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Celebrate the Heritage and Culture of Scotland with great music, dancing, athletics, good food, drink, and friends! The flags are flying, the Celts are gathering, and everyone is a Celt for the weekend!
Join us April 6th at 6pm for Scottish Music, Food, Dance and Family Fun! Tartan Day is a North American celebration of Scottish heritage on 6 April. It commemorates the day that the Declaration of Arbroath (the Scottish Declaration of Independence) was signed in 1320. The American Declaration of Independence was actually modeled on the […]
Award-winning Florida festival that incorporates music, food, fun, family entertainment!
Hail and well met! Join us for the Annual Spring Great Plains Renaissance Festival, April 15th & 16th, 2023. There’ll be jousts and jests, knights and knaves, bagpipes and blacksmiths, fire breathers, pirates, fairies, and more! Come one, come all to the Great Plains Renaissance Festival! HUZZAH!
Grapevine Lake Celtic Heritage Festival featuring live Music, Food, Beer, and The International Highland Games Federation Texas Open Championships! https://grapevineceltic.com/
Grapevine Parks & Recreation, Highland Arts & Athletics, and the International Highland Games Federation proudly presents the Grapevine Lake Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games. Annually, the IHGF conducts a series of ten qualifying premier highland games competitions throughout the United States. We are honored to be a stop on the IHGF All American Games Series.
Join us for the 45th Savannah Scottish Games returning on May 6, 2023, at the historic Bethesda Academy. Highlights include heavy athletics, pipe bands, highland dancers, border collies, historical reenactors, Scottish vendors, Celtic musicians, and dozens of Scottish Clans in one of the most beautiful settings in the country.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – After a five-year hiatus due in part to COVID-19, the St. Louis Scottish Games announced the “The Games are Back!” The Scottish Games will be a one-day celebration of Scottish tradition and culture on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the 44-acre Schroeder Park in the City of Manchester in St. Louis […]
A full day of Scottish Games and Culture that includes: Folk music Celtic rock music Sheep herding demonstrations Scottish and American food, beverages and merchandise Activities for Wee Bairns Scottish athletic competitions including the world-famous caber toss Highland dancing competitions Scotch tasting Piping, drumming and massed pipe bands
Join us for a day of athletics, music, dancing, food, and arts celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture. Events will be held rain or shine.
A celebration of Celtic life and culture. Event location: Westminster, Maryland Date: June 10, 2023
The Pikes Peak Celtic Festival blossomed from an old tradition in Colorado Springs. 1999 marked the last year of the Pikes Peak Highland Games. In 2013, we brought this festival back under the new name-Pikes Peak Celtic Festival. The Festival field will be filled with the sound of Bagpipes, the smell of fish & chips, […]
Put a smile on your face, warmth in your heart and a spring in your step at the 37th annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games. This 2-day, outdoor family-friendly event is a chance to explore Scottish culture without buying a plane ticket. The Scottish Festival features an extravaganza of activities and attractions - the largest […]
Join us for the 2nd annual Holland Celtic Festival and Highland Games, June 23 & 24, 2023 at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds
The Alaskan Scottish Club is pleased to Present the Alaska Scottish Highland Games at the Alaska State Fairgrounds. Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25 2023! Featuring all things Scottish-Bagpipes, Heavy Athletics, Celtic Dance, Drumming, Kilted Mile, Scotch Tasting, Tea Tent, Salmon Tossing, Highland Coo, Tug-Of-War, Vendors, Historical Demonstrations, Musical Guests, Axe Throwing, Children’s Events […]
The Cortez Celtic Fair will host a Highland Games competition, Highland Dance competition, Celtic bands, Clan tents, an animal exhibit, and kids activities. The event is free to the public. Beer proceeds are donated to local charities. The sixth annual Cortez Celtic Fair is free to the public, and will have activities for all.
The 2023 Payson Scottish Festival will take place July 7th and 8th,2023in Memorial Park, 250 South Main St, Payson, UT.
Join us for some authentic Scottish food, Irish whiskey ice cream, great beers & ales, fantastic local Celtic music, dance, piping, Scottish Heavy Athletics, local artisans, merchants, Living History Reenactments, and find your family clan! There are also lots of kid-friendly activities, plus children 10 and under are always free at the gate.
2023 Promises to be yet another incredible year: Our 28th Anniversary Celebration Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival is the only Scottish Festival in Massachusetts, and the second largest one in New England. We are proud to have been bringing world class Scottish Arts to the Pioneer Valley for 28 years. Our 2023 festival promises to be […]
The 157th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games are at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Labor Day Weekend (September 2-3) 2023. California's largest and longest-running Scottish Games features the very best of Scottish competition including, Heavy Athletics, Highland Dancing, Piping and Drumming competitions and the challenging and fun Kilted Mile which takes place on California's oldest […]
Fresno Scottish Society Gathering & Games. September 16, 2023. Kearney Park, Fresno CA. fresnoscottishsociety.com
Join us for our first Festival and the return of the Scots to North Alabama!
Harvest Moon Festival has vendor booths, entertainment, classic car show, and lots of food. The Highland Games is part of the festival and is in it's second year.
For 50 years, Scotland has been coming to Georgia with the Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival! Brigadoon returns with Friday events being held at the Hilton Northeast Atlanta Host hotel on October 20, 2023. On Saturday and Sunday, we will be transforming the meadows and meandering tree-lined paths of Stone Mountain Park for […]
With its inaugural event in 1971, the Charleston Scottish Games & Highland Gathering is the second oldest event of its kind in the southeast. Drawing visitors from around the country and abroad, the Games brings in over 8,000 guests, immersing visitors in Scottish heritage and history. “Where Scottish History & Heritage Go Hand in Hand” […]
This is our 37th year doing the festival. Which takes place every year on the first weekend in November. This year we kick off the weekend with our Viking Night Concert on Friday the 3rd from 5pm to 10pm. Saturday the 4th is our opening day starting at 8am and ending at 10pm. On Sunday […]
With its inaugural event in 1971, the Charleston Scottish Games & Highland Gathering is the second oldest event of its kind in the southeast. Drawing visitors from around the country and abroad, the Games brings in over 8,000 guests, immersing visitors in Scottish heritage and history. “Where Scottish History & Heritage Go Hand in Hand” […]
A celebration of Celtic life and culture. Event location: Westminster, Maryland Date: June 10, 2023
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Show your support and spread the love by buying us a wee Guinness for $5!
Every dollar not spent on a pint will go toward supporting those pesky fees we incur such as web hosting, software licensing and so much more. It’s the easiest way to make sure we stay live!
Shop at TheScottishGrocer.com for meat pies, cookies, teas, fudge, soaps, tartan blankets and more! Every purchase supports us AND you get 10% off your order using the discount code “HIGHLANDGAMES”
Join the National Trust for Scotland to help preserve and protect historical sites in Scotland. Gain free access to over 100+ heritage sites AND help support our website in the process!
Join the Scotch Malt Whisky Society to get exclusive access to rare single-cask whiskies, a monthly subscription to their digital magazine Unfiltered, virtual tastings and access to member-only tasting rooms in London, Edinburgh and Glasgow – all while supporting our website!
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