Cowal Games

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Cowal Games is a major Scottish Highland games and cultural festival held annually in Dunoon, featuring traditional sports, Highland dancing, and pipe band competitions.

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Cowal Games canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Highland games
cultural festival
country Scotland
culturalFocus Highland culture
Scottish Gaelic heritage
Scottish traditional music
drawsAudienceFrom Scotland
international visitors
rest of the United Kingdom
foundedAs Cowal Highland Gathering
frequency annual
hasActivity Highland dancing
caber toss
hammer throw
heavy athletics
pipe band competitions
solo piping competitions
stone put
track and field events
traditional Scottish sports
tug of war
weight for height
hasCompetition Scottish Highland Dancing Championship
World Highland Dancing Championship
juvenile Highland dancing competitions
pipe band contests
solo piping contests
hasComponent Cowal Highland Gathering
hasFeature closing ceremony
family entertainment
food stalls
massed pipe bands finale
opening ceremony
parade through Dunoon
trade stands
inception 1894
locatedIn Argyll and Bute
locatedOn Firth of Clyde
location Dunoon
organisedBy Cowal Highland Gathering committee
region Cowal peninsula
linked to: Cowal Peninsula
significance major event in the Scottish Highland games circuit
major tourist attraction for Dunoon
one of the largest Highland games in Scotland
typicalEndDay Saturday
typicalMonth August
typicalStartDay Thursday
typicalVenue Dunoon Stadium

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Dunoon hasCulturalEvent Cowal Games
Cowal Peninsula hasEvent Cowal Games