Festival Ecossais 1782

The Scottish festival in the south of France, bringing together Scottish culture in all its diversity and celebrating the world's oldest alliance with our country: the Auld Alliance. The program includes Highland Games and Highland Dance, the essential disciplines of Scotland's popular "Gatherings". Bagpipe parades, daytime concerts and photo opportunities. On Saturday evening, discover Skiltron, the first South American Folk Metal band based in Europe (Finland, Spain, France). They are considered one of the few bands to fuse heavy metal and Celtic music. Numerous events and shows are planned throughout the day: a historical stunt show in the park's arenas, a haunted castle in the real castle, with its beautiful decor and frightful surprises, traditional wedding celebrations, family show "The Enchantress of Skye", meeting with Rebelle (cosplay). Animals will also be on hand, including the famous highland cows, highland ponies, falcons and a driving dog demonstration. You can try your hand at archery and sack racing. There will also be games for children, with free admission up to the age of 16: swing, slide, shield workshop, giant wooden games, make-up workshop. Stroll through the Scottish-style craft market and meet a Jacobite from his camp, or meet the various Scottish clans present at the festival. Don't miss the chance to taste Belhaven beers, Scotland's oldest brewery and the only one of its kind in France, at the Loch Beer Tavern. Numerous sweet and savoury food trucks: Hagghis, stovies, salmon, scotch pie, fish'n chips, scotch eggs, short bread, dundee cake, ice cream... Whisky tasting