The Gatherings of Clans and other Celtic Organizations including both Scottish and Irish are often referred to as Highland Games. The actual games include many activities but the competitions are listed below. Click here for a schedule:
Bagpipe & Drum Competition
Early in the morning you can hear the pipes drone across the mist covered fields as the pipers practice for the judging. The rat a tat tat of the snare drums and the distinctive boom of the bass drum fill the air and the showmanship of the tenor drummers will astound you.
Highland Dancing
Watch the flair and grace of the Scottish dancers as they compete in elegant Scottish Highland and National dances that will thrill and amaze you. Fleet of foot and elegance in motion this is truly a special to behold from the Highland Fling to the Flora McDonalds Fancy these competitors are skilled in their field.
Heavy Events
Watch the brute force and sheer skill of the Heavy Athletics as the hammer, sheaf and Caber are thrown in an intense competition matching skill and strength, against the odds on the athletic field of battle.