Scottish Tartan Festival (Louisiana)
- Dates
- Expected April 2027
- Status
- Expected
- Venue
- Miller Quarters Park
- Price
- $15
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026
Scottish Tartan Festival (Louisiana) comes to Miller Quarters Park, Minden, LA, Expected April 2027. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Scottish Tartan Festival is a one-day Scottish and Celtic festival held each spring at Miller Quarters Park in Minden, Louisiana, staged by the Scottish Society of the Louisiana Highlands to commemorate Tartan Day. Visitors find Highland games, bagpipes and Red River Pipes and Drums, Highland and Irish dancing, a Clan Row with genealogy help and a noon Kirking of the Tartans, Scottish Highland Cattle, a dog show, and living-history demonstrations of blacksmithing and old crafts
What people love
Attendees describe a wonderful time in a large, friendly crowd, drawn by the bagpipes, Highland cattle, the dog show and the mix of history and culture. The Celtic music lineup ranges from traditional pipes and fiddle to Celtic rock and American bluegrass
Last time around (2026)
The most recent festival, the 24th annual, was held May 2, 2026 at Miller Quarters Park in Minden, with Highland games, pipes and drums, Highland and Irish dance, a Clan Row and Kirking of the Tartans, Highland cattle and living-history demonstrations
The games
Heavy athletics
Highland games run all day, with demonstrations of the traditional heavy events
Pipe bands & Highland dance
Red River Pipes and Drums, a Shreveport band led by Pipe Major James Parker, has performed since the festival's early years, and Highland dancing is presented by the Thistle Dancers and Pipers alongside Irish step dancing
Clans & genealogy
Clan Row gathers Scottish clan societies, with Clan Irwin as the 2026 honored clan and clans including Douglas, Keith, Lamont, Stewart, Donald, MacRae, Wallace, Skene and Home; a Society tent helps visitors trace Scottish and Celtic ancestry, and the Grand March of Clans leads into a noon Kirking of the Tartans
Taking part
The day also features Scottish Highland Cattle, a dog show with separate Scottish and non-Scottish breed classes, living-history demonstrations of blacksmithing, spinning, flintknapping and broadsword, a medieval camp staged by the Society for Creative Anachronism, storytelling, and beer and wine for sale
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
How do I get to Scottish Tartan Festival (Louisiana)?
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By bus & public transit
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Where
Map shows the centre of Minden. The venue's exact point is not confirmed yet.
Venue
Miller Quarters Park
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Scottish Tartan Festival (Louisiana)?
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5020 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71109
Link coming soon5226 Monkhouse Drive, Shreveport, LA 71109
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