Dancers, pipers and drummers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and has featured bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5k kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
Participants in the Opening Ceremony of the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games hold mini flags of Ireland at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday, April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and has featured competitions in bagpipes, athletics and a 5K Kilted Race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
Crowds await the Opening Ceremony of the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and features bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5 km kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
The City of Dunedin Pipe Band performs during the Opening Ceremonies for the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and has featured bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5k kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
Members of the Phila Ulster Pipe Band walk onto the field to perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and has featured bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5k kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
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Members of the Phila Ulster Pipe Band walk onto the field to perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and has featured bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5k kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
Paul Winam, 71, of Clearwater is seen during the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. Winam marched at the opening ceremony with the Clan Macpherson and attended these festivals for decades. He first became involved when he learned he had Scottish ancestry. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
Crowds watch the opening ceremony of the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and has featured bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5k kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
Members of the Phila Ulster Pipe Band walk onto the field to perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and has featured bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5k kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
A kilt with a mini sword is seen during the opening ceremonies for the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. The festival celebrates Scottish and Celtic culture and features bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5k kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
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Tyson Trias, 46, of Ocala competes in the caber toss during the 54th Annual Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. Trias has won the event and has been throwing since 1999. The caber is a wooden pole that the athlete throws with the aim of returning it. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
Brian Burnett, 40, of Tallahassee competes in the Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. Burnett has been pitching for 20 years. In its 54th year, the festival featured bagpipe competitions, athletics and a 5 km kilt race. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
Tanisha Lee, 34, of Tallahassee prepares to throw a 14-pound stone from a standstill during the Dunedin Highland Games at the Dunedin Community Center on Saturday April 2, 2022 in Dunedin, Florida. These Scottish sports competitions have become a family affair as her fiancé and soon her stepson are also competing. This is Lee’s second participation. ARIELLE BADER | Special for the Times
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