2012 Vegas Games Schedule

Friday April 13, 2012

8:00 PM

Opening Party–Welcome to Las Vegas
(See Entertainment schedule below)

Fremont Street Experience First Street Stage Host Hotel Golden Nugget

Saturday April 14, 2012

8:00 AM	Gates open to participants
8:30 AM	Piping/Drumming Solo Competitions	Piping & Drumming Field
9:00 AM	Gates open to the public
	Heavy Athletics (schedule posted at event)	Athletic Field North of Main Stage
10:00 AM	Children’s Games (schedule posted at event)	Children’s Glen
10:30 AM	Drum Major Inspection	Outside the VIP Tent
11:00 AM	Meads and Ales Tasting	Tasting Tent
12:00 PM	Opening Ceremony "Grande Parade of Clans and Bands" US Marine Corp. Band and the LA SCOTS	Main Stage
	Single Malts Tasting	Tasting Tent
1:00 PM	Meads and Ales Tasting	Tasting Tent
	Drum Major Contest	Piping & Drumming Field
1:30 PM	Bonnie Knees Competition	Re-enactment Village with Queen Mary of Scots
2:00 PM	Pipe Band Competition	Piping & Drumming Field
	Single Malts Tasting	Tasting Tent
3:00 PM	Meads and Ales Tasting	Tasting Tent
4:00 PM	Single Malts Tasting	Tasting Tent
5:00 PM	Closing Ceremony/Awards Massed Pipe Bands	Main Stage
6:00 PM	Park Closes to public and participants
7:30 PM	Ceilidh at the Fremont Street Experience	Hennessey's Tavern Fremont Street Experience First St. Stage - Third St. Stage - Golden Nugget Hotel

Entertainment Schedule

Saturday April 14, 2012

	Hennessey's Main Stage	Century Link Highland Stage
9:00 AM	Neil O Neill	Highland Dance Competition
10:00 AM	Finnegan’s Wake	Highland Dance Competition
11:00 AM	Katy Lawrence Trio	Highland Dance Competition
12:00 PM	Opening Ceremony/Clan Procession	Highland Dance Competition
12:45 PM	Sharon Lynn’s Irish Dancers	Highland Dance Competition
1:30 PM	Finnegan’s Wake	Highland Dance Competition
2:15 PM	Katy Lawrence Trio	Highland Dance Competition
3:00 PM	Celtic Rock From 1916
3:45 PM	Sharon Lynn’s Irish Dancers	Highland Dance Competition
4:15 PM	Celtic Rock From 1916
5:00 PM	Closing Ceremony/Massed Bands

Sunday April 15, 2012

8:00 AM	Gates open to participants
8:30 AM	Piping/Drumming Solo Competitions	Piping & Drumming Field
9:00 AM	Gates open to the public
	Heavy Athletics (schedule posted at event)	Athletic Field North of Main Stage
10:30 AM	Children’s Games (schedule posted at event)	Children’s Glen
	Drum Major Inspection	Outside the VIP Tent
11:00 AM	Meads and Ales Tasting	Tasting Tent
12:00 PM	Single Malts Tasting	Tasting Tent
1:00 PM	Meads and Ales Tasting	Tasting Tent
	Drum Major Contest	Piping & Drumming Field
2:00 PM	Single Malts Tasting	Tasting Tent
	Pipe Band Competition	Piping & Drumming Field
3:00 PM	Meads and Ales Tasting	Tasting Tent
3:30 PM	Vendor/Clan Tear Down Begins	Vendor/Clan Area
4:00 PM	Single Malts Tasting	Tasting Tent
5:00 PM	Closing Ceremony/Awards Massed Pipe Bands	Main Stage
6:00 PM	Park Closes to public and participants	Everyone out by 7:00 PM! See you next year!

