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Articles, interviews, photos and schedules related to Highland Games activities.

Highland games are festivals held throughout the year in Scotland and many other countries of the world as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Almost all of the Games feature the kilt, bagpipes, Highland dancing, and Scottish athletic events.

Photo: An example of a sporran. The sporran is perhaps the most neccesary kilt accessories and is used to carry a variety of items, such as car keys, wallet, etc, in the absence of pockets on the kilt.

Featured Articles

Interviews

Teresa Unkrur, drum major with the Tacoma Scots Pipe Band
Cathy McWilliams, kiltmaker from Puyallup, Washington
Heather Richendrfer, Director of the Clan Heather Dancers school of Highland dancing
Robert MacNeil, President of the British Columbia Pipers Association
Jeremiah Strand, professional Highland athlete
Jack Lee on Piobaireachd
Josh Amos of NeoKilt™

Articles

Photo Albums

Highland games Highland games miscellany

Clans and vendors Clan crests | Clan societies | Vendors

Highland dress Kilts | Sporrans | Kilt pins | Kilt footwear

Pipes & drums Musical instruments | Massed bands (including opening ceremonies) | Pipe bands | Pipers and drummers

Highland dancing Highland dancing | Sword dance | Highland reel | National dances | Irish dances

Scottish farm Scottish farm

This Week in Scottish History

August 28, 1296 Edward I of England held a parliament at Berwick to which he summoned all Scottish landholders to sign the Ragman Roll.

August 28, 1413 Pope Benedict XIII ratified the founding of St. Andrews University.

September 1, 1644 Battle of Tippermuir, in which the Marquis of Montrose defeated the Covenanters

Schedule of Highland Games

Games by month

Games by Place

Worldwide

Scotland | Indonesia

Canada

United States

Article topics (Root categories)

