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
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 & Games
August 26, 2023
Bellabeg, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
United States
January 7-8, 2023; Marathon, Florida
Central Florida Scottish Highland Games
January 14-15, 2023; Winter Springs, Florida
Clan Forbes Convener: Ann Forbes
February 11-12, 2023; Tallahassee, Florida
Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival
February 18-19, 2023; Mount Dora, Florida
Clan Forbes Convener: Ann Forbes
Northeast Florida Scottish Games and Festival
February 23, 2023; Green Cove Springs, Florida
March 3-5, 2023; Gilbert Regional Park, Gilbert, Arizona
Panama City Beach Scottish Festival & Highland Games
March 4, 2023; Panama City Beach, Florida
Southeast Florida Scottish Festival & Highland Games
March 4, 2023; Plantation, Florida
Calaveras Celtic Faire & Concert
March 10-12, 2023; Angel, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Sherman Celtic Festival & Highland Games
March 25-26, 2023; Pecan Grove West Park, Sherman, Texas
April 1-2, 2023; Helotes, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Bart Forbes
Hawaiian Scottish Festival & Highland Games and Ceilidh
April 1-2, 2023; Jefferson Elementary School, Honolulu, Hawaii
April 15-16, 2023; Floyd Lamb Park, Las Vegas, Nevada
April 15-16, 2023; Historic Rural Hill, Huntersville, North Carolina
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival & Highland Gathering
April 29, 2023; St. Leonard, Maryland
Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games
May 5-7, 2023; Decatur, Texas
May 6, 2023; Savannah, Georgia
Springfield Highland Games
May 20, 2023; New Berlin, Illinois
Stirling Classic Scottish Festival
May 19-21, 2023; Yukon, Oklahoma
May 20, 2023, Elkton, MD, 21921
St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival
May 6, 2023; Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri
May 6-7, 2023; Bernalillo, New Mexico
May 20-21, 2023; Maryville, Tennessee
May 27-28, 2023; Costa Mesa, CA
Garrett County Celtic Festival
June 3, 2023; Friendsville, Maryland
Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival
May 6-7, 2023; Bernalillo, New Mexico
Garrett County Celtic Festival
June 3, 2023; Friendsville Community Park, Friendsville, Maryland
June 2023; Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Maine Scottish Festival at Old Orchard Beach
June 3, 2023; Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games
June 10-11, 2023; Blairsville, Georgia
Carroll County Celtic Festival
June 10, 2023; Westminster, Maryland
Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games
June 2023; Itasca, Illinois
June 23-24, 2023; Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Berea, Ohio
Alaska Scottish Highland Games
July 29, 2023; Palmer, Alaska
June 2023; Lakeville, Connecticut
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
July 6 - 9, 2023; Linville, North Carolina
Clan Forbes Convener: Ron Pearson
July 21-23, 2023; Belfast Commons, Belfast, Maine
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
July 2023; Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon, Washington
July 2023; Payson, Utah
Arizona Highland Games and Gathering
July 2023; Rodeo Grounds, Williams, Arizona
Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival
July 2023; Look Park, Northampton, Massachusetts
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
Monterey Scottish Games & Festival
July 2023; Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, California
St. Andrew's Society of Detroit Annual Highland Games
August 4-5, 2023; Greenmead Historical Village, Livonia, Michigan
CNY Scottish Games & Celtic Festival
August 12, 2023; Long Branch Park, Liverpool NY
Maine Highland Games & Scottish Festival
August 2023; Topsham, Maine
Clan Forbes Conveners: Leslie A. Furbish and Ben Forbus
Bitterroot Celtic Games & Gathering
August 19-20, 2023; Daly Mansion, Hamilton, Montana
Douglas County Scottish Highland Games
August 26-27, 2023; Henry Estate Winery, Umpqua, Oregon
Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games
August 2023; Old Westbury Gardens, New York
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
September 2023; Waukesha, Wisconsin
Caledonian Club of San Francisco
September 2-3, 2023; Alameda Cty Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Virginia Scottish Games & Festival
September 2-3, 2023; Great Meadow, The Plains, Virgnia
Clan Forbes Convener: Ron Pearson
ScotFest Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival
September 8-10, 2023; Estes Park, Colorado
Clan Forbes Convener: Natalie Gates
September 8- 9, 2023; West Kalispell, Montana
Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival
September 9-10, 2023; Percy Warner Park, Nashville, Tennessee
Columbus (Indiana) Scottish Festival
September 2023; Bartholomew County Fairgrounds, Columbus, Indiana
Kelso Highlander Festival and Scottish Games
September 2023; Tam O'Shanter Park, Kelso, Washington
New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival
September 2023; Loon Mountain Resort, Lincoln, New Hampshire
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
September 15-17, 2023; Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Fresno Highland Gathering and Games
September 2023; Kearney Park, Fresno, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
South East Alabama Highland Games
September 2023; Daleville, Alabama
Central KY Celt Fest & Highland Games
September 2023; Eminence, Kentucky
September 16, 2023; Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival
September 22-24, 2023; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival
September 2023; Dandridge, Tennessee
Prescott Highland Games & Faire
September 23-24, 2023; Prescott, Arizona
October 7-8, 2023; McMinnville, Oregon
October 14, 2023; Humble Civic Center & Arena Complex, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Bart Forbes
Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival
October 20-23, 2023; Stone Mountain, Georgia
Clan Forbes Convener: Joshua Fordyce
Tyler Scottish Festival & Highland Games
October 2023; Tyler, Texas
October 13-14, 2023; Lakeshore Park, Brandon, Mississippi
October 8, 2023; Scotland, Connecticut
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
Central Valley Highland Games & Celtic Festival
October 2023; Turlock, California
Scotland County Highland Games
October 2023; North Carolina Rural Heritage Center, Laurinburg, North Carolina
October 2023; Beaufort, North Carolina
Charleston Scottish Games
November 2023; Riverfront Park, Charleston, South Carolina
Clan Forbes Convener: Victor and Amy Ney
Tucson Celtic Festival And Scottish Highland Games
November 3-5, 2023; Rillito Raceway Park, Tucson, Arizona
November 4-5, 2023; Pioneer Farms, Austin, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Bart Forbes
Gulfport Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival
November 11 & 12, 2023; Harrison County Fairgrounds, Gulfport, Mississippi
Salado Scottish Gathering & Highland Games
November 2023; Salado Museum and Park, Salado, Texas
Sarasota Highland Games & Celtic Festival
February 3, 2024; Sarasota, Florida