Grog Diary
So it may look like there's not a great deal happening. But remember, we're all about serving great beer and mouth-watering food, and not about filling in little boxes with names, dates and events. Let's face it, it'd be a boring page if every day we entered, "Another cracking day at The Grog & Gruel".
But, from time to time, there may be something worthy of note. Maybe some live music, perhaps the odd beer festival, or maybe something happening elsewhere in the town that we think might be of some appeal to at least one or two of our customers.
So here goes...
| 2010 | |
| 11th -15th February |  Fort William Mountain Festival Annual Festival growing in popularity with lots of various activities for all ages. |
| Thursday4th March | OPEN MIC NIGHT !! ..come along and give us a song !! Hosted by everyones favourite western swinger Ian 'Stretch' MacFadyen |
| Saturday 13th March | Th |
| Thursday 1st April - Saturday 10th April | Annual Easter Ale Festival A Grog & Gruel Ale Festival for Easter offering the best in our local highland ales and food. Lots more details to come, keep checking back !!! |
| Friday 2nd April | Playing live "100 Man Orchestra" as part of thier Latest Scottish tour. Well worth checking out. |
| Thursday 8th April | Great traditional evening planned with music from "Celtic Heart". Back by popular demand for another year. |
| Thursday 15th April | After there journey North, we get an other chance to hear the music of "Celtic Heart" as the return back South. Great night out !! |
| Monday 3rd May - Saturday 8th May | Return of the Scottish Six Day Trials. See the SSDT web site for more details. |
| Saturday 15th May | 10 under the Ben. Now in it's sixth year this is a great 10 hour endurance race that can be entered by relay teams or mad solo folk. |
| Thursday 20th May | Great blues n Jazz from long time friend of the Grog and Gruel "Pete Jagger"..not Mick Jagger's brother. |
| Friday 21st May | Live music from FLINT .. a thigh slappin', toe tappin' folk band |
| Thursday 27th May | Open Mic Night Live Music from Ian 'Stretch' MacFadyen.. Best of Western swing! |
| Sat 5th & Sun 6th June | Mountain Bike World Cup .. check back for more details Downhill and 4-cross action at its best! |
| Mid Summer | When the planets align for Summer Solstice you know its time for The Grog and Gruel Summer Ale and Sausage Festival. Everyone likes a sausage. |
| Thursday 24th June | Open Mic Night Live Music with Ian 'Stretch' MacFadyen... The return of Western swing! |
| 25th, 26th & 27th June | SPEA FiM Trial World championship A great weekend awaits including "Kickstart -the return" |
| Friday 2nd July | FLINT PLAYING LIVE .. a great night of rocking traditional music. |
| Thursday 8th July | Open Night Mic Live Music from Ian Stretch MacFadyen... Western Swing at its very best! |
| Saturday 17th July | Glen Nevis river race. As it sounds, an amphibious race down the legendary River Nevis. Over rocks, through rapids, down a 30ft waterfall. Good fun but not for the feint of heart. |
| Friday 23rd July | Live Music First appearance by folk band Sympatico |
| Thursday 29th July | Live Music |
| Thursday 19th August | Live Music with Ian Stretch MacFadyen.. Western swing from our own resident swinger. |
| Friday 3rd September | LIVE MUSIC..Sandra MacBeth pops into get Ben Race weekend off to a musical start. |
| Sat 4th September | Ben Nevis Race |
| Thursday 9th Sept | LIVE MUSIC..Sandra MacBeth returns for a tune in the Grog and Gruel. |
| Fri 10th September | Live Music FLINT PLAYING LIVE .. folk music at its best. |
| Thursday 23rd September | LIVE MUSIC..Sandra MacBeth returns for a tune in the Grog and Gruel. |
| Thursday 16th September | Live Music from Ian Stretch MacFadyen.. Lochabers favourite Western Swinger |
| Thursday 7th October | Open Mic Night Live Music with Ian Stretch MacFadyen.. best show in town |
