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. Let Clan Forbes International know if your festival or convener is not listed.
This year, 2020, is a sad time for all highland games, most of which have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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)
Nothing says "love" more than a handfasting in a Clan Forbes tent!
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
New member Lynn Forbes Hales and her family from Charlotte stopped by the Clan Forbes Society tent at 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
Lonach Highland Gathering and Games
Aug. 22, 2020. Traditional Clan Forbes Gathering, this year with 24 members of the Clan Forbes Society Ancestral Tour!
U.S.A.
Alaska
Alaska Scottish Highland Games
POSTPONED; Alaska State Fairgrounds, Palmer, AK.
Alabama
Southeast Alabama Highland Games & Scottish Festival
POSTPONED; National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, 5622 US-231, Dothan, AL.
Arizona
POSTPONED; Steele Indian School Park 300 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ.
Arizona Celtic Highland Festival
POSTPONED; Fort Tuthill, 2446 Ft. Tuthill Loop, Flagstaff, AZ.
Prescott Highland Games & Faire
September 25-27, 2020; Prescott, AZ.
California
Caledonian Club of San Francisco
September 5-6, 2020; Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA. Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards.
Dixon Scottish Highland Games & Gathering
September 26, 2020. Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Fresno Celtic Festival
Date unknown. Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
March 6 to 8, 2020. Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Woodland Celtic Games & Festival
April 25 & 26, 2020. Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Colorado
Colorado Scottish Festival & Rocky Mountain Highland Games
POSTPONED; Citizens Park, 5420 W. 24th Ave., Edgewater, CO.
Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival
September 11-13, 2020; Estes Park Fairgrounds and Event Center, CO.
Connecticut
Scotland CT Scottish Festival
October 11, 2020; 96 Waldo Road, Scotland, CT.
Florida
Central Florida Scottish Highland Games
January 18-19, 2020; Central Winds Park, 1000 Central Winds Dr. East SR 434, Winter Springs, FL. Clan Forbes Convener: Ann Forbes.
Northeast Florida Scottish Games & Festival
February 29, 2020; Clay County Fairgrounds, 2497 State Road 16 West, Green Cove Springs, FL.
Sarasota Highland Games & Celtic Festival
February 1, 2020; Sarasota Fairgrounds 3000 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL.
Panama City Beach Scottish Festival & Highland Games
March 7, 2020; Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Pkwy, Panama City Beach, FL.
Southeast Florida Scottish Festival & Highland Games
March 7, 2020; Plantation Heritage Park, 1100 S. Fig Tree Lane (W 63rd Ave), Plantation, FL.
Georgia
POSTPONED; Bethesda Academy, 9570 Ferguson Ave, Savannah, GA.
Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games
POSTPONED; Meeks Park, Highway 515, Blairsville, GA.
Illinois
Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games
POSTPONED; Hamilton Lake, 2 Pierce Place Itasca, IL.
Indiana
September 12&13, 2020; Bartholomew County Fairgrounds 750 W 200 S, Columbus, IN.
Maine
Maine Scottish Festival at Old Orchard Beach
POSTPONED; Old Orchard Beach ME. Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie Furbish Ingram.
POSTPONED; Belfast ME.
Maine Highland Games & Scottish Festival
POSTPONED; Topsham Fairgrounds ME. Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie Furbish Ingram.
Maryland
POSTPONED, Elkton, MD.
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival & Highland Gathering
POSTPONED; St. Leonard MD. Clan Forbes Convener: None.
POSTPONED
Garrett County Celtic Festival
POSTPONED; Friendsville Community Park Old River Road Friendsville, MD.
Massachusetts
POSTPONED; Look Park 300 North Main Street Florence, Northhampton MA. Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie Furbish Ingram.
Michigan
St. Andrew's Society of Detroit Annual Highland Games
July 31 - Aug. 1, 2020; Greenmead Historical Park, 20501 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI.
Mississippi
Celtic Heritage & Music Festival and National Tartan Day
November 9 & 10, 2019; Harrison County Fairgrounds Gulfport MS.
Montana
Bitterroot Celtic Games & Gathering
Aug. 15 - 16, 2010; Daly Mansion 251 Eastside Hwy. Hamilton MT.
Nevada
Las Vegas Highland Games
RESCHEDULED: to 2012; Floyd Lamb Park Las Vegas NV. Clan Forbes Convener: None.
Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration
May 18, 2019. Clan Forbes Convener: Dwayne Edwards.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival
September 18-20, 2020; Loon Mountain Resort, 60 Loon Mountain Road, Loon Mtn NH. Clan Forbes Convener: Bob Scott
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival
POSTPONED; Celtic Highland Games Bernalillo, NM.
