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Pier A Park - 9:00 AM
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Ramsey Free Public Library - 10:00 AM
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Virtual - various times
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Pier A Park - 9:00 AM
Pier A Park - 9:00 AM
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Barnes & Noble Livingston - 10:00 AM
Barnes & Noble Livingston - 10:00 AM
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The Escape Game New Jersey at American Dream - various times
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Beach Across from Wildwood Convention Center - various times Pick
Electric Dandelions in Hoboken
Pier A Park - 9:00 AM
Pier A Park - 9:00 AM
Wildwoods International Kite Festival
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Beach Across from Wildwood Convention Center - various times Pick
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Municipal Parking Lot - 8:00 AM
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Byrne Plaza and Beyond - 8:00 AM
Wildwoods International Kite Festival
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Beach Across from Wildwood Convention Center - various times Pick
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Jake Branch County Park Nature Center - 1:30 AM
Spark Math: Free Trial Class
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Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Sat Aug 26, 2023
8:00am to 5:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: $24/adults, $22/seniors, $12/children, under age 6 are free.
Location:
Old Westbury Gardens
The annual festival of Scottish culture includes bagpipes, caber tossing, traditional Highland games, and tons of kid-friendly activities along the lush grounds of Old Westbury Gardens.
The day is jam-packed with competitions, entertainment, fair food, and other Scottish fun. Auxiliary parking is available at Westbury High School.
Entertainment will include the following listed here and more:
- Bangers and Mash
- Albannach (direct from Scotland and back by popular demand!)
- Bangers and Mash (from Brooklyn)
- Cameron Music Ensemble
- Charlie Zahn
- Spinning Ladies
- Children’s Face Painting
- Moon Bounce
Competitions throughout the day will include:
- Caber Toss
- Tossing the Sheaf & Putting the Stone
- Children’s Races
- Children’s Tug O’ War
- Shortbread Contests
- Antique British Automobiles
Festival Vendors will include:
- Scottish/Celtic products & novelties
- Fish & Chips
- Scottish Pies
- Sausage Rolls
- Scottish Woolen and Tartan Goods
- Wild Bills Soda
Note: Early bird special of 20% off tickets.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.