Southwest Missouri Celtic Festival

Southwest Missouri Celtic Festival SWMO Celtic Heritage Festival Celebrates the heritage of our area founded by Celtic immigrants. Both men and women compete in the Highland Games. Louis.

The Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games celebrates the heritage of the Buffalo Head Prairie and the immigrants from the Celtic region that settled in the area and created Buffalo, Mo. The Celtic region includes Brittany (Breizh), Cornwall (Kernow), Wales (Cymru), Scotland (Alba), Ireland (Éire) and the Isle of Man (Mannin or Ellan Vannin). Hosted by the Buffalo Area Chambe

r of Commerce, the Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games have been providing a family-friendly cultural and educational experience for 20 years. The festival takes place the weekend after Labor Day at the Buffalo City Park/Dallas County Fairgrounds on Ramsey Street in Buffalo, MO. The Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games showcases traditional music, vendors, demonstrations, and Clan Row which features many of the clans with origins from the Celtic regions. Clans represented provide a living history of their clan from Scotland to their influence in the creation of America. They also provide information for Genealogical study and resources for those wishing to further their ties to the people from the Celtic areas in history. The Highland Games feature traditional competition classes including Braemar stone toss, open stone toss, weight for distance, weight over bar, heavy and light hammer, sheaf toss, caber toss, and more. Festival’s origins ~

The first Celtic Heritage Festival and Highlands Games was held in 2002 in Buffalo. Local resident, Monty Viets, got the ball rolling when he started researching his own Celtic heritage. He had been learning about the Montgomery side of his family and ran across Clan Montgomery, a genealogical organization that traces its family roots back to Viking Normandy and Celtic Wales and Scotland. Interested in learning more about the clan heritage, Viets attended a Clan Montgomery Association meeting at a Celtic festival in Tulsa, Okla., in addition to a festival in St. He was interested in Buffalo presenting a similar Celtic festival, and ultimately the Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce and the Buffalo Optimist Club helped organize the local event.

Athlete Registration is open for our Highland Games. The link is on our website!
05/19/2026

Athlete Registration is open for our Highland Games. The link is on our website!

The Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games is an annual tradition in Buffalo, Missouri, honoring the vibrant legacy of the Celtic peoples who settled the Buffalo Head Prairie. These settlers came from regions known collectively as the Celtic nations—Brittany (Breizh), Cornwal...

Congratulations to the Central High School Kiltie Drum & Bugle Corps, celebrating 100 years!
04/23/2026

Congratulations to the Central High School Kiltie Drum & Bugle Corps, celebrating 100 years!

Central High School's Kilties will celebrate a century of sisterhood this weekend with a slew of events. Plans call for a reunion, a memorial service, a fundraising pancake breakfast and a free concert at Park Central Square.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/schools/k12-education/central-high-kilties-centennial/

04/06/2026

Ayr Burns Club Of Missouri Ozark Mountains
SouthWest Missouri Pipes & Drums
Southwest Missouri Celtic Festival
Central High School Kiltie Drum & Bugle Corps
Parkview Lassies Drum & Bugle Corps
IAFF Local 152 Pipes & Drums
The Patriot Piper
Scottish St. Andrew Society of Greater St. Louis
Kansas City St. Andrew Society

If you're looking for a bagpipe and drum group, these guys are great!
09/30/2025

If you're looking for a bagpipe and drum group, these guys are great!

The newly formed SouthWest Missouri Pipes & Drums is seeking financial support in the form of (donation based) performance fees and Sponsorships in the Southwest Missouri area.

In order to maintain and grow the Pipe and Drum band we need support to fund the following non-comprehensive list:
1. A Band Website.
2. Rent for our practice hall.
3. Purchase of matching Reeds, Chanters, Pipe Bag Covers, Drum Heads, Branded Bass Drum Heads, Etc.
4. Assisting Members with Instrument purchases.
5. Standardized uniforms including Matching Kilts and Headwear.
6. Educational Instruction & Materials for Both Pipe and Drum Corps.
7. Obtaining 501 (c)3 Designation
8. Parade Banners & Flags
9. New Member Recruitment and Instruction.
10. Ear Plugs.

To Make a Donation, Book a Performance, or duscuss sponsorship options and benefits. Please contact our Business Manager Jayson Wilkins at [email protected] or message through the band facebook.

Thank you for all your support!

09/05/2025

Due to the incoming rain. We will not be doing the calling of the clans torch ceremony.. join us tomorrow at noon for the calling of the clans torch ceremony at noon

The Excitement Begins this Friday! Part 3 in our Blog Series about the SWMO Celtic Festival is up! Learn more about the ...
09/02/2025

The Excitement Begins this Friday! Part 3 in our Blog Series about the SWMO Celtic Festival is up! Learn more about the Clans on Clan Row. We'll see you on Friday!

