Glenurquhart Highland Games Loch Ness

07/09/2026

We welcomed around 4000 visitors to Glenurquhart Highland Games this year!

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, whether you travelled from just down the road or from much further afield. Your support and good spirits are what make the Games so special

We hope you all had a fantastic day and we look forward to welcoming you back next year! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

02/09/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the Local Heavy Events this year – it was fantastic to see so many competitors involved! 🎉

Congratulations to all of our place winners:

Local Female Heavy Events
🥇 1st – Ellie Kergozou
🥈 2nd – Sarah Pocock
🥉 3rd – Rianna Tuberville

Local Male Heavy Events
🥇 1st – Lachlan Smith
🥈 2nd – Alastair MacLean
🥉 Joint 3rd – Douglas Pocock & John Bar

Well done to everyone who took part, and we hope to see you all again next year!

02/09/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the Local Heavy Events this year – it was great to see so many competitors involved!

Congratulations to all of our place winners:

Local Female Heavy Events
🥇 1st – Ellie Kergozou
🥈 2nd – Sarah Pocock
🥉 3rd – Rianna Tuberville

Local Male Heavy Events
🥇 1st – Lachlan Smith
🥈 2nd – Alastair MacLean
🥉 Joint 3rd – Douglas Pocock & John Barr

Well done to everyone who took part, and we hope to see you all again next year!

31/08/2026

World Female Heavy Events Championship results!

A huge congratulations to all the competitors in the World Female Heavy Event Championship!

Final Results:
🥇 1st: Juliet Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
🥈 2nd: Eve Robson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🥉 3rd: Alisha Donner 🇺🇸
4th: Emmerleigh Barter 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Joint 5th: Brook Rowbotham 🇳🇿 & Gabriella Rinehart 🇺🇸
7th: Laura Anthony 🇺🇸
8th: Denise Veenstra 🇳🇱
9th: Alyssa Watkins 🇺🇸

The girls put on a fantastic display of strength and skill, with Alisha Donner breaking the Glenurquhart Highland Games record for Weight Over the Bar not once, but twice, finishing with an incredible throw of 15ft!

And a huge congratulations to Juliet Ramsay on successfully retaining her title!

Congratulations to all the competitors on a brilliant day of competition!

24/08/2026

Congratulations to all our Piping Competition winners!

🏆 Calum Dunbar (Inverness), overall winner of the Senior competitions
🏆 Aaron Kane (Bathgate), the new Loch Ness Inn Trophy for the 15 & Under Ceòl Beag
🏆 Mirren Silver (Inverness), 15 & Under Trophy for Piobaireachd

A huge well done to all three, and to everyone who took part

Thank you to our Piping Competition sponsors, Loch Ness Inn & Bunkhouse Drumnadrochit and Central Alliance, Wakefield for their generous support

24/08/2026

24/08/2026

24/08/2026

What a weekend at the Glenurquhart Highland Games! Another spectacular World Female Heavy Events Championship - and what a championship it was 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇱🇺🇸🇳🇿✨

We welcomed ten incredible athletes from Scotland, England, the Netherlands, the USA and New Zealand, who delivered an unforgettable display of strength and skill across five traditional Highland heavy events.

Juliet (Scotland) once again dominated the championship, taking the overall title in spectacular fashion! 🏆 Eve Robson (England) secured second place, with Alisha Donner (USA) finishing third.

A huge thank you to our Championship Sponsors, Compass Building and Construction Services; our Honorary Sponsors, Highland Industrial Supplies; and our Gold Sponsors, M&D Green Pharmacy, for helping make this historic championship possible.

24/08/2026