Illinois Scottish Festival & Highland Games Cancelled

**OC Richard** · 27th March 20, 01:14 PM

Bummer. I had just been reading that on Pipes/Drums

https://www.pipesdrums.com/article/l...chicago-games/

Chicago has evolved into the biggest Pipe Band contest in the USA, and I've been wanting to visit.

Hopefully next year!

**KnittedReenactor** · 27th March 20, 05:16 PM

Jeez, even cancelling events in June! April sure; May possibly; but June?!

I guess us Illinois Scots will have to figure out something on our own this year without the Games.

**OC Richard** · 28th March 20, 08:18 AM

I had to look up Lake Zurich. I see there's also a Lake Geneva.

My wife's family is originally from Ottawa and Granville, she has many relatives in the Chicago area, making a visit to the Chicago Games feasible on multiple grounds.

I've also read about other events in the area such as the huge craft beer festival, which is tempting.

**Standard** · 6th April 20, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Bummer. I had just been reading that on Pipes/Drums

https://www.pipesdrums.com/article/l...chicago-games/

Chicago has evolved into the biggest Pipe Band contest in the USA, and I've been wanting to visit.

Hopefully next year!

It certainly is a great competition, and the massed pipe bands at the end of the day on Saturday is not to be missed!

We'll miss helping our friends who have had their highland coos there for the past several years. At least there farm is close to us here in central Illinois and we get a dose of highland cow fairly often!