Full Programme of Events
Note, Sponsors are shown in brackets after the respective events. Event times are subject to slight changes.
Special Events
| 10.45 – 11.45 | Pipe Bands Will March Through The Village | |
| 12.00 | Raising Of Chieftain’s Banner: Entry Of Chieftain: March Of Pipe Bands | |
| 2.30 | Massed Bands Play For The Entry Of The Lord Lieutenant | |
| 3.45 | Massed Pipe Bands March Around The Arena | |
| 5.00-5.30 | Beating Retreat |
Piping
| 1 | 10.30 | Piobaireachd Junior Open Competition (under 18) (Royal Deeside Holiday Cottages, Dinnet) |
| 2 | 10.30 | March Open Competition (Robb Keir Design, Architectural Services, Aboyne) |
| 3 | 10.30 | Strathspey and Reel Open (Aboyne Medical Practice) |
| 4 | 10.30 | Piobaireachd Open (Huntly Arms Hotel, Aboyne – Oxford Hotels & Inns Ltd) |
| 5 | 11.00 | March Under 14 years Open Competition (Dinnet & Kinord Estates) |
| 6 | 11.30 | Marches Local Competition (McTaggart and Dallas, Quantity Surveyors, Banchory) |
| 7 | 11.30 | Strathspey and Reel Local Competition (Dinnet & Kinord Estates) |
| 8 | 1.15 | March, Strathspey and Reel Pipers under 18 years Open competition (Royal Deeside Holiday Cottages, Dinnet) |
| 9 | 1.15 | March, Strathspey and Reel Pipers under 18 years (Local to Aberdeenshire, Banffshire or Kincardineshire) (Robb Keir Design, Aboyne) |
| 10 | 4.00 | Hornpipe and Jig Open Competition (The Aboyne Ball Committee) |
| 11 | 4.30 | Mace Over the Bar Competition (George Strachan Ltd., Royal Deeside) |
Heavy Events
| 12 | 10.30 | Glenfiddich Qualifying Event Age 18-25 years Light Stone 16lbs (Phil Howard, Aboyne) |
| 13 | 10.50 | Glenfiddich Qualifying Event Age 18-25 years Weight by ring 28lbs (Caledus Ltd., Aberdeen) |
| 14 | 11.10 | Glenfiddich Qualifying Event Age 18-25 years Light Hammer 16lbs (Phil Howard, Aboyne) |
| 15 | 11.40 | Glenfiddich Qualifying Event Age 18-25 years Caber (Norman C Stronach, Painter & Decorator, Insch) |
| 16 | 12.00 | Glenfiddich Qualifying Event Age 18-25 years Weight over Bar 40lbs (NSL Ltd., Aberdeen) |
| 17 | 10.30 | Putting Light Stone Local Event (Deeside Dog Training) |
| 18 | 10.50 | 28lbs Weight by Ring Local Event (Gavin Dinnie, Roofing Contractor, Ballogie) |
| 19 | 11.10 | Throwing Light Hammer Local Event (W & J Clark T/A The Boat Inn) |
| 20 | 11.40 | Throwing Caber Local Event (Andrew & Jenny Cox, Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet) |
| 21 | 12.45 | Putting Heavy Stone – Open Competition |
| 22 | 1.10 | Putting Light Stone – 16lbs Open |
| 23 | 1.45 | Throwing Heavy Hammer – 22lbs Open (James Jones & Sons Ltd., Larbert and Aboyne) |
| 24 | 2.20 | Throwing Weight by Ring Open |
| 25 | 2.50 | Throwing Light Hammer Open (A. Ogston, T/A John Troup, Butchers, Aboyne) |
| 26 | 3.15 | Tug O’ War – Open Competition Weight Limit 114.5 stones (Part Sponsored by McIntosh Plant Hire (Aberdeen) Ltd, Birch Moss, Echt) |
| 27 | 3.30 | Throwing 28lbs Weight by Ring – Open (Knowles Food Services Ltd., Aberdeen) |
| 28 | 4.00 | 56lb Weight over Bar – Open Competion (James Jones & Sons Ltd., Larbert and Aboyne) |
| 29 | 4.30 | Tossing Caber – Open Competition (Andrew & Jenny Cox, Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet) |
Light Events
| 30 | 11.00 | Aboyne Local Youth Championship 220 Yards Race Boys ages 13, 14, 15 years (Doug Boyle, Lawn, Garden & Machinery Services, Birse, Aboyne) |
| 31 | 11.00 | Aboyne Local Youth Championship 220 Yards Race Girls ages 13, 14, 15 years (Wag Design, Design, Artwork & Print Management, Birse, Aboyne) |
| 32 | 11.00 | Aboyne Local Youth Championship Half-Mile Race Boys ages 13, 14, 15 years (J & E Tawse, Aboyne) |
| 33 | 11.00 | Aboyne Local Youth Championship Half-Mile Race Girls ages 13, 14, 15 years (J & E Tawse, Aboyne) |
| 34 | 12.30 | 100 Yards Race – Open Competition – Final |
| 35 | 12.30 | Aboyne Local Youth Championship 100 Yards Race Boys ages 13, 14, 15 years (Doug Boyle, Lawn, Garden & Machinery Services, Birse, Aboyne) |
