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Seminole County event pays homage to Scottish heritage

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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The Central Florida Scottish Highland Games, the largest community event in Seminole County, is organized each year by the Scottish-American Society of Central Florida.

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The two-day event starts Jan. 13 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and goes through Jan. 14. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Central Winds Park in Winter Springs.

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The festival hosts cultural activities, including Border Collie demonstrations, Scottish clans, musical performances, a medieval camp, ax throwing, and more.

The festival also has family-friendly activities such as a non-competitive “Kids Games” version of Scottish athletics and other activities.

The event also has plenty of food and drinks which includes, fish and chips, scotch-egg and haggis tacos.

Onsite parking for the event is available but guests are encouraged to use the free shuttle as parking fills up quickly.

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The satellite parking sites are located at Winter Springs Elementary School (701 West State Road 434) and The Foundry Church (1941 East Stae Road 434) and run from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday.

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Carl-Max Millionard, WFTV.com

Carl-Max Millionard is a Content Creator for WFTV.com.

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