This year at the Games, we’re going on a musical adventure. We’re going to tell the stories of what became of Scottish music after it reached American shores. Our Festival Music Stage will take a journey with Scottish music, through the Appalachians where it became...
I know I’m not alone when I say that I am really, REALLY looking forward to the massed bands at this year’s Scottish Festival and Highland Games. It’s always such a meaningful and moving experience, but this year it will mean even more. COVID-19 has kept us apart for...
Chicago Scots is proud to host the Midwest’s largest Scottish Festival and Highland Games with North America’s largest Pipe Band competition. 8 grade 2 and grade 3 judges as well as 4 Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association certified judges will preside over...
Scottish Heavyweight Athletics form the identifying activities at the Highland Games. These contests have their roots in the 10th century when Scottish King Malcolm Ceanmore first hosted competitions of strength and speed among his warriors and clansmen. The winners...
Our Children’s Area, sponsored by McAdam Landscape Professionals in Forest Park, will bring the spirit of the Highland Games alive for the next generation of budding athletes, pipers and dancers. McAdam Landscape Professionals are closely tied to Chicago Scots. They...
To celebrate Tartan Week, Chicago Scots hosted Philip Long, Annie Campbell, and Kirstin Bridier on the first leg of their four-city tour of America. Long, the chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland and his wife Annie Campbell, were thrilled to be in...