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Event page for the Kelso Highlander Festival and Scottish Highland Games. September 12 & 13, 2026 We are back again. Join us to experience a wee bit o' Scotland.

Games, food, music, dance competition, vendors, clan tents and so much more!!

07/24/2026

🛍️ STILL ACCEPTING VENDORS 2026 KELSO HIGHLANDER & SCOTTISH GAMES FESTIVAL 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Are you a craft vendor, artist, Celtic goods maker, or cultural organization? We still have space at Tam O'Shanter Park this September!💙💛

Vendor applications are available at kelsohighlanderfestival.com/forms

📅 September 12 & 13, 2026
📍 Tam O'Shanter Park, Kelso, WA
⏰ Limited space — apply now!

Questions? Email us at [email protected] or DM us.

Applications can be found at www.kelsohighlanderfestival.com/forms

07/17/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 FUN FACT FRIDAY 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Kelso, Washington was founded in 1884 by Peter W. Crawford — a Scottish surveyor born near Kelso, Scotland, who named his new city after the hometown he left behind decades earlier.

Free admission. Two days. 44 years of Scottish heritage right here in Cowlitz County.

📅 September 12 & 13, 2026 · Tam O'Shanter Park · Kelso, WA

🌐 kelsohighlanderfestival.com

07/14/2026

🏨 STAYING THE WEEKEND? HERE'S WHERE TO BOOK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Kelso Highlander Festival runs two full days — September 12 & 13 — and Kelso has you covered whether you're looking for a hotel room, RV hookup, or camping right on the festival grounds if you are a vendor or participating in the games.

🏨 HOTELS
⭐ Sleep Inn Kelso-Longview — steps from Tam O'Shanter Park (Official Festival Sponsor!)
Comfort Inn & Suites Kelso-Longview
Best Western Aladdin Inn — already recommends the festival to their own guests!
GuestHouse Inn & Suites Kelso-Longview
Quality Inn & Suites Longview-Kelso

🏕️ CAMPING & RV
Brookhollow RV Park — full hookups, hot showers, 1 mile from the park
📍 2506 Allen St, Kelso WA · (360) 577-6474
Camping at Tam O'Shanter Park — 🌐 kelsohighlanderfestival.com/plan-your-visit

Festival weekend books up fast. Reserve early!

Full details and links at:
🌐 kelsohighlanderfestival.com/plan-your-visit

📅 September 12 & 13, 2026 · Free Admission · Free Parking · Family Friendly

07/10/2026

44 years of memories at Tam O'Shanter Park. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙💛

We are rebuilding our photo library for the brand new 2026 Kelso Highlander Festival website — and we need YOUR help.

Do you have photos from past Kelso Highlander Festivals? Old or new, professional or phone camera — we want them all.

The athletes. The dancers. The pipe bands. The kids in kilts. The food. The crowds. The moments that made you smile.

Drop them in the comments, tag us in your old posts, or send them to us directly. Every photographer will be credited when we use their images if preferred.

This festival belongs to this community. Help us tell that story. 💙💛

🌐 kelsohighlanderfestival.com

07/07/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺 SCOTLAND MEETS HAWAII AT TAM O'SHANTER PARK 🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We are so excited to welcome The Islander to the 2026 food lineup — and they are bringing the best of TWO worlds to Kelso this September.

Feeling Scottish? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
✅ Bangers & mash
✅ Scotch eggs
✅ Meat pies & cottage pies

Feeling Hawaiian? 🌺
✅ Huli Huli chicken
✅ Musubi bowls
✅ Hawaiian bowls

This might be the most unique food combination we've ever had at the festival — and we are absolutely here for it.

📅 September 12 & 13 · FREE · Tam O'Shanter Park, Kelso WA

Which are you ordering first — Scottish or Hawaiian? Tell us in the comments! 👇

🌐 kelsohighlanderfestival.com

07/03/2026

🥁 THEY'RE BACK. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The men, the myths, the legends: The WICKED TINKERS are returning to Tam O'Shanter Park for the Annual Kelso Highlander Festival & Scottish Games!

Tribal drums. Highland pipes. Didgeridoo. Bronze Age Irish horn. Since 1995, the Wicked Tinkers have been redefining what Celtic music sounds like — and on September 12 & 13th they're doing it in Kelso, WA.

For free.

If you've never heard them live, prepare to have your expectations permanently recalibrated.

🎵 Wicked Tinkers — live at the 2026 Kelso Highlander Festival
📅 September 12 & 13 · FREE · Tam O'Shanter Park, Kelso WA
🌐 kelsohighlanderfestival.com

Tag someone who needs to hear this live. 👇

Address

Tam O' Shanter Way (park)
Kelso, WA
98626

Website

http://www.kelso.gov/, http://www.kelsohighlanderfestival.com/

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