Clan Forbes Society
Games & Festivals
Clan Forbes members may be found at Scottish events throughout the United States and Canada! In many cases local "conveners" host tents at local Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festivals. Here is a list of games and festivals, with known conveners. Please let the Clan Forbes Society if your festival or convener is not listed by contacting Vice President for Conveners Joshua Fordyce.
If you are interested in hosting a Clan Forbes tent at your local gathering, games, or festival, please download the Clan Forbes Convener Guide and let us know how we can assist you!
Lonach Gathering & Games, Bellabeg, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Clan Forbes tent in Pleasanton, California, with California Convener Valerie Edwards (second from left)
Florida Clan Convener Ann Forbes (right) with sister Carolyn at the Central Florida Highland Games
Clan Forbes at Maine Scottish Festival with Karen M. Hoyt (left) and Leslie Furbish Ingram, Vice President for Conveners (right)
Clan Convener Ron Pearson and his daughter Kathryn Pearson Tisdale at the 2019 Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in North Carolina
The next generation of Clan Forbes Society members at the 2019 Virginia Scottish Games and Festival
Society President Bart Forbes (left) with members Kim and Mike Brett-Surman at the 2019 Virginia Scottish Games and Festival
Scotland
Lonach Highland Gathering & Games
August 26, 2023
Bellabeg, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
United States
January 6-7, 2024; Marathon, Florida
Central Florida Scottish Highland Games
January 13-14, 2024; Winter Springs, Florida
Clan Forbes Convener: Ann Forbes
February 3-4, 2024; Tallahassee, Florida
Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival
February 16-18, 2024; Mount Dora, Florida
Clan Forbes Convener: Ann Forbes
Northeast Florida Scottish Games and Festival
February 24, 2024; Green Cove Springs, Florida
March 1-3, 2024; Gilbert Regional Park, Gilbert, Arizona
Panama City Beach Scottish Festival & Highland Games
March 2, 2024; Panama City Beach, Florida
Southeast Florida Scottish Festival & Highland Games
March 2, 2024; Plantation, Florida
Calaveras Celtic Faire & Concert
March 8-10, 2024; Angel, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Sherman Celtic Festival & Highland Games
March 23-24, 2024; Pecan Grove West Park, Sherman, Texas
Dunedin Highland Games & Festival
April 6, 2024; Dunedin Community Center, Dunedin, Florida
April 6-7, 2024; Helotes, Texas
Clan Forbes Conveners: Stephanie Perez and Bart Forbes
Hawaiian Scottish Festival & Highland Games and Ceilidh
April 6-7, 2024; Jefferson Elementary School, Honolulu, Hawaii
RedStone Highland Games & Festival
April 12-13, 2024; Sandtown Park, St. George, Utah
April 13-14, 2024; Floyd Lamb Park, Las Vegas, Nevada
April 20-21, 2024; Historic Rural Hill, Huntersville, North Carolina
Great Plains Renaissance and Scottish Festival
April 20-21, 2024; Sedgwick County Par, Wichita, Kansas
April 20, 2024; Minden, Louisiana
Wichita Highland Games & Celtic Festival
April 20-21, 2024; Wichita, Kansas
April 20 - 21, 2024, Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, California
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival & Highland Gathering
April 27, 2024; St. Leonard, Maryland
May 4, 2024; Savannah, Georgia
Clan Convener: Joshua Fordyce
May 4-5, 2024; Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico
St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival
May 11, 2024; Schroeder Park, Manchester, Missouri
May 17 - 19, 2024; Grand Junction, Colorado
May 18, 2024, Elkton, Maryland, 21921
May 18-19, 2024; Maryville, Tennessee
Springfield Area Highland Games & Festival
May 20, 2024; New Berlin, Illinois
Springfield Area Highland Games and Celtic Festival
