Return to the Ridings 1st June - 8th August

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The annual Common Ridings are a stunning mounted spectacle staged across the Borders. Homecoming year extends the invitation to Border Scots throughout the world to return to their Ridings and join a series of co-ordinated festivals in Hawick, Selkirk, Galashiels, Peebles, Kelso, Jedburgh, Duns, Melrose, Coldstream, West Linton and Lauder.

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Homecoming 2009

Whether you're a Scot, of Scottish descent, or simply love the country, you're invited to join the celebrations of Scotland's first-ever Homecoming year.

Homecoming Scotland 2009

Highland Games

Pipes, drums, dancing, tossing the caber and much more: see the spectacle of the very Scottish tradition of Highland Games for yourself.

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