Step into the heart of Celtic tradition at Clan Row , one of the most beloved features of the Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games. M

So excited to have London Calling Pasty Company back this year! They will be here all day Saturday.
09/02/2025

So excited to have London Calling Pasty Company back this year! They will be here all day Saturday.

Schedule for the Pasty Food Truck & the Fish & Chip Food Truck for this week 9/1- 9/7

Pasty Special for September is The Oktoberfest Pasty; Kielbasa smoked sausage, pan fried bacon, fresh cabbage and potato, sautéed onion.

PASTY FOOD TRUCK SCHEDULE 🥟

Monday 1st September
Pasty Trailer 🥟 - Osage Beach, Walmart, 4252 Highway 54, Osage Beach, MO 65065 from 11am-7pm

Tuesday 2nd September
Pasty Trailer 🥟 - Salem - Walmart, 1101 W Highway 32, Salem, MO 65560 from 11am-7pm

Wednesday 3rd September
Pasty Trailer 🥟 - Jane - Discount Smokes & Liquor, 22176 US-71 N, Pineville, MO 64856 from 11am-7pm

Thursday 4th September
Pasty Trailer 🥟 - Stockton Lake Plaza, 1406 South St, Stockton, MO from 11am-7pm

Friday 5th September
Pasty Trailer 🥟 & Fish & Chip Truck 🐟 Monett - First on Front Concert, Pavilion, Front St, Monett, MO from 11am-8pm

Saturday 6th September
Pasty Truck 🥟 - Springfield - Farmers Market of the Ozarks 2144 E Republic Rd, Springfield, MO 65804 8am-1pm

Saturday 6th September
Pasty Trailer 🥟 - Buffalo, MO - Celtic Festival, 401 Park Dr, Buffalo, MO from 10am-6pm

FISH & CHIP FOOD TRUCK SCHEDULE 🐟

Tuesday 2nd September
Fish & Chip Truck 🐟 - Osceola - St Clair County Government Office, 655 Second St, Osceola, MO 64776 from 11am-7pm

Wednesday 3rd September
Fish & Chip Truck 🐟 - Springfield - Mercy Hospital
1235 E. Cherokee St, Springfield, MO 65804 from 10:30am-1:30pm

Wednesday 3rd September
Fish & Chip Truck 🐟 - Clever, MO - The Corner, 412 N Public Ave, Clever, MO from 4pm-7pm

Friday 5th September
Pasty Trailer 🥟 & Fish & Chip Truck 🐟 Monett - First on Front Concert, Pavilion, Front St, Monett, MO from 11am-8pm

We have a text service that will send a message to your phone when the Pasty or Fish & Chip Food Trucks are in your area…

Just text LONDON2 to (833) 947-3177

We hope to see you for a bite out of Britain! 😊🇬🇧🐟🥟

One more week! Part 2 in our blog series is live! Want to know who will be performing at this year's festival? Find all ...
08/28/2025

One more week!
Part 2 in our blog series is live! Want to know who will be performing at this year's festival? Find all the details in this post. Be sure to follow along in this series as we share more details on this year's festival, including a look at Clan Row, the Highland Games, and the vendors and demonstrators. We look forward to seeing you next week!

22nd Annual Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games - Part 2 in a Series

The countdown is on! The SWMO Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games is just weeks away, and we’re counting down with...
08/18/2025

The countdown is on! The SWMO Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games is just weeks away, and we’re counting down with a special blog series that brings you closer to the heart of the celebration. We’ll be highlighting this year’s performers, vendors, clans, and Highland Games— everything you need to plan your perfect festival weekend.
Let the celebration begin!

The 22nd Annual Southwest Missouri Celtic Festival & Highland Games, sponsored by the Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce, will be Friday & Saturday, Sept 5

We are a little over a month out! So looking forward to seeing everyone this year.Below is the list of Clans that have a...
08/01/2025

We are a little over a month out! So looking forward to seeing everyone this year.
Below is the list of Clans that have already registered for Clan Row:
2025 Honored Clan ~ Brotherhood of Knighted Veterans
Clan Anderson
Clan Blue
Clan Buchanan
Clan Cochrane
Clan Davidson
Clan Donald
Clan Fraser
Clan Henderson
Clan MacGregor
Clan Maxwell
Clan Montgomery
Clan Scott
There's still time to register for a Clan Tent. All registrations can be found on our website:

The Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games is an annual tradition in Buffalo, Missouri, honoring the vibrant legacy of the Celtic peoples who settled the Buffalo Head Prairie. These settlers came from regions known collectively as the Celtic nations—Brittany (Breizh), Cornwal...

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