Perth’s first ever Kilt Run. Saturday, June 26, 2010.  Come out and watch over 1,000 runners participating in a Guinness World record Kilt Run.  Cheer them as they run through town proud to be wearing their kilts!  For more information, contact: The Running Goat Store, 54 Foster Street, Perth, ON  613-264-8904 or email:  therunninggoat@cogeco.net.   www.perthkiltrun.ca

The RUNNING GOAT store

74 Foster Street

Perth, ON 

(Ph: 613-264-8904)

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The 24th Annual Perth Antique Show runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Perth Royal Canadian Legion (26 Beckwith St. E.) inside and along the Tay Canal. Thirty-two dealers displaying china, glass, silver, textiles, jewelry, brass, tools, furniture, folk art and decorative accessories and popular retro and nostalgia and collectibles. Admission is $6 both days. Info: 613-283-5270 (Bill Dobson) or hynesdobson@magma.ca

Celebrate the country’s birthday at Conlon Farm. Children’s activities will take place throughout the day and enjoy a barbecue. Fireworks after dusk. Info: 613-267-3311

Enjoy this strawberry social and concert at Stewart Park. Hosted by the Rotary Club, starting at 7 p.m. at the bandstand behind Town Hall.

Lanark Highlands Orchid Festival and Tour
Spend the day and enjoy Lanark Village’s hospitality while celebrating the blooming of Canada’s largest colony of wild Showy Lady’s Slipper Orchids. Take part in the orchid tours; vendor, artisan and children’s exhibits; agricultural displays and demonstrations and a music festival featuring local performers. Sponsored by the Lanark Highlands Business and Tourism Association, this event is free. Info: 1-800-239-4695 or www.lanarkhighlands.ca or www.lanark-highlands.com

Free event open to youngsters ages two to 15. Each participant receives a prize and a free lunch. At the Tay Basin between Beckwith and Gore streets from 9 a.m. until noon. Boats not permitted. Registration and weigh-in at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 244 (26 Beckwith St. E.). Info: 613-259-5465 (Dan Sisty) or 613-267-7655 (Kathy and Lannie Lowry)

Begins June 10, 2010. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a performance by the Perth Citizens’ Band at 7:30 p.m. at the bandstand behind the Perth Town Hall. Info: www.perthband.ca

The Dynamite Tay Dancers host a square dance festival in Stewart Park from 1 to 4 p.m. Features dancing for basic, mainstream and beginners. Spectators and prospective dancers are welcome to join the fun! Info: 613-283-6324

From Ottawa to Kingston and back, cyclists hit the road for this 39th annual weekend event. They make a pit stop in Perth for lunch. Info: www.ottawabicycleclub.ca/rlct