This is a list of various Celtic-related events going on around the world. The events are listed chronologically under the countries (alphabetically by name) Reach out if know of any more or to promote your event!
Australia
Maclean Highland Gathering 2026
April 3-4. 2026
Maclean Showground, Australia
Brigadoon: Bundadoon Highland Gathering
April 18, 2026
62 Erith St, Bundanoon NSW 2578, Australia
Koroit Irish Festival
May 1-3, 2026
Koroit, VIC
Australian Celtic Festival
April 30-May 3, 2026
Australian Standing Stones National Celtic Monument, Glen Innes, NSW
Berry Celtic Festival
May 23, 2026
Berry Showground, Alexandra St, Berry, NSW 2535
National Celtic Festival
June 5-6, 2026
Portarlington, VIC
Aberdeen Highland Games
July 4, 2026
Jefferson Park, Aberdeen, New South Wales.
Brigadoon: Bundadoon Highland Gathering
April 3, 2027
62 Erith St, Bundanoon NSW 2578, Australia
Brigadoon: Bundadoon Highland Gathering
April 1, 2028
62 Erith St, Bundanoon NSW 2578, Australia
Brigadoon: Bundadoon Highland Gathering
April 7, 2029
62 Erith St, Bundanoon NSW 2578, Australia
Brigadoon: Bundadoon Highland Gathering
April 6, 2030
62 Erith St, Bundanoon NSW 2578, Australia
Belgium
Scots Weekend
September 4-6, 2026
Kasteelstraat 6, 3740 Bilzen, Belgium
Brittany
Festival Mythos
April 3-13, 2026
Rue saint Melaine, 35000 Rennes
Jazz Ô Château
April 25-May 3, 2026
Château de Pommorio, Tréveneuc, France
Brest Surf Film Festival
May 13-16, 2026
Océanopolis, Rue Eugène Bérest, 29200 Brest
Festival l'Échappée
May 29-30, 2026
56150 Melrand
Festival Photo
June 1- September 30, 2026
29730 Guilvinec
Festi'coat
June 5-6, 2026
Keroza, 56320 Le Faouët
Lyncéus Festival
June 25-28, 2026
Divers lieux dans la ville, Esplanade de la Banche, 22520 Binic-Étables-sur-Mer
Festival des Vieilles Charrues
July 16-19, 2026
Site de Kerampuilh, Rue Jean-Sébastien Corvellec, 29270 Carhaix-Plouguer
Festival du Polar Le Chien Jaune
July 17-19, 2026
Quai Carnot, 29900 Concarneau
Cornouaille Festival
July 23-26, 2026
Quimper
Binic Folks Blues Festival 2026
July 24-26. 2026
La Banche, Esplanade de la Banche, 22520 Binic-Étables-sur-Mer
Fest Jazz
July 23-26, 2026
Penn Ar Pont, 29520 Châteauneuf-du-Faou
Jazz In Loc
August 6-7, 2026
Manoir de Kervereguen, 29750 Loctudy
Festival Grain d’Pirate 2026
August 7-9, 2026
Esplanade de la Banche, 22520 Binic-Étables-sur-Mer
Chez Hubert Festival 2026
August 7th – 9th, 2026
29100 Le Juch
Motocultor open air Festival 2026
August 13-16, 2026
Site de Kerampuilh, Rue Jean-Sébastien Corvellec, 29270 Carhaix-Plouguer
Roznoir : Festival du Polar
September 10-16, 2026
Palais des Congrès, rue du maréchal foch, 22700 Perros-Guirec
Foire Biozone
September 12-13, 2026
Place de la gare, Mûr-de-Bretagne, 22530 Mûr-de-Bretagne
Canada
Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival
May 9-17, 2026
Topaz Park, Topaz Ave & Finlayson Street & Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC, Canada
Gathering of the Scots
June 4-7, 2026
Veteran's Sports Field, Perth-Andover, NB E7H 1Z6
Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival and Highland Games
June 6-7, 2026
Hiawassee, GA
Greater Moncton Highland Games and Celtic Festival
June 9-13, 2026
New Brunswick, Canada
Georgetown Highland Games
June 13, 2026
Georgetown Fairgrounds, 1 Park Avenue, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 1Y4, Canada
Halifax Celtic Cultural Festival
June 17-21, 2026
Spatz Theatre, Citadel High Complex
British Columbia Highland Games
June 19-20, 2026
Town Centre Park, Coquitlam
Kamloops Highland Games
June 27, 2026
Albert McGowan Park, 2025 Summit Drive, Kamloops
Kingsville Highland Games
June 27, 2026
Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens, 1550 Road 3 E, Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2E5
Embro Highland Games
July 1, 2026
Embro, ON
