Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games
- Dates
- Sep 19 to 20, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Niagara County Fairgrounds
- Price
- $14 to $37
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 1, 2026
Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games returns to Niagara County Fairgrounds, Lockport, NY, Sep 19 to 20, 2026. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games is billed as New York's largest Celtic festival, a two-day celebration of Irish, Scottish and Welsh heritage at the Niagara County Fairgrounds in Lockport that draws about 12,000 people. Set across five themed regions, it features Highland Games heavy athletics such as the caber toss and Braemar stone, nine pipe bands, Highland dancing, a Clan Village with 35 clans, living history, birds of prey and sheep-dog demonstrations
What people love
Reviewers return for the music, the food and the friendly crowd, describing it as a festival where they never have a bad experience and there is plenty to eat, do and buy
Last time around
The 2025 festival filled the Niagara County Fairgrounds with five regions of food, drink, music and dancing, living history, shopping, attractions and Highland Games, the format the 25th anniversary edition continues in 2026
The games
Heavy athletics
The Highland Games run heavy events including the Braemar stone, caber toss, sheaf toss and stone throws, with amateur and professional divisions for men and women and more than 60 athletes competing
Pipe bands & Highland dance
Nine pipe bands take part, including the 96th Highlanders, the MacKenzie Highlanders, Celtic Spirit and the Caledonian Pipe Band of Buffalo, alongside Highland and Irish dancers
Clans & genealogy
A Clan Village hosts 35 Scottish clans and Celtic societies, with a Calling of the Clans ceremony during the weekend
Taking part
Attractions include birds-of-prey and sheep-dog demonstrations, blacksmithing, a haggis-eating competition, a petting farm, a Wee Folk Shire for children and Celtic College workshops
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
How do I get to Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games?
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Use the airport transfers or shuttle options above.
By bus
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Use the airport transfers or shuttle options above.
🅿 Parking
On site parking available. Cost Admission includes free parking; free off-site parking with a shuttle is also offered at the Kenan Center.
🚙 Car hire
Where
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Venue
Niagara County Fairgrounds
Pricing
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