The Highlands and Islands Association of Celtic Gatherings Inc. of Gulfport, Mississippi

COME CELEBRATE ALL THINGS SCOTTISH!

Join us November 9 – 10 for the 62nd Scottish gathering and highland games!  Filled with the skirl of the bagpipes and the wearing of the tartan!

Clan Buchanan will be represented by Bill and Gina McQuatters; contact them for support or with queries.

Always a great event, well worth the time to attend

We have been convening the Clan Buchanan tent at the Salado Games for 13 years and it is one of our favorites. We will meet Friday after opening ceremony at Barrow Brewery. Saturday its dinner at Johnny's, then back to Barrow to listen to Hugh Morrison and have fun.

38th Annual Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games!

Workshops • Beer • Whiskey tasting • Celtic food • Vendors • Kids area • Jumping castles • Celtic dance • Pipers

Featuring the North American Mens Lightweight championship.

The Tucson Celtic Festival Association, (TCFA), is a non-profit organization run by volunteers, is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of the rich heritage of customs and traditions of all Celtic peoples (Scottish, Irish, Welsh and British) within our greater Tucson community by promoting Celtic Cultural awareness and appreciation of diversity. We have produced an annual Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games for over 30 years. The festival provides a gathering place for those interested in Celtic Culture where they may participate in and enjoy various Celtic arts, traditional dress, crafts, foods, vendors, music, dance, literature, language and athletics in the form of demonstrations, reenactments, performances and competitions.

Clan Buchanan will be represented by Michael “Buck” Buchanan, please contact him for support or with a querie. And don’t forget to interrogate his about the Chiefs Inauguration celebration he attended!

Celtic Festival with music, food & drink, athletics, bagpiping, Scottish dancing; fun for the family

Southern California's Seaside Highland Games is the premier Scottish festival on the Pacific Coast and will launch its 19th outing in October, 2023. Staged on the Ventura County Fairgrounds in coastal Ventura, California, the venue is transformed into a virtual Scottish village of this or any age. Set on the Pacific shores, the festival is fortunate to enjoy the ocean breezes virtually every year and October is the optimal time to enjoy the time between summer and fall!

Clan Buchanan will be represented by Craig and Dannette Mathias,
please contact them to support or for any details

Prescott Highland Games is an annual 2-day event that celebrates the Scottish culture, heritage and teachings. This year marks our 18th annual Prescott Highland Games & Celtic Faire The event features all things Scottish-Bagpipes, Heavy Athletics, Celtic Dance, Drumming, Scotch Tasting, Vendors, Historical Demonstrations, Musical Guests, Axe Throwing, Children’s Events and so much there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Not Scottish? Not a problem, everyone is a little Scottish at the Prescott Highland Games & Celtic Faire! Come join the fun!

Free Parking is Available at Loch Watson

Clan Buchanan will be represented by Michael "Buck" Buchanan; please contact him for support or with a query

The most accessible “Free to attend” event on CBSI's calendar

The 37th Annual Celtic Classic is presented by Celtic Cultural Alliance, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the Celtic heritage through education, musical presentations, and traditional competitions in athletics, piping and dance.

Five stages of continuous entertainment featuring international, national and regional artists.

• The Celtic Classic Invitational Pipe Band Competition

• US National Highland Athletic Championships

• The “Showing of the Tartan” Parade (parade route)
  Kicks off at 11:30

• Haggis Competition

• Entertainment from On The Lash, Cassie & Maggie MacDonald, O’Grady Quinlan Irish Dance and more…

• Celtic Songwriting Contest

• The 25th Annual Celtic Classic Fiddle Competition

• A diverse marketplace of Celtic merchandise and collectibles

• Cultural Children’s Activity Area

The Celtic Classic Hours are:

• Friday – 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm

• Saturday – 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

• Sunday – 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

More info at www.celticfest.org

Clan Buchanan will be supported by Michael Richardson, please contact him with any queries or to lend a hand… Don’tt forget to ask him about his Inauguration experience!

Thinking about traveling to Celtic Fest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania? 

Here is some travel info to aid your planning;

ABE – Allentown, Pa USA International Airport - 11 minutes / 5.7 miles by car (± $20 UBER)

EWR – Newark, NJ USA International Airport - 1 hour 16 minutes / 86 miles by car (± $150 UBER)

PHL – Philadelphia, PA USA International Airport - 1 hour 22 minutes / 66.5 miles by car (± $120 on UBER)

JFK  - John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY USA - 2 hours /108 miles by car (± $390 on UBER)

Train Service from NYC to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station (center city)  https://www.amtrak.com/ 1 Hour 10 Minutes (± $50 to $90 each way)

Get your Scot on!

The 47th Annual NH Highland Games & Festival returns to Loon Mountain Resort.

The Festival will be more intimate this year, but you will find your favorite features including:

• The Joyous Sound of Pipes & Drums

• Athletic Feats of Strength & Endurance

• Fantastic Celtic Bands like Albannach

• Sheep Dog Trials

• Agile Highland Dancers

• Whisky Tastings

• Friends in Clan Village

• Vendors with Scottish Gear

• Try It Classes

Seeing Familiar Faces & Some New Ones (think cows)!

Clan Buchanan will be represented by David Gilman, Northeast Regional Director. Please stop by and say Hi. If you are interested in representing the Clan at events or assisting please feel free to reach out to me.

Scotfest Oklahoma is an authentic celebration of Scottish and Celtic culture, primarily modeled after the 180 year old Lonach Gathering, Scotland and the 190 year old Braemar Gathering, Scotland.

With a name like Scotfest, you’d expect that Green Country’s flagship Scottish festival is strongly tied to Scottish traditions and culture, and you’d be right!

