PennWest Edinboro Highland Games & Scottish Festival
- Dates
- Sep 11 to 12, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- PennWest Edinboro (Pennsylvania Western University)
- Price
- Free
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 1, 2026
PennWest Edinboro Highland Games & Scottish Festival returns to Edinboro, PA, Sep 11 to 12, 2026. Froligo tracks free-entry details, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The PennWest Edinboro Highland Games and Scottish Festival is a multi-day celebration of Scottish culture on the university's lakeside campus in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Its 32nd annual edition runs September 11-12, 2026, with sanctioned heavy athletics, massed pipe bands, Highland dance, Scottish clan gatherings, and the U.S. National Scottish fiddle and harp championships drawing crowds of five thousand or more
What people love
The festival is one of Edinboro's most beloved traditions of more than thirty years and has been voted Erie's Choice for Best Local Event
Last time around
The 2025 edition, the 31st annual games, took place in early September on the Edinboro campus and was free to the public, featuring heavy athletics, massed pipe bands, Highland dance and fiddle and harp championships
The games
Heavy athletics
The Edinboro Games hold sanctioned competitions in professional and amateur heavy athletics, with the heavy athletic events staged on the McComb lawns
Pipe bands & Highland dance
The games run solo piping and drumming competitions and a bagpipe band competition, with massed bands at the opening and closing ceremonies, alongside a Highland dance competition
Clans & genealogy
Scottish clan gatherings run through the day, with clans registering to host tents and welcome visitors researching their family heritage
Taking part
Beyond the competitions, the festival adds the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championships and a U.S. National Scottish Harp Championship, a try a harp session, sheep herding, Clydesdales, archery, a kids' Highland games, a beer garden and an evening ceilidh
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
Nearest airport ERI.
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Venue
PennWest Edinboro (Pennsylvania Western University)
Pricing
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