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October 10-12, 2025 | Choctaw Creek Park

Friday: 5 pm – 9 pm Saturday: 9 am – 8 pm Sunday: 9 am – 5 pm

Join us for the 25th anniversary of our festival, the Oklahoma Highland Gathering! Immerse yourself in Scottish culture with IHGF-sanctioned highland games (including the Women's Lightweight World Championship), pipe bands, live music, dancing, whisky tastings, demonstrations, and more.

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IHGF HIGHLAND GAMES

PIPES & DRUMS

MODERN & FOLK MUSIC

HIGHLAND DANCING

VENDORS & FOOD TRUCKS

WHISKY TASTINGS

AND MORE!

Oklahoma Highland Gathering is a celebration of Scottish and Celtic culture. From internationally sanctioned highland games to the iconic pipes and drums, get ready to immerse yourself in all things Scotland.

Our Scottish festival is modeled after the Braemar Gathering, Scotland’s most famous highland games event. As an attendee, you’ll enjoy a taste of Scotland and other Celtic nations through various entertainment, activities, and cuisine. To kick off the festival on Friday, USCO will host a traditional fire ceremony on the athletics field. Afterwards, we’ll host a cèilidh (an informal social gathering with music, singing, dancing, and storytelling) on the main stage.

Here are some of the many attractions you can expect to see at our festival throughout the weekend: IHGF-sanctioned highland games, massed pipes and drums, Celtic bands, highland dancing, storytelling, whisky tastings, an interactive Children’s Glen (perfect for families!), ancestry resources in our Scottish Clan Row, weaving, blacksmithing, sheep herding, falconry, highland cattle, vendors, food trucks, local breweries/wineries, and more! Our goal is to bring Scotland to YOU.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 sponsors

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DAY PASS

With our single-day pass, you’ll unlock access to highland games, pipes and drums, dancing, live music performances, cultural demonstrations, Celtic vendors, food trucks, and more!

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WEEKEND PASS

Grab your friends and make a weekend of it! Take advantage of our weekend pass and save even more on the cost of general admission. You’ll score access to all the activities listed in our single-day pass and more.

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WHISKY TASTING

Taste your way through the Scottish highlands with a whisky tasting! Our tastings include single-malt Scotch whiskies – one from each of the Lowlands, Speyside, Highlands, Islands, and Islay. You’ll learn about the characteristics of each region, distillation history, and facts about each whisky.

Questions

  • Tickets for the 2025 Oklahoma Highland Gathering are on sale now. (Click here to purchase!) For the best deal on admission, we recommend purchasing them in advance. Pricing will increase at the door.

  • A weekend pass gives you access to all three days of our Scottish festival. Single-day tickets are also available for Saturday and Sunday admission.

    *The fire ceremony hosted on Friday is free to attend and open to the public.

  • Children under the age of 10 get free admission to the Oklahoma Highland Gathering.

  • Rain or shine. Tickets can be purchased online through our website or Eventbrite. No tickets will be mailed unless specifically stated through periodic ticket giveaways. Tickets are non-refundable.

    Please keep your tickets on the Eventbrite app, on your phone, or print them out and bring them with you.

  • The Oklahoma Highland Gathering is hosted in Choctaw Creek Park: 2001 N Harper Rd. Choctaw OK 73020.

    CLICK HERE for directions.

  • Free parking is available at Choctaw Creek Park.

  • Outside food or beverages of any kind, coolers, kegs, cans, and glass containers (alcoholic beverages included) may not be brought onto the festival grounds with the exception of bottled water (limit one bottle per person), baby formula, baby supplies and medication is permissible.

  • Same day re-entry is permitted, so you can come and go from the Oklahoma Highland Gathering festival site on the day of admission. