Hororata Highland Games

03/06/2026

💃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 One Country. Three Dance Styles. Endless Fun! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🕺

Did you know Scotland has more than one way to dance?

✨ Highland Dancing – athletic, precise, and steeped in tradition.
🎉 Ceilidh Dancing – social, energetic, and guaranteed to get everyone laughing.
🤝 Scottish Country Dancing – elegant, sociable, and all about teamwork and connection.

Whether you're looking for a challenge, a great night out, or a way to meet new people, there's a Scottish dance style for you!

At the Scottish Society of New Zealand, we're proud to celebrate all three. Which one would you choose? Or better yet... why not try them all?

👇 Tell us your favourite Scottish dance style in the comments!

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06/05/2026

Be part of one of New Zealand’s most loved rural events—and help us celebrate 15 years of the Hororātā Highland Games 7th November. Stallholder applications are open for this years event.

Hororata Highland Games - A Scottish Festival with a Kiwi Twist. Saturday 9th November 2024. Canterbury, New Zealand

01/05/2026

Follow us on TikTok for some fun Highland Games content.

.games 6 Followers, 7 Following, 4 Likes - Watch awesome short videos created by Hororata Highland Games

02/04/2026

Fun having JManGo tossing a caber today! Hope he makes it back for the Games 7th Nov!

17/02/2026

06/02/2026

What is Highland Dance? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Highland dance is a style of competitive dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the 19th and 20th centuries, in the context of competitions at public events such as the Highland games. It was created from the Gaelic folk dance repertoire, but formalized with the conventions of ballet, and has been subject to influences from outside the Highlands.
Highland dancing is often performed with the accompaniment of Highland bagpipe music and dancers wear specialized shoes called ghillies. It is now seen at nearly every modern-day Highland Games event including Hororata Highland Games where kilts of competitors fly and leap throughout the day.

Did you know we have our own Highland Dance classes here at the Scottish Hall?
Scottish Society Highland Dance Class

04/02/2026

Have you got wee ones who want to try Highland Dancing? This is a great opportunity

20/01/2026

7th November will be the 15th Hororata Highland Games! Its going to be a big celebration, lock it in your calendars now!

15/12/2025

In the December edition of the :
Record crowd celebrates Scottish and Kiwi culture at the 14th Hororata Highland Games
Issue out now!
Read more 👉 www.scottishbanner.com/?p=201970

08/12/2025

The spirit of the Games lives in the smiles, the connections, and the joy shared across the day.

Our community loves seeing how this event brings people together to laugh, cheer, and revel in the magic of being part of the Games. Kathryn Taylor has captured this perfectly with these photos — moments of pride, fun, and connection that define the Hororata Highland Games.

Kathryn Taylor Photography