Halifax Celtic Festival
Halifax Forum 2901 Windsor Street, Halifax, Nova ScotiaVisit their website for more info: https://www.hfxcelticfest.ca
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We are holding a Spring Ceilidh on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Scotland Volunteer Fire Department, 47 Brook Road, Scotland, Ct. The time for this fun gathering will be from 7PM through 10:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door, price is $20.00 Music, Entertainment, and Refreshments Bagpipes, Fiddle, Harp, Sing-Alongs, […]
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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.decaturcelticfestival.com 2nd Annual Celtic Festival in Decatur, Texas (One Full Day of Clan and Celtic events, on the heals of the Friday night Ceilidh, dinner and dance). Activities: Cèilidh dinner and dance (Friday) Live music, storytelling, vendors, shortbread competition Scottish-American country dancing Highland and Celtic Vendors, and Highland Athletic event demonstrations
Join us at Balloon Fiesta Park for our 36th year! View event website: https://www.celtfestabq.com/ Hours Saturday, May 4, 9am-6pm Sunday May 5, 9am-5pm Free parking! No outside food or drinks. No Glass. Chairs, umbrellas, and sunblock encouraged! We look forward to seeing you at another great festival! The Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival, New Mexico's […]
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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
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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.
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View the event website here: https://flceltic.org/#/ Saturday, May 18st 2024 9:30AM - 7PM Come be Celtic for the day (if you’re not already) and enjoy a pleasing array of sights, sounds and smells. This event includes: Highland Heavy Games, Bag Piping and Massed Bands, Dance Exhibitions, an array of Celtic Music, Demonstrations, A large Gathering […]
Visit their website for more information: https://www.smokymountaingames.org Scotland in the Smokies is calling you!!! Celebrating its 41st year, the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games is Tennessee’s oldest festival of Scottish, Irish and Celtic culture. Presenting folk, roots, rock & pop music, highland athletics, pipes & drums, highland and Irish dance. Whisky tastings, vendors and […]
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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 […]
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Visit their website for more info: https://gallabrae.com/ The Greenville Scottish Games began in 2006, and from its inception has consistently taken an innovative, fresh approach to celebrating Scottish heritage. Greenville is nestled in arguably the highest concentration of Scots-Irish descent in the country. The legacy left to us resonates throughout the Upstate in our place […]
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View event website here: https://www.portcityhighlandgames.com The event benefits paws4vets and features professional athletes (including the East Coast Women's Championship competition), clan tents, vendors, food trucks, music, Highland dancing, herding dog demonstrations, and more!
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Visit their website for more info: https://gatheringofthescots.com Founded by Rod MacIntosh and the Clan MacIntosh, this multi-day festival has supporters visiting the village of Southern Victoria, New Brunswick from across North-America.
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 […]
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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, […]
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Visit their website for more information: https://www.wvcelticfestandgames.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.
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View event website here: https://www.ohioscottishgames.com The Ohio Scottish Games are held on the 4th Saturday every June. Established in 1977, this long standing event is presented by members of The Ohio Scottish American Cultural Society of Ohio, an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of their proud Scottish Heritage and ancestry. The Ohio Scottish […]
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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
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View event website here: https://gmhg.org High in the Mountains of Western North Carolina the ancient Celtic spirit beckons. Answering the call, as hundreds of tartan banners unfurl, are the sounds of bagpipes echoing through the valley, and once again, thousands of kilt-clad Scots make their way to MacRae Meadows for their annual gathering and games. […]
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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.
Visit their website for more information: https://www.highlandgames.ca Since 1981, the New Brunswick Highland Games have been working to advance knowledge of the Scottish / Celtic culture and heritage in New Brunswick. The NB Highland Games Festival celebrates and shares knowledge of the culture and heritage in an inclusive manner — whether visitors are of Scottish descent […]
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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 […]
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Find more info on their website at: https://huntervalleyhighlandgames.com.au Presented by the HV Games Management Committee! Come experience the Hunter Valley Highland Games in beautiful Wine Country! After all, the original grapevines planted in the Hunter were planted by James Busby of Edinburgh. These games celebrate the deep connection between Australia and Scotland.
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Visit their website for more info: https://www.midtenngames.com Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival Live Celtic Bands • Athletic Events • Bagpipe Competition • Scottish Artisans and Food • Scotch Tastings • Kids Activities +More
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View even website here: https://okscotfest.com Join Us For The Most Amazing Scottish Festival Yet! Scotfest 2024 is an authentic Scottish festival and a celebration of Scottish, Irish and Celtic culture. Primarily modeled after the 180 year old Lonach Gathering, Scotland and the over 190 year old Braemar Gathering, Scotland.
View event website here: https://www.niagaraceltic.com The Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games was formed in Autumn of 2001. The two day event draws about 12,000 guests and participants to Niagara County, and has become an important tradition for locals and visitors alike. Located less than an hour from both Buffalo and Rochester, NY, guests […]
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View event website here: http://www.carolina-highlandgames.com The 2024 Scotland County Highland Games will be held on Saturday, October 5th, at the North Carolina Rural Heritage Center, 13043 X-Way Road, Laurinburg, NC. Also join us for: The Highland Fling on Friday night, October 4th, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at McDuffie Square in downtown Laurinburg. This […]
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This event takes place the first full weekend every October, this year's falling on October 5th and 6th. Gates open at 8:00 am and runs to 8:00 pm Saturday and 8:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday. There is also a kick off party the night before at a local bar called the Barn of Harpers Ferry […]
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Visit their website for more info: https://celtic-colours.com The 28th Celtic Colours International Festival will take place October 11-19, 2024, on Cape Breton Island. The Festival’s many concerts are spread across the 10,311 km² Island in various communities, which is important to consider when planning your trip. A concert in Ingonish on the northern tip of the […]
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Event website: https://scotlandgames.org This year will be our 36th annual Highland Festival & Games. This year we have moved our festival to the Brooklyn, Connecticut fairgrounds for much needed space and parking. At our festival you will be entertained by numerous bagpipe bands performing throughout the day, bagpipe & drumming competitions, Drum Major competitions, […]
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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Join the TYLERSCOTFEST Clan in 2024! Witness true tests of strength and skill in the Highland Games - Cheer for your favorite Scottish Performers - Discover the rich traditions of Clan History - and explore the beautiful South Spring Baptist Church campus as you enjoy this unique celebration of Scottish Heritage! FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING, […]
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