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Greetings from the Grand Chieftain of the Games - Donald M. Donaldson

It's a pleasure to offer greetings as the Grand Chieftain of the games for 2010. I am delighted to be back as the Chieftain for this year’s Celtic Festival.

Although we are at a different site this year due to the summer construction at Bell Park, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than the first two years of the festival.

Please take the time to come out and enjoy Celtic Heritage on display here in Northern Ontario. Enjoy the Scotdance competition, the Scottish Federation of Athletes heavy games, the many pipe bands and other performers, the vendors, our evening showcase performer – Ashley McIsaac and the closing Tattoo on Sunday May 23rd honouring our Navy. I hope you enjoy this year’s festival and wish you the best while in attendance.

A message from the President & Producer – Derek Young

The summer time is coming and the trees are sweetly blooming as we all go together to the annual Greater Sudbury Celtic Festival and Highland Games. What began as a personal vision in 2008 to bring the Celtic community together to celebrate our city’s Celtic heritage and multicultural diversity has captured the imagination of the community quickly becoming one of the premiere tourism events in the spring.

Being of Scottish descent and Pipe Major of the Laurentian University Pipe Band I could not be more proud of my colourful, inspiring, magical heritage; and sharing it with the rest of the community. The Scots, Irish, and French Canadian are all united by our music and folklore, which brings us together for this unique festival celebrating our diversity. I extend a warm welcome and heartfelt thank you to all our guests, participants, donors, sponsors and community partners who make it all happen.


The inaugural Greater Sudbury Celtic Festival & Highland Games was held on May 24, 2008 in Bell Park during the Greater Sudbury 125 Anniversary Celebrations. The festival serves as a tool to promote and financially support the 30 plus organizations that have Celtic roots through the local Scottish, Irish, and French Canadian communities that makes up the larger part of Sudbury’s multicultural diversity.