Panama City Beach Scottish Festival & Highland Games
- Dates
- Mar 5 to 6, 2027
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Frank Brown Park
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 1, 2026
Panama City Beach Scottish Festival & Highland Games returns to Frank Brown Park, Panama City Beach, FL, Mar 5 to 6, 2027. Froligo tracks ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Panama City Beach Scottish Festival & Highland Games is billed as the largest and longest-running Scottish festival in Florida's Panhandle, held each spring at Frank Brown Park. The two-day festival pairs a fan-favorite Highland Athletic competition on a large Gulf-coast field with massed pipes and drums, Scottish and Irish dancing, clan tents, whisky tasting, axe throwing and Celtic bands such as the Devil's Brigade
What people love
Athletes recommend the games for their laid-back feel in a nice beach setting, and families single out watching the Highland Games, the Devil's Brigade and the food. The festival keeps a family-friendly footing with a children's petting zoo and beachside setting
Last time around
The 32nd annual Panama City Beach Scottish Festival was held March 6 to 7, 2026 at Frank Brown Park, with log tossing, duck herding, bagpipe players, multiple stages of music and dancing and kilts a fixture across the weekend
The games
Heavy athletics
The Highland Athletic competition is a fan favorite, drawing around 70 athletes to a large field for Scottish heavy events on the Gulf coast, alongside a kids' Highland Games
Pipe bands & Highland dance
Host band Panama City Pipes and Drums is joined by Emerald Coast Pipes and Drums, Santa Rosa Pipes and Drums and the Tallahassee Pipe Band, with Scottish Highland dancing and Irish dancers rounding out the program
Clans & genealogy
Scottish clan representatives and clan tents gather at the festival for visitors tracing their Scottish heritage
Taking part
Celtic bands including the Devil's Brigade, Celtic Conundrum, Poehemia and Gilleran's Island Band play across the weekend, with Premium Single Malt Scotch whisky tasting, free axe throwing, duck herding demonstrations, a Scottish tea room and traditional Scottish food
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
How do I get to Panama City Beach Scottish Festival & Highland Games?
By train
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By bus
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Where
Venue
Frank Brown Park
Pricing
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