San Diego Scottish Highland Games and Gathering of the Clans

San Diego Scottish Highland Games and Gathering of the Clans The San Diego Scottish Highland Games & Gathering of the Clans Experience the wonder, and traditions of Scotland, at home in California.
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The Event runs Saturday June 24 - Sunday June 25 2023, at Brengle Terrace Park in Vista, CA, 9am-5pm both days. Tickets can be purchased at the gates, and range from $5-$15, with a discount for senior citizens, and military members. Guests will enjoy action with our Heavy Athletics competition, where men and women participate in a series of challenges, throwing heavy objects (most notably, the Cab

er Toss) in a show of strength and grit. Be sure to also check out our Highland Dance competition, Bagpipe & Drum bands, whisky tasting, and the Sheepdog Trials. You’ll find a wonderful variety of vendors, specializing in Celtic, and British goods, if shopping is more of your thing. After visiting our Scottish Clans booths and learning more about your ancestral roots, enjoy an authentic meal, and a cold beverage in our shaded beer garden, where we’ll have live music all day, both days. To learn more about our other activities, and ticketing information, visit SDHighlandGames.org

Have you taken our survey yet? We'd LOVE to get your FEEDBACK! Can you take just a few minutes (less than 5) and complet...
07/11/2026

Have you taken our survey yet? We'd LOVE to get your FEEDBACK! Can you take just a few minutes (less than 5) and complete our survey?

It's totally private, and you only have to enter your email address if you want to be entered to WIN 2 FREE tickets for next year's Scottish Highland Games (that's how we will contact you).

Winner will be selected at random on August 1st. Survey----> https://s.surveyplanet.com/f0u9nhq5

Wishing you all a happy, safe, and festive 4th of July!
07/04/2026

Wishing you all a happy, safe, and festive 4th of July!

We know there's always room to be better. We'd LOVE to get your FEEDBACK! Can you take just a few minutes (less than 5) ...
06/29/2026

We know there's always room to be better. We'd LOVE to get your FEEDBACK! Can you take just a few minutes (less than 5) and complete our survey?

It's totally private, and you only have to enter your email address if you want to be entered to WIN 2 FREE tickets for next year's Scottish Highland Games (that's how we will contact you).

Winner will be selected at random on August 1st. Survey----> https://s.surveyplanet.com/f0u9nhq5

Hello Highland Games goers- we have a few items in lost and found, and we would love to reunite them with their owners.I...
06/29/2026

Hello Highland Games goers- we have a few items in lost and found, and we would love to reunite them with their owners.

If that's you, please email us at [email protected] or DM us on social media. Thanks again for attending the Games!

**** LAST CALL to claim your Scottish Sweepstakes Prize! ****We still have not heard back from 4 people, including our g...
06/26/2026

**** LAST CALL to claim your Scottish Sweepstakes Prize! ****

We still have not heard back from 4 people, including our grand prize, trip for two to Scotland!

If you know them, be a pal and give em' a nudge!
We will draw new winners tomorrow if we do not hear back by end of today.

Vicki Lynn Burton (5 Day trip for 2 to Glasgow, Scotland including roundtrip airfare, hotel, plus $500 USD spending money)

Florence Miller (Choice of a Scottish Team Jersey)

Jane Granby (A throw blanket with the Coat of Arms in the surname of your choice.)

Randolph Scott Julian (A set of coasters with the Coat of Arms in the surname of your choice.)

06/24/2026

Scots Singer of the Year, Iona Fyfe, returns to San Diego for a Concert on July 10. In 2021, Iona became the first singer to win the coveted title of Musician of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. She is a fierce advocate for the official recognition of the Scots Language.

General admission tickets are $25, with a $5 discount for members of the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages, Inc. Tickets may be reserved by emailing [email protected]. The location of the concert is the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, just behind the International Cottages in Balboa Park. Doors open at 7:00 for the 7:30 concert.

Iona will also be giving a free talk at 5:00 in the Hall of Nations, just around the corner from the concert location. Watch this page for more information. Both the concert and the talk are sponsored by the House of Scotland.

We also have an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT to make about our VOLUNTEERS CONTEST!!As many of you know, we are a 501(c)3, non-...
06/24/2026

We also have an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT to make about our VOLUNTEERS CONTEST!!

As many of you know, we are a 501(c)3, non-profit that is run almost entirely of unpaid volunteers (including our entire board, who work year-round).

This year's festival had 194 people sign up to help share the joy and history of Scottish culture. THANK YOU!!

As promised, we drew a winner from our checked-in volunteers, to win four tickets to next year's San Diego Scottish Highland Games, PLUS a $250 Visa Gift Card!

The winner is: Zander Gold! Congrats, and please contact us asap.

We had a TON of entries for our Scottish Sweepstakes.If you haven't already taken a look, our winners have been drawn (c...
06/24/2026

We had a TON of entries for our Scottish Sweepstakes.

If you haven't already taken a look, our winners have been drawn (completely at random). They have all been contacted and have until June 26th to claim their prize (or we will draw a new winner for that respective prize).
If you know em', tag em'!
Congrats, and thanks for playing!

Vicki Lynn Burton (5 Day trip for 2 to Glasgow, Scotland including roundtrip airfare, hotel, plus $500 USD spending money)
Allegra Stahl (1 Year subscription to BritBox streaming service)
Florence Miller (Choice of a Scottish Team Jersey)
Abigail Bishop (Gift Basket of various British Candies and Goodies.)
Jane Granby (A throw blanket with the Coat of Arms in the surname of your choice.)
Randolph Scott Julian (A set of coasters with the Coat of Arms in the surname of your choice.)
Rebecca Culp (San Diego Scottish Highland Games hat with tartan)
Tiffany Leonard (San Diego Scottish Highland Games hat with tartan)
Kathy Woods (San Diego Scottish Highland Games hat with tartan)
Kristina Godsey (2 Tickets to next year's San Diego Scottish Highland Games.)
Renata Williamson (2 Tickets to next year's San Diego Scottish Highland Games.)

Wow, wow, wow!! Thank you to everyone who made our first year back, in our new venue, a huge success. It was wonderful s...
06/22/2026

Wow, wow, wow!! Thank you to everyone who made our first year back, in our new venue, a huge success. It was wonderful seeing everyone, familiar faces, and MANY new ones.

We'll be posting photos and clips, in the days to come. Feel free to share your own in our comments below!

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