Pre-Games Events

5-A-SIDE FOOTBALL

Sat 7th June 2025
13.00 - Junior 5 A-side Football Competition
(Bow Butts)

Sun 8th June 2025
12.00 - Senior 5 A-side Football Competition
(Bow Butts)



GAMES WEEK ACTIVITIES

Mon 23rd June 25
19.00 - Car Treasure Hunt
£10 per car.
Meet at the Church car park.

St Andrews Wine Co
Sponsored by Cockburns of Leith


Tue 24th June 25
18:30 - Craft Night.
Get you Raft ready for the Raft Race!
Small Hall


Wed 25th June 25
18:30 - Junior Treasure Walk.
Meet Anstruther Road play park

19:00 - Bingo
Venue - TBD


Thur 26th June 25
18:30 - The Ceres Raft Races.
Primary/Senior/Adult races. £2 per raft
Bow Butts.

19:30 - Domino Competition.
Ceres Inn


Fri 27th June 25
20.00 - Quiz Night
£15 per team. (Max 6 players in a team)
Ceres Inn Beer Garden


 

Sat 28th June 2025 - Games Day

12.45 Procession through the village with the City of St Andrews Pipe Band.

13.00 Official Opening of the Games by our Chieftain
including The St Andrews Pipe Band.


TRACK EVENTS

Athletics Sponsored by    Evelyn Partners

Non-Championship Cycling Sponsored by   JBW Smith

12.30 Local Events
Boys/Girls Races (Under 6, 8 and 10 years of age)

13.20 800 Metres Cycle Heats
13.30 90 Metres Heats (Youths) 
13.35 90 Metres Heats 
13.40 800 Metres Cycle Final 
13.45 90 Metres Final (Youths) 
13.50 1600 Metres Cycle - RSHGA Championship Event sponsored by Kilmany Horticultural Services
14.15 800 Metres (Sheriff Forrester Memorial Race) 
14.25 800 Metres Youths 
14.35 90 Metres Final 
14.40 1600 Metres 
14.50 3000 Metres Cycle 
15.00 200 Metres Heats
15.45 200 Metres Final 
15.50 3000 Metres 
16.05 De'il take the Hindmost Cycle (Robert Kidd Cup)



ARENA EVENTS

11.00 - 16.30 Highland Dancing
Sponsored by East of Scotland Growers

11.00 - 16.30 Scottish Backhold Wrestling
Sponsored by Eden Osteopaths

10.45 - 16.30 Individual Piping
Junior registration from 10am starting at 10.45
Seniors registration from 11.30.
Sponsored by St Andrews Wine


15.00 - 15.20 City of St Andrews Pipe Band.

16.30 Prize Giving: RSHGA Cycling 1600m Championship; 
Robert Kidd Cup and Solo Piping Quaich 

17.00 Closing Ceremony
 - City of St Andrews Pipe Band.


HEAVY EVENTS

Registration required before games day.
Strictly no on-the-day registration.

Maximum 9 entrants per category.
Must be RSHGA registered.

HEAVY EVENTS REGISTRATION FORM

For information email: heaviesconvener@ceresgames.co.uk

TIME
OPEN
WOMEN
JUNIORS
10.00    
Check-In
10.30  
Check-In
Shot put 4kg
11.00  
Shot put 4kg
11.30  
Weight for Distance 28lb
12.00  
Weight for Distance 28lb
12.30  
Sheaf Toss
13.00
Check-In
Sheaf Toss
13.30
Shot put 16lb
Weight for Height 28lb
14.00
Weight for Distance 56lb
Weight for Height 28lb
14.30
Weight for height 56lb
Ceres Stane
15.00
Sheaf Toss
Ceres Stane
15.30
Ceres Stane
16.00
Caber for Distance
16.30
Caber for Accuracy
Caber for Accuracy
Caber for Accuracy
17.00 Closing Ceremony

Shot put
Sponsored by Thorntons


56lb Throwing the Weight for Distance
Sponsored by   R.B. Grant


56lb Throwing the Weight for Height
RSHGA Championship Event sponsored by    Premier Stays, Fife


Wheat Sheaf Pitch
Sponsored by Stuarts of Buckhaven


Ceres Stane
Sponsored by Agricar


The Ceres Caber (for distance)
Sponsored by Stuarts of Buckhaven


Open Caber Toss (for accuracy)
Sponsored by   The Village Cafe


(Please note - All events & timings are subject to change)