New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival 2026
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The 51st Annual New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival, presented by NHSCOT, takes place September 18-20, 2026 at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln. New England's largest celebration of Scottish heritage features traditional heavy athletics, massed pipe bands, Celtic music on multiple stages, sheepdog trials, Highland dance competitions, a clan village, whisky tastings, and a vendor marketplace of Scottish goods, kilts, jewelry, and food.
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