Immerse yourself for a week at Kutztown University with some of the world's best bagpipers and pipe band drummers. Get workshops, music sessions, presentations on choice piping and drumming topics, as well as friendships that can last a lifetime. Info: www.balmoralschoolofpiping.org
High in the Mountains of Western North Carolina the ancient Celtic spirit beckons, home of America’s grandest Highland Games and largest Gathering of the Clans in the US at MacRae Meadows. Info: www.gmhg.org
A celebration of Scotland at Payson Memorial Park, 250 S Main St. Info: www.paysonscottishfestival.org
Celtic music, Highland Games and more at Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor Saline Rd. Info: www.mi-celtic.org
A celebration of the sights, sounds and traditions of Scotland at the city park. Info: https://kjdurfee.wixsite.com/athenascottishgames
Two days of music, dance, competition, and Celtic entertainment at Skagit County Fairgrounds. Info: www.celticarts.org/event/highland-games
Immerse yourself for a week at PennWestUniversity with some of the world's best bagpipers and pipe band drummers. Get workshops, music sessions, presentations on choice piping and drumming topics, as well as friendships that can last a lifetime. Info: www.balmoralschoolofpiping.org
Join the American Scottish Foundation at New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation Arsenal 40 in Focus: SummerStage through the Lens of Photographer Jack Vartoogian. Then a talk Kirsten Birdier, Executive Director, National Trust for Scotland Foundation, USA, followed by our Sunset Reception. Info: www.americanscottishfoundation.com
The Washington Tattoo celebrates America 250. This historic event will bring together America’s finest military bands, massed pipes & drums, and cultural performers for a breathtaking tribute to 250 years of resilience, service, and shared identity. Info: www.thewashingtontattoo.com
The only Scottish Festival in Massachusetts, and the second largest one in New England, at Look Park, 300 North Main St. Info: www.glasgowlands.org
A day of Scottish fun and heritage at Idlewild Park. Info: www.ligonierhighlandgames.org
A celebration of Scottish culture, community, and tradition at Macalester College. Info: www.mnscottishfair.org
A weekend of Celtic music, entertainment food and more at at Fort Tuthill County Park. Info: www.nachs.info/celtic-festival
A weekend of Celtic entertainment and events at Casey Jones Park. Info: www.elizabethcelticfest.org
Scotland comes to the Pacific Northwest at Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 – 284th Avenue SE. Info: www.sshga.org
Held at the Maplehurst Country Club to benefit the 96th Highlanders Pipes & Drums, Inc. Scholarship Fund. Fundraiser Presented by the Jamestown Celtic Festival. Info: https://96thhighlanderspipesdrumsinc.regfox.com/preview/65242d57a64d4beb94b4e9a52411a0cc
Pipe bands, athletics, clans, entertainment and more at Greenmead Historical Village, 20501 Newburgh Rd. Info: www.highlandgames.com
Enjoy the traditional features of Scottish Highland Games, such as massed bands, pipe band exhibitions, individual piping, heavy athletics, and highland dancing at Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. Info: www.spokanehighlandgames.net
A free family friendly event celebrating Celtic heritage at Roger’s Park. Info: www.spartacelticfest.org
Highland Games, Pipe Band competition and Celtic themed activities at the incredible venue of Long Branch Park on Onondaga Lake. Info: www.cnyscottishgames.org
A Scottish festival emphasizing traditional athletic competitions, also offered are highland and country dancing, sheep dog demonstrations, singers, a parade of clans, and Scottish food at Windsor Fairgrounds. Info: www.mainehighlandgames.org
Music, clans, athletres and vendors at Timber Linn Memorial Park. Info: https://fireandicecelticevents.voog.com/albany-scottish-festival
A full weekend of Celtic music and events at Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Hwy. Info: www.bcgg.org
The event features all things Scottish: The Clans, Bagpipes, Heavy Athletics, Celtic Bands, Celtic Dance, Vendors (Craft/Celtic/Food) Children’s Events and so much more, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the beautiful Mayville Lakeside Park. Info: https://96thhighlanders.com/festival.php
