Clan Forbes Society
Games & Festivals
Clan Forbes members may be found at Scottish events throughout the United States and Canada! In many cases local "conveners" host tents at local Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festivals. Here is a list of games and festivals, with known conveners. Please let the Clan Forbes Society if your festival or convener is not listed by contacting Vice President for Conveners Leslie A. Furbish.
If you are interested in hosting a Clan Forbes tent at your local gathering, games, or festival, please download the Clan Forbes Convener Guide and let us know how we can assist you!
Lonach Gathering & Games, Bellabeg, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Clan Forbes tent in Pleasanton, California, with California Convener Valerie Edwards (second from left)
Florida Clan Convener Ann Forbes (right) with sister Carolyn at the Central Florida Highland Games
Clan Forbes at Maine Scottish Festival with Karen M. Hoyt (left) and Leslie Furbish Ingram, Vice President for Conveners (right)
Clan Convener Ron Pearson and his daughter Kathryn Pearson Tisdale at the 2019 Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in North Carolina
Oklahoma and Texas Convener Rick Forbes at the 2019 Salado Scottish Gathering and Highland Games
The next generation of Clan Forbes Society members at the 2019 Virginia Scottish Games and Festival
Society President Bart Forbes (left) with members Kim and Mike Brett-Surman at the 2019 Virginia Scottish Games and Festival
Scotland, UK
Lonach Highland Gathering & Games
August 27, 2022
Bellabeg, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
United States
Central Florida Scottish Highland Games
January 15-16, 2022; Winter Springs, Florida
Clan Forbes Convener: Ann Forbes
Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival
January 19-20, 2022; Mount Dora, Florida
Clan Forbes Convener: Ann Forbes
Sarasota Highland Games & Celtic Festival
February 5, 2022; Sarasota, Florida
Northeast Florida Scottish Games and Festival
February 26-27, 2022; Green Cove Springs, Florida
Panama City Beach Scottish Festival & Highland Games
March 5, 2022; Panama City Beach, Florida
Southeast Florida Scottish Festival & Highland Games
March 5, 2022; Plantation, Florida
Calaveras Celtic Faire (Formerly Sonora Celtic Faire)
March 11-13, 2022; Angel, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
March 4-6, 2022; Gilbert Regional Park, Gilbert, Arizona
April 9-10, 2022; Floyd Lamb Park, Las Vegas, Nevada
April 9-10, 2022; Historic Rural Hill, Huntersville, North Carolina
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival & Highland Gathering
April 23, 2022; St. Leonard, Maryland
April 2-3, 2022; Helotes, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Bart Forbes
May 21, 2022, Elkton, MD, 21921
May 28-29, 2022; Costa Mesa, CA
Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games
May 6-8, 2022; Decatur, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Rick Forbes, Bart Forbes
May 7, 2022; Savannah, Georgia
Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration
May 21, 2022; Reno, Nevada
May 21-22, 2022; Maryville, Tennessee
Garrett County Celtic Festival
June 4, 2022; Friendsville, Maryland
Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games
June 11-12, 2022; Blairsville, Georgia
Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games
June 17-18, 2022; Itasca, Illinois
Alaska Scottish Highland Games
June 25-26, 2022; Palmer, Alaska
Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival (Edgewood Celtic Festival)
October 15, 2022; Bernalillo, New Mexico
Old Orchard Beach Scottish Festival & Games
June 5, 2021; Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
Jun 12 - 13, 2021; McMinnville, Oregon
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
July 17 - 18, 2021; Flagstaff, Arizona
Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival
July 17, 2021; North Hampton, Massachusetts
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
July 8 - 12, 2021; Linville, North Carolina
Clan Forbes Convener: Ron Pearson
St. Andrew's Society of Detroit Annual Highland Games
August 6th and 7th, 2021; Greenmead Historical Village, Livonia, Michigan
August 14, 2021; Roberts Park, Evansville, Indiana
Maine Highland Games & Scottish Festival
August 21, 2021; Topsham, Maine
Clan Forbes Conveners: Leslie A. Furbish and Ben Forbus
Bitterroot Celtic Games & Gathering
August 21 & 22, 2021; Daly Mansion, Hamilton, Montana
Douglas County Scottish Highland Games
August 28 & 29, 2021; Henry Estate Winery, Umpqua, Oregon
September 3 - 5, 2021; Waukesha, Wisconsin
Capital District Scottish Games
September 4, 2021; Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont NY
Caledonian Club of San Francisco
September 4 & 5, 2021; Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Virginia Scottish Games & Festival
September 4 & 5, 2021; Great Meadow, The Plains, Virgnia
