Virginia Scottish Games & Festival
- Dates
- Sep 5 to 6, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Great Meadow
- Price
- $25
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 1, 2026
Virginia Scottish Games & Festival returns to Great Meadow, The Plains, VA, Sep 5 to 6, 2026. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Virginia Scottish Games & Festival fill Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia over Labor Day weekend, presented by the St. Andrew's Society of Washington, DC. Heavy athletics run all weekend on the Bryan McClain Memorial Athletic Field, including the East Coast amateur championships, alongside world-class bagpipers, Highland dance, a fiddling competition, the Col. Robert Morrison Clan Field, sheep-herding demonstrations, a British car show, a living-history encampment and whisky and gin tastings
Last time around
The 51st Virginia Scottish Games were held August 30 to 31, 2025 at Great Meadow, with heavy athletics, piping and drumming, Highland dance and fiddling competitions, clan tents and live Celtic music
The games
Heavy athletics
Heavy athletics run all weekend on the Bryan McClain Memorial Athletic Field, including the East Coast Championships for men's amateur athletics on Sunday, with the caber and heavy stones among the events
Pipe bands & Highland dance
Piping and drumming and Highland dance competitions run alongside the athletics, with world-class bagpipers and a massed-pipes opening ceremony
Clans & genealogy
Clans and societies gather on the Col. Robert Morrison Clan Field, where visitors can meet people of Scottish heritage and trace their family tree
Taking part
The festival adds a British car show, sheep-herding demonstrations, Scottish dogs and terrier races, a living-history encampment, a Gaelic language village, a fiddling competition, whisky and gin tastings and a chef's demonstration from the Hebridean Baker
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
Nearest airport IAD.
How do I get to Virginia Scottish Games & Festival?
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. General parking is free in the field before the VIP and reserved parking; patron packages include preferred parking
🚙 Car hire
Where
Exact location not mapped yet.
Venue
Great Meadow
Pricing
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