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: The joy is evident in the face of this young Highland dancer performing during the dance competition at the Skagit Valley Highland Games. There is more information about Highland dancing in the article of that name.
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
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
Photo Albums
Highland games Highland games miscellany
Clans and vendors Clan crests | Clan societies | Vendors
Highland dress Kilts | Sporrans | Kilt pins | Kilt footwear
Highland athletics Athletic implements | Caber toss | Stone put | Sheaf toss | Weight for distance | Weight for height | Scottish hammer throw
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
- July 17, 1652 Great Fire of Glasgow destroys nearly one-third of the city.
- July 17, 1695 Bank of Scotland, established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament, opened.
- July 18, 1290 Treaty of Birgham, by which Edward I guaranteed the survival of Scotland "separate, apart, and free without subjection to the English nation".
- July 18, 1872 Voting by secret ballot introduced.
- July 20, 1651 Battle of Inverkeithing.
- July 22, 1298 Battle of Falkirk, in which the English army of King Edward I defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace.
Schedule of Highland Games
Games by month
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Games by Place
- Worldwide
- Canada
British Columbia | Alberta | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Ontario | Quebec | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Labrador and Newfoundland
- United States
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
Article topics (Root categories)
Tartan of the Week: Royal Stewart
- Highland games
- Highland athletics
- Pipes and drums
- Clan societies
- Highland dancing
- Highland dress
- Gaelic language
- Genealogy
- History and culture
- Land and geography
- Literature
- Scottish farm
- Tartans