Kelso Highlander Festival

02/25/2026

10/11/2025

Did you attend the festival this year? If you did, we would like to say thank you once again. We would also like to invite you to take a quick survey to help us gauge where are and where we can improve. We promise your personal information is not shared. We only get your responses. Thank you in advance

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10/04/2025

Can you find us today? We are here supporting our festival friends here in McMinnville and enjoying this incredible event, so get down here.

09/19/2025

We would like to congratulate the Honored Clan for the 2026 Festival and Games. Congratulations Clan Chisolm

09/15/2025

Did you get some cool photos from the festival you would like to share? We would love to see them. Post them here with a message stating whether we have permission to share them further on our websites.

09/15/2025

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all who made this years festival another amazing and successful weekend. Whether you were a sponsor, a vendor, a clan, entertainment,dancer, athlete, spectator, or whatever reason you were there, we truly couldn't do this without all of you. We look forward to getting to work making next year even better yet. Thank you all so much

09/14/2025

We would be remiss if we failed to thank David Futcher for MC'ing the opening ceremony and to Mark Nelson and Erin Carpenter for the National Anthems. And to all the spectators that joined in the fun at the gaming field. Let's have more fun tomorrow.

09/13/2025

We are overjoyed at the turnout today. Thank you so much to everyone who came out and joined us for this amazing event and put smiles on our faces. Thank you AML Trio, Tacoma Scots Pipe Band, and Fort Vancouver Pipe Band for gracing our entertainment stage. If you weren't able to experience the incredible atmosphere, we have one more day. Come see us tomorrow 9-5

09/12/2025

The park is being transformed. We can't wait

09/11/2025

We are excited to welcome everyone to the park. Here is a preview of what to expect in the Vedor areas. See everyone real soon!

09/10/2025

We have gotten word that there has been some miscommunication online regarding the parade. If you are in the parade or want to be, line-up begins at 9 AM Saturday at South Pacific and Ash, and will begin promptly at 10AM.

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