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Skip in the Park is a well attended, sports themed event held in the village of Culbokie in the Scottish Highlands. It is hosted by John "Skip" Mackay and his family and takes place over a weekend, normally in the month of July. The event was started when John, at the time studying to be a physical education teacher, held a party for his friends, colleagues and family. Since then the attendance has grown year on year with previous attendees returning with guests of their own and a large and diverse community has since been established.

Reflecting the physical and competitive nature of the host, the majority of the proceedings occur outdoors with sports such as golf, voleyball, rugby and football being played by a range of competitors of varying degrees of competition and expertise. The centrepiece of the weekend is the Dumfeagan Open golf tournament which is traditionally held on the Sunday and draws a large crowd with a matchplay system pitting players of varying handicaps in a knockout tournament till only the winner remains.