Penticton Scottish Festival
July 3-4, 2026
King’s Park, 550 Eckhardt Avenue West, Penticton BC
Kincardine Scottish Festival
July 3-5, 2026
Kincardine, Ontario
Almonte Celtfest
July 3-5, 2026
Gemill Park, 182 Bridge St, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0, Canada
Antigonish Highland Games
July 5-12, 2026
Columbus Field, 121 Main St, Antigonish NS B2G 2B6
New Brunswick Highland Games
July 24-26, 2026
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Sherwood Park Highland Gathering
July 25-26, 2026
Broadmoor Lake Park 20 Festival Way Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A-0W9
Glengarry Highland Games
July 31-August 1, 2026
34 Fair Street, Maxville, Ontario
Montreal Highland Games
August 2, 2026
Douglas Hospital grounds; 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Verdun QC H4H 1R3
Fergus Scottish Festival
August 7-9, 2026
Canada
Goderich Celtic Roots Festival
August 7-9, 2026
Lions' Harbour Park: 168 West St Goderich ON N7A 2K9
North Lanark Highland Games
Saturday, August 22, 2026
N.L.A.S. Fairgrounds, Almonte, Ontario
Canmore Highland Games
September 4-6, 2026
Centennial Park, Canmore
Celtic Colours International Festival
October 9th to October 17th, 2026
Cape Breton, Canada
Celtic Colours International Festival
October 8th to October 16th, 2027
Cape Breton, Canada
Cornwall
St Endellion Easter Music Festival
April 4-12, 2026
St Endellion Church, Port Isaac
Trevithick Day Celebration
April 25, 2026
Tyacks Hotel, Camborne
Porthleven Food Festival
April 24-26, 2026
Harbour Head, Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall. TR13 9JY.
Incredible Hike 2026
May 14-16, 2026
Tintagel
Galicia
Ireland
Waterford Festival of Food
April 24-26, 2026
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
https://www.waterfordfestivaloffood.com/
Cork International Choral Festival 2026
April 29 -May 3, 2026
Cork City, Co. Cork
North West 200
May 4-9, 2026
233a Loughan Rd, Coleraine BT55 7QH, Northern Ireland
St Brendan the Navigator Community Festival 2026
May 14 - 17, 2026
Fenit, Co. Kerry
Gaelforce Great River Swim
May 16, 2026
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Fastnet Film Festival
May 20 - 24, 2026
Schull, Co. Cork
Listowel Writers’ Week
May 27-31, 2026
Listowel, Ireland
Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival
May 28-31, 2026
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Ireland BikeFest
May 29-31, 2026
Between Gleneagle Killarney and The Brehon Hotel on the Muckross Road
GPS: N +52o 2 45.30 W 9o 30 16.02
Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival 2026
June 4 - 7, 2026
Westport, Co. Mayo
Bloomsday Festival
June 11-16, 2026
Dublin, Ireland
Famine Walk
June 13, 2026
Doolough Valley, County Mayo
Galtee Challenge 2026
June 27, 2026
Galbally, Co. Limerick
Cairde Sligo Arts Festival 2026
July 4 - 11, 2026
Sligo Town, Co. Sligo
Earagail Arts Festival
July 11 - 25, 2026
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Gaelforce Great Lake Swim
July 11, 2026
Portumna, Co. Galway
Galway International Arts Festival
July 13-26, 2026
Galway, Ireland
The Brandon Bay Run 2026
July 18, 2026
Castlegregory, Co. Kerry
Galway Races Summer Festival
July 27-August 2, 2026
Ballybrit, Galway, H91 V654, Ireland
Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann
August 2-9, 2026
Belfast, Ireland
39th International Feakle Festival of Traditional Irish Music
August 5th -10th, 2026
Feakle, East Clare
Rose of Tralee International Festival 2026
August 14 - 18, 2026
Tralee, Co. Kerry
Gaelforce Great Fjord Swim
September 12, 2026
Leenane, Co. Galway
Boyne TradFest
September 18th – 20th, 2026
Drogheda
EcoTrail Wicklow 2026
September 24 - 26, 2026
Bray, Co. Wicklow
Celtic Nights
November 1 - December 31, 2026
Dublin City, Co. Dublin
Isle of Mann
Shennaghys Jiu festival
April 2, 2026 - April 5, 2026
