ANNUAL GATHERING

The Clan Grant Society hosts its annual Clan Gathering over a weekend in August to coincide with the Abernethy Highland Games which is held on the Saturday. The Weekend begins on the Friday before the Games with the AGM at the Clan Grant Centre at Duthil at 4:30pm.

On Saturday the games commence with the Clan March, where members of the Society march to the opening ceremony of the Games in traditional dress, led by our Parade Marshal and following the band of massed pipes and drums. The procession begins at the Nethybridge Hotel, where many Clan members stay overnight, and ends in the Games Field for the opening ceremony.

The games are a great family day out and gives clan members a chance to meet their kinsfolk for a wee dram (or two)!

Following an eventful day at the Games on Saturday, a formal kilt and black tie evening meal and ceilidh is hosted at a local hotel.

Past venues have included the Hilton Coylumbridge near Aviemore, the Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown-on-Spey and the Nethybridge Hotel.

On Sunday morning the Tent Party assemble at the games field to put down the clan tent and new volunteers are very welcome!

There have also been Spring Weekends held in the North of England (Harrogate in Yorkshire, and Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria) and International Gatherings for our overseas members.

We have separate Visitors Website to help with planning a trip to the annual Clan Gathering, visiting Clan Grant sites of interest, booking accommodation and travel etc. Check it out at: www.clangrantvisitors.org

For details of this year`s Highland Games Program please visit the official  Abernethy Highland Games website here.

The Clan Grant Society has a Welcome Tent at the Games where society members from the UK and overseas can meet each other and share information with visitors relating to Clan Grant and its history. There is a visitor`s book to sign, fruit cake and a dram to enjoy, and the Society always hopes to recruit one or two new members during the day.