May, 2024; Sangamon County Fairgrounds, New Berlin, Illinois
May 25, 2024; Hot Springs, Arkansas
May 25-26, 2024; Costa Mesa, CA
Stirling Classic Scottish Festival
May 31 - June 1, 2024; Yukon, Oklahoma
Maine Scottish Festival at Old Orchard Beach
June 1, 2024; Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
Garrett County Celtic Festival
June 1, 2024; Friendsville Community Park, Friendsville, Maryland
June 1, 2024; Wilmington, North Carolina
June 1, 2024; Blaine Marine Park, Blaine, Washington
June 1, 2024; Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Carroll County Celtic Festival
June 1, 2024; Westminster, Maryland
Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games
June 8-9, 2024; Blairsville, Georgia
Clan Convener: Joshua Fordyce
New Jersey Renaissance Faire & Highland Games
June 10-11, 2024; Columbus, New Jersey
West Virginia Celtic Festival and Highland Games
June 14 -15, 2024; Beverly, West Virginia
Utah Scottish Festival and Highland Games
June 14 - 16, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah
Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games
June 14 - 15, 2023; North Riverside, Illinois
Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts Highland Games
June 15, 2024; Charlestown, New Hampshire
June 8 - 9, 2024; Cheyenne, Wyoming
Holland Waterfront Festival & Highland Games
June 21 - 22, 2024; Holland, Michigan
Clan Convener: Sally Morris
June 21-22, 2024; Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Berea, Ohio
June 22 - 23, 2024; Manheim, Pennsylvania
San Diego Highland Games and Gathering
June 22-23, 2024; Brengle Terrace Park, Vista, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Vance Baker
June 25, 2024; Lakeville, Connecticut
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
New England Scottish Festival & Highland Games (Festival at Fort 4)
June 29, 2024; The Fort at Four, Charlestown, New Hampshire
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
Alaska Scottish Highland Games
June 29 - 30, 2024; Palmer, Alaska
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
July 11 - 14, 2024; Linville, North Carolina
Clan Forbes Convener: Ron Pearson
July 19 - 21, 2024; Belfast Commons, Belfast, Maine
July 13 -14, 2023; Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon, Washington
July 12 - 13, 2024; Payson, Utah
Arizona Highland Games and Gathering
July 20 - 21, 2024; Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff, Arizona
Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival
July 20, 2024; Look Park, Northampton, Massachusetts
Clan Forbes Convener: Leslie A. Furbish
St. Andrew's Society of Detroit Annual Highland Games
August 2-- 3, 2024; Greenmead Historical Village, Livonia, Michigan
CNY Scottish Games & Celtic Festival
August 10, 2024; Long Branch Park, Liverpool NY
Maine Highland Games & Scottish Festival
August 17, 2024; Topsham, Maine
Clan Forbes Conveners: Leslie A. Furbish and Ben Forbus
Bitterroot Celtic Games & Gathering
August 17- 18, 2024; Daly Mansion, Hamilton, Montana
Douglas County Scottish Highland Games
August 22 - 23, 2024; Henry Estate Winery, Umpqua, Oregon
Quechee Scottish Games and Festival
August 24, 2024; Hartford, Vermont
Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games
August 27, 2024; Old Westbury Gardens, New York
August 30 - September 1, 2024; Waukesha, Wisconsin
Caledonian Club of San Francisco
August 30 - September 1, 2024; Pleasanton, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Virginia Scottish Games & Festival
August 31 - September 1, 2024; Great Meadow, The Plains, Virgnia
Clan Forbes Convener: Ron Pearson
ScotFest Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival
September 6 - 8, 2024; Estes Park, Colorado
Clan Forbes Convener: Natalie Gates
September 13 - 14, 2024; West Kalispell, Montana
