It is shaping up to be a great year for the Hororata Highland Games as our community celebrates the festival’s 10th birthday.
Gates Open 7.30am for competitors and 9.00am to the general public.
Hororata Highland Games 2020 Programme – 7th November 2020 |
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| Feature Events | ||
| 10.30am | Vintage Car Parade | Race Track |
| 11.00am | Cerberus Strength Sand Bag Challenge – the warm up to the Hororata Stones | Have A Go Arena |
| 11.45am | Massed Bands March Past | Heavy Arena |
| 12.00pm | Chieftain’s Welcoming Ceremony | Main Stage |
| 12.30pm |
Best Dressed Lad and Lassie – register by 12pm at the merchandise stall in the Hororata marquee
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Duncan Cotterill Stage |
| 1.15pm |
Hororata Pie Eating Competition– register at the Pie Cart by 12:30pm
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Duncan Cotterill Stage |
| 2.30pm | The Selwyn Times Kilted Mile – register by 1:30pm at the Selwyn Times Stall | Race Track |
| 3.30pm | Southfuels Tug O’ War Trophy Pull Final | Tug O’ War Arena |
| 3.45pm | Hororata Stones | Heavy Arena |
Competition Programme – All competitions break for lunch 11.40am – 12.30pm |
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| 9.00am – 11.00am | Solo Piping & Drumming Competition | Band Arena |
| 9.00am – 3.30pm | Highland Dancing Competition | Main Stage |
| 9.00am – 11.30am | Harraways Junior Warriors Inter-Schools Competition – prize giving 12.30pm | Junior Warriors Arena |
| 9.30am – 4.00pm | Heavy Championships | Heavy Arena |
| 10.00am – 3.00pm | Tug O’ War Arena | |
| 12.30pm – 4.00pm | Pipe Band Competition | Band Arena |
Have A Go Programme – All Have A Go arenas break for lunch 11.40am – 12.30pm |
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| 9.00am – 3.30pm | Have A Go Arena FREE to those over 15 years – Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss, Stones and Farmers Walk – more details | Have a Go Arena |
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12.30pm– 3.30pm
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Harraways Junior Warriors – FREE for children under age of 14 years to Have A Go at Caber Toss, Haggis Hurl, Farmers Walk, Stone Put | Junior Warriors Arena |
| 12.30pm – 2.30pm |
CMG Motors Vehicle Pull – open to teams of five. Enter by 12pm on the day. FREE more details
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Race Track |
| 9.30am – 3.30pm |
Hororata Small Bore Rifle Club Have A Go
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Rifle Club Stall 30 |
| 9.30am – 3.30pm |
Newzengland Archery
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Fairground area |
| 9.30am – 3.30pm |
Tugging Rig – free for all ages to Have A Go – FREE
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More FM Stall 67 |
| 11.00am – 3.00pm |
Have A Go at playing the Drums – FREE
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Band Arena |
| 9.30am – 3.00pm | Spinning & Wool Craft Demonstrations/Have A Go | Scottish Farmyard |
| 2.00pm |
Mike Pero Real Estate Colour In Competition winners announced
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Mike Pero Stall 65 |
Entertainment Programme – click for more details |
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| 9.30am – 4.00pm |
Clans represented & Genealogy– not just for the Scots!
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St Andrews Square |
| 9.30am– 3.30pm |
City of Christchurch Pipe Band entertaining at various locations around the venue
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Various Locations |
| 9.30am – 4.00pm |
Medieval combat demonstrations and to try your hand at a variety of medieval skills with the Society for Creative Anachronism
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SCA Arena |
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9.30am – 4.00pm
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Scottish Farmyard with Duncree Shetland Ponies and the Canterbury Rare Breeds Association
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Scottish Farmyard |
| 9.30am – 3.30pm | Sheep shearing demonstrations – machine and blade | Scottish Farmyard |
| 11.30am & 1.00pm | Scottish Country Dancing Demonstrations | South end track |
Duncan Cotterill Programme |
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| 10.15am-10.45am |
Irish Dancing Demonstrations
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Duncan Cotterill Stage |
| 11.00am– 11.45am |
Southern Celtic Fiddle Orchestra Performance
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Duncan Cotterill Stage |
| 12.30pm – 1.00pm |
Best Dressed Lad and Lassie
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Duncan Cotterill Stage |
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1.15pm – 1.45pm
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Hororata Pie Eating Competition
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Duncan Cotterill Stage |
| 2.00pm – 2.40pm | Selwyn Community Choir Performance | Duncan Cotterill Stage |
| 2.50pm – 3.30pm | Southern Celtic Fiddle Orchestra Performance | Duncan Cotterill Stage |
Click here to download a programme.
Map – 2020 Stall Map detailed (click to enlarge)
Map – Site Overview (click to enlarge)
