NH Highland Games and Festival

About the Event

The NH Highland Games and Festival is one of the largest and most diverse Highland Games held in North America. This celebration of Scottish Heritage will be held from September at Loon Mountain Resort in the White Mountains of New Hampshire at the beginning of fall foliage season in New England.

There’s something for everyone from Scottish music, dance, food, and fun to heavy athletics, sheep dog trials, and crowd-favorite, massed bands. Try-It classes all day long in street curling, stone lifting, and more. Sign up for a seminar and explore topics ranging from Scottish cooking to genealogy. Fun for all ages with special kids programming and opportunities to shop in Vendor Village.

Schedule:

All Day Charlie Zahm Outside Governor’s Lodge
All Day Street Curling with NHSCOT Outside Octagon Lodge
All Day Family Golf Area Octagon Lodge
All Day Kid’s Games and Scottish Fun Building Near Dance Stage
All Day Carole Soule - Highland Cattle Grassy Area Near Piper’s Pub
9:45 a.m: Skerryvore Concert Tent
10:00 a.m: Summer McCall Governor’s Lodge
10:00 a.m: Carole Soule with Scottish Highland Cattle Parade Square
10:30 a.m: The Rebel Collective Piper’s Pub
10:30 a.m: Gaelic Lessons with Ian Gauthier Parade Square Try It Tent
10:30 a.m: Bagpiping with Gibsons Bagpipes Across From Octagon Lodge
10:30 a.m: Bishop Burnham Hall - Celtic Christianity Tent at Mountain Club on Loon
10:30 a.m: Ross McEwen - Scotland Calling Clans, Heraldry, Lore, Legend and Law Lafayette Room
10:30 a.m: Sheep Dog Trials Sheep Dog/Athletic Field
10:50 a.m: Albannach Concert Tent
11:00 a.m: Gary Maclean - Still Game TV Show Hancock Room
11:00 a.m: Whisky and Spirits Tasting Whisky and Spirits Tent
11:15 a.m: Cynthia MacLeod Governor’s Lodge
11:30 a.m: Ramblxr (Elias Alexander) Piper’s Pub
11:45 a.m: David Brody - Prince Henry Sinclair and the Exploration of America Before Columbus SEMINAR Lafayette Room
11:55 a.m: Syr Concert Tent
12:00 p.m: Whisky Master Class Tent at Mountain Club on Loon
12:00 p.m: Carole Soule - Highland Cattle Parade Square
12:15 p.m: Highland Dance Class Dance Tent Stage This location on Fri only
12:30 p.m: Prydein Piper’s Pub
12:30 p.m: Summer McCall Governor’s Lodge
12:30 p.m: Gaelic Lessons with Ian Gauthier Parade Square Try It Tent
12:30 p.m: Coinneach MacLeod - The Hebridean Baker Hancock Room
1:00 p.m: Skerryvore Concert Tent
1:00 p.m: Ross McEwen - Scotland Calling: Clans, Heraldry, Lore, Legend and Law Lafayette Room
1:00 p.m: Beer Tasting Fiddle
1:30 p.m: The Rebel Collective Piper’s Pub
1:30 p.m: Ceilidh Dancing: Patricia Tillotson Parade Square
1:30 p.m: Bagpiping with Gibsons Bagpipes Across From Octagon Lodge
1:45 p.m: Cynthia MacLeod Governor’s Lodge
2:00 p.m: Highland Dance Class Dance Tent Stage This location on Fri only
2:00 p.m: Whisky and Spirits Tasting Whisky and Spirits Tasting Tent
2:00 p.m: Scottish Country Dance: Let’s Keep on Dancing Parade Square
2:00 p.m: Gary Maclean - Scottish Seafood Hancock Room
2:00 p.m: Whisky Master Class Tent at Mountain Club on Loon
2:00 p.m: Scottish Country Dance: Let’s Keep on Dancing Parade Squ
2:05 p.m: Albannach Concert Tent
2:15 p.m: Mas-wrestling aka “Swingle Tree” Next to Athletic Field
2:15 p.m: Stone Lifting: Ryan Stewart Outside Governor’s Lodge
2:15 p.m: David Brody - Queen Scota Lafayette Room
2:30 p.m: Ramblxr (Elias Alexander) Piper’s Pub
2:30 p.m: Carole Soule with Scottish Highland Cattle Parade Square
3:00 p.m: Summer McCall Governor’s Lodge
3:00 p.m: Beer Tasting Fiddle
3:00 p.m: Drum Major: Billy Jordan Parade Square
3:00 p.m: Gaelic Lessons with Ian Gauthier Parade Square Try It Tent
3:00 p.m: Touch-a-Harp Kinsman Room at Mountain Club Loon
3:00 p.m: Drum Major Try It Parade Square
3:10 p.m: Syr Concert Tent
3:30 p.m: Prydein Piper’s Pub
3:30 p.m: Bagpiping with Gibsons Bagpipes Across From Octagon Lodge
3:30 p.m: Highland Dance Class Dance Tent Stage This location on Fri only
3:30 p.m: Bishop Burnham Hall - Celtic Christianity Hancock Room
3:30 p.m: Christina Sinclair - Edinburgh World Heritage Lafayette Room
4:00 p.m: Beat It, Drum class Jo-Ann Belanger Parade Square Try It Tent
4:00 p.m: Coinneach MacLeod - The Hebridean Baker Parade Square
4:10 p.m: Albannach Concert Tent
4:15 p.m: The Rebel Collective Piper’s Pub
6:30 p.m: Scottish Stories and Cocktails Whisky and Spirits Tasting Tent
7:00 p.m: Cracking Ceilidh Tent at Mountain Club on Loon
7:00 p.m: Piobaireachd Competition Jean’s Playhouse
8:00 p.m: Scottish Stories and Cocktails Whisky and Spirits Tasting Tent

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