Iron Thistle Festival Features Wicked Tinkers Oct. 16-19

Iron Thistle Festival Features Wicked Tinkers Oct. 16-19

Yukon Oklahoma.-A family-friendly festival, sponsored by the United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma, will be held October 16-19 at the Mollie Spencer Farm (formerly known as Kirkpatrick Family Farm), 1001 Garth Brooks Boulevard in Yukon. The Iron Thistle Scottish Heritage Festival and Highland Games is a celebration of Scottish culture.

Throughout the weekend, attendees can enjoy a taste of Scotland and other Celtic nations through the many activities and entertainers. To kick off the festival, Friday evening will be a Scottish fire festival on the main field at 8:15 p.m. Following the fire festival, a ceilidh (an informal social gathering with folk music, singing, dancing, and storytelling) will take place at 8:45 p.m. in the music tent.

Saturday the festival opens at 10 a.m. Featured performers including from Los Angeles, the pioneers of Tribal Celtic Music - Wicked Tinkers; Flowers of Edinburgh who perform traditional Scottish, Irish and original jigs and reels; Ravens Three – another popular Oklahoma Celtic ensemble, and many more. The entire schedule is posted on the Iron Thistle Facebook page.

In addition to musical acts, pipe bands and Celtic dancing, athletes come from all over Oklahoma to compete in the Highland Games. These heavy events feature the popular caber toss where a long log is tossed by the athlete end over end among other Scottish games.

The kids’ area has crafts and games. Families can also watch dogs herding sheep and see Highland cattle. Other attractions include Celtic-themed vendors, food trucks with traditional Scottish food, clan tents, genealogy research and crofters' village.

Admission is 9 & under - free; 10 & up - $8 each in advance, $10 at the gate. Weekend pass advance purchase - $15 Hours: Friday - 7 to 10 pm; Saturday - 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.unitedscotsok.com/iron-thistle/ Special thanks to the Kirkpatrick Family Fund and the City of Yukon for making the Iron Thistle possible. Mollie Spencer Family Farm strongly encourages masks to be worn by attendees. For more information, visit www.unitedscotsok.com.