Clan Forbes Convener: Ron Pearson
ScotFest Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival
September 10 - 12, 2021; Estes Park, Colorado
Kelso Highlander Festival and Scottish Games
September 11th & 12th, 2021; Tam O'Shanter Park, Kelso, Washington
September 11th & 12th, 2021; Ormond Beach, Florida
Iron Thistle Scottish Festival and Highland Games
September 11th & 12th, 2021; Mollie Spencer Farms, Yulon, Oklahoma
Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival
September 11, 2021; Percy Warner Park, Nashville, Tennessee
New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival
September 17 - 19, 2021; Loon Mountain Resort, Lincoln, New Hampshire
September 17 - 19, 2021; Broken Arrow Event Complex, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
North East South Dakota Celtic Faire & Games
September 18 & 19, 2021; Richmond Lake, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Fresno Highland Gathering and Games
September 18, 2021; Kearney Park, Fresno, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
September 18, 2021; Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
September 18, 2021; Belfast Commons, Belfast, Maine
South East Alabama Highland Games
September 18, 2021; Daleville, Alabama
Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival
September 24 - 26, 2021; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival
September 25, 2021; Dandridge, Tennessee
Prescott Highland Games & Faire
September 25 - 26, 2021; Prescott, Arizona
Sherman Celtic Festival & Highland Games
September 25 - 26, 2021; Pecan Grove West Park, Sherman, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Rick Forbes
Swamp Fox Highland Games & Celtic Festival
September 25, 2021; Florence, South Carolina
September 25, 2021; Hot Springs, Arkansas
Great Plains Renaissance Festival
September 25th & 26th, 2021; Sedgwick County park, Wichita, Kansas
October 2, 2021; Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Scotland County Highland Games
October 2, 2021; North Carolina Rural Heritage Center, Laurinburg, North Carolina
Aztec Highland Games & Celtic Festival
October 2 & 3, 2021; Riverside Park, Aztec, New Mexico
October 9 & 10, 2021; Yamhill County Fairgrounds, McMinnville, Oregon
Arkansas Scottish Festival + Lyon College Homecoming
October 8 - 10, 2021; Batesville, Arkansas
Scotland Connecticut Scottish Festival
October 10, 2021; Scotland, Connecticut
October 15 - 17, 2021; Midwest City Regional Park, Midwest City, Oklahoma
Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival
October 15 - 17, 2021; Stone Mountain, Georgia
October 23 & 24, 2021; Lakeshore Park, Brandon, Mississippi
Tyler Scottish Festival & Highland Games
October 23, 2021; Tyler, Texas
Tucson Celtic Festival And Scottish Highland Games
November 5 - 7, 2021; Rillito Raceway Park, Tucson, Arizona
November 6 & 7, 2021; Pioneer Farms, Austin, Texas
Charleston Scottish Games
November 6th, 2021; Riverfront Park, Charleston, South Carolina
Clan Forbes Convener: Victor and Amy Ney
Salado Scottish Gathering & Highland Games
November 12 - 14, 2021; Salado Museum and Park, Salado, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Bart Forbes
Central Florida Scottish Highland Games
January 15 - 16, 2022; Central Winds Park, Winter Springs, Florida
Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival
February 19 & 20, 2022; Mount Dora, Florida
Sarasota Highland Games & Celtic Festival
February 25, 2022; Sarasota Fairgrounds, Sarasota, Florida
April 9 - 10, 2022; Huntersville, North Carolina
May 7, 2022: Bethesda Academy, Savannah, Georgia
Monterey Scottish Games & Festival
July 16 & 17, 2022; Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, California
Columbus (Indiana) Scottish Festival
September 10 & 11, 2022; Bartholomew County Fairgrounds, Columbus, Indiana
Canada
Mosaic – A Festival of Cultures
May 27-29; Regina, Saskatchewan
Greater Moncton Highland Games
June 18-20; Moncton, New Brunswick
Red Deer Highland Games
June; Red Deer, Aleberta
Perth's World Record Kilt Run
June 26; Perth, Ontario
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
June 26–July 3; Halifax, NS
Almonte Celtfest
July 2-4; Almonte, Ontario
Penticton Scottish Festival
July 3; Penticton, British Columbia
Antigonish Highland Games
July 16-18; Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Okanagan Military Tattoo
July 23-24; Armstrong, British Columbia
Uxbridge Scottish Festival
July; Uxbridge, Ontario
ScotFestBC: The British Columbia Highland Games
September 3 & 4, 2021; Lafarge Lake park, Coquitlam, British Columbia
September 4 & 5, 2021; Canmore, Alberta
Cobourg Scottish Festival and Highland Games
September 11, 2021; Cobourg, Ontario
Note: This will be the only Highland Games, in all of Canada, with Pipe Band, Individual Piping & Drumming, and Heavy competitions.
Quebec Celtic Festival / Festival Celtique de Québec
September 10 - 12, 2021; Quebec City, Quebec