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Days Out, Highland Games & Gatherings

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Abernethy Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional highland games with a range of family activities.
9 Aug 10.30am Games Field, Nethy Bridge
Abernethy Highland Games and Clan Grant Gathering
Date Location
The oldest traditional Games in Strathspey includes the Scottish Heavy Championship, ten mile race, tug o'war and a full programme of children's activities.
9 Aug 10.30am–5.00 Games Field, Nethy Bridge
Argyllshire Gathering and Oban Highland Games
Date Location
The world's premiere annual solo piping competition sees pipers going for gold at various locations around Oban on the Wednesday, followed by a traditional Highland games with track and field events, music and more on the Thursday.
27 Aug–28 Aug (Times vary) Corran Halls, Oban
Assynt Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional Highland games with raffles, dancing, North of Scotland salmon and trout casting championship and much more.
8 Aug 10.45am–6.00 Culag Park, Sutherland
Ballater Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional Highland games (instituted 1864) with piping, dancing and track and field events, heavy events, pipe bands and a children's fun fair.
14 Aug 12.30–5.30 Monaltrie Park, Ballater
Birnam Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional Scottish Highland games held amidst stunning Perthshire scenery. Includes field and track events, solo piping, 'The Mad Kiltie Dash' and The World Haggis-Eating Championships.
30 Aug Recreation Park, Dunkeld
The Border Games and Country Fair
Date Location
Highland games including a range of events like toss the caber, piping competitions, falconry and children's entertainment.
10 Aug 12.00–5.00 Park Farm Showfield, Dumfries
Braemar Gathering
Date Location
World famous Highland gathering and traditional sport events, with athletes from all over the world coming to compete and accompanying entertainment throughout the day.
6 Sep 9.30am–5.00 Princess Royal & Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Braemar
Brodick Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional village Highland Games with athletics, a pipe band, pillow fights, heavy weights, Highland dancing, bouncy castles, stalls and a parachute display.
9 Aug 1.00–5.00 Ormidale Park, Isle Of Arran
Bute Highland Games
Date Location
One of the oldest Highland Games in the country celebrates its Diamond Jubilee year. Includes the Scottish Heavyweight Championships and the West of Scotland Pipe Band Championships alongside all the traditional dancing and athletics events.
23 Aug 8.00am Public Stadium, Isle Of Bute
Caithness Highland Gathering And Games
Date Location
Traditional Highland games with events including pipe bands, Highland dancing, heavy and light events.
17 Aug 1.00–5.30 John O' Groats Hotel, John O' Groats
Cortachy Highland Games
Date Location
There's plenty going on for all the family at these games in addition to the traditional piping, Highland dancing and field events.
17 Aug 1.00–5.00 The Games Field, by Kirriemuir
Cowal Highland Gathering
Date Location
World famous Highland games with competitors from all over the world travelling to enter the heavy events. Featuring the Cowal Pipe Band Championship and World Highland Dancing Championships.
28 Aug–30 Aug 9.00am–6.00 The Stadium, Dunoon
Crieff Highland Games
Date Location
Highland games incorporating running, cycling, Highland dancing, tug-o-war, solo piping, heavy events, tossing the caber and much more.
17 Aug 10.30am–5.30 Market Park, Crieff
Dundonald Games
Date Location
Highland games event, including a pipe band contest, solo piping, Highland dancing, battle re-enactments, heavy events, side stalls and a massed bands display.
9 Aug 12.00–6.00 Dundonald Castle, Dundonald
Glenfinnan Gathering & Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional highland games in a superb scenic setting.
16 Aug 11.30am–5.00 Monument Field, Glenfinnan
Glenisla Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional highland games with piping, dancing, heavy events and children's races.
22 Aug 12.30–5.30 Haugh Field, Glenisla
Helmsdale and District Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional Games in a small Highland village with heavy events, piping, dancing and track and field. There will also be live music and dancing into the night.
16 Aug 10.00am–5.00 Couper Park, Helmsdale
Lonach Highland Gathering and Games
Date Location
March of the Lonach Highlanders. A unique event with a full programme of traditional Highland games.
23 Aug 9.30am–5.00 Bellabeg Park, Aberdeenshire
Massed Pipe Bands Day
Date Location
A day for all the family with a packed agenda of main ring events, including over 200 massed pipe bands and Scottish country dancing.
24 Aug 11.00am–4.00 Floors Castle, Kelso
Morebattle Border Games
Date Location
Running events including a hill race.
9 Aug 2.00–5.30 Morebattle Tofts, Kelso
North Berwick International Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional Highland games with pipe bands, solo piping, Highland dancing, tossing the caber and other Scottish heavy events. Featuring the Lothian and Borders Pipe Band Championships.
10 Aug–9 Aug 1.00am–6.00 North Berwick, North Berwick
Peebles Highland Games
Date Location
Annual Highland games with a pipe band contest.
14 Sep 11.00am Haylodge Park, Peebles
Perth Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional Highland games featuring running, cycling, heavy events, Highland dancing, pipe band contests and more.
10 Aug 10.30am–5.30 South Inch, Perth
Pitlochry Highland Games
Date Location
Traditional Highland games featuring dancing, massed pipe bands and piping contests.
13 Sep 11.00am–6.00 Recreation Ground, Pitlochry

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