2026 Schedule of Highland Games and Celtic Events

The Pacific Northwest Region includes Washington, Oregon and Alaska.  

There are 12 ongoing events in the area.  We have an active summer ahead with 3 Highland Games to attend near you. All the planned highland Celtic events are listed below.  We cannot attend all the events. Those listed with a CCA tent leader will be active. The 2026 schedule of Highland games and Celtic events are listed in their order of appearance.

Bagpiping, drumming, and band competitions are held under the British Columbia Pipers Association and the scores are recorded and ultimately will determine the grade level of the bands and individuals with grade 1 being the highest.  Those events considered part of the B.C. competitions are noted with an asterisk * by the event.

We welcome all Crawfords and those related to Crawfords and assist individuals with their questions and attempts to trace their roots and the value of DNA testing. If you wish to help with operating the Crawford Clan Tent at one of these games, please contact the tent leader ahead of time to coordinate activities.

Email for Bruce Crawford is argyll.crawford@gmail.com and Terry Pea’s email is terrypea@gmail.com.

 

2026 DatesCCA Tent LeaderEventDescription
May 9-17No tent*163rd Victoria Highland Games and Celtic festivalEvent held at Topaz Park in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  This year the Women’s World Championship will be held in Victoria  https://victoriahighlandgames.com
June 6No tent*Bellingham Scottish gatheringThis one-day event will be held at Blaine Marine Park at the last exit off I-5 before crossing into Canada at Blaine, Washington
June 6No tent*Portland Highland GamesThis one-day event is held this year at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Oregonhttps://www.phga.org/
June 13-14No tentCentral Oregon Celtic FestivalOpen 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Located at the O’Neil Arena, Redmond Oregon
June 20No tent23rd  Prosser Scottish Festival and Highland GamesEvent open 900am to 600 pm. Event held at the Prosser Wine and Food Park. 2840 Lee Road, Prosser, WA.  Highland athletic events and dance competition.
July 11No TentAthena Caledonian GamesOne day event at City Park, 3rd Street in Athena, Oregon halfway between Pendleton, Oregon and Walla Walla, Washington. https://athenacaledonian.org
July 11-12Bruce Crawford*30th Skagit Valley Highland GamesThis two-day event is held at Skagit County Fairgrounds in Mt. Vernon, Washington. . https://celticarts.org/skagit-valley-highland-games/
July 25-26Bruce Crawford, Terry Pea*79th Seattle Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering

Crawfords are invited to hang out at our clan tent. This event is held in Enumclaw, Washington near the Cascade Mountains at the Enumclaw Expo Center.  https://www.sshga.org/

August 1No tent*Spokane Scottish Highland Games68th Annual Festival 900am to 530 pm. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. https://Spokanehighlandgames.net .
August 15-16No tentAlbany Scottish FestivalHeld at Timber Linn Memorial Park, Albany, Oregon.  Athletic events.  This festival is free.
September 12-13  Terry PeaKelso Highlander FestivalThis festival is held at the Kelso Tam O’Shanter Park near Kelso High School and Interstate 5.  This smaller gathering is important because the founder of Kelso was Peter Crawford of Kelso, Scotland.  https://celticheritage.org/mac-scottish-festival/
October 3-4No Tent*McMinnville Scottish FestivalThis event is held at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds in McMinnville, Oregon.  https://celticheritage.org/mac-scottish-festival/