| 36 | 12.30 | Aboyne Local Youth Championship 100 Yards Race Girls ages 13, 14, 15 years (Wag Design, Design, Artwork & Print Management, Birse, Aboyne) |
| 37 | 12.45 | Childrens Races – Open Boys and Girls ages 4,5, 6 years (Smith Plumbing Services Ltd., Lumphanan) |
| 38 | 12.45 | Childrens Races – Open Boys and Girls ages 7, 8, 9 years (Smith Plumbing Services Ltd., Lumphanan) |
| 39 | 12.45 | Childrens Races – Open Boys and Girls ages 10, 11, 12 years (Smith Plumbing Services Ltd., Lumphanan) |
| 40 | 12.45 | Childrens Races – Open Boys and Girls ages 13, 14, 15 years (Smith Plumbing Services Ltd.. Lumphanan) |
| 41 | 12.45 | Long Leap – Local Competition (Cordiners Timber Centre, Aberdeen) |
| 42 | 12.45 | Long Leap – Open Competition (Aboyne Ford/Aboyne Filling & Service Station, Aboyne) |
| 43 | 1.15 | 220 Yards Race – Local Competition (Allan Perry, Plumber, Aboyne) |
| 44 | 1.30 | Half Mile Race – Local Competition 3 Laps (Mr & Mrs Sandy Skinner, Edinburgh) |
| 45 | 2.00 | Hop, Step and Leap Open Competition (Prof. & Mrs Ian Broom, Aboyne) |
| 46 | 2.15 | One Mile Race – Open Competition 6 Laps (Mr & Mrs Alan Honig, Aboyne) |
| 47 | 2.30 | 220 Yards Open – Open Competition (George McDonald, Builder, Logie Coldstone) |
| 48 | 2.30 | Running High Leap Open, Men and Women (best female £20, if more than two competing)(K & I Paterson- Paterson Stoves, Lumphanan) |
| 49 | 3.00 | Half Mile Race Open 3 Laps (Aboyne Plumbing & Heating Ltd, Ferrar, Dinnet, Aboybe) |
| 50 | 3.30 | Hill Race – Open Competition (Aboyne Joinery & Construction Ltd, Aboyne) Winner – The Alan Brodie Trophy Best Local Male Runner – The Fungle Cup Best Local Female Runner – The Peter Dawkins Memorial Trophy |
| 51 | 3.45 | 440 Yards Race – Open Competition (Mr & Mrs Alan Honig, Aboyne) |
| 52 | 4.30 | Relay Race – Inter Academy (D & A Thomson, Aboyne) |
| 53 | 4.30 | Sack Race – Open Competition (Andrew & Jenny Cox, Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet) |
Dancing
| 54 | 11.30 | Highland Fling Local Boys and Girls 9 years and under (The Corner House, Aboyne) |
| 55 | 11.30 | Highland Fling Local Boys and Girls 10,11,12 years (Jill McConnach, Birseview, Mains of Balfour, Birse, Aboyne) |
| 56 | 11.30 | Highland Fling Local Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Glassel Firewood, Woodside, Glassel, Banchory) |
| 57 | 11.30 | Sword Dance Local Boys and Girls 9 years and under (Robb Keir Design, Architectural Services, Aboyne) |
| 58 | 11.30 | Sword Dance Local Boys and Girls 10, 11,12 years (K & I Paterson- Paterson Stoves, Lumphanan) |
| 59 | 11.30 | Sword Dance Local Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Mike Forbes, Joiner/Building Contractor, Aboyne) |
| 60 | 12.00 | Seann Triubhas – Local Boys and Girls 9 years and under (Malcolm Moir T/A J Knowles & Sons, Jewellers, Aboyne) |
| 61 | 12.00 | Seann Triubhas – Local Boys and Girls 10, 11, 12 years (Malcolm Moir T/A J Knowles & Sons, Jewellers, Aboyne) |
| 62 | 12.00 | Seann Triubhas – Local Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Cromar Taxis Ltd., Aboyne) |
| 63 | 12.45 | Highland Fling Local 16 years and over (W. Donald, Plant Hire, Netherley) |
| 64 | 12.45 | Seann Triubhas – Local 16 years and over (Home Furnishings Centre, Aboyne) |
| 65 | 12.45 | Sword Dance Local 16 years and over (Robb Keir Design, Architectural Services, Aboyne) |
| 66 | 12.45 | Flora MacDonald’s Fancy – Local 16 years and over (John Smith & Co., Ironmongers, Aberdeen) |
| 67 | 1.15 | Half Reel of Tulloch – Local Boys and Girls 10, 11,12 years (Dr J. Taylor., Aboyne) |
| 68 | 1.15 | Flora MacDonald’s Fancy – Local Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Stewart Davidson, Electrician, Aboyne) |
| 69 | 1.15 | Sailors Hornpipe – Local Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Stewart Davidson, Electrician, Aboyne) |