Immerse yourself in the vibrant essence of Scottish culture as clans encircle the main field, Highland Dancers gracefully take the stage, and the sound of the pipes fill the air from all directions at Quechee Polo Field. Info: www.quecheegames.org
A weekend celebration of Scotland at Waukesha Expo Center over Labor Day Weekend. Info: www.wisconsinscottish.org
Celebrate Scotland Labor Day weekend at Great Meadow. Info: www.vascottishgames.org
A Bay Area tradition since 1866, California's largest and longest-running Scottish Games celebrates the very best of Scottish competition, culture and entertainment for all the family to enjoy, hosted by the Caledonian Club of San Francisco, at Alameda County Fairgrounds. Info: www.thescottishgames.com
Experience a weekend filled with world-class music, Highland athletics, cultural traditions, and the unforgettable Estes Park International Tattoo. Info: www.scotfest.com
Live Celtic bands, athletic events, bagpipe competition, Scottish artisans and more at Sanders Ferry Park. Info: www.midtenngames.com
At the Highlander Festival, you will experience vendors of all sorts, Scottish dance competition, parade of clans, traditional Scottish games, pipe bands, and more at Tam O’ Shanter Way Park. Info: www.kelsohighlanderfestival.com
Presented by The American-Scottish Foundation, The Colonial Dames of America, & The American Friends of the Georgian Group with the Daughters of the British Empire at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Garden. Info: www.americanscottishfoundation.com
This short course offers an introduction to Scottish migration to the United States and Canada. We’ll explore the reasons so many Scots left their homeland from the 1700s to the 1900s and consider what life was like for them when they arrived. This course will be held online. Info: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/centreforlifelonglearning/genealogy/tartanandstars
A celebration of Scottish heritage at Loon Mountain Resort with: Scottish music, dance, food, and fun to heavy athletics, sheep dog trials, and crowd-favorite, massed bands. Info: www.nhscot.org
After 46 years of bringing Scottish and Celtic heritage to Oklahoma, Scotfest presents its final celebration. Join them for one last gathering of pipes, pageantry, athletics, and heritage at the Broken Arrow Events Park, 21101 E 101st St. Info: www.okscotfest.com
Scot - Irish festival culture with live music, Clans, Celtic food and vendors. Info: https://better-badin.org
A weekend of family-friendly fun includes Celtic music, dancers, athletics, clans, living historians, vendors, food, children’s activities and more at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County. Info: www.niagaraceltic.com
The largest free Celtic festival in North America. Held in historic downtown, Bethlehem PA, 5 stages of world renowned Celtic music, U.S. National Highland Games Championship, pipe band competitions, fiddle competition, border collies, 50+ Celtic retail merchants, 35+ food vendors, Showing of the Tartan Parade on Saturday and more. Info: www.celticfest.org
A celebration of Scotland with entertainment, pipe bands, clans, dance and more at Denver Polo Club, 6359 Airport Rd. Info: www.scottishgames.org
Providing a Scottish Highland Games event to the North Georgia Mountains to raise money for a Place of Hope North Georgia at Rabun County Civic Center, 201 West Savannah St. Info: www.northgeorgiahighlandgames.com
A weekend of Scottish & Celtic celebration. Info: www.prescottareacelticsociety.com
Immerse yourself in Scottish culture with live music, bagpipes, traditional dancing, and interactive activities for all ages, all held on the scenic grounds of Ayr Mount. Info: https://historichillsborough.org/outlandish-hillsborough
A celebration of Scottish culture at the John Blue House, 13040 X-Way Rd. Info: www.carolina-highlandgames.com
A celebration of Scottish and Celtic culture at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Info: www.celticheritage.org/mac-scottish-festival
A traditional Irish & Scottish festival with music, dance, athletics & more held in Central MS on the Barnett Reservoir. Info: www.celticfestms.org
Pipe bands perform throughout the day, Highland fiddle demonstrations, Harp demonstrations & contests, Dance competitions, numerous vendors selling Scottish wares and more Brooklyn, Ct. Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Road & Route 169. Info: www.scotlandgames.org