Ramsey, Isle of Mann
Easter Festival of Running
April 3-5, 2026
Manx Harriers, National Sports Centre, Perimeter Roadway, Douglas, Isle of Man
Manx Language Exhibition
April 5, 2026 - October 31, 2026
Manx Museum
CAMRA Isle of Man Beer and Cider Festival
April 9-11, 2026
Villa Marina, Douglas
Gaelgeyryn of Rushen: Past, present and future
May 18, 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Off Upper Promenade, Port Erin, Isle of Man IM9 6L
Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy)
May 25-June 6, 2026
TT Grandstand, A2, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 6DA, Isle of Man
Parish Walk
June 20-21, 2026
National Sports Centre (NSC), Douglas
Scoill Souree: Manx Gaelic Summer School
July 27, 2026 - July 31, 2026
Peel or St. John's
Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering
July 27, 2026 - August 2, 2026
Peel and Douglas
Cooish Vooar – Manx language festival
September 25, 2026 - September 29, 2026
New Zealand
Easter Hawkes Bay Highland Gathering
April 3-5, 2026
Lindisfarne College, Pakowhai Rd, Hastings
Scotland
Joan Eardley: The Nature of Painting Exhibition
April 2- June 28, 2026
Modern Two in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Science Festival
April 4-19, 2026
Venues across Edinburgh
Shetland Folk Festival
April 20-May 3, 2026
Shetland, Scotland
Nuart Aberdeen
April 22 – 26, 2026
Aberdeen
Paisley Food and Drink Festival
April 24-25, 2026
Abbey Close and Bridge Street, Paisley
Discover the Borders Tour
April 25- May 5, 2026
Stirling to Hadrian's Wall
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
April 29-May 4, 2026
Across Speyside
Arran Rock'N'Blues Festival
May 1-3, 2026
Brodick, Isle of Arran
Girvan Traditional Folk Festival
May 1-3, 2026
Girvan, Scotland
Edinburgh Tartan Parade
May 9, 2026
Royal Mile, Edinburgh
The Gralloch
May 15-17, 2026
Galloway Forest Park
Arran Mountain Festival
May 15-17, 2026
Isle of Arran
Ballater Walking Festival
May 16-22, 2026
Ballater and the Cairngorms National Park
Scottish Wild Food Festival
May 17-18, 2026
Tir na nOg (G63 0NF)
Orkney Folk Festival
May 21-24, 2026
All across Orkney, but based in Stromness
Perth Arts Festival
May 21-30, 2026
Perth Theatre, Perth Concert Hall, and other venues
Jim Clark Rally
May 22-24, 2026
Duns, Scottish Borders
Islay Festival
May 22-31, 2026
Islay, Scotland
Atholl Gathering
May 24, 2026
Blair Castle
Scone Palace Garden Fair
May 29-30, 2026
Scone Palace
Edinburgh International Children's Festival
May 30-June 7, 2026
Edinburgh
Borders Book Festival
June 11-13, 2026
Harmony Garden (National Trust for Scotland), Melrose TD6 9LJ, United Kingdom
Chicago Scots' Scottish Festival & Highland Games
June 12-13, 2026
DuPage County Fairgrounds
Leith Festival
June 13-21, 2026
Leith, Scotland
Scotland's First Warriors
June 27, 2026-May 17, 2027
National Museum of Scotland
East Neuk Festival
July 1-5, 2026
East Neuk of Fife
Tiree Music Festival
July 10-12, 2026
Isle of Tiree
Genesis Scottish Open
July 10-13, 2026
Renaissance Golf Club, North Berwick
Inverness Highland Games
July 11, 2026
Bught Park, Inverness
HebCelt
July 15-18, 2026
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
Dornoch Music & Beer Festival
July 17-18, 2026
The Meadows Field, Dornoch
Commonwealth Games
July 23- August 2, 2026
Multiple venues, Glasgow
SpeyFest
July 24-26, 2026
Moray
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
July 30-August 1, 2026
Belladrum Estate, IV4 7BA
Fringe by the Sea
July 31-August 9, 2026
Lodge Grounds (2C East Rd, North Berwick, EH39 4HN)
Pittenweem Arts Festival
August 1-8, 2026
East Neuk, Fife
Edinburgh International Festival
August 7-30, 2026
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
August 7-31, 2026
Venues across Edinburgh
Galloway Country Fair
August 8-9, 2026
Drumlanrig Castle
Piping Live!