Entertainment Schedule

Sunday April 15, 2012

	Hennessey's Main Stage		Century Link Highland Stage
9:00 AM	Neil O' Neil	9:00 AM	Scottish Country Dance
10:00 AM	Finnegan's Wake	9:30 AM	Kirkin of the Tartan
11:00 AM	Katy Lawrence Trio	10:30 AM	Scottish Country Dance
12:00 PM	LA Scots with the Marine Corp Band	11:00 AM	Neil O' Neil
12:45 PM	Finnegan’s Wake	12:00 PM	Sharon Lynn’s Irish Dancers
1:15 PM	Sharon Lynn’s Irish Dancers	12:30 PM	Neil O’Neill
1:45 PM	Katy Lawrence Trio	1:30 PM	Kris Colt & Black Rose Band
2:15 PM	Celtic Rock from 1916	1:45 PM	Sharon Lynn’s Irish Dancers
3:00 PM	Katy Lawrence Trio	2:15 PM	Scottish Country Dance
3:30 PM	Celtic Rock from 1916	2:45 PM	Neil O’Neill
4:30 PM	Closing Ceremony’s/Massed Bands/Awards	3:15 PM	Kris Colt & Black Rose Band

Friday April 13, 2012 and Saturday April 14, 2012

Fremont Street Experience - Ceilidh Schedule

First Street Stage

	Friday, April 13, 2012		Saturday, April 14, 2012
7:30 PM	Desert Skye Pipes & Drums/ Heavy Athletes Marine Corp Band Parade	8:00 PM to 9:00	Celtic Rock from 1916
8:10 PM	World Record Caber Toss	8:30 PM	LA Scots/Marine Corp. Band Parade Hennessey’s to 1st. Stage
8:30 PM	United States Champions LA Scots Concert	9:00 PM	United States Champions LA Scots Concert
9:00 PM	3rd. Marine Aircraft Wing Band Concert	9:30 PM	3rd. Marine Aircraft Wing Band Concert
10:00 PM to 12:00	Celtic Rock from 1916	10:00 PM to 12:00	Celtic Rock from 1916
		12:00 AM	Celtic Rock from Kris Colt & The Black Rose Band

Third Street Stage

	Friday, April 13, 2012		Saturday, April 14, 2012
8:00 - 11:00 PM	Celtic Rock from the Wild Celts	8:00 - 10:00 PM	Celtic Rock from Finnegan’s Wake
		10:00 - 1:00 AM	Celtic Rock from the Wild Celts

Gold Diggers Lounge VIP Party Golden Nugget Hotel

Friday, April 13, 2012	Saturday, April 14, 2012
8:30 - ??? Neil O’Neill	8:00 – 10:00 Katy Lawrence Trio/ 10:00 PM Kitchen Piping Contest

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Schedule changes are sometimes unavoidable and outside our control. We apologize for any inconvenience that may result. No dogs or pets will be permitted in the park during this event. Service dogs are welcome.


The Scottish Shortbread Competition is a fun addition to the Games. This competition is open to everyone. Prepare your favorite traditional or non-traditional shortbread recipe(s), and have your shortbread entries at the Shortbread tent no later than noon Sunday for judging.
	Rules per entry:
	1.	Submit six (6) pieces of shortbread (per category) for judging.
	2.	Entries should be on unmarked 7" paper plates, covered with plastic wrap.
	3.	Entries must be submitted between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15th at the VIP tent
	4.	Entries must be accompanied by entry form and $5 fee (per entry)
	5.	There are two (2) categories, traditional and non-traditional. You can have entries in both and up to two (2) entries per category.
	6.	Judges for the event will be (TBD).
	7.	An ingredients list must be submitted with each entry in addition to the actual recipe used.
	8.	Registration cards will be completed at the time of entry submission.
	9.	Awards and Prizes will be distributed immediately after judging
	10.	Shortbread entries are to be prepared in as sanitary a manner as possible
		Decisions of the judges are final. All entries become the property of the LVCS Highland Games

		You can download the complete official rules here and entry form here.