Buchanans will be represented on Clan Row.

Everyone is invited to stop by and say hi: Mike Rusk will be convening the Buchanan tent for the entire time, so please contact him with any enquiries or for support!.

More details, including tickets: www.okscotfest.com

22nd Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games

The Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games was formed in Autumn of 2001. The two day event draws about 12,000 guests and participants to Niagara County, and has become an important tradition for locals and visitors alike. 

Located less than an hour from both Buffalo and Rochester, NY, guests are immersed in the traditions and pageantry of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and all things Celtic! If you haven't attended before, join us this year and celebrate Celtic culture in an amazingly memorable way.

Clan Buchanan will be represented by Michael Richardson; meet him for a pint and a dram at the CBSI tent and on the sidelines to cheer for members of the clan that will be competing in the games.  Please contact him with any queries or to lend a hand… Don’t forget to ask him about his Inauguration experience!

For all the details: www.niagaraceltic.com

The 10th Annual Flathead Celtic Festival!

Clan Buchanan hope to be represented for the first time by Brendan Gibson, please contact him for any queries or support.

This is Brendans first year as a member and as a convener. He’s helped convene with the Regional Directors, but this event will be his first time convening alone. I am excited to take this next step to rally and represent my clan in the place I've grown up in and have called home for over 17 years: The Flathead Valley.

Where families come together every year to learn, appreciate, preserve and celebrate Scottish and Celtic traditions for charitable, educational, social, and athletic purposes.

Live Celtic Bands • Athletic Events • Bagpipe Competition • Scottish Artisans and Food • Scotch Tastings • Kids Activities +More

ATHLETICS: Middle Tennessee Highland Games and Celtic Festival provides the chance for amateur athletes to compete in all the traditional Heavy Scottish Athletic events, to the thrill of a large crowd of fans. Men over 40 compete in the Masters Class and men under 40 compete in the Men’s Class. We also have a Women’s Amateur Class and a Women’s Masters Class. Awards are presented in all classes for the top 3 scores. Festival attendees can watch the competitions throughout the entire day on the Main Field. Athletic Registration will be available in February 2023.

SCOTTISH FAMILIES: Kinship groups give a sense of shared identity and descent. In modern times these families have an official structure recognized by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms. 

Clan Buchanan will be represented by Rebecca King, please contact her with any queries or to lend a hand!

Hotel Information for the Middle Tennessee Highland Games this year.  

We have two hotels that we have contacted for use by our participants this year.  

The hotels are The Hampton Inn and Suites, Hendersonville, TN, and the Holiday Inn Express, Hendersonville, TN.  Both hotels are $159.00 + tax per night, BOOKING DEADLINE IS 8/25.  The booking information is as follows:

Incredible Entertainment over 3 fun-filled days

The Scottish athletics,  Highland Dance, Strongman Compeition, Solo and Pipe Band Competitions, Folk Music are a  portion of the festival features thrilling demonstrations of light armor jousting. Also a note is the caber-throwing competition as a part of the Scottish Athletic competition.

Sample Celtic music and dance over the course of the three-day festival. You'll see and hear distinct variations of art forms that have had a huge influence on American culture.

Clan Buchanan will be represented by Matthew Buchanan, please contact him to support him or with any enquiries.

• Weapon demonstrations – learn the highlander

• Variety of Buchanan and Buchanan Septs tartan on display and for sale

• Scotch tastings

• A library of books to help with clan and tartan search, plus maps and printed info

• Knowledge in the clan and celtic hospitality

And our parades are Loud and Proud – yelling our name and war cries as loud and as many times as possible. 

Meet the Clan Chief and family

The 158th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games are at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Labor Day Weekend 2024. 

The Cowal Gathering held in Dunoon, Argyll, is the largest, most spectacular Highland games in the world. Nowhere else will you see world-class pipers, dancers and athletes competing on such a scale. It’s an unbeatable event for all the family. Just ask the 23,000 visitors who come here every year to soak up the unique, friendly atmosphere and stunning Highland location.

The mandate of our Society is to foster and encourage our Celtic culture and tradition in all its forms – dance, music and sports, and to establish the Canmore Highland Games as an entertainment/cultural destination event.

It seems especially fitting to have a Highland Games in Canmore, as one of the first Highland Games known was organized by King Malcolm III Canmore (1058-1093). Held at a fairly flat meadowland (the Brae O’Mar) along the River Dee, this sporting event was used for a royal contest to find the swiftest and strongest man in the kingdom with the necessary stamina to carry Malcolm’s messages across the land.

Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to have become emblematic of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt, and the heavy sports, especially the caber toss. While centered on competitions in piping and drumming, dancing, and Scottish heavy athletics, the games also include entertainment and exhibits related to other aspects of Scottish and Celtic culture.

Your Convener Paul McCormack will be hosting the Clan Buchanan tent at Canmore Highland Games. Contact Paul to support him.  The final (14th!) 2023 event spanning several thousand Kilometres, MANY hours behind the steering wheel, too many hotels to remember, more 'fast food' than anyone should consume in a year, two provinces, & seven months of a very busy season!

See you at the Clan Buchanan Society International Tent in Canmore, Alberta as we wrap up 2023!

‘Par Sit Fortuna Labori’
(Let the success be equal to the labour)

Featuring The Stockyard Kilty Band from Chicago (who wear Buchanan modern), many Highland sports, food, music and exhibits.

Free Parking in the Waukesha Expo Center lot.

Clan Buchanan is being represented by Erin Buchanan-Darnick, please email her with any questions, or to lend a hand!
ebuchanan.darnick@hotmail.com