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A member of our Highland Games & Celtic Festival "Steering Committee" dismissed some of my anecdotal accounts of what people want to see at Highland Games and Celtic Festivals. I think this is in part a way to avoid certain aspects of such events that some of our organizations are committed to. So, I am looking to collect interest data for Highland Games from those in the Scottish and otherwise Celtic community. I will post this questionnaire on other forums and compile the data. Those of you who are members in multiple places, I ask that you respond only once. I am perfectly happy with discussion on the matter to be carried out here... However, please give consideration to responding to the questionnaire beforehand. Also, if I've left something rather obvious out of the list, please correct me.
Please rank your top three Highland Games/Celtic Festival attractions from the following:
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3_Athletics (Heavy)
___Athletics (Light)
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1_Clan Booth/Tent
___Club/Society Booth/Tent
___Celtic Canines
___Dancing
___Music (traditional bands)
___Music (contemporary bands)
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2_Music (bag piping/drumming)
___Re-Enactment/Living History Groups
___Sheep-dog Demonstration
___Vendors (Highland Attire)
___Vendors (Keepsakes: t-shirts, decorative weaponry, keychains, bumper stickers, etc.)
___Vendors (Alcohol)
___Vendors (Food)
___Workshops (please specify_______________)
___Other________________________________
___Other________________________________
___Other________________________________
Optional questions:
How far do you typically travel to attend a Highland Games or Celtic Festival?
100 miles, more or less (usually less)
How important is "ambience" of such an event to you? Can you give an example of good "ambience"?
Very -- first for me is the setting: is it in a stadium or ball field (yuck!) or is it in a setting (for example) like our local Bellingham Games, a historic park/farmstead.
The more "Scottish" it is, the better!! - e.g. Clans, bagpipes & drums, traditional heavy athletics, bagpipes & drums, Highland dancing, bagpipes & drums, dog trials, oh -- did I say bagpipes & drums? 
Also, vendors are important to me, and so is how much Scottish/Celtic themed wares their hawking, leave the glass patio windows & leafless rain gutter hawkers outside the main gate!!! 
What is the biggest "turn off" perpetrated by Games/Festival organizers?
Allowing the afore mentioned non-Scottish themed vendors on-site 
Actually I'd have to give this one some thought...
Originally Posted by Semiomniscient
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