The Caledonian Club of San Francisco will hold its 157th Annual Scottish Highland Gathering and Games over the Labor Day weekend in Pleasanton. These Annual Scottish Highland Gathering and Games are among the largest in North America and feature the 2023 Womens World and the US Mens and Womens Heavy Athletics Championships, as well as Highland Dancing, Piping and Drumming, and Soccer competitions, and a fun Kilted Mile race.

A Grand Labor Day Weekend Event

The 157th Annual Scottish Highland Gathering and Games will be held Labor Day weekend, September 2 and September 3, 2023. Once again, the games will be hosted at the Alameda County Fairgrounds located at 4501 Pleasanton Ave in Pleasanton. Opening and Closing ceremonies will be conducted in front of the main grandstand on both days.

Event Highlights

Join this celebration of Scottish culture, cuisine, competition and entertainment at its very best. Festivities include music, sporting events, Highland dancing, living history re-enactments, birds of prey demonstrations, sheep dog trials, gathering of the clans, heavy event competitions, ethnic Scottish/British and American food and much more. Be sure to catch the highly anticipated pipe band and drumming competitions.

Purchasing Tickets

Advance tickets can be purchased at alameda.saffire.com/p/pages/scottish-games. Please note that tickets for some events such as the Whisky Tasting are sold separately and do not include the price of entry into the games. Ticket prices range from $20 - $35 and can only be purchased online. Parking is sold separately. Children under 11 years of age, and Active Military (with ID) will receive complimentary admissions.

Additional Information

Additional information on the event, ticketing and event participation is available. For details, please visit: www.thescottishgames.com.

Contact Information

Caledonian Club of San Francisco
312 Maple Avenue, S. San Francisco, California  94080
(925) 825-1043 phone     (925) 825-4900 fax
publicity@thescottishgames.com e-mail     www.caledonian.org WWW

Hacienda Owners Association
4305 Hacienda Drive, Suite 330, Pleasanton, California  94588-2738
(925) 734-6500 phone     (925) 734-6501 fax
info@hacienda.org e-mail     www.hacienda.org WWW