Moncton Highland Games

06/04/2026

🏆 Join us Saturday, June 13 in for:
💪 Feats of strength at the Heavy Events - including the CANADIAN Men’s Masters CHAMPIONSHIPS
🎶 The skirl of the pipes & beat of the drums
👯‍♀️ Highland Dance competitions
🏃‍♀️ 5K Tartan Fun Run/Walk
⚔️ Demonstrations of sword fighting & blacksmithing & spinning & sheep herding
🌳 genealogy & Clan associations
🏰 Bouncy castles
🐴 Horse & wagon rides
🍺 Pints & Tunes in the Ceilidh Tent
& so much more!

Best of all - it’s FREE entry for everyone!

Find all this fun at the Hal Betts Sportsplex (250 Assomption Blvd) on Saturday. Gates open at 8am, most activities are 10am-5pm, with music continuing until 9pm - so you can still watch the Scotland match that night! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We’re also hosting THREE free community concerts leading up to the big day!
🎶 Tuesday, June 9 at Moncton’s Victoria Park
🎶 Wednesday, June 10 at Riverview’s Riverfront Gazebo
🎶 Thursday, June 11 at Salisbury’s Amphitheatre

🤩 See you at the Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival
🔜 June 9-13, 2026

06/03/2026

Caber tossin’, bagpipes blastin’, kilts swayin’ - aye, the Greater Moncton Highland Games are a bonnie good time for all!

Don’t miss it, or we’ll be udderly disappointed! 😉 Join us for FREE June 13 at the Hal Betts Sportsplex on Assomption Blvd!

Several baseball fields FULL of activities, live music throughout the afternoon & evening, vendors, food trucks, & so much more!

06/02/2026

Book your tickets to great laughs!

Scottish comedian Bruce Fummey is coming back to Moncton - just in time for the 20th annual Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival. You can expect lots of laugh with a dose of history and culture as Bruce shares his quirky observations on how Scotland Made the World.

🎟️ Tickets are available through the Théâtre Capitol Theatre; age guidance is 16+.
🌍 Scotland Made the World
⏰ Friday, June 12 | Doors open at 7pm, show at 7:30

06/01/2026

Help us celebrate 20 years of the Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival!

The Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival, host of the 2021 Scottish Masters Athletics Heavy Events World Championships.

05/28/2026

Our 20th annual games are just around the corner!

FREE Community concerts in Moncton (June 9), Riverview (June 10), and Salisbury (June 11), Scottish comedian Bruce Fummey (June 12), then the big 20th annual Greater Moncton Highland Games event Saturday, June 13.

05/14/2026

Maritime Sword School will be with us again this year, hosting four classes of sabre / broadsword competition. So much fun to watch!

If you’ve been training, registration is open:
https://forms.office.com/r/Vvu7iRGAHk

Competition is Saturday, June 13 - alongside all the other displays, demonstration, competitions, & entertainment of the 20th annual Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival! Join us at the Hal Betts Sportsplex in Moncton; free entry to come & watch!

05/13/2026

Grab your plaid and join us for a 5K fundraiser at the annual Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival!

👟 Test your personal best OR gather the Clan for a casual walk. Start time is 10am on Saturday, June 13 at the Games in .

All ages welcome & all participants earn a made-in-NB pewter medal!
(Children can walk/run with an adult under one registration.)

REGISTER IN ADVANCE:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/5k-tartan-run-tickets-1986735204478

04/20/2026

Calling all pipers & drummers!

The entry form for piping, drumming, & pipe band competitions at the 2026 Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival will be live at 7pm on Monday, April 20.

https://forms.gle/S4svoCmSwfviMagu9

Cape Breton Island Pipe Band
Dartmouth & District Pipe Band
Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew Pipe Band
The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada
RCMP Pipes & Drums, New Brunswick
78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel
12 Wing Pipes and Drums Shearwater
Saint John Caledonian Pipe Band
Kennebecasis Valley Pipes and Drums
New Scotland Pipes and Drums
Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association
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Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic College
New Brunswick Scottish-Cultural Association
NB Celtic Happenings
New Brunswick Piobaireachd Club

04/06/2026

Happy Tartan Day!

Tartan Day began right here on the East Coast of Canada and has grown into a worldwide celebration!

On April 6, 1320, the Declaration of Arbroath, Scotland’s written assertion of independence, was signed. When Canadian descendants of Scottish immigrants were looking for a date to honour the past and current contributions of those with Scottish heritage, April 6 was chosen to become Tartan Day. It was first celebrated in Nova Scotia and formally adopted by New Brunswick in 1993. The Government of Canada recognized Tartan Day as a national observance in 2010.

Learn more about tartans, Scottish culture, & more at the 20th annual Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival, June 9-13, 2026!