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Celebrate Hogmanay is traditional Scottish style at The Church Campbell Town "Where Scotland & Tasmania Meet". Further event details coming. Visit https://thechurchtas.com.au for upcoming details.
Event website: https://www.waipuhighlandgames.co.nz The most entertaining way to start every New Year!
Event website: https://floridakeyscelticfestival.com The Florida Keys Celtic Festival features family-friendly Celtic rock and Traditional music, Irish & Scottish Dancing, Sheep-dog herding, Pipes and Drums, a Children’s Glen with games, face painting and fun activities, and fabulous Celtic (and Keys) foods and crafts vendors. Highland Athletics, the original Strongman sport, features a sanctioned Woman’s Highland Athletics […]
Event Website: https://www.passim.org/live-music/bcmfest-2024/ The 21st annual Boston Celtic Music Festival, known as BCMFest, returns to Club Passim, Crystal Ballroom, The Burren and The Rockwell January 11-14, 2024. Presented by Passim, a Cambridge-based non-profit that supports a vibrant music community through Club Passim, the Passim School of Music, artist grants and outreach initiatives. The 2024 festival […]
Event website: https://www.flascot.com The history and culture of these events are centuries old and the Scottish-American Society of Central Florida are honored to represent that heritage at the Central Florida Scottish Highland Games. Experience traditional highland athletics, dance, art, music, culture and food!
Event Website: https://turakinahighlandgames.co.nz
Event website: https://tallyhighlandgames.com Sporting Events: Sanctioned by the International Highland Games Federation (IHGF). Women’s & Men’s divisions Winners of the Games Series compete nationally for a chance to represent their country at the worldwide games in Norway. IHGF All American Highland Games competition series One of twelve qualifiers in the USA IHGF All American Caber […]
Event website: https://paeroahighlandgames.co.nz Saturday 10th of February 2024, 9am to 9pm, at the Paeroa Domain, 12 hours of entertainment!
We would like to welcome you to our inaugural Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Festival. It is a grand celebration of Scottish & Celtic heritage, with Celtic music, Scottish clans/societies, pipe bands, bagpiping competition {EUSPBA), heavy athletic events (yes with athletes throwing telephone poles) (Foundation for Scottish Athletics event) food, refreshments and fun for the […]
Event website: https://www.neflgames.com
Event Website: https://phoenixscottishgames.com
Event Website: https://pcbscottishfestival.com The Celtic Heritage Alliance is proud to present the largest and longest-running Florida Panhandle Scottish Festival. We are proud of our ancestors and strive to honor their culture with our festival, fundraisers, and educational events throughout the year.
Event website: https://sassf.org
Event website: https://www.celticstaugustine.com St. Augustine, Florida is America’s Oldest Celtic City which hosts the multi-award winning St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival. Experience top international & U.S. Celtic bands, highland games, parade, whiskey tasting, workshops, lectures, Celtic food, and much more! Saturday morning the festival hosts the Original St Patrick Parade established in 1601!
Event Website: https://shorturl.at/gnAVZ
Event Website: https://melbournehighlandgames.org.au
Event website: https://www.macleanhighlandgathering.com.au
Event website: https://www.mackenzieshow.co.nz The Mackenzie A&P Highland Show is the largest one-day Show in New Zealand with 12-15,000 through the gates. A fun family day out with something for everyone! The 126th Mackenzie A&P Highland Show will be held on Easter Monday, the 1st of April 2024 at the Mackenzie A&P Showgrounds.
The San Antonio Highland Games and Celtic Music Festival typically occurs on the first weekend of April. At the Games you will find; 30+ Clans, Highland Games, Highland Dance Competitions, Celtic Music, Bagpipe Bands, Viking Battles, Dog Agility Demos, Celtic Dog Presentations, Kid’s Glen, British Isle Car Show, Genealogy Experts, Scottish Foods, Cultural Workshops, Scottish […]
Event Website: https://www.dunedinscottisharts.com/highland-games 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!
Event website: https://www.hawaiianscottishassociation.com/highland-games Scottish Highland Athletics and Gathering We look forward to seeing you at the Hawaiian Scottish Association Festival and Highland Games, April 6 and 7 at Jefferson Elementary School in Waikiki.
