September 2015
St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival
9/25/2015 -

Since 2001, the St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival (SLSG) has been informing, entertaining and enlightening more and more people in the Midwest about the history, culture and contributions of Scotland.  For 2015, SLSG will host the Masters World Championship (MWC) of Scottish heavy athletics on Sept. 25-26, 2015.  

Scottish athletics began as competition between the Highland clans and include traditional feats of strength, including stone throws, weight throws, hammer throws, sheaf toss and the iconic caber toss (yes, that’s the huge pole).  The MWC, sponsored by the nonprofit Scottish Masters Athletic International (SMAI, www.scottishmasters.org), is an annual, global, amateur competition, open to all athletes more than 40 years of age.  The 2014 MWC was held in Inverness, Scotland.

The St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival also will have a new home in 2015: 23 acres at Spirit Airpark West Drive in Chesterfield, Mo., adjacent to the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield Valley.

For the 2015 MWC, some 150 athletes from more than 12 countries are expected to do battle in Chesterfield Valley -- all in the spirit of friendly competition, of course.

In addition to the heavy athletics competition, the annual event offers Highland dancing, Celtic rock and Scottish folk music, more than 120 pipers and drummers, sheepdog herding demonstrations, Highland cattle and wild bird displays, children’s activities, a range of vendors, as well as food, beverages and crafts.

 About the St. Louis Scottish Games (SLSG)

The St. Louis Scottish Games (www.stlouis-scottishgames.com) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.  SLSG’s primary goal is “to establish a high-quality Scottish Games & Cultural Festival as a sustainable, annual tradition that celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Scotland, highlights Scottish-American connections, and generates local, regional and national recognition for the greater St. Louis area.”

For more information:
Charles Henderson
(314) 623-6505