A celebration of Scotland in Southern California at Ventura County Fairgrounds. Info: www.seasidehighlandgames.org
A weekend of Celtic events, entertainment and celebration at Center Street Ballpark, 250 E Center St. Info: www.scotsontherocksmoab.org
For over 50 years, Scotland has been coming to Georgia with the impressive mix of sights and sounds of a Scottish Highland Games presented in a uniquely southern style at Stone Mountain. Info: www.smhg.org
A great day of Scottish events, entertainment and fun at Newport Flea Mall Event Grounds, 196 Carl Garner Rd. Info: www.crystalcoasthighlandgames.com
Piping, dancing, Clans and more at Sangamon County Fairgrounds. Info: www.centralillinoiscelts.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 at Lyon College. Info: www.arscottishfest.com
From ancient Highland feats to soulful Celtic melodies, experience the magic of Scotland and Ireland in the Arizona desert at Rillito Park Race Track. Info: www.tucsoncelticfestival.org
2027 presentations of The Wallace Award and The Young Scot Wallace Award. Food by Gary Maclean, National Chef of Scotland, at the University Club. Info: www.americanscottishfoundation.com
A journey of discovery, from a DNA surprise to an eminent citizen of the Deep South. This presentation showcases the wide range of sources available online that can help to identify Scots emigrants after they arrived in the USA. Info: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/centreforlifelonglearning/genealogy/tartanandstars
Many Jacobite exiles, British army veterans, and political ideas crossed the Atlantic in the aftermath of the 1745 rising. This talk will explore how these individuals and ideas shaped colonial identities and understandings of loyalty and resistance during the American Revolution. Info: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/centreforlifelonglearning/genealogy/tartanandstars
A 3-day event filled with the skirl of the bagpipes and the wearing of the tartan with clans, dancers, pipe bands and more at Salado Museum. Info: www.saladomuseum.org/scottish-gathering-and-highland-games
Saint Andrew’s Day is Scotland’s official national day. Celebrate St Andrew’s Day (or in Scottish Gaelic ‘Là Naomh Anndrais’), Scotland’s patron saint!
24th annual conference & dinner hosted by the American-Scottish Foundation, The Council of Scottish Clans and Associations, St Andrew’s Society of Detroit, Chicago Scots, Scottish American Women’s Society, Scottish Studies Society, and St. Andrew’s Society of Toronto. In person event or online via Zoom. Info: www.scottishleadershipconference.com
Join the American Scottish Foundation with Whisky tasting and musical accompaniment to sing traditional Scottish songs and Christmas carols at 3 West Club, 3 W 51st St. Info: www.americanscottishfoundation.com
Features family-friendly Celtic rock and Traditional music, Irish & Scottish Dancing, captivating Pipes and Drums, and skilled sheepherding dogs at Marathon Community Park. Info: www.floridakeyscelticfestival.com
Join the American Scottish Foundation at University Club for their Burns Supper which celebrates, in words and music, the immortal memory of Robert Burns and Scotland’s heritage. The first recorded Burns celebration was held in 1801, when a group of his good friends gathered – and so was born the legendary Burns Supper. Info: www.americanscottishfoundation.com
Scotland comes to central Florida! Experience traditional highland athletics, pipe bands, dance, art, Celtic music, culture and food at Central Winds Park, 1000 Central Winds Dr (East SR 434). Info: www.flascot.com
Some of the world’s most accomplished Celtic musicians from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and the US to teach aspiring musicians. The Winter School is opportunity to learn tunes from some of the best players and the most creative instructors of Celtic music at Seabeck Conference Center. Info: www.celticarts.org/series/winter-school
Enjoy events including athletics, dance, music event, parades and more at the Clay County Fairgrounds. Info: www.neflgames.org
The largest and longest-running Scottish festival in Florida’s Panhandle with Highland Games, live music, Scottish clans, dancers, food, vendors, and more—for two unforgettable days of culture, community, and Celtic pride. Info: www.pcbscottishfestival.com