New York
Allegany County Celtic Festival
POSTPONED; Firemans Park,12 Woodruff Street, Cuba NY.
July 13, 2019; VFW POST #8649 125 Seneca Street Extension Dundee NY.
Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games
POSTPONED; Old Westbury Gardens NY. Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie Furbish Ingram.
North Carolina
Au. 15 - 16, 2010; Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, NC.
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
POSTPONED; MacRae Meadows, US Hwy 221, Grandfather Mtn, near Linville, NC. Clan Forbes convener: Ron Pearson
Scotland County Highland Games
October 3, 2020; Rural Heritage Center 13043 X-Way Road Laurinburg NC.
Ohio
POSTPONED, 2020; Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Berea, OH.
Oklahoma
September 18-20, 2020; Broken Arrow Events Park, 21101 E. 101st Street, Broken Arrow, OK. Clan Forbes Convener: Rick Forbes.
Oregon
POSTPONED; Linfield College, 900 SE Baker Street, McMinnville, OR.
Pennsylvania
Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival
September 25-27, 2020; 305 Conestoga St - Bethlehem, PA.
September 19-20, 2020; Idlewild Park, 2574 US Route 30, Ligonier, PA.
South Carolina
Saltwater Highland Games
March 23 to 25, 2020; Myrtle Beach SC.
Charleston Scottish Games & Highland Gathering
November 7, 2020; Boone Hall Plantation, 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC.
Clover Highland Games & Scots-Irish Festival
November 9 & 10, 2020; New Centre Park. Clover Amphitheater SC.
Swamp Fox Highland Games & Celtic Festival
September 26 , 2020; The Columns Plantation, 5001 Rankin Plantation Road, Florence SC.
Tennessee
RESCHEDULED to 2021; Maryville College TN.
Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival
September 26, 2020; East Main Street, Dandridge, TN.
Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival
September 12-13, 2020; Percy Warner Park Vaughn's Gap, 7199 TN-100, Nashville, TN.
Texas
Salado Scottish Gathering & Highland Games
2020 date unknown. Clan Forbes Convener: Rick Forbes
West Texas Celtic Fair & Highland Games
March 14-15, 2020; Horseshoe Pavilion 2514 Arena Trail, Midland TX.
Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games
"NOT POSTPONED YET:" May 1-3, 2020; 3101 FM 51, Decatur, TX. Clan Forbes Convener: Rick Forbes
Sherman Celtic Festival & Highland Games
POSTPONED
Virginia
Virginia Scottish Games & Festival
September 5- 6, 2020; Great Meadow, 5089 Old Tavern Road The Plains, VA. Clan Forbes Convener: Ron Pearson
Vermont
Quechee Scottish Festival and Competition
August 22, 2020; Quechee Polo Field 45 Deweys Mills Road, Hartford, VT.
Washington
POSTPONED; Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon, WA.
Wisconsin
POSTPONED; Hart Park, 7300 Chestnut Street, Wauwatosa, WI. C
CANADA
Alberta
June 27, 2020. Red Deer, AB.
Edmonton Scottish Society Highland Gathering
June 28, 2020. Edmonton, AB.
Sherwood Park Highland Gathering
July 25, 2020. Sherwood Park, AB.
September 5, 2020. Calgary, AB.
September 6, 2020. Canmore, AB.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Highland Games & Scottish Festival
July 23 – 26, 2020. Fredricton, NB.
August 21 – 23, 2020. Miramichi, NB.
Nova Scotia
July 5 – 2, 2020. Antigonish, NS.
Festival of Tartans & Highland Games
July 15 – 19, 2020. New Glasgow, NS. .
August 7 – 9, 2020. Margaree Valley, NS.
Ontario
June 26 – 27, 2020. Caledonia, ON.
June 27, 2020. Kingsville, ON.
July 1, 2020. Embro, ON.
Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games
July 3 – 5, 2020. Kincardine, ON.
July 17 – 19, 2020. Orillia, ON.
July 25, 2020. Uxbridge, ON.
July 31 – August 1, 2020. Maxville, ON.
Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games
August 7 – 9, 2020. Fergus, ON.
August 22, 2020. Almonte, ON.
September 12 – 13, 2020. Toronto, ON.
Quebec
Montreal Scottish Festival & Highland Games
August 2, 2020. Verdun, QC.
September 11 – 13, 2020. Québec, QC.