Mina Mackay & Thurso Festivals

Mina Mackay & Thurso Festivals The Mina Mackay Festival, Thurso Festival and Lairg Crofters Show are all run by the Aileen Simmonite School of Dance.

All information about these events will be advertised on this page.

Lairg Crofters ShowSaturday 22nd AugustEntries open at 6pm on Sunday 28th June.
19/06/2026

Lairg Crofters Show
Saturday 22nd August

Entries open at 6pm on Sunday 28th June.

Well done to all the dancers yesterday.You were amazing!And a big thank you to everyone who helped. We are lucky to have...
14/06/2026

Well done to all the dancers yesterday.
You were amazing!

And a big thank you to everyone who helped. We are lucky to have such a great team who made the day run so smoothly 🥰

🥁DRUM ROLL🥁The name of our beautiful Teddy was:21. LILYOur lucky winner was Heidi McLean pictured below receiving her Te...
14/06/2026

🥁DRUM ROLL🥁

The name of our beautiful Teddy was:

21. LILY

Our lucky winner was Heidi McLean pictured below receiving her Teddy from Aileen.

Thank you all for supporting us with this fundraiser.

12/06/2026

THURSO FESTIVAL OF HIGHLAND DANCING

Keiss Hall
Saturday 13th June

🎟️ £1 Raffle
🧸 £2 Guess the Teddy’s Name
📖 £1 Programme

☕ Tea, Coffee, Soup & Home Baking Available

Session Times

Primary
Doors Open: 8:30am
Dancing Starts: 9:00am

Beginners & Novice
Doors Open: 10:00am
Dancing Starts: 10:30am

Intermediate & Premier
Doors Open: 1:30pm
Dancing Starts: 2:00pm

Reminder

Please bring your registration card with you. Dancers will be unable to compete without it.

Anyone with a trophy to return should ensure it is returned in time for the correct section.

Please do not arrive before your allocated door opening time, as there will be limited space available in the hall.

We can’t wait to see you all on Saturday!We will have a raffle in each session and tea, coffee, soup and home baking for...
11/06/2026

We can’t wait to see you all on Saturday!

We will have a raffle in each session and tea, coffee, soup and home baking for sale throughout the day.

10/06/2026

There are still names left on our Guess the Teddy’s name and we will sell the remaining names on saturday but if you want to make sure you get a chance to win, especially if you are an afternoon dancer, get in touch now to buy one 🧸

2025 TROPHY WINNERS REMINDERIf you won a trophy last year please remember to return it, cleaned, on Saturday.If you have...
09/06/2026

2025 TROPHY WINNERS REMINDER
If you won a trophy last year please remember to return it, cleaned, on Saturday.

If you have not entered this year or have moved from Novice to intermediate please make sure you have given it to someone, who is dancing in the section it is for, to take back for you or get in touch so you can return it before saturday.
Thank you to everyone who has already arranged this.

Guess the Teddy Bears NameWould you like to guess the teddys name and the winner get this cute highland dancing teddy be...
05/06/2026

Guess the Teddy Bears Name

Would you like to guess the teddys name and the winner get this cute highland dancing teddy bear 🐻

£2 per entry

This will be drawn at our festival on 13th June.

Please comment below which name/names you would like and I can send payment details.

I will also list the names in a comment below so you can see what has been taken.

03/06/2026

CONFIRMATION EMAILS

All confirmation emails have been sent, please check your junk/spam email as we have had some occasions where this is where it has been sent.

If you have not received an email please do not hesitate to get in touch.

We look forward to seeing you on the 13th.

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