"A Bay Area tradition since 1866, California's largest and longest-running Scottish Games celebrates the very best of Scottish competition, culture and entertainment for all the family to enjoy. The 159th Scottish Highland Gathering & Games features the 2025 Women's Scottish Heavy Athletics World Championships, along with the 49th annual U.S. Scottish Heavy Athletics Championships for both men and women. Other traditional events to look out for include Scottish Highland dancing, piping and drumming, and soccer competitions."
"Live entertainment will showcase Scottish folk musicians, Celtic rock bands, Scottish country dancing, living history demonstrations, birds of prey, and Celtic animal exhibitions. Each day, the Grandstand Show will host the Games' opening and closing ceremonies, featuring a special guest military band and two guest pipe bands - the Wasatch and District Pipe Band from Utah and the St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band from Texas."
The 159th Scottish Highland Gathering & Games takes place at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton on August 30–31, 2025. The event hosts the 2025 Women's Scottish Heavy Athletics World Championships and the 49th U.S. Scottish Heavy Athletics Championships for men and women. Programming includes Scottish Highland dancing, piping and drumming, soccer competitions, live Scottish folk and Celtic rock music, country dancing, living history demonstrations, birds of prey, and Celtic animal exhibitions. Daily Grandstand Shows include opening and closing ceremonies with a guest military band and visiting pipe bands joining the Massed Bands. Admission is ticketed, with free entry for children five and under and active military (ticket required).
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