September 7, 2024; Kindleberger Park, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival
September 7-8, 2024; Sanders Ferry Park, Hendersonville, Tennessee
Columbus (Indiana) Scottish Festival
September 7 - 8, 2024; Bartholomew County Fairgrounds, Columbus, Indiana
Kelso Highlander Festival and Scottish Games
September 14 - 15, 2024; Tam O'Shanter Park, Kelso, Washington
New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival
September 16 - 18, 2024; Loon Mountain Resort, Lincoln, New Hampshire
September 13 - 15, 2024; Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Fresno Highland Gathering and Games
September 21, 2024; Kearney Park, Fresno, California
Clan Forbes Convener: Valerie Edwards
Central KY Celt Fest & Highland Games
September 21 - 22, 2024; Eminence, Kentucky
September 14, 2024; Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival
September 27-29, 2024; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival
September 27, 2024; Dandridge, Tennessee
Prescott Highland Games & Faire
September 28 - 29, 2024; Prescott, Arizona
October 5 - 6, 2024; McMinnville, Oregon
October 12, 2024; Humble Civic Center & Arena Complex, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Bart Forbes
Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival
October 18 - 20, 2024; Stone Mountain, Georgia
Clan Forbes Convener: Joshua Fordyce
Tyler Scottish Festival & Highland Games
October 5, 2024; Tyler, Texas
October 11-13, 2024; Lakeshore Park, Brandon, Mississippi
Clan Forbes Convener: Ann Forbes
October 12-13, 2024; Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
Scotland County Highland Games
October 4 - 6, 2024; North Carolina Rural Heritage Center, Laurinburg, North Carolina
October 19, 2024; Beaufort, North Carolina
Charleston Scottish Games
November 4, 2024; Riverfront Park, Charleston, South Carolina
Clan Forbes Convener: Victor and Amy Ney
Tucson Celtic Festival And Scottish Highland Games
November 1 - 3, 2024; Rillito Raceway Park, Tucson, Arizona
November 2 - 3, 2023; Pioneer Farms, Austin, Texas
Clan Forbes Convener: Bart Forbes
Gulfport Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival
November 9 - 10, 2024; Harrison County Fairgrounds, Gulfport, Mississippi
Salado Scottish Gathering & Highland Games
November 8 -10. 2024; Salado Museum and Park, Salado, Texas
Canada
Kingsville-Essex Highland Games
June 22, 2024
Winnipeg Scottish Festival
April 1, 2023; University of Winnipeg, Manitoba
Georgetown Highland Games
June 10, 2023; Georgetown, Ontario
Greater Moncton Highland Games
June 16-17, 2023; Moncton, NB
Cobourg Highland Games
June 16-17, 2023; Cobourg, Ontario
Red Deer Highland Games
https://www.reddeerhighlandgames.com/
June 24, 2023; Red Deer, AB
Manitoba Highland Gathering
June 24-25, 2023; Winnipeg, MB
Penticton Scottish Festival
July 1, 2023; Penticton, BC
Almonte Celtfest
July 2023; Almonte, Ontario
Antigonish Highland Games
July 2-9, 2023; Antigonish, NS
Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games
July 7-9, 2023; Kincardine, Ontario
Uxbridge Scottish Festival
July 22, 2023; Uxbridge, Ontario
Sherwood Park Highland Gathering
July 22-23, 2023; Sherwood Park, AB
New Brunswick Highland Games & Scottish Festival
July 28-30, 2023; Fredrickton, NB
Glengarry Highland Games
August 4-5, 2023; Maxville, Ontario
Montréal Scottish Festival & Highland Games
August 6, 2023; Verdun, QC
Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games
August 11-13, 2023; Fergus, Ontario
Goderich Celtic Roots Festival
August 11-13, 2023; Goderich, Ontario
Miramichi Scottish Festival
August 18-20, 2023; Miramichi, NB
National Capital Highland Games
August 19-20, 2023; Ottawa, Ontario
North Lanark Highland Games
August 26, 2023; Almonte, Ontario
Canmore Highland Games
September 2-3, 2023; Canmore, Alberta