2026

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Middle Tennessee

Highland Games & Celtic Festival

September 12, 9 AM - 5 PM

September 13, 9 AM - 4 PM

Sanders Ferry Park, Hendersonville

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Middle Tennessee
Highland Games & Celtic Festival

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

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

Sanders Ferry Park, Hendersonville, TN

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A group of men dressed in traditional Scottish attire, including kilts and berets, playing bagpipes at an outdoor event on a sunny day.

Pipe and Drum Application - Closed

A group of men playing Highland Games with one man throwing a stone in a grassy field, while others watch and stand in the background. Some wear traditional tartan kilts.

Athletics Application - Closed

Display of handmade felt ornaments, toys, and decorations at an outdoor market. A painting of a boat on water is in the background.

Vendor Application - Closed

Three colorful flags are waving in the wind against a clear blue sky.

Clan Application - Closed

Two dancers in traditional Scottish kilts performing on an outdoor stage with a Tennessee Highland Games banner in the background, near a body of water and surrounded by trees.

Highland Dance Competition Application

Volunteer Application

Highland Games

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.

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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.

The Scottish Family/Clan Registration Form will be available in Spring 2026.

Learn more about Scottish Families