The International Highland Dancing Festival Australia

13/02/2026

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Preserving and promoting the artistic sport of Highland and Scottish National Dance on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia

03/02/2026

We are looking forward to hosting the Central Coast Highland Dancing Titles at the new performance space in Gosford Regional Library. We'd love for you to join us.

NSW 2/2026 Competition run under Rules and Regulations ABHDI and RSOBHD. Judge: Petrea Gibbins-Doherty QLD VENUE: Gosford Library Donnison St All levels commence 10AM Championship length steps for Premier Highland Titles. All other dances VM 4, SL 4, FM 4, SW 2/1, ST 3/1, SHR 2/2

13/10/2025

Tradition well and truly reimagined! Very proud to have supported this incredible Highland Dance event! Counting down the days to the next one already!

On behalf of the entire committee - THANK YOU to everyone who joined us this weekend. What a wonderful community we are a part of. We hope you are leaving with new ideas to take home and are inspired to continue Reimagining Tradition✨

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23/09/2025

17/09/2025

Our major sponsor over many years! Congratulations Central Coast Branches of Bendigo Bank on 25 years of community banking and making us all stronger!

07/08/2025

NSW and ACT Dancers!!! If you are planning to support the only championship closed to your regions, please enter in the next seven days. If the organisation decide to cancel this, due to lack of support, there is a much greater risk to the future of this event! It is on Fathers Day, but as we all know the calendar is so full, dates can clash and it is never the intent of organisers, just the way balancing the calendar works! The committee behind this work incredibly hard and have done so for many years to see this event run! If you can get there, get your entry in!

30/07/2025

This event is one of our favourites. Raising over $10000 over the last decade. Mister Josh has learnt all the Highland and Scottish National dances and lately been inclined to share a TikTok trend with the community! Pure heart! This year $1000 was sent to the Funhaus Factory for the Gosford Arts Centre! What we he do next year 🤷🏼‍♂️! Thanks Mister Josh and thanks all who participated! SO MUCH FUN!

29/07/2025

The World Highland Dancing Conference will offer three tailored participant tracks to ensure a weekend of sessions and classes designed to meet the unique needs of every attendee. Whether you're a professional, dancer, or enthusiast, there’s a track that fits your interests and goals.

29/07/2025

Just in case you needed to be in Dallas one week and Sydney the next… 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🕺

28/07/2025

Thank you to OzScot JDS a grassroots development program for dancers aspiring to become an OzScot Australia International Highland Dance performer, for opening our Choreography event last Friday night. With 36 diverse performances across the night, these dancers set the scene for a fabulous celebration of the dance that has it all!!!

28/07/2025

It was fantastic to meet international judge Lisa Ferrie from Glasgow, along with dancers and officials at the International Highland Dancing Festival at Niagara Park last weekend.
This incredible spectacle of Scottish dancing and music also had the honour of hosting the Australian Championships this year, and some exceptional talent was on display.
It gave me enormous pride both as Mayor of this beautiful region, and as a former local from Galston on the West Coast of Scotland, to be part of this special event.
Congratulations to the dancers, who performed brilliantly, and to everyone involved in organising the festival. We look forward to having you back again next year!