Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival

09/13/2022

A Big Thank You to all of our valued Festival sponsors including Adobe Express. More details about their are available at https://www.adobe.com/express. Make Eye-Catching Graphics, Videos, & Social Posts with Adobe Express.

09/10/2022

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 53rd Annual Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival! So happy to see you all. We will let you know the dates of our 2023 Festival in the near future!

07/15/2022

A big thank you to one of our longest sponsors, the Pebble Beach Company! Thanks to their support we're able to bring our new 9 hole miniature golf course to the Festival.

For world-renowned golf, dining and resort facilities visit their website:

The legendary Pebble Beach Resorts, between Monterey and Carmel, CA, features four renowned Monterey golf courses and three acclaimed resorts.

07/15/2022

Our journey to become one of the top Celtic and international food festivals continues with new food vendors at our festival this weekend, July 16 & 17.

Cod Save the Queen joins us serving up great fish and chips, La Papa Baked Potatoes and Roasted Corn offers meal sized fully loaded baked potatoes and Kuki's asian fusion will be serving delicious chicken bowls, curry and more!

Get your tickets in advance and save $5 per ticket, children 12 and under are free. Get your tickets here: https://www.montereycelticfest.com/tickets

07/14/2022

Thank you to our friends at Ltd. for their generous sponsorship and support of our drumming competition.

Check them out for their great drumming gear and their new drum tuning app! Learn more at their website: https://tyfry.com/

07/14/2022

Advance ticket sales end tomorrow so get your tickets now to save $5 per ticket!

Children 12 and under are free this year and our discounted military, educators, seniors and teen tickets are half price adult tickets.

Plan on joining us for a great Festival on July 16 and 17! Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.montereycelticfest.com/tickets

Join us for live music, children's games and the opportunity to experience the wonders of Scotland, Ireland and Celtic cultures the 53rd Annual Monterey Scottish Games and Celtic Festival.

07/13/2022

Thank you to Devine Glass Inc. for their sponsorship and support of our Festival.

For outstanding craftsmanship and high quality windows, showers, mirrors, railings and more see Devine Glass Inc.. Learn more here: https://devineglass.com/

07/13/2022

We have 13 bagpipe bands performing at our largest massed bands in over a decade! Over 200 bagpipers and drummers will perform amazing grace and other favorites.

Plan on joining us on Saturday at 5:00pm and Sunday at 4:30pm in the arena for a spectacular closing ceremonies and massed bands performance.

Learn more about the 13 bagpipe bands performing here: https://www.montereycelticfest.com/drum-major-pipe-band-competitions

Join us for live music, children's games and the opportunity to experience the wonders of Scotland, Ireland and Celtic cultures the 53rd Annual Monterey Scottish Games and Celtic Festival.

07/12/2022

A big thank you to McCallum Bagpipes Ltd for sponsoring our Festival and kitchen piping contest. Thanks to their generosity our 1st and 2nd place kitchen piping winners will receive engraved practice chanters!

For top quality bagpipes, piping & drumming supplies and highland wear be sure to visit their website: http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/

07/12/2022

New this year we have TWO drum major contests for both days of our Festival on July 16 and 17.

The standard drum major contest will take place on the piping & drumming field at 12:15pm.

The Classic drum major contest will take place in the athletics/closing ceremonies arena at 3:45pm on Saturday and 3:30pm Sunday.

See our Festival map below or at https://www.montereycelticfest.com/information

07/09/2022

Get ready for an exciting Scottish heavy athletics competition at our Festival with over 100 competitors on July 16 and 17!

Grab a beer at our new beer garden and watch the caber toss, stone putt, weight for distance and more!

Learn all about the competition here: https://www.montereycelticfest.com/scottish-heavy-athletics

07/07/2022

A big thank you to our friends at TWC Monterey for their generous support of our Festival.

Be sure to get your raffle tickets for the Saturday night ceilidh for a chance to win the great whiskies that have been donated by TWC Monterey.

TWC Monterey is an outstanding new whisky tasting room, whisky lounge and whisky shop in downtown Monterey on Alvarado street, be sure to check them out. https://twc11.com/

TWC 11 was founded in 2019 to share the Founders passion for whiskies with Monterey Peninsula residents and visitors alike.