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Treat yourself to a front row view of some of the most events at this year’s Scottish Festival & Highland Games.

Our Wintrust Patron Tent is the place to be to see the amazing feats of Heavy Athletics competitions and the incredible Massed Bands performance! Tickets are on sale now.

The entertainment lineup at the 2023 Scottish Festival & Highlands Games features familiar and new bands and solo artists ranging from rock, jazz and bluegrass, to traditional Scottish and Irish music. Learn more about the musical acts and buy your tickets now!

National Arbor Day greetings are being shared across the U.S. and in Scotland to celebrate the planting, upkeep and preservation of trees. Ever the muse for painters, poets and naturalists, trees celebrate every season of life.

Chicago Scots is celebrating Arbor Day by shining a spotlight on two of our members and raising money for the restoration of the trees and landscaping at Caledonia Senior Living from the storm damage suffered last June.

Chicago Scots was proud to be a partner organization for Judson University’s World Leaders Forum. See a recap of events, and how the Chicago Scots community and the staff and residents at Caledonia Senior Living provided a warm welcome to the World Leaders Forum attendees.

Rusty Magner shares his story on his connection to golf and the Kilted Classic hosted by the Chicago Scots. “Try it, and you’ll want to return the next year. Bring some friends and or clients – they will thank you. And it’s a good value for golf, food and drink! The bagpipes are always incredible. The comradery of friends and challenges on a great course, like Cantigny, can’t be beat.”

Calvin Lees shares his experience as the 2022 Saltire Scholar Intern at Chicago Scots. Hear about what he worked on, what he learned, how he explored Chicago and more.

The entertainment lineup at the 2022 Scottish Festival & Highlands Games includes a variety of bands and solo artists with eclectic styles from jazz and bluegress, to honky tonk, country and more!

Chicago Scots is grateful for Roscoe, whose motto is ‘Take Pride’ for continuing to sponsor the Pipe Band Competition at the Scottish Festival & Highland Games. Learn about the company’s family values and history.

Chicago Scots is proud to host the Midwest’s largest Scottish Festival and Highland Games with North America’s largest Pipe Band competition June 17-18, 2022. Solo competitions are held on Friday and full Pipe Band competitions are on Saturday!

Scottish Heavyweight Athletics, with roots back to the 10th century, form the identifying activities at the Highland Games. Learn about these events and hear from a panel of women discussing the past, present and future of women in Heavy Athletics.

Chicago Scots interviewed Scott McAdam Jr. to discuss his Scottish identity and the company’s support for Chicago Scots, including sponsorship of the Children’s Area at the 2022 Scottish Festival & Highland Games.

To celebrate Tartan Week, Chicago Scots hosted Philip Long, Annie Campbell, and Kirstin Bridier from the National Trust for Scotland on the first leg of their four-city tour of America.

For the second year in a row the Kilted Classic Leaderboard is generously sponsored by Curtis Linder, in memory of his mother Glenna Linder who lived at Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care.

I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about my Scottish identity. On this Fourth of July, I'd like to talk about my American identity. I am a Chicago Scot. I was born and brought up in Scotland. In 2018, I became an American Citizen. My American wife, Aisha, and...

Chicago Scots President and CEO, Gus Noble, has been named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  This honor was awarded in recognition of Gus’s 17-years of service to Scottish culture in the United...

Gus Noble, President of the Chicago Scots, received the 2021 National Tartan Day Award presented by the Scottish Coalition USA. The award was presented April 6th during the National Tartan Day Commemoration Celebration, hosted virtually by the American Scotland Foundation.

One year ago, Chicago Scots began a collaboration with local artist David Lee Csicsko to help support our heroes at Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care.  Each month we have celebrated a Scottish or Scottish-American hero featuring them on apparel, mugs and other merchandise available at our online store. Learn more about these incredible heroes.

On Tuesday, April 6th we want every Chicago Scot to observe National Tartan Day at home safely. We’ve compiled a list of events and activities every Scot can enjoy at home to commemorate National Tartan Day.

Last March, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Chicago Scots announced with regret that we would press “pause” on all our in-person events until we were absolutely certain we could host them safely. Unfortunately, that time has not yet come and we regret to announce that the Chicago Scots will not host our 2021 Scottish Festival & Highland Games in June.