Yosemite Celtic Festival & Highland Games
- Dates
- Oct 17 to 18, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Oakhurst Community Center
- Price
- $25 to $30
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 1, 2026
Yosemite Celtic Festival & Highland Games returns to Oakhurst, CA, Oct 17 to 18, 2026. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Yosemite Celtic Festival & Highland Games celebrate Celtic heritage against the backdrop of Yosemite National Park, staged at the Oakhurst Community Center near the park's southern entrance. The two-day festival features Scottish Highland athletics known as the Yosemite Fall Games, pipe and drum competitions, a Highland dance exhibition, Clan Row, whisky tastings, hands-on archery in the Royal Arena and Dark Boar Viking living-history displays
Last time around
The first Yosemite Celtic Festival & Highland Games were held in the autumn of 2025 at the Oakhurst Community Center, launching the event with Highland Games, live Celtic music and dance before its October 2026 return
The games
Heavy athletics
The Scottish Highland Athletics, billed as the Yosemite Fall Games, bring traditional heavy athletics to the festival for competitors of all levels
Pipe bands & Highland dance
Pipe and drum competitions run alongside a Highland dance exhibition across the weekend
Clans & genealogy
Clan Row gathers clans and societies including Clan Cian, Clan MacFarlane, Clan Pollock, Clan Wallace, the Clan Scott Society and the Kern County Scottish Society
Taking part
The family-friendly festival adds whisky tastings, a Tarts & Tea with Royalty, a beard contest, a pie-eating contest, kids activities, a Royal Arena with hands-on archery, and Dark Boar Viking battles and living-history displays
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
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How do I get to Yosemite Celtic Festival & Highland Games?
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Where
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Venue
Oakhurst Community Center
Pricing
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