Saturday, July 11, 2026: 8:30 AM 5 K Kilt Run
9 AM-5 PM: Scottish Festival Admission: adult=$10, ages 6 - 16=$5, 5 & under=FREE!
9 AM-5 PM: Scottish Festival Admission: adult=$10, ages 6 - 16=$5, 5 & under=FREE!
Martha Cline, As the year 2018 came near, our museum board decided it would be great to have a Scottish festival, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the town's first Scottish immigrants. A day before the festival, we had a bus tour of many local stone houses (mostly built by Scottish stone masons). The next day was one of great celebration on the Hammond Museum grounds with Celtic music and dancing, Highland game demonstrations, 1800s demos of blacksmithing, spinning & weaving. Various craft vendors sold their wares & there was good food & the firemen's chicken BBQ as well. Since we planned the festival for the same day as the firemen's field day, we had the Brockville Bagpipe Band lead the parade. Some of the floats displayed early settlers or a Scottish theme.
We did not try to make money with the Scottish bicentennial in 2018. However, festival organizers came to realize that it was such a wonderful and unique North Country event that we should try to hold the festival annually as a fundraiser for the museum. So, we continued to hold the festival every year, except 2020 (Covid19). And every year, improvements were made to make it better and more enjoyable. So, come and enjoy the fun, whether it be enjoying the Celtic music and dance, the Highland games, Scottish cultural immersion tent, tasty foods & drink, 1800s demonstrators, "Be a Scot" photo booth, "Storm the Castle" obstacle course, various artisan vendors and more! So, come and be a Scot for the day, even if it's not in your DNA!
2026 Festival Sponsors thus far:
Gold ($100 plus): SLC Arts Council, Brae Loch Inn, Michelle Brown, Citizens National Bank, Citizens Telephone Company, Dark Island Spirits, Gaige Dirtworks, Howland Pump, LP Thompson Insurance, Mack's Restaurant, Stu & Sue Marquart, Allan Newell, Tom Norstrom, Ogdensburg Pepsi Cola Bottlers, Price Chopper, Bill Rapp Chevrolet of Ogdensburg, Rogers Contracting, Schermerhorn Harbor LLC, Shear Image, Silver Leaf Diner, Singer Castle, St. Lawrence Agency, St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union, Stewart's Shops, Truax Insurance Agency, Uncle Sam Boat Tours, Vintage Doors, Pamela & Joe Winchester
Silver ($50-99): Black Lake Hand-Dipped Ice Cream, Chippewa Store, Chippewa Power Repair, Art Davison, Demick Inc., Hammond Machine Inc., Howie's Auto Repair, Dan & Jamie Ipsen, Latham Auto, Riverbay Adventure Inn, Riverbay Too, Wilson Tile & Carpet LLC
Bronze ($25-49): Bella-Brooke Vineyard, Iva Smith Memorial Gallery of Fine Arts, Ogdensburg Pizza Hut, Phoenix Fabrics
We did not try to make money with the Scottish bicentennial in 2018. However, festival organizers came to realize that it was such a wonderful and unique North Country event that we should try to hold the festival annually as a fundraiser for the museum. So, we continued to hold the festival every year, except 2020 (Covid19). And every year, improvements were made to make it better and more enjoyable. So, come and enjoy the fun, whether it be enjoying the Celtic music and dance, the Highland games, Scottish cultural immersion tent, tasty foods & drink, 1800s demonstrators, "Be a Scot" photo booth, "Storm the Castle" obstacle course, various artisan vendors and more! So, come and be a Scot for the day, even if it's not in your DNA!
2026 Festival Sponsors thus far:
Gold ($100 plus): SLC Arts Council, Brae Loch Inn, Michelle Brown, Citizens National Bank, Citizens Telephone Company, Dark Island Spirits, Gaige Dirtworks, Howland Pump, LP Thompson Insurance, Mack's Restaurant, Stu & Sue Marquart, Allan Newell, Tom Norstrom, Ogdensburg Pepsi Cola Bottlers, Price Chopper, Bill Rapp Chevrolet of Ogdensburg, Rogers Contracting, Schermerhorn Harbor LLC, Shear Image, Silver Leaf Diner, Singer Castle, St. Lawrence Agency, St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union, Stewart's Shops, Truax Insurance Agency, Uncle Sam Boat Tours, Vintage Doors, Pamela & Joe Winchester
Silver ($50-99): Black Lake Hand-Dipped Ice Cream, Chippewa Store, Chippewa Power Repair, Art Davison, Demick Inc., Hammond Machine Inc., Howie's Auto Repair, Dan & Jamie Ipsen, Latham Auto, Riverbay Adventure Inn, Riverbay Too, Wilson Tile & Carpet LLC
Bronze ($25-49): Bella-Brooke Vineyard, Iva Smith Memorial Gallery of Fine Arts, Ogdensburg Pizza Hut, Phoenix Fabrics
