Loch Ness Hogmany Festival

Following on from the success of last year’s event which was the new committees first event we are pleased to announce that this years festival is running from the 28th December 2010- 2nd January 2011

The main event in the festival is the “Monster Streetparty ” on hogmanay that is held in the Tourist Information Car Park in Drumnadrochit.  This streetparty is run in traditional scottish style and is a safe environment for all the family to celebrate and take in the New Year. The Street Party is a free event and no tickets are required, however there will be collection buckets being passed round on the night for donations which are greatly received and are crucial to the continuation of this event.

The party starts at 10pm where all are invited to meet at the Drumnadrochit Hotel with the Whisky filled Quaich and form a torch lit procession down to the main event.  Why not come along and join us in this procession and be part of the celebrations.

Torchlit procession 2009 - 2010

The Whisky filled Quaich

At the main streetparty new to this years event the entertainment will be provided by local band “Schiehallion” who will have us singing and dancing in true scottish style till 1am when its time to say “oiche mhaith”

Sciehallion  - Kenny, Stuart and Craig (Sean the drummer is missing from this photo)

Schiehallion are a Scottish Ceilidh/Folk band who are based in Inverness. If you have not heard the band before why not check them out, they play in several local venues on a regular basis and details of where you’ll find them can be found at www.spanglefish.com/schiehallion.

or alternatively why not check out their CD

If you have any questions/suggestions for the Lochness Hogmanay Committe you con contact us at lochnesshogmanay@hotmail.co.uk