This year, will be our third year holding the British Gala festival at the Ararat Event Centre.
Most of our festival visitors that have visited the festival since we started way back in 2015 have seen how the festival has grown over the years, and are familiar with the location that helped us start the event at the Grace & Holy Trinity cathedral in downtown Kansas City.
We have a host of British businesses, and services, and entertainers to be at the Gala, so please take a look below to see what they have to offer..
Schedule
10:00 Town Crier to open the festival
On Stage
10.30 Dani Rouse-Holland on Dog Training
11:00 UK-lele Orchestra of KC
12:00 Soul Fire (Gypsies)-Dancer, singers and Drummers
1:00 TBA
1:30 TBA
2:00 TBA
2:30 Dani Rouse-Holland from K9 Instincts LLC
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To Entertain You...
The Kansas City Renaissance actors including
the King & Queen will be wandering throughout the British Gala throughout the day.
You'll be able to have your picture taken with the King & Queen.
They'll also be giving away coupons for their 2019 KC Renaissance Festival.
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The UK-Lele Orchestra of KC
This Eleven piece Kansas City based group will be playing a medley of some great British classics
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Saint Patrick
Come meet, and have your picture taken with the Irish saint himself.
He'll be wandering the hall all day.
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SPEAKERS
This year we'll have speaker's for the event.
Those that will come along, and tell you all about what they do, and how things work.
This is something new for the British Gala for this year.
This year's speaker's include:
Dani Rouse Holland from K9 Instincts LLC
10.30: LauraTaylor from the Toy & Miniature Museum
Laura will talking about all British related toys, dolls and miniature items that can be found at the museum as well as inform you on how you can become a member of the museum.
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Food for Thought
Plenty of British food will be available at the Gala to include the following delectable s:
Corner Tea Cafe
Lots of goodies will be on offer from this vendor.
Cream Teas.
Finger Sandwiches, sausage rolls,
Homemade cookies.....
Cuppa Tea (PG Tips)
Afternoon Tea
NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED for the Afternoon Tea, but it is recommended you inform us of how many are in your party, and at what time slot you will be arriving.
Click HERE to learn more about the Afternoon Tea.
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Cornish Pasty Lunches to be served from 11am-2pm.
You'll get a 15 ounce Traditional Cornish Pasty with coleslaw for your lunch. It's enough to fill the healthiest of appetites. If you can't finish it then we'll have takeaway boxes for you, so you can enjoy the rest later.
Reserve your Cornish pasty lunch today by clicking HERE.
There will be a limited number available at the Gala, so make sure you reserve yours before they run out.
Frozen pasties will be available at the Gala as well.
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Be Social, and Awareness
Brit's International will of course be there as we're hosting the event.
You may see myself as you walk through the doors into the cathedral's hall.
Please ask any questions you may have about our group.
We have a lot of get together s in the Kansas City area, and can offer a lot of information on where to find anything British in the area, and beyond.
We have a great bunch of club members that come from all over the United Kingdom, and have now settled here in the America's Midwest region.
We're a fun group that meet for lots of laughs, and get to go to some neat places to tour.
We have various tours, and other great get together's planned for this year, but you'll have to join to get in on that them...
Anglophiles are most welcome too...
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Anti- Bullying
Childhood Cancer Awareness
Lime Disease Awareness
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Shop til you drop....
As usual Sally from Brits will be taking plenty of British goodies to satisfy your appetites.
Lots of goodies to include, Tea, crisps, choccies, biscuits, and much more..
They'll have two tables at the gala, so you know there's going to be a lot of interesting things to choose from.
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We'll have club t logo wear available as well as various Union Jack items available for purchase
You'll be able to purchase Cornish Pasty lunches from the club table as well as learn how to join the Brits International club too.
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Baked goodies for your special pets
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Gary will be able to help with all of your automotive needs, and will offer any advice he can to help you out.
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Get tickets & passes for their great festival.
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Learn how to become a member of this great museum
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Learn how to help your dog with the training methods of Dani Rouse Holland.
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Kountry Kilts are a local company that make custom kilts and sporrans, and much more.
Whatever your kilt needs, David is definitely the bloke to see.
David is the bloke you want to see for all your kilt needs. He won't be hard to miss as he'll be the one dressed in a kilt. Please don't ask him to bend over..We're not sure what they wear under their kilts, if anything...
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Framed collages of various interesting images, and designs.
NEW VENDOR TO THE BRITISH GALA
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Midwest Tea Festival
Nicole will be at the Gala offering tickets for the Midwest Tea Festival that will be happening in September 2018 at the same location as the British Gala.
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Nancy will be offering her delicious Scottish Shortbread, flapjacks, bread mixes, butter scone mixes, Irish Soda bread, and so much other delectable Celtic baked goods.
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Queen's Pantry from Leavenworth, Kansas.
A variety of British foods, drinks, and snack items as well as British related decor, and home accessories.
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Redcoats - That British Store
Redcoat's are a relatively new British shop located in Leawood, Kansas.
They'll be there with lots of British goods on offer to tantalize your bank account.
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The Shriner's will have a spot at the festival this year, so please make sure to stop by their booth as they help a lot of families in need of medical help for their children.
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Admission Prices to the Hall
$5 Entry Fee
Under 10 are free
We do hope you enjoy your time at the gala, but if for some reason you have comments about the event, please tell us.
We'll have comment cards available at the gala on the dining tables, so please fill those out and pop it in the comment box on the way out.
This is the seventh time the gala has been put together, so your comments could be a help to us for the next one which will be announced very soon.
Please join our mailing list to be informed on developments of that event.
We look forward to meeting you.
Cheers
Ray
Brits International Club President.
British Vehicles Expected for the 2019 British Gala
Car display is dependent upon the weather conditions, so if it's a tad damp, many of the vehicles will not be at the event
However, the events in the main hall will go ahead no matter what the weather is outside.
Austin Mini
BSA Motorcycle
Jaguar S Type
Jaguar XK8
Land Rover Discovery
Mini Coopers
Range Rovers
Triumph Bonneville
