Highland Games

Highland Games 

Thursday, Sept. 5 - Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024

Revel in the rich traditions of Scotland on PennWest Edinboro's picturesque campus during the 30th annual Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Sept. 5-7 2024.

2024 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, September 5

Event Location

Time

The sky above Edinburgh... or is that Edinboro... or; what difference does it make anyway?* Planetarium

7:00 pm

 

Friday, September 6

Event Location

Time

Fiddle Workshop (open to the public) Pogue 143

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Regional Qualifier Fiddle Competition Pogue Theater

7:00 - 8:30 pm

Movie Under the Stars Special Event “Brave” Pogue Lawns

8:00 pm

 

Saturday, September 7

Event Location Time
National Scottish Fiddle Championships – US Junior Pogue Theater

8:30 - 10:30 am

Solo Pipe & Drum Competitions Solo Tents - North McComb 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Highland Dance Competition McComb Fieldhouse 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Heavy Athletic Competitions Lawns 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Scottish Clan Gatherings Tent 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Scottish Village Vendors Tents/ Lawns & Lots

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Weaving Art Tent 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Scottish & American Foods Lawns & Lots 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bookstore Pogue Student Center 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Music Performances Performance Tent

9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Try-a-harp for First-Timers Gazebo

9:30 - 10:00 am

Disc Golf ACE Tournament Lowlands/Campus Course 10:00 am
Harp Showcase #1 Gazebo

10:00 - 11:00 am

Plein Air – Live Paint & Art Exhibitions Art Tent /Lawns

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Kids’ Highland Games & Crafts Gazebo & Lawns 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Clydesdales Lawns 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Harp Workshop with Tiffany Schaefer Gazebo 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Archery Lawns 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Beer Garden presented by Lake Erie Ale Trail McComb Lawns 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Opening Ceremonies & Massed Bands McComb Lawns 12:00 pm
National Scottish Fiddle Championships – US Open Pogue Theater

12:30 - 3:30 pm

Bagpipe Band Competition Lawns North of Scott Road

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Harp Showcase #2 Gazebo

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Tug O War McComb Lawns

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Harp circle - all harpists are invited to play together Gazebo

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Closing Ceremony/Massed Bands McComb Lawns

4:00 pm

Ceilidh! Dinner, Music, and Cash Bar - Presented by Armstrong

Van Houten North

5:00 - 9:00 pm

* Program is FREE but registration is required. Reservations can be made online or by calling 814-732-2493.

All events are FREE except the Ceilidh ($40) and EUF Scottish Tasting ($50)

Schedule is subject to change. Please monitor websites as details are finalized.

Thursday, September 5

The sky above Edinburgh... or is that Edinboro... or; what difference does it make anyway?*
Planetarium
7:00 pm
* Program is FREE but registration is required. Reservations can be made online or by calling 814-732-2493.

 

Friday, September 6

Fiddle Workshop (open to the public)
Pogue 143
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Regional Qualifier Fiddle Competition
Pogue Theater
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Movie Under the Stars Special Event “Brave”
Pogue Lawns
8:00 pm

 

Saturday, September 7

National Scottish Fiddle Championships - US Junior
Pogue Theater
8:30 - 10:30 am
Solo Pipe & Drum Competitions
Solo Tents - North McComb
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Bookstore
Pogue Student Center
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Heavy Athletic Competitions
Lawns
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Highland Dance Competition
McComb Fieldhouse
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Scottish Clan Gatherings
Tent
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Scottish Village Vendors
Tents/ Lawns & Lots
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Weaving
Art Tent
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Scottish & American Foods
Lawns & Lots
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Music Performances**
Performance Tent
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Try-a-harp for First-Timers
Gazebo
9:30 - 10:00 am
Disc Golf ACE Tournament
Lowlands/Campus Course
10:00 am
Harp Showcase #1
Gazebo
10:00 - 11:00 am
Plein Air – Live Paint & Art Exhibitions
Art Tent /Lawns
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Kids’ Highland Games & Crafts
Gazebo & Lawns
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Clydesdales
Lawns
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Harp Workshop with Tiffany Schaefer
Gazebo
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Archery
Lawns
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Beer Garden presented by Lake Erie Ale Trail
McComb Lawns
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Opening Ceremonies & Massed Bands
McComb Lawns
12:00 pm
National Scottish Fiddle Championships - US Open
Pogue Theater
12:30 - 3:30 pm
Bagpipe Band Competition
Lawns North of Scott Road
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Harp Showcase #2
Gazebo
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Tug O War
McComb Lawns
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Harp circle - all harpists are invited to play together
Gazebo
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Closing Ceremony/Massed Bands
McComb Lawns
4:00 pm
Ceilidh! Dinner, Music, and Cash Bar - Presented by Armstrong
Van Houten North
5:00 - 9:00 pm
All events are FREE except the Ceilidh ($40) and EUF Scottish Tasting ($50)
Schedule is subject to change. Please monitor websites as details are finalized.

 


Performance Tent Schedule

REGISTRATION

Clan Registration

Come to the Ceilidh!

Disc Golf ACE Tournament Registration

EUF Tasting Registration

National Fiddle Registration

Regional Fiddle Registration

Highland Dance Competition Registration

Marketplace

Plein Air Entry Form

Pipe Band Entry Form

Solo Piping Entry Form

Solo Drumming Entry Form

Interested vendors should contact:
Katie Spangenberg
Director, Highland Games
Email: highlandgames@eupfoundation.org

The Story of the Edinboro Highland Games

 

A Brief History

The first Edinboro Highland Games and Scottish Festival was held in April 1993, after eight months of planning in Dr. Tim Thompson’s communication classes. On a day featuring typical Scottish weather, a crowd of five hundred enjoyed two pipe bands, one vendor, kids’ games, and student athletic competitions. 

Crowds of five thousand or more now enjoy the annual games that feature an array of competitions, world-class musicians, fine gift vendors, and the gathering of Scottish clans. Musicians including master fiddlers Alasdair Fraser and Bonnie Rideout, the piper Eric Rigler of Braveheart fame, singer Ed Miller, and groups such as Cherish the Ladies, Seven Nations and the Chelsea House Orchestra have thrilled audiences across twenty years. In 2003, the Downtown Edinboro Art and Music Festival was born as part of the Edinboro Highland Games. While the Scottish Festival has since moved to a September date, the Art & Music Festival continues to thrive as a wonderful tradition each May. The Edinboro Games now hold sanctioned competitions in professional and amateur heavy athletics, pipe band and solo piping and drumming, highland dance, Celtic and Scottish harp, and the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championships. Along with delicious Scottish and festival foods and family gatherings, the Edinboro Highland Games have grown into one of the most unique and interesting cultural events in the Erie-Chautauqua region.

Sponsors

PennWest Edinboro
EUSGA
Erie Arts & Culture
Erie Brewing Company
ECGRA
Pennsylvania Counsil on the Arts
Visit Erie
Robert Burns Scottish Club
Armstrong Scotland Yards Subway Engine House
Eberle's Physical Therapy