Highland Games & Celtic festival (2014)
Wilmington, NC

Port City Highland Games

ExpectedExpected May 2027
Photo: Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Dates
Expected May 2027
Status
Expected
Venue
3600 Randall Parkway
Price
$20 to $25
Camping
None on site
Last checked
Sep 1, 2026

Port City Highland Games comes to 3600 Randall Parkway, Wilmington, NC, Expected May 2027. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.

The experience

What's special

The Port City Highland Games is a single-day celebration of Scottish and Celtic heritage held each spring at 3600 Randall Parkway in Wilmington, North Carolina, organized by the Scottish Society of Wilmington and benefiting the paws4vets program. The Games feature Highland heavy athletics, including the SHAG Lightweight Amateur Championship, pipes and drums, Highland dancing, clan tents, live Celtic music, a British car show and sword-fighting living-history demonstrations

What people love

The Games draw the Wilmington community out in kilts for a day of bagpipes, athletic competitions, live music, great food and classic British cars. Coverage highlights the mix of Highland athletics, piping and drumming, Scottish clans, Celtic music and dance, and food and drink, all supporting a veterans charity

Last time around

The fifth annual Port City Highland Games celebrated Scottish culture in Wilmington on Saturday, May 30, 2026, from 9am to 5pm at 3600 Randall Parkway, with Highland athletics, music, dancing, artisans, and food and drink across the day

The games

Heavy athletics

The Games feature Highland heavy athletics, including the SHAG Lightweight Amateur Championship, alongside professional athletes

Pipe bands & Highland dance

Pipes and drums, including the Port City Pipes and Drums, play through the day, with Highland dancing

Clans & genealogy

Scottish clan tents and heritage organizations gather at the Games

Taking part

The day adds an annual British car show hosted by the British Motor Club of the Cape Fear, sword-fighting and living-history demonstrations, a music tent and food trucks, and the Games benefit the paws4vets program. Dogs and coolers are asked to be left at home

See it before you go

A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.

Getting there

How do I get to Port City Highland Games?

By train

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By bus

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On site parking available. Cost Free.

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Where

Venue

3600 Randall Parkway

Pricing

Most recent pricing
$20 to $25 per person
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