The Penticton Scottish Festival

July 5th & 6th, 2024

We gratefully acknowledge that the Penticton Scottish Festival takes place on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx/Okanagan peoples. Penticton, from the Interior Salish word snpintktn, is commonly translated as "a place to stay forever.”

Accommodations

Days Inn

20 rooms available.
All rooms have 2 queen beds, 10 are standard Mountainview rooms, 5 are second floor Pool view Balcony rooms, 5 are ground floor Poolside Patio rooms.
Standard rooms: $279.00 +16% tax
Pool view & Poolside rooms: $294.00 plus +16% tax
Phone: Reservations: 250-493-6616
must ask for Scottish Festival group
Online: wyndhamhotels.com
use group code CGSC24 under “Special Rates.”
Reservations must be booked by June 7
Fairfield Inn& Suites by Marriott

602 Eckhardt Ave WPenticton, BC V2A 2B5
For reservations, pricing & room availability:
Phone: 236-422-0821
Penticton Lakeside Resort

10 rooms available
Reservations: 1-800-663-9400 or 250-493-8221
Must ask for Highland Dance Group
2 Night Minimum Stay in effect
Reservations must be booked by April 30, 2024
Parking $15.00 per day
Standard Cityview Room: Single $304.00 Double $304.00
Triple $319.00 Quad $334.00 + 16% tax
Standard Lakeview Room: Single $324.00. Double $324.00
Triple $339.00 Quad $354.00 + 16% tax
Ramada

18 rooms available
Phone: Reservations (250-492-8926 Ext 0 (Speak with the front desk) must ask for Penticton Scottish Festival 2024 &
Group Code 070524PEN
2 Night Minimum Stay in effect
Two Queen - Upper-Level Courtyard with Balcony (Fri/Sat: $314.00/night +16% tax, Sun: $294.00/night +16% tax)
Two Queen – Ground-Level Back Courtyard with Patio (Fri/Sat: $344.00/night +16% tax, Sun: $324.00/night +16% tax)
Two Queen – Ground Level Front Courtyard with Patio (Fri/Sat: $344.00/night +16% tax, Sun: $324.00/night +16% tax)
One King (Fri/Sat: $344.00/night +16% tax, Sun: $324.00/night +16% tax)
Sandman Hotel

Email: reservations@sandman.ca or res_penticton@sandman.ca
Phone: Central Reservations 1-800-726-3626 or
Hotel Direct: 250-493-7151 or online at reservations.sandmanhotels.com
Must ask for Sandman Hotel Penticton-Block Code 2407SCOTTISH or Block Code ID 287480
Reservations must be booked by June 5, 2024
Standard 2 Double Beds: $274.00 + 16% tax
Standard 1 Queen Bed: $264.00 + 16% tax
Standard 1 King Bed: $277.00 + 16% tax
Four Points by Sheridan Penticton

Website (enter you date(s) then “Check Availability.” This will take you to a discount “Special Rates” Tab: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/
This is a standard 20% off.
Rates are no longer available once the hotel reaches 70% occupancy.

Our History

Hosted by the Penticton Highland Games Association, the very first Highland Games in Penticton BC were held at King’s Park in May of 1964.

The Association Executive for the very first event were: John Robb (President), Mrs. C.C. Keller (Vice President), Iver Cameron (Secretary), and Howard Duncan (Treasurer). Judges included: James MacMillan and Robert Young (Piping), Robert Black (Drumming), and Mrs. Barbara Hayes and Mrs. Helen Sommer (Highland Dancing). Pipers for the dance competition were Bruce Topp, Bill Reid, and Bill Elder. The price of the souvenir program was a whopping 25 cents!

The next event was held in the 1980s under the new name, Interior Highland Games. By 1991 it had reverted back to Penticton Highland Games and became a permanent fixture in Penticton until the mid 2000s. This annual event stopped, for a variety of reasons, including volunteer burnout.

The Penticton Scottish Festival Society was founded in 2013 by a core group of enthusiastic volunteers. The first Penticton Scottish Festival was held on July 5th , 2014 in King’s Park. We were so excited to be back!

The Penticton Scottish Festival has continued to acquire new members who have brought interesting and innovative ways to make the Festival a success. Robbie Burns Night at the Lakeside Resort has become one of our most well-attended fundraisers.

COVID-19 did cause us to pause our activities, but did not curb our enthusiasm.

We are very excited to celebrate our 7th to 11th Annual Penticton Scottish Festival & Highland Games on Friday, July 5th (Free Celtic Concert at 6:30 pm) & Saturday, July 6th, 2024 (gates open at 7:30 am) at our original home in King’s Park. Hope to see you there!