Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival
- Dates
- Expected September 2027
- Status
- Expected
- Venue
- Estes Park Event Complex
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026
Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival's 2027 dates haven't been announced yet. The last festival was 11 to 13 September 2026 in Estes Park, CO. Froligo tracks ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival is a three-day Celtic festival held each September at the Estes Park Event Complex in the Colorado Rockies, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. The Scottish and Irish weekend pairs Highland Games athletics, including professional world championship throwing, with world-class pipe bands, Highland dancing, clan tents, Celtic music, whisky tastings and the Estes Park International Tattoo, a spectacle of massed military and Celtic pageantry beneath Longs Peak
What people love
Returning visitors describe a very fun festival that is well worth attending, praising the caber toss and heavy athletics, the pipe bands and the Highland dance tent, and the tents and shops that fill the grounds. Practical advice recurs: come prepared for changeable mountain weather with layers, expect long lines at the food vendors during peak hours, and plan to visit the music tent and clan tent early to get your bearings
The games
Heavy athletics
Scottish Highland heavy athletics run Saturday and Sunday, including U.S. and international professional men's and women's world championship divisions alongside amateur A, B and C classes, with athletes from across the United States and around the world
Pipe bands & Highland dance
World-class pipe bands, solo piping and drumming, and Highland dance are central to the weekend, and massed pipes and drums perform as part of the Estes Park International Tattoo; pipers and pipe bands register through R2 Sports
Clans & genealogy
Scottish and Irish clans gather across the festival grounds, where clan representatives help visitors explore their heritage and family history, and clan packets are distributed on site during the weekend
Taking part
Beyond the athletic field the festival adds the Estes Park International Tattoo of massed military and Celtic bands, Celtic rock and folk concerts and a new Ceilidh, whisky and gin tastings, herding-dog and agility demonstrations, an appearance by Hebridean Baker author Coinneach MacLeod, and the optional Sword Experience training sessions led by Highlander actor Adrian Paul
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
How do I get to Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
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Where
Map shows the centre of Estes Park. The venue's exact point is not confirmed yet.
Venue
Estes Park Event Complex
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
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8300 Peña Boulevard, Denver, CO 80249
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Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
No accessibility information could be read. The official site scotfest.com blocked plain fetching and returned no readable content on its home, FAQ or festival information paths, so this needs a manual browser check. Worth flagging for a disabled visitor regardless: the event is in Estes Park, Colorado, at high altitude on fairgrounds, but the organiser publishes nothing on terrain or access that could be verified here
Official site scotfest.com could not be read; it returned no usable content to repeated fetches on the home, FAQ and festival information paths. Not confirmed as absent, needs a manual browser recheck
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Pricing
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