Events
2026 EVENTS
These are the games Clan Cochrane has Commissioners (dedicated volunteers!) to host a Cochrane Clan tent. Please check the games websites for updated information for each game. Come out and learn more about your heritage and enjoy the festivities!
Check out the Scottish Highland Games and Festivals 2026 page for events by state.
Coming events!
April 5-6: San Antonio Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival at Helotes Festival Grounds, Helotes, TX
April 11 – New York City Tartan Parade. Four more Clan Cochrane members with tartan are needed to
join Don Cochrane in order to carry a Clan Cochrane banner in the parade!!! Otherwise he will march as a
“Friend of Scotland”. Contact Don now if you plan to attend and march in this event! doncochrane@metrocast.net
April 11 – 58th Dunedin Highland Games, Highlander Park, Dunedin, FL www.dunedinsafoundation.com
April 18-19 – Loch Norman Highland Games Historic Rural Hill, Huntersville, NC – Scott and Candi will only be there on the 18th to check things out for possible future engagements but welcome all to meet up!
April 18-19 – Kern County Scottish Games, Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, CA www.kernscot.org
May 1-3 – Decatur Celtic Festival, Wise County Fairgrounds, Decatur, TX
May 17-18 – Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games Townsend Visitors Center, Townsend, TN www.smokeymountaingames.org
May 24-25 (Memorial Day Weekend): Costa Mesa Scottish Fest at the Orange County Fair and Event Center, Costa Mesa, CA www.scottishfest.org
May 30 – Port City Highland Games Burnt Mill Parkway Wilmington, NC
June 6-7 – Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee, GA
July 9-12 – Linville, NC: Grandfather Mountain Highland Games www.gmhg.org
July 18 – Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, Look Park, Northhampton, MA www.glasgowlands.org
August 8 – Maine Highland Games and Scottish Festival – Hosting the Scottish Heavy Athletics Men’s World Championships at Windsor Fairgrounds, Windsor www.mainehighlandgames.org
September 11-13 – Sanders Ferry Park, Hendersonville, TN – Clan Cochrane will be Honored Clan at these games – check the Honored Clan page for more information!!
September 19-21 – New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival at Loon Mountain Resort, Lincoln, NH www.nscot.org
September 20 – Fresno Scottish Gathering and Games at Kearney Park Fresno, CA www.fresnoscottishsociety.com October 11-12 – Seaside Highland Games, Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA www.seasidehighlandgames.org
October 17-19 – 53rd Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival at Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, GA www.smhg.org October 17-19 – Batesville Scottish Festival, Batesville, AR www.arscottisfest.com
More will be added as events open up.