2008 Williamsburg Scottish Festival's 31st Anniversary Honoring Our Nations Military and First Responders WHEN AND WHERE Friday October 3rd - Sunday October 5th Rockahock Campgrounds Lanexa, Virginia 23089
Friday, October 3rd Balmoral Reception 7 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Ceilidh 6 P.M. – 11 P.M.	Saturday, October 4th Festival  9 A.M. – 5:30 P.M.    Ceilidh 5:30 P.M. – Midnight	Sunday, October 5th Kirkin 10 A.M.

2008 heralds the 31st Anniversary for Williamsburg Scottish Festival (WSF)! Since 1977, we have provided Williamsburg, Richmond and Tidewater surrounding area residents with fun and safe venues and activities in which to experience Scottish culture and history. 
WSF 2008 promises to be even more extraordinary than previous years:

• We have a beautiful, expansive and versatile new Festival site at Rockahock Campgrounds in Lenexa, Virginia!
• Albannach and Sir David Ross will return from Scotland to give their stirring performances both Friday and Saturday! We have two new groups; Greenwich Mean Time from Cornwall Canada and Barleyjuice from Philadelphia Pennsylvania who will be joined by local area favorite, Poisoned Dwarf.
• Exciting new vendors will join our favorite old-timers to offer their intriguing Celtic wares.
• We have new venues to show off talented Highland dancers, athletes and Bag Pipers and Bag Pipe Bands!
• Balmoral members can mingle and relax in comfort Friday evening from 7:00-9:30 P.M. at Williamsburg’s America’s Best Inn.
• Clan Shaw will bring Fidelity and Fortitude! and their proud, ancient history to WSF as our 2008 Honored Clan!

When owners Randy and Angie built the Rockahock resort, they did it with two main goals: pristine nature campsites and a complete festival infrastructure.  Well, they did it!  Annually, Rockahock is home to music festivals of many genre, car and motorcycle rallies, Guinness Worldbook competitions, and now, the Williamsburg Scottish Festival!  In addition to festivals and camping, Rockahock offers boating, fishing, hiking and exceptional bird-watching—not to mention an on-site old fashioned saloon and fine dining at the Fox Hunter Grille.
We dedicate the 2008 Festival to the U.S. and 1st Responders. As always, active duty military, law enforcement, firemen and ambulance crews receive free admission to the Williamsburg Scottish Festival.
Each year WSF gets bigger and better.  Last year, attendance exceeded 7,300!  On behalf of the WSF Board of Directors, I would like to invite you to join the fun at this year’s Festival. The 2008 Festival will host a Mini-Tattoo performed by several award-winning pipe & drum bands and U.S. Military Bands; traditional Scottish Dancing, Bag Piping & Drumming, Highland Athletics; Celtic Rock & Fusion bands; Clan Tents; Historical Re-enactors; Sheepdog Trials; Vendors of traditional clothing, jewelry, arts & crafts, military memorabilia, Scottish souvenirs, food and beverages of all sorts, and much, much more!!

This year we streamlined and enhanced our website.  Not only can you get Festival information and news, you can also communicate with us, order Festival tickets, become a Festival volunteer or Sponsor. You can also register as a Vendor, or Highland Clan, Dancer, Piper, Drummer or Athlete. Additionally, we’re striving to make the WSF website a Portal to everything Celtic in the Williamsburg, Richmond and Tidewater communities, and to other wonder-filled international Celtic destinations available on the web.

Williamsburg Scottish Festival is an official 501c(3), not-for-profit organization. 

Randy Dedrickson, President WSF 2008

Tentative Schedule of Events for 2008

Friday 3 October

Saturday 4 October