45th Arkansas Scottish Festival
Fri, Oct 17, 2025 – Sun, Oct 19, 2025
An annual festival in Batesville featuring piping competitions, Highland games, Scottish dancing, and cultural exhibits.
Aztec Highland Games & Celtic Festival
Sat, Oct 4, 2025 – Sun, Oct 5, 2025
The Four Corners region’s premier event celebrating Celtic culture, featuring traditional Highland games, music and dance performances, clan gatherings, and various vendors.
Celtic Colours International Festival
Fri, Oct 10, 2025 – Sat, Oct 18, 2025
A unique celebration on Cape Breton Island featuring hundreds of events and activities, including bagpipe performances, concerts, and cultural exhibitions.
CelticFest Mississippi
Sat, Oct 11, 2025 – Sun, Oct 12, 2025
A traditional music festival and Scottish Highland Games featuring live Celtic music, dance performances, cultural exhibits, and athletic competitions.
Highland Weekend at Ohio Renaissance Festival
Sat, Oct 11, 2025 – Sun, Oct 12, 2025
A weekend celebrating Highland heritage with themed competitions, bagpipes, haggis, and more.
Jacob's Ladder Festival
Fri, Oct 3, 2025 – Sat, Oct 4, 2025
A bi-annual folk music festival in Northern Israel, occasionally featuring bagpipe performances among its diverse musical acts.
Kuala Lumpur Highland Games
Fri, Oct 3, 2025
A celebration of Scottish culture featuring pipe band competitions, solo piping and drumming contests, and traditional Highland games. The event is organized by a dedicated team of expatriates and local enthusiasts.
McMinnville Scottish Festival
Sat, Oct 4, 2025 – Sun, Oct 5, 2025
A festival centered on Scottish heavy athletics, piping and drumming competitions, clan representatives, dancing, and cultural exhibits.
Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Contest
Fri, Oct 10, 2025 – Sun, Oct 12, 2025
An elite solo piping competition dedicated to the memory of Robert U. Brown and Robert B. Nicol. The event features a judges’ recital followed by the amateur invitational contest, showcasing some of the finest amateur pipers from across North America.
Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival
Sat, Oct 4, 2025
A festival celebrating Celtic culture with bagpipe music, Highland dancing, traditional athletics, and various vendors.