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Highland Games Around the World

There are many Highland Games across Australia and New Zealand. More and more communities across Europe are also rediscovering their Celtic heritage by holding their very own Highland games, with around 46 hosted in Germany alone.

Below is a selection of some popular Games around the world.

Australia Highland Games

Bundanoon, New South Wales - The Bundanoon Highland Gathering
Aberdeen, New South Wales - Aberdeen Highland Games
Maclean, New South Wales - Maclean Highland Gathering
Portarlington, Victoria - National Celtic Festival
Kilmore, Victoria - Kilmore Celtic Festival
Daylesford, Victoria - Daylesford Highland Gathering

Discover more Scottish events happening in the Year of Scotland in Australia 2020

New Zealand Highland games

Auckland - Auckland Highland Games
Waipu - Waipu Highland Games
Turakina - Turakina Highland Games
Paeroa - Paeroa Highland Games

France Highland games

St. Ursen, Fribourg - Highland Games Swiss Championships
Bressuire - IHGF World Championships

Germany Highland games

Angelbachtal, Heidelberg - International Highland Games
Kempen - Kempen Highland Games

Netherlands Highland games

Various locations across Netherlands & Belgium - Netherland Highland Games

Discover the Highland Games taking place in Scotland this year on Visitscotland.com