{"id":80850,"date":"2024-10-18T14:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.m5.ca\/event\/antigonish-highland-games\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:31:34","slug":"antigonish-highland-games","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/novascotia.com\/de\/event\/antigonish-highland-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigonish Highland Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>C\u00e9ad mile f\u00e1ilte <\/strong><\/em>&#8211;\u00a0a hundred thousand welcomes &#8211; from Antigonish, Nova Scotia!<\/p>\n<p>Join us for the annual Antigonish Highland Games to experience a weekend full of cultural, athletic and musical experiences. The 2026 Antigonish Highland Games will be the 161st games held.<\/p>\n<p>The Antigonish Highland Games is your #1 Northern Nova Scotia festival, taking place just 2 hours from Halifax and directly on your way to Cape Breton. With over 150 years of experience under our belt, we guarantee you a fun and authentically Maritime weekend among friends.<\/p>\n<p>The week leading up to the main, event-filled weekend includes events being held throughout Antigonish town and county including ceilidhs, a street fair and the annual kilted golf tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main events and competitions take place over the weekend where you can experience activities such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>heavy event athletic competitions including the famous caber toss<\/li>\n<li>piping and drumming competitions<\/li>\n<li>highland dancing competitions<\/li>\n<li>authentic ceilidhs and\u00a0evening concerts<\/li>\n<li>the biggest parade east of Montreal<\/li>\n<li>a clan tent including a walk through history<\/li>\n<li>all-age road races<\/li>\n<li>kids Gaelic-themed track events<\/li>\n<li>vendors and so much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About the Antigonish Highland Games<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Antigonish Highland Society was founded in 1861, about 75 years after the Gaels first began arriving on nearby shores. Since then, the Society has sponsored more than 150 Highland Games while supporting the Gaelic language, piping and drumming, Highland dancing, fiddle music and step-dancing, athletics and the ancient Scottish heavy events. 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