Loch Badin Celtic Festival
- Dates
- Expected May
- Status
- Silent
- Venue
- Downtown Badin (Falls Road and the Village Green)
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 1, 2026
Loch Badin Celtic Festival in Badin, NC is not currently confirmed to be running. Froligo tracks its status, history and similar festivals still happening.
The experience
What's special
The Loch Badin Celtic Festival is a one-day celebration of Highland culture in downtown Badin, a small Piedmont town in North Carolina, staged along Falls Road and the Village Green by the volunteer Better Badin non-profit. It brings together pipe and drum corps, Celtic music, Scottish and Irish dance troupes, clan tents and vendors. Organizers have announced there will be no festival in 2026
What people love
The festival is known as a friendly, small-town celebration of Highland culture, with a full day of Celtic music, dance and clan tents in walkable downtown Badin
Last time around
The fifth annual festival ran May 10, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Falls Road, with pipe and drum corps, Celtic music, Scottish and Irish dance troupes, clans and vendors. Organizers have since said there will be no festival in 2026
The games
Heavy athletics
The festival has run Highland games alongside the Celtic program
Pipe bands & Highland dance
Pipe and drum corps perform, along with Scottish Highland dancers from the Annadale Center for Scottish Dance
Clans & genealogy
Scottish clans and societies take part, with clan tents among the vendors
Taking part
The day features Celtic music, Scottish and Irish dance troupes, food and drink trucks and vendors along Falls Road and the Village Green
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
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Where
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Venue
Downtown Badin (Falls Road and the Village Green)
Camping & Accommodation
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Pricing
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