HIGHLAND GAMES
2025 Programme
This programme is evolving make sure you check back closer to the time!
Feature Events
Vetran Car Parade
Veteran cars will parade down race track and park with Steam Engines as part of the Coleridge Power Station 110th birthday celebrations
Race Track
10.30 am
Chieftain's Welcoming Ceremony
Including Kapa Haka, Massed Bands March and Brandishing of ceremonial sword
Heavy Arena/Dancing Stage
11.45 am
Best Dressed Lad & Lassie
Register by 11.45am @ the merchandise stall in the Hororata marquee – Free
Duncan Cotterill Stage
12.45 pm
Hororata Pie Eating Competition
Register by 12.30 pm @ Pie Cart
Duncan Cotterill Stage
2.15 pm
FMG Kilted Mile
Register by 1.30 pm @ Event Info
Race Track
2.45 pm
Hororata Stones
Heavy Arena
4.00 pm
Competition Programme
All competitions break for lunch 11.30 am – 12.45 pm
Solo Piping & Drumming Competition
Band Arena
8.45 am – 11.00 am
Highland Dancing Competition
Main Stage
9.00 am – 4.00 pm
Harraways Junior Warriors Inter-Schools Competition
Junior Warriors Arena
9.00 am – 11.30 am
Manawa Energy Heavy Championships
Caber Toss 1pm
Heavy Arena
9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Signature Homes Tug O’ War
Tug O’ War Arena
11.00 am – Youth
12.30pm – 4pm – Mens/Mixed
Fern Pipe Band Competition
Band Arena
11.00 am – 4.30 pm
Have a Go Programme
All Have A Go activities will break for lunch 11.40 am – 12.50 pm
FREE for 15 years and over – Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss and Sandbag Challenge
Read MoreHave a Go Arena
9.00 am – 3.30 pm
FREE for children under the age of 14 years to Have A Go at Caber Toss, Haggis Hurl, Farmers Walk, Stone Put
Read more Junior Warriors Arena
12.30 pm– 3.30 pm
Team Hutchinson Ford Vehicle Pull
Open to teams of five to enter on the day, FREE
Race Track
10.30am – 11.30pm
12.30pm – 2.30pm
Hororata Target Shooting Club Have A Go
Try small bore file shooting in the Hororata Rifle Club target range.
Rifle Club Stall 30
9.30 am – 4.00 pm
NewZengland Archery
Open to all ages to have a go at archery. $5 for 5 arrows.
Behind the Duncan Cotterill Stage
9.30 am – 4.00 pm
Tugging Rig
Free for all ages to Have A Go – FREE
More FM Site 120
9.30 am – 4.00 pm
Have A Go at playing the at the Pipes
Free thanks to the Ellesmere Pipe Band
Band Arena
11.00 am– 3.00 pm
Spinning & Wool Craft Demonstrations/Have A Go
Watch as the master spinners race to spin wool and knit a jersey in 6 hours.
Scottish Farmyard
9.30 am – 4.00 pm
Entertainment Programme
Clans represented & Genealogy
Discover your Scottish heritage. Live music and more, a must visit.
St Andrews Square
9.00 am – 4 pm
City of Christchurch Pipe Band
Entertaining at various locations around the venue
Various Locations
9.30 am – 3.30 pm
Medieval combat demonstrations
Every hour and to try your hand at a variety of medieval skills with the Society for Creative Anachronism
SCA Arena
9.30 am – 4.00 pm
Sheep Shearing Demonstrations
Machine and blade.
Scottish Farmyard
10.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm, 3.00pm
Scottish Country Dancing Demonstrations
South end track
10.45am & 2.00 pm
Duncan Cotterill Stage Programme
Irish Dancing Demonstrations
Duncan Cotterill Stage
10.15 am – 10.45 am
Southern Celtic Fiddle Orchestra performance
Duncan Cotterill Stage
11.00 am – 11.40 am
Best Dressed Lad and Lassie
Duncan Cotterill Stage
12.45pm – 2.15pm
Hororata Pie Eating Competition
Duncan Cotterill Stage
2.15 pm – 2.40pm
