From November’s Celtic festivals to the first announcements for autumn 2027, our latest calendar additions offer plenty of reasons to hear live music, meet other pipers and explore Celtic traditions. We have also added links to a Florida pipe band, an Irish dance school and the Lowland and Border Pipers’ Society.
Updated October 26, 2026. This is a roundup of recently added and refreshed listings. Follow each event link for its sources and visitor details; check the organizer before buying tickets or making travel plans.
Coming up in November and December
Maryland, Salado and Yachats share a busy November 13–15 weekend, with Deltona’s Highland games on November 14. Scotland’s later-November choices include SEALL’s Festival of Small Halls and the Scots Fiddle Festival. December brings the Celtic Winter Faire’s three weekends and Clan Kringle’s athletics and chili cook-off.
| Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 – 2026-11-15 | Maryland Irish Festival 2026 | Timonium, Maryland, United States |
| 2026-11-13 – 2026-11-15 | Salado Scottish Gathering & Highland Games | Salado, Texas |
| 2026-11-13 – 2026-11-15 | Yachats Celtic Music Festival 2026 | Yachats, Oregon, United States |
| 2026-11-14 | Deltona Celtic Festival & Highland Games 2026 | Deltona, Florida, United States |
| 2026-11-19 – 2026-11-28 | SEALL Festival of Small Halls 2026 | Skye, Raasay and Lochalsh, Scotland |
| 2026-11-20 – 2026-11-22 | Scots Fiddle Festival 2026 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2026-11-21 | Dunedin Celtic Festival | Dunedin, Florida |
| 2026-12-05 | Clan Kringle: Christmas Highland Games & Chili Cook-Off 2026 | Ocala, Florida, United States |
| 2026-12-05 – 2026-12-06 | Celtic Winter Faire 2026 | Lake Worth Beach, Florida, United States |
| 2026-12-12 – 2026-12-13 | Celtic Winter Faire 2026 — Weekend 2 | Lake Worth Beach, Florida, United States |
| 2026-12-19 – 2026-12-20 | Celtic Winter Faire 2026 — Weekend 3 | Lake Worth Beach, Florida, United States |
Burns celebrations and the winter games season
January brings music across Glasgow at Celtic Connections, the Central Florida Scottish Highland Games, and Burns celebrations in British Columbia, Ontario and the United States. Tallahassee and Northeast Florida follow in February.
| Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-14 – 2027-01-31 | Celtic Connections 2027 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 2027-01-16 | A Celebration of Robbie Burns with Blackthorn 2027 | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2027-01-16 – 2027-01-17 | Central Florida Scottish Highland Games | Winter Springs, Florida |
| 2027-01-23 | Celtic Heritage Alliance Burns Supper 2027 | Venue to be announced |
| 2027-01-27 | A Wee Burns Supper: An Evening with Doug Ferguson 2027 | Glencoe, Ontario, Canada |
| 2027-02-06 – 2027-02-07 | Tallahassee Highland Games 2027 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States |
| 2027-02-27 | Northeast Florida Scottish Games and Festival | Green Cove Springs, Florida |
Spring parades, Highland games and folk festivals
March’s listings include Rawdon, Dublin and Toronto, as well as the proposed one-day return of the St. Augustine Celtic Festival & Highland Games. April’s programme ranges from Highland games in the southern United States to the Pan Celtic Festival in Carlow, island concerts in Shetland and Edinburgh Tradfest.
| Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2027-03-12 – 2027-03-14 | Festival Saint-Patrick de Rawdon 2027 | Rawdon, Quebec, Canada |
| 2027-03-13 | St. Augustine Celtic Festival & Highland Games 2027 — Planned Return | St. Augustine, Florida, United States |
| 2027-03-13 – 2027-03-17 | St. Patrick’s Festival | Dublin, Ireland |
| 2027-03-14 | Toronto’s St. Patrick’s Parade | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2027-03-17 | National St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Dublin 2027 | Dublin, Ireland |
| 2027-03-30 – 2027-04-03 | International Pan Celtic Festival 2027 | Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland |
| 2027-04-01 – 2027-04-04 | Tartan Day South | Cayce and nearby communities, South Carolina |
| 2027-04-03 | Dunedin Highland Games 2027 | Dunedin, Florida, United States |
| 2027-04-03 – 2027-04-04 | San Antonio Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival 2027 | Helotes, Texas, United States |
| 2027-04-16 – 2027-04-17 | Dills Celtic Festival 2027 | Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| 2027-04-17 – 2027-04-18 | Loch Norman Highland Games | Huntersville, North Carolina |
| 2027-04-29 – 2027-05-02 | Shetland Folk Festival 2027 | Lerwick and communities across Shetland, Scotland |
| 2027-04-30 – 2027-05-10 | Edinburgh Tradfest 2027 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Looking ahead to summer and autumn
Penn-Mar’s June festival announcement includes Barleyjuice during their farewell touring year. Crystal Coast has announced its October return in Newport, North Carolina.
| Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2027-06-19 | Penn-Mar Irish Festival 2027 | Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, United States |
| 2027-10-16 | Crystal Coast Highland Games 2027 | Newport, North Carolina, United States |
Dates announced, details still developing
The Celtic Heritage Alliance Burns Supper and Crystal Coast Highland Games are save-the-date announcements: exact venues, hours and admission remain pending. St. Augustine’s return is being planned and should be treated as a proposed event. Several other festivals have confirmed dates but are still developing their programmes.
For Penn-Mar, the festival organizer currently lists an 8:30 p.m. finish while the venue lists 9 p.m.; our listing records the organizer’s time and explains the discrepancy. Historic artwork and previous-edition activities are identified in the individual listings where they provide context.
New links to explore
- Police Pipe and Drum Corps of Florida — a multi-agency pipe band serving greater Fort Lauderdale, with performance and ceremonial booking information.
- Drake School of Irish Dance — a school founded in Atlanta by Karl Drake, with classes for children and adults and links to current teaching locations.
- Lowland and Border Pipers’ Society — a community for Lowland and Border pipes and Scottish smallpipes, with learning resources and linked workshops, gatherings and sessions.
Explore the event directory for more dates, or browse recently added links across the piping community.