Event website: https://brigadoon.org.au
Event website: https://www.ormondbeachcelticfestival.com
Event website: https://www.scottishtartanfestival.com
Event website: https://www.cssm.org Celebrating the cultural heritage of the seven Celtic Nations: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Brittany, Cornwall, and Galicia/Asturias
Event website: https://www.australiancelticfestival.com The 2024 Australian Celtic Festival will be held from 2-5 May in Glen Innes, NSW. We invite you to come and experience this unique event in the spectacularly colourful autumn that is a highlight of our cool New England climate. There is nothing like the unique backdrop of the National Celtic Monument, […]
Event website: https://www.celtfestabq.com
Event website: https://www.savannahscottishgames.com Get set for a spectacular celebration of Scottish history & action! In its 46th year, the Savannah Scottish Games are taking place on the beautiful grounds of Historic Bethesda Academy. It is a grand celebration of Scottish heritage, with celtic music, Scottish clans/societies, pipe bands, highland dancing, heavy athletic events (athletes throwing telephone poles), children's […]
Celtic Festival starting Friday evening thru Saturday evening. Vendors, Highland Games, Music on the rolling grounds of the historic 1913 Badin Inn. Follow them on FB for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/741332393784579/?active_tab=discussion
Event website: https://stlouis-scottishgames.com
Event website: https://fairhillscottishgames.org Join us for a day of athletics, music, dancing, food, and arts celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture. Events will be held rain or shine.
Event website: shelbyparks.com/highland-games-2023
Event Website: https://fairhillscottishgames.org
Event Website: http://www.almahighlandfestival.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064098791830
Event website: https://www.scottishfest.com Come explore and enjoy two packed days of family fun with bagpipes, drums, highland dancing, Scottish clans and genealogy, Scottish athletics, shopping, food and so much more! It's a fantastic way to explore the culture of the Scots and the Celts, and the best part? You don't have to be Scottish to […]
Event website: https://www.bonniewingham.com
Event Website: https://gccelticfestival.com
Event website: https://www.nationalcelticfestival.com Founded by culture and ignited by passion, the first National Celtic Festival took place more than twenty years ago in Geelong. The first festival was started out of a desire to connect to Celtic culture, to bring people together and to celebrate celts in Australia. In its inaugural year, the event focused […]
Event website: https://blairsvillescottishfestival.com For 17 years the Scots have gathered at Meeks Park on Highway 515 in Blairsville, Ga. 30540. Highland dancers, Scottish athletes, family clans, bagpipes and drums and traditional musicians come to celebrate their heritage. Even if you don’t know your family’s heritage or have little or no Scottish ties come experience Scotland without the need of a […]
Event website: https://carrollcountycelticfestival.com
Event website: https://highlandgames-france.eu The next Bressuire Highland Games will take place on June 15 and 16, 2024. It will be a world first... For the first time, the IHGF will organize a Highland Games world championship for mixed national teams. 8 nations will be represented: Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, […]
Event website: https://helenahighlanders.weebly.com
West Virginia Wild and Wonderful Celtic and Highland Games 2nd Annual Celtic festival. Highland games, Highland dancing, pipe and drum bands, Celtic food, merchandise, and beer vendors, live music, story tellers, and kids games. For more info, visit: https://www.wvcelticfestandgames.com/
Event website: https://hollandcelticfestival.org
This is the 7th annual Cortez Celtic Fair. You'll enjoy Highland Games, Highland Dance, world class Celtic music, and lots of kids activities. Always free admission, and beer proceeds are donated to local charities. For more information, visit: https://cortezcelticfair.com
Event website: https://sdhighlandgames.org
Event Website: https://alaskanscottish.org
Event website: https://www.salineceltic.org
Event Website: https://www.mainecelticcelebration.com
Event website: https://www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/events/ailsa-craig-150th-anniversary Celebrate Ailsa Craig’s 150th Anniversary this July 26-28th 2024. Our Gala Days will have many activities running all weekend long with our main feature, Highland Games all day Saturday. Check regularly for updates to our schedule of events found on our website.
Event website: https://highlandgames.com
Event website: https://www.mainehighlandgames.org
Event website: http://www.bcgg.org Highland & Irish Dance · Pipe Bands · Continuous Live Music Concerts on Two Stages · Food and Local Beers and Mead · Piping and Drumming Competitions · Kid's Activities · Celtic Wares · Highland Athletic Competitions · Scotch/Irish Whisky & Mead Tastings · Clans Gathering · Sunday Afternoon Tea · Free Saturday […]
Event Website: https://www.scotfest.com
Event Website: http://flatheadcelticfestival.com
Event website: https://scottishfestival.org
Event website: https://www.arscottishfest.com Every year Arkansas’ oldest city, Batesville, plays host to one of America’s most popular Scottish festivals. Pipers, drummers, dancers, athletes, Scottish clans, and vendors travel from all corners of the country to attend the event.
Event website: http://www.smhg.org For over 50 years, Scotland has been coming to Georgia with the Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival! One of the premier Scottish festivals in the US, Stone Mountain will be featuring colorful pipe bands, Scottish Athletics, Piping and Drumming competitions, Highland dancers competing before judges of worldwide renown, Country Dancing, […]
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