| 70 | 1.15 | Irish Jig – Local Boys and girls 13, 14, 15 years (Home Furnishings Centre, Aboyne) |
| 71 | 2.00 | Highland Reels 16 and over Men and Women (Mrs Lesley Scott, Aboyne) |
| 72 | 2.00 | Highland Fling 16 and over Men and Women (Ian Scott, Aboyne) |
| 73 | 2.00 | Sword Dance 16 and over Men and Women (Lawson Johnston Art Gallery, Logie Coldstone) |
| 74 | 2.00 | Flora MacDonald’s Fancy Men and Women 16 years and over (Craigendinnie Estate) |
| 75 | 2.15 | Highland Fling Boys and Girls 9 and under (Malcolm Allan, House Builders Ltd., Kintore) |
| 76 | 2.15 | Highland Fling Boys and Girls 10, 11, 12 years (Malcolm Allan, House Builders Ltd., Kintore) |
| 77 | 2.30 | Highland Fling Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Malcolm Allan, House Builders Ltd., Kintore) |
| 78 | 2.30 | Sword Dance Boys and Girls 9 years and under (Wood Floor Centre and Tree House Interiors, Aberdeen) |
| 79 | 2.30 | Sword Dance Boys and Girls 10, 11, 12 years (Mrs Sabrina Humphrey, Dinnet) |
| 80 | 2.30 | Sword Dance Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (K B Engineering & Technical Services, Aberdeen) |
| 81 | 3.00 | Seann Triubhas Boys and Girls 9 years and under (Robert Allan, Tarland) |
| 82 | 3.00 | Seann Triubhas Boys and girls 10, 11, 12 years (Cromar Taxis Ltd., Aboyne) |
| 83 | 3.00 | Seann Triubhas Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (H. M. Sheridan, Butchers, Ballater) |
| 84 | 3.00 | Irish Jig Local over 16 years and over (H. M. Sheridan, Butchers, Ballater) |
| 85 | 3.00 | Hornpipe Local 16 years and over (Glassel Firewood, Woodside, Glassel, Banchory) |
| 86 | 3.15 | Half Reel of Tulloch – Boys and Girls 10, 11,12 years (Dr J. Taylor, Aboyne) |
| 87 | 3.15 | Half Reel of Tulloch Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Craig Grant, Joiner, Aboyne) |
| 88 | 3.15 | Flora Macdonald’s Fancy Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Angus Ogston in memory of Dorothy) |
| 89 | 3.30 | Seann Triubhas – Men (Trews to be worn) and Women 16 years and over (Birselands Limited, Rosehill Farm, Aboyne) |
| 90 | 3.30 | Sailors Hornpipe – Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (K & I Paterson- Paterson Stoves, Lumphanan) |
| 91 | 3.30 | Irish Jig – Boys and Girls 13, 14, 15 years (Aboyne Ford/Aboyne Filling & Service Station, Aboyne |
| 92 | 3.45 | Sailors Hornpipe – Men and Women 16 years and over (David Milner-Moore, Corrachree, Tarland) |
| 93 | 3.45 | Irish Jig – Men and Women 16 years and over (Mrs Faye Smith, Aboyne) |
Fiddle
| 94 | 11.00 | Any three Scottish tunes 15 years and under Open Competition (Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast) |
| 95 | 12.00 | March Strathspey and Reel Local Competition, any age. (ARR Craib, Contractors, Dyce, Aberdeen) |
| 96 | 2.00 | Slow Air, March, Strathspey and Reel 16 years and over, Open Competition (Robb Keir Design, Architectural Services, Aboyne) |
This years Fiddle Competition will be held in the Masonic Hall just opposite the games park.
£50 for highest result above Aboyne record in Events Nos 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 & 28.
In the Dancing Competitions, the Aboyne Dress is not obligatory except for Events 74 and 88, but, an extra prize of £5 will be awarded to competition 1st prize if so dressed
Entries for all competitions must be intimated to the Secretary’s tent at least 20 minutes prior to the event.
Aboyne Games are part of the Scottish Highland Games Association and the Grampian Games Association.
Glenfiddich Open Heavy Championship League, The Glenfiddich Qualifying Championship League, Williamson & Dunn Light Events Championship League, Trinity International Tug O’War Championship League, Walkers Shortbread Dancing League, John Milne Fine Art Auctioneers Piping League
Other Qualifying Games in 2011 are, Ballater, Grantown-on-Spey, Lonach and Braemar