping contest (Piobaireachd and MSR) and out in the parking lot bands from all over (oftentimes Scotland and Canada as well as all over the USA) will be rehearsing. It's really the best time for listening to great piping, on Friday.