Updated 3 May
2008 (4:00 p.m. EST)
Highland Games and Celtic Festivals in New England
Updated 3 May
2008 (4:00 p.m. EST)
Highland Games and Celtic Festivals in New England
| Event | 10th Annual Rhode Island Highland Scottish Festival |
| Date | May 17, 2008 (Rain or Shine) |
| Place | Washington County Fairgrounds, Richmond, RI |
| Description | Founded in 1999 |
| Organisers | Scottish Heritage Society |
| Contact/Website | Information, c/o Win Pattinson PO Box 182, Old Mystic, CT 06372 USA http://www.riscot.org/ |
| Event | Southwestern Vermont Highland Games Festival WEBSITE NOT ONLINE as of this update (March 08). |
| Date | Typically in May -- STATUS UNKNOWN |
| Place | The Beebee Farm, East Dorset, Vermont |
| Description | Founded in 2004 to Honor the Troops & Gather the Clans |
| Organisers | The South Western Vermont Highland Games Committee - |
| Contact/Website | Southwestern Vermont Highland Games, Unknown contact infohttp://www.swvthighlandgames.com/ Link not active at this time (search placeholder link). |
| Event | 10th annual Southern New Hampshire Scottish Games & Celtic Music Festival |
| Date | June 7, 2008 |
| Place | New Location: Silver Ranch in Jaffrey, New Hampshire |
| Description | Founded in 1999. |
| Organisers | Happy Valley School |
| Contact/Website | http://www.snhscotcelt.org/ |
| Event | Western Massachusetts Highland Games and Celtic Festival |
| Date | June 28, 2008 |
| Place | Franklin County Fairground, Greenfield, MA. |
| Description | Founded in 1993. |
| Organisers | Quaboag Scottish Festival Association |
| Contact/Website | http://www.wmhg.org/ |
| Event | 2nd Annual Maine Celtic Celebration |
| Date | July 18-20, 2008 |
| Place | Belfast, Maine |
| Description | Founded in 2006 |
| Organisers | Maine Celtic Celebration |
| Contact/Website | http://www.mainecelticcelebration.com/ |
| Event | 85th annual Round Hill Highland Games |
| Date | July 5, 2008 |
| Place | Cranbury
Park Norwalk, CT, (near Stamford) |
| Description | Founded in 1923 |
| Organisers | Round Hill Highland Games |
| Contact/Website | http://www.roundhill.org |
| Event | Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival |
| Date | July 19, 2008 (rain or shine) 2008 (always third Saturday of July) |
| Place | Look Park, North Main St, Florence (Northampton), MA 01062 |
| Description |
Founded in 1994. There will be plenty of Scottish music throughout the day. |
| Organisers | Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, Inc. |
| Contact/Website | http://www.glasgowlands.org/ |
| Event |  |
| Date | Saturday July 12, 2008. |
| Place |
King
Farm |
| Description | Founded in 2003 |
| Organisers | Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce |
| Contact/Website | http://celticfestival.blackstonevalley.org/ |
| Event | 29th Annual Maine Highland Games & Military Tattoo |
| Date | August 16, 2008 |
| Description | Founded in 1979. Living History, Pipe and Drum Bands, Brass bands and more! |
| Organisers | St. Andrew's Society of Maine Inc. |
| Contact/Website | http://www.mainehighlandgames.org/ |
| Event | Quechee Scottish Festival |
| Date | Saturday, August 23, 2008 |
| Place | Quechee
Polo Field Quechee, VT |
| Description | Founded in 1972. A kilted mile will be run on the day, and a child's chanter competition will be conducted. |
| Organisers | Saint Andrew's Society of Vermont |
| Contact/Website | http://www.standrewssocietyofvermont.org |
| Event | 33rd Annual New Hampshire Highland Games |
| Date | September 19-21, 2008 |
| Place | Loon
Mountain Ski Resort Lincoln/Woodstock New Hampshire |
| Description | Founded in 1975. Special events include a cattle and falconry display and a Friday morning parade. |
| Organisers | New Hampshire Gathering of the Scottish Clans Inc. |
| Contact/Website | http://www.nhscot.org |
| Event | Pipes In The Valley |
| Date | September 27, 2008. |
| Place | Riverfront Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Description | Founded in 2001 |
| Organisers | Old Burnside Brewing Company |
| Contact/Website | http://www.oldeburnsidebrewing.com/news.cfm |
| Event | St. Andrews Society of Connecticut 25th annual Highland Festival |
| Date | October 4, 2008 |
| Place | Goshen Fairgrounds, Rte 93, Goshen Connecticut |
| Description | Founded in 1984. |
| Organisers | St. Andrews Society of Connecticut. |
| Contact/Website | http://www.sasct.org/festival.html |
Come visit SASRI at our tent at the Scotland Connecticut games!
| Event | 21st Annual Scotland Connecticut Games |
| Date | Sunday, October 12, 2008 |
| Place | Edward Waldo Historic Homestead 96 Waldo Road Scotland, CT (near Willimanic) |
| Description | Description Founded in 1988 |
| Organisers | Highland Festival Assoc. of Scotland CT |
| Contact/Website | http://www.scotlandgames.org |
No Known Events
No Known Events
| Event | Burns Supper and Dinner Dance |
| Date | February 2009 -- Date TBA |
| Place | Rhodes-on- the-Pawtuxet Ballroom. Advance reservations required. No tickets at the door. |
| Description | Description Founded in 1962 |
| Organisers | Rhode Island Burns Anniversary Committee |
| Contact/Website | http://www.standrewsri.org/burns.htm |
| Event | Callanish Winter Fling |
| Date | Typically in February -- Dates not yet announced as of this update. |
| Place | New location, not yet announced (moved from Cape Cod to Litchfield County, Connecticut). |
| Description | Founded in 2001 |
| Organisers | Callanish School of Celtic Arts |
| Contact/Website | http://www.mermaid-productions.com Maggie Carchrie / Thomas Leigh P.O. Box 281 Thomaston, CT 06787 (860) 283-8041 |
No known events as of this update
| Event | Indoor Scottish Festival |
| Date | April 2009 TBA -- info TBA |
| Place | NH Tech Institute, Concord NH |
| Description | Founded in 1988 |
| Organisers | Scottish Arts Inc. |
| Contact/Website | http://www.scottisharts.org |
| Event | Maine Tartan Day |
| Date | April 2009 TBA -- info TBA |
| Place | Capitol Building in Augusta Maine |
| Description | Founded in 2007 |
| Organisers | St. Andrews Society of Maine |
| Contact/Website | http://www.mainetartanday.org/ |
10th
Annual New York Tartan Day Celebration
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| Event | Manchester Indoor Highland Games |
| Date | April 2009 TBA -- schedule online now |
| Place | Manchester Indoor, Manchester, near Boston, NH. |
| Description | Founded in 1999. |
| Organisers | New Hampshire School of Scottish Arts |
| Contact/Website | http://www.nhssa.org |
Information about Highland Games and Celtic Festivals
around the United States can be found on the
Association of Scottish Games and Festivals Website at:
http://www.asgf.org/9.html
