Location: Char-Lan Recreation Centre, Williamstown ON
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Orgamized by: Township of South Glengarry
Contact: Sherry-Lynn Harbers : 613-347-1166 ext. 2302
Maxville & District Sports Complex
25 Fair St, Maxville, ON K0C 1T0
Join us as North Glengarry teams up with communities across Canada, in the United States and in Scotland to celebrate Scottish culture with bare knees and ice. !
We invite everyone to skate in their kilted attire!
Organized by the Township of North Glengarry
Contact: Ainsley Hunt 613-525-1110 x 300
Past Events
Location: Char-Lan Recreation Centre, Williamstown ON
A kilt skate Winter Carnival as the 2020 Kilt Skate Capital of Canada strives to regain its title.
12:00-12:15: Opening ceremonies — arena ice
12:15-12:30: Char-Lan Skating Club performance
12:30-1:30: Kilt skate- arena ice
1:00-1:30: Performances by the McCullough Dancers – Tartan Hall
Free Hot chocolate & cake will be served.
Organized by the Township of South Glengarry
Contact: Cathy MacDonell cmacdonell@southglengarry.com
Maxville & District Sports Complex
25 Fair St, Maxville, ON K0C 1T0
Join us on Sunday, February 19, 2023 from 9am to 1pm at the Maxville and District Sports Complex for the Great Canadian Kilt Skate - North Glengarry Edition!
We invite everyone to skate in their kilted attire!
The Great Canadian Kilt Skate — North Glengarry Edition - Schedule
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Refreshments served (hot chocolate, coffee and Scottish shortbread cookies)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Skating
Horse-drawn wagon rides
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Enjoy performances by the Quigley Highlander's Pipes & Drums and the MacCulloch Dancers
Be sure to send your photos and videos to kiltskate@ottscot.ca. Or tag them #kiltskate2023GLEN
For more information on the Great Canadian Kilt Skate open a new window to visit the Scottish Society of Ottawa's Great Canadian Kilt Skate webpage.
Don’t want to wait until February 19 for a community event? Hold your own personal kilt skate with the Great Canadian Kilt Skate Home Edition! Tag your social media posts with #kiltskate2023GLEN and help Glengarry win back its title as Kilt Skate Capital of Canada.
Organized by the Township of North Glengarry
Contact: Samantha Dexter Samantha Dexter programcoordinator@northglengarry.ca
Location: Char-Lan Recreation Centre, Williamstown ON
A kilt skate Winter Carnival as the 2020 Kilt Skate Capital of Canada strives to regain its title.
Free Admission
Skating 12 pm-1:30 pm
Live Entertainment 1 pm-2:30 pm
Traditional Scottish treats and a cash bar
Performance by local Highland dancers
Free hot chocolate and marshmallows by the fire
AGENDA
12 noon Opening ceremonies.
12:10 pm pipe band performs as the skating begins.
1pm-2:30pm Live band plays in the Tartan Hall.
1:45-2pm during the band’s break, the McCullough Dancers will perform in the Tartan Hall.
1pm-2:30pm- outdoor wagon rides, Outdoor snow hill available for sliding.
Free hot chocolate will be served during the kilt skate.
A special cake will be served in the Tartan Hall..
Don’t forget the Great Canadian KiltSkate Home Edition! Skate anytime, anywhere with your family, friends, or on your own. Post your photos to #kiltskate2022GLEN
Organized by the Township of South Glengarry
Contact: Cathy MacDonell cmacdonell@southglengarry.com
#kiltskate2021GLEN
Note: Due to COVID restrictions, the community event at the Glengarry Sports Palace on January 23 has been cancelled.
In the meantime, the Township of North Glengarry is pleased to present:
The Great Canadian Kilt Skate — Home Edition.
Where: Anywhere where it is healthy and safe for you to skate.
When: December 31-February 28. Glengarry is competing with eight other cities to defend its title as the Kilt Skate Capital of Canada for 2021.
This is the kilt skate that can go ahead even in a pandemic.
“We may have masks on our faces, but our knees will be bare!”
Get on your tartan. Get out on the ice. Stay safe. And send us pictures!
New this year:
The Great Canadian Kilt Skate — Home Edition
Give Glengarry a Home Ice Advantage!
Be sure to include these Hashtags to your social media posts so you're counted in the contest to see who wins the 2021 Kilt Skate Capital of Canada:
#kiltskate2021GLEN
#OttScot
#ScotlandIsNow
Be sure to send your photos and videos to kiltskate@ottscot.ca. Or tag them #kiltskate2021GLEN
Stay healthy. Stay safe. But let’s get outdoors and have some fun, Scottish style.
Organized by the Township of North Glengarry
Contact: Tara Kirkpatrick 613-525-1313 / Cell: 613-363-0819 tara@northglengarry.ca
Free Admission
Skating 12 pm-2 pm
Horse-drawn wagon rides 1 pm-2:30 pm
Live entertainment with cash bar
Traditional Scottish treats
Performance by local Highland dancers
Outdoor snow slide
Free hot chocolate and marshmallows by the fire
Location: Char-Lan Community Centre, Williamstown, ON
Organized by the South Glengarry Recreation Department
Contact: Cathy McDonell (613) 347-2411 ext. 21
Past Events
Maxville & District Sports Complex
25 Fair St, Maxville, ON K0C 1T0
Presentation/Social Gathering from 2-3 p.m. in the Community Hall
Skating 3-5 p.m.
Previous Events
Organizers: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 423 (Alexandria ON), 379 Glengarry Mustangs — Air Cadet League of Canada (Alexandria ON), the Quigley Highlanders Pipes and Drums (Maxville ON), Township of North Glengarry.
Contact: Anne Leduc anne@northglengarry.ca
VENUE CHANGE: GLENGARRY SPORTS PALACE
170 MacDonald Blvd.
Alexandria, ON K0C1A0
613-551-2612
Date: February 3, 2018
Time: Reception from 1:00; Skating from 2:00-3:30;
Place: NEW VENUE: Glengarry Sports Palace
“I regret that due to unfavourable ice conditions on Mill Pond, and the forecasted warm weather ahead; we must move our event in Glengarry indoors to the Glengarry Sports Palace.
The event will take place from 1 pm to 3:30 - Although our ice time will be only from 2:00 - 3:30. We have however, booked the reception hall all day - and will have live entertainment as well.
— Simon McDonald”
Organizer: The Clan Donald Society of Canada
Contact: Simon McDonald, 613-668-9254, clandonaldnews@gmail.com
across canada, communities host kilt skates to celebrate scotland’s contribution to our multicultural fabric.