RoyalStewart1370 — **Tartan of the Week**: Royal Stewart

External links

Highland Games FAQ: What to know before you go

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-The '''Highland Games''' Wikia is a place where you can post news and other reports, stories, information, and even anecdotes about Highland Games and clan society activities at the Games anywhere in the world. [[Highland_Games:About|Read more ...]]
+Highland games are festivals held throughout the year in Scotland and many other countries of the world as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Almost all of the Games feature the [[kilt]], [[Great Highland Bagpipe|bagpipes]], [[Highland dancing]], and Scottish athletic events.
-'''Photo''': A pair of dancers twirl about each other during the Highland Reel competition at the 2005 [[Skagit Valley Highland Games]]. The Highland Reel is the only one of the traditional Highland dances in which the competitors dance as a group. However, the dancers are still judged individually.
+'''Photo''': An example of a [[sporran]]. The sporran is perhaps the most neccesary [[kilt accessories]] and is used to carry a variety of items, such as car keys, wallet, etc, in the absence of pockets on the kilt.
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-[[Aboyne dress]] | [[Belted plaid]] | [[Highland dancing]] | [[Kilt accessories]] | [[John Sobieski Stuart]] | [[Vestiarium Scoticum]]
+[[Aboyne dress]] | [[Belted plaid]] | [[Great Highland Bagpipe]] | [[Highland dancing]] | [[Highland games]] | [[History of the kilt]] | [[Kilt]] | [[Kilt accessories]] | [[Kilt variants]] | [[Practice chanter]] | [[John Sobieski Stuart]] | [[Tartan]] | [[Vestiarium Scoticum]]
+[[Glorious Revolution]] | [[Jacobites]] | [[Jacobite Rebellion of 1689-90]] | [[Battle of Killiecrankie]] | [[Bonnie Dundee]] | [[Glencoe Massacre]] | [[Convention Parliament]] | [[Revolution Settlement]] | [[Darien Expedition]] | [[Treaty of Union (1707)]] | [[Jacobite Rebellion of 1715]] | [[Battle of Sheriffmuir]] | [[Jacobite Rebellion of 1745]] | [[Battle of Prestonpans]] | [[Battle of Culloden]] | [[Charles Edward Stuart]] | [[Act of Proscription]] | [[Scottish Diaspora]] | [[Scottish Enlightenment]] | [[Highland clearances]] | [[Porteous Riot]] | [[Visit of King George IV to Edinburgh 1822]]
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+''Highland games''
-'''Clans and vendors'''
-[[Clan crests]] | [[Clan Societies (photos)|Clan societies]]
+[[Highland games miscellany (photos)|Highland games miscellany]]
+''Clans and vendors''
-'''Highland dress'''
-[[Sporrans (photos)|Sporrans]] | [[Kilt pins (photos)|Kilt pins]]
+[[Clan crests]] | [[Clan societies (photos)|Clan societies]] | [[Vendors]]
-'''Highland athletics'''
+''Highland dress''
-[[Athletic implements (photos)|Athletic implements]] | [[Caber toss (photos)|Caber toss]] | [[Stone put (photos)|Stone put]]
+[[Kilts (photos)|Kilts]] | [[Sporrans (photos)|Sporrans]] | [[Kilt pins (photos)|Kilt pins]] | [[Kilt footwear (photos)|Kilt footwear]]
+''Highland athletics''
-* [[2005 Bellingham photo gallery|Bellingham Highland Games]]
+[[Athletic implements (photos)|Athletic implements]] | [[Caber toss (photos)|Caber toss]] | [[Stone put (photos)|Stone put]] | [[Sheaf toss (photos)|Sheaf toss]] | [[Weight for distance (photos)|Weight for distance]] | [[Weight for height (photos)|Weight for height]] |  [[Scottish hammer throw (photos)|Scottish hammer throw]]
-* [[2005 Tacoma photo gallery|Tacoma Highland Games]]
-* [[2005 SkagitValley photo gallery|Skagit Valley Highland Games]]
-* [[2005 PacificNorthwest photo gallery|Pacific Northwest Highland Games]]
-* [[2005 WhidbeyIsland photo gallery|Whidbey Island Highland Games]]
+''Pipes & drums''
-==This Week in Scottish History==
+[[Musical instruments (photos)|Musical instruments]] | [[Massed bands (photos)|Massed bands]] (including opening ceremonies) | [[Pipe bands (photos)|Pipe bands]] | [[Pipers and drummers (photos)|Pipers and drummers]]
+''Highland dancing''
-* '''September 4, 1964''' Forth Road Bridge opened. At the time, it was the longest bridge in Europe.
+[[Highland dancing (photos)|Highland dancing]] | [[Sword dance (photos)|Sword dance]] | [[Highland reel (photos)|Highland reel]] | [[Scottish national dances (photos)|National dances]] | [[Irish dances (photos)|Irish dances]]
+''Scottish farm''
-* '''September 5, 1750''' Poet Robert Fergusson born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh Edinburgh].
+[[Scottish farm (photos)|Scottish farm]]
+==This Week in Scottish History==
-* '''September 6, 1715''' The Earl of Mar unfurled the standard of the Old Pretender in Braemar at the start of the first Jacobite uprising.
+*'''August 28, 1296''' Edward I of England held a parliament at Berwick to which he summoned all Scottish landholders to sign the Ragman Roll.
-* '''September 7, 1736''' A mob broke into the Tolbooth jail and retrieved Captain Porteous and then hanged him.
+*'''August 28, 1413''' Pope Benedict XIII ratified the founding of St. Andrews University.
-* '''September 7, 1842''' Queen Victoria's first visit to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh Edinburgh].
-* '''September 9, 1513''' Battle of Flodden Field.
+*'''September 1, 1644''' Battle of Tippermuir, in which the Marquis of Montrose defeated the Covenanters
+==Schedule of Highland Games==
-* '''September 9, 1543''' Mary, Queen of Scots, crowned at Stirling Castle.
+'''Games by month'''
-* '''September 9, 1758''' Birth of painter Alexander Nasmyth in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh Edinburgh].
+[[Highland games in January|January]] | [[Highland games in February|February]] | [[Highland games in March|March]] | [[Highland games in April|April]] | [[Highland games in May|May]] | [[Highland games in June|June]] | [[Highland games in July|July]] | [[Highland games in August|August]] | [[Highland games in September|September]] | [[Highland games in October|October]] | [[Highland games in November|November]] | [[Highland games in December|December]]
-* '''September 10, 1547''' Battle of Pinkie Cleugh.
+'''Games by Place'''
-==Schedule of Highland Games==
+*Worldwide
-*Europe
-[[Highland games in Scotland|Scotland]]
+[[Highland games in Scotland|Scotland]] | [[Highland games in Indonesia|Indonesia]]
 *Canada
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-*Worldwide
-[[Highland games in Indonesia|Indonesia]]
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