August 9-14, 2026
The National Piping Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Edinburgh International Film Festival
August 13-19, 2026
Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Book Festival
August 15-30, 2026
Edinburgh
Nairn Book and Arts Festival
August 29-September 6, 2026
Nairn, Scotland
Monument Mile Classic
August 30, 2026
Athletics Track, Stirling, Fife & Central, FK9 4LA
Braemar Gathering
September 5, 2026
The Princess Royal And Duke Of Fife Memorial Park
World Stone Skimming Championships
September 5, 2026
Easdale Island, Scotland, PA34 4TB
Tour O The Borders
September 6, 2026
South of Scotland
Vogrie Pogrie
September 11-14, 2026
Vogrie Country Park
Salomon Skyline
September 18-20, 2026
Nevis Range, Near Fort William
Wigtown Book Festival
September 25-October 4, 2026
Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
Taste of the Highlands Journey
September 30- October 2. 2026
Scottish Highlands
World Porridge Making Championships
October 3, 2026
Carrbridge
Autumn in Caledonia Cruise
October 17-23, 2026
Hebridean Island Cruises
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
October 21-31, 2026
Edinburgh, Scotland
World Shortbread Championships
November 21, 2026
Inverness, Scotland
United States
Dill's Celtic Festival
April 17-18
227 North Baltimore Street, Dillsburg, PA
Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games
May 16-17, 2026
Greater Smokies Event Grounds, 7930 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy.,Townsend, TN 37882
Fair Hill Scottish Games
May 16, 2026
Fair Hill Fairgrounds, Elkton, Maryland
Northern Nevada Celtic Ceilidh
May 16, 2026
Reno Public Market 299 E Plumb Lane, Reno
Motor City Irish Fest
June 12-14 2026
Greenmead Historical Village, Livonia, MI
Penn-Mar Irish Festival
June 20, 2026
Pheasant Run Greenhouse & Garden Center, Glen Rock, PA
Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games
June 26-27, 2026
Ottawa County Fairgrounds, 1286 Ottawa Beach Road, Holland, MI 49424
Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival
July 18, 2026
Look Park, Northampton, MA
August 21-22, 2026
Mayville Lakeside Park, Mayville, NY
Irish Fest
August 21-23, 2026
Chicago Gaelic Park; 6119 W. 147th Street Oak Forest, IL 60452
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival
April 25, 2026
Jefferson Patterson Park, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, MD
Casper Celtic Irish Festival
August 28th -29th 2026
Ramkota Hotel; 800 North Poplar Street, Casper, WY 82601
September 5-6, 2026
The Plains, Virginia
Covenanter Scottish Festival And Highland Games
September 12, 2026
Covenanter Presbyterian Church, 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville, PA 17566
Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games
September 19-20, 2026
Niagara County Fairgrounds, 4487 Lake Ave. (Rte. 78) Lockport, NY 14094
Litchfield Hills Highland Games
Saeptember 26, 2026
Lime Rock Park, 60 White Hollow Rd, Lakeville, CT
23rd Annual O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
October 22nd – 25th, 2026
Hoblitzelle Camp & Conference Center, Midlothian, Texas