2024 Programme

Gates Open to Competitors 7.30am and General Public 9am Note programme is subject to change

Feature Events

10.30am

Veteran Car Parade

Race Track

11.45am

Chieftain’s Welcoming Ceremony:

Kapa Haka

Massed Band March Past

Brandishing of the ceremonial sword

Willie McArther sing-a-long

Main stage/Heavy arena

12.45pm

Best Dressed Lad & Lassie sponsored by Highland Etc – register by 11.45am @ the merchandise stall in the Hororata marquee

Duncan Cotterill Stage

2.15pm

Hororata Pie Eating Competition– register by 12.30pm @ Pie Cart

Duncan Cotterill Stage

2.45pm

FMG Kilted Mile – register by 1.30pm @ Event Info

Race Track

3.45pm

Fern Tug O’ War Trophy Pull Final

Tug O’ War Arena

4.00pm

Hororata Stones

Heavy Arena

Competition Programme – Competitions break for lunch 11.40am – 12.45pm

8.30am – 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

Junior Warriors Arena

9.30am – 4.30pm

Manawa Heavy Championships (toast to Caber 1pm)

Heavy Arena

10.00am – 3.00pm

Fern Tug O’ War Heats (times vary see schedule at the arena)

Tug O’ War Arena

11.00am – 4.30pm

Pipe Band Competition

Band Arena

Have A Go Programme – Have A Go activities break for lunch 11.40am – 12.45pm

9.00am – 3.30pm

Mitre 10 Mega Have A Go Arena – Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss, Stones & Farmers Walk – FREE

Have a Go Arena

9.00am – 4.00pm

Hororata Target Shooting Club Have A Go

Site 28

9.00am – 4.00pm

Newzengland Archery

Site 101

9.00am – 4.00pm

Tugging Rig – for all ages to Have A Go – FREE

More FM Site 120

9.30am – 4.00pm

Spinning & Wool Craft Demonstrations/Have A Go – FREE

Scottish Farmyard

11.00am– 3.30pm

Have A Go at playing the Pipes with the Ellesmere Pipe Band – FREE

Band Arena

12.30pm– 3.30pm

Harraways Junior Warriors – children under age of 14 years to Have A Go  – FREE

Junior Warriors Arena

11.00am – 2.30pm

A Highland Challenge – get a team of 5 together to have a go at a new Scottish challenge – FREE

Race Track

Entertainment Programme

9.00am – 4.00pm

Clans represented & Genealogy– not just for the Scots!

St Andrews Square

9.00am – 4.00pm

110th birthday celebration of the Coleridge Power Station – steam engines, hydro-generation machinery, veteran vehicles, displays and more

Site 102/103

9.00am – 4.00pm

Scottish Farmyard – petting zoo & pony rides

Scottish Farmyard

9.00am – 3.30pm

City of Christchurch Pipe Band entertaining at various locations around the venue

Various Locations

9.30am – 4.00pm

Medieval combat demonstrations every hour & try your hand at a variety of medieval skills with the Society for Creative Anachronism

SCA Arena

9.30am – 3.30pm

Sheep Shearing Demonstrations– machine & blade

Scottish Farmyard

10.45am & 2pm

Scottish Country Dancing Demonstrations

Site 100

Duncan Cotterill Stage Programme

10.15am – 10.45am

Irish Dancing Demonstration

Duncan Cotterill Stage

11.00am – 11.40am

Southern Celtic Fiddle Orchestra performance

Duncan Cotterill Stage

12.45pm – 1.30pm

Best Dressed Lad & Lassie

Duncan Cotterill Stage

2.15pm – 2.45pm

Hororata Pie Eating Competition

Duncan Cotterill Stage

Printable programme attached to this article

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Hororata Highland Games 2024 Programme   PDF, 220.3 KB
HH_GAMES_24_MAPS   PDF, 4.9 MB