The Royal National Mod 2006: Ceud Mile Failte - One Hundred Thousand Welcomes !
The Royal National Mod is Scotlands biggest festival which celebrates the Gaelic language, arts, music and culture of Scotland. The Mod is an annual event in October held in a different part of Scotland each year.
The Mod - which means a gathering, court or assembly - is a competitive event for children and adults and also has a Fringe with informal non-competitive events.
Competitions at the Royal National Mod include Gaelic Music and Song, Highland Dance, Piping, Clarsach, Sport, Literature.
The Mod Fringe includes music sessions, book launches, Gaelic Business Showcase, literature, concerts and ceildihs. Massed Gaelic Choirs and Massed Pipe Bands.
The Mod attracts competitors and visitors from throughout the UK, Ireland, USA, Australia and Canada.
Main sponsors of the Royal National Mod include Caledonian MacBrayne, EventScotland, Royal Bank of Scotland , Royal Mail and Islay Mist Whisky.
Mod 2006 will take place from Friday 13 October to Saturday 21 October.
For more information about The Royal National Mod 2006, please contact , or see event details on the left.
Been to The Royal National Mod 2006? Add your review or read other The Royal National Mod 2006 reviews.
For a full list of forthcoming events taking place in Other, as well as local attractions, days out, theatre, visual arts and sport, visit our events in Dunoon page.
Traffic Alerts Staying over in Dunoon? See our list of hotels in Dunoon, or see our list of hotels near various venues
Travelling by car to The Royal National Mod 2006 at various venues? Avoid the queues - get the latest
traffic news for The Royal National Mod 2006.
By Lucy MiddletonAustrian director Michael Haneke has been awarded the Cannes film festival's most prestigious prize …
By Paul ArnoldNorthampton's Phil Dowson will captain England in their match against the Barbarians on Sunday at Tw…
By Paul ArnoldAfter a fantastic start to the Formula 1 season McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton nee…
By Lucy MiddletonMobile network company Orange have announced it will not be renewing its sponsorship of the book awa…
By Amanda ArnoldThe Stone Roses played a surprise 11 song set at Warrington Parr Hall last night, their first gig in 16 years.
By Amanda ArnoldThe Scissor Sisters are planning to dress regally for their royal bash at the Tower of London in cel…
By Paul ArnoldWith the French Open starting at Roland Garros next week Rafael Nadal has struck an important psycho…
By Amanda ArnoldRonan Keating has announced on Twitter this afternoon that he will be performing a fourteen-date tou…
By Lucy MiddletonStaines in Surrey has officially changed its name to Staines-upon-Thames in an attempt to boost the town's image.
By Amanda ArnoldRobin Gibb one of the three brothers who made up the Bee Gees has lost his fight against liver and c…
O2 Priority TicketsPriority is a brand new ticketing service for customers of O2 for concerts and gigs at the O2 and O2 Academy venues across Britain. You've probably seen the multi-million pound campaign on TV to launch it. We take a closer look at what's on offer.
Visions - album review and band interviewBritEvents' Lucy Middleton catches up with Dave Evans of up-and-coming metal band Visions to chat about their debut album 'Home', their musical influences, the future of metal, and takes their first album for a spin to find out what they're all about.
Butcher the Bar - BritEvents InterviewsBritEvents' Lucy Middleton catches up with Joel Nicholson of Butcher the Bar to ask him more about his style of music, his influences, and what's in store this year for his fans.
You and What Army band interviewTelford-based electro-rock band You and What Army describe themselves as "having unforgivingly catchy trance synths that soar over tectonic-plate-shatteringly heavy guitar riffs, dancefloor-destroyingly awesome basslines and lowrider-cruisingly phat beats, with the narrated apocalypse rapped, sung and screamed wildly into the fray." That's one massive claim, so BritEvents' Lucy Middleton catches up with the four piece band to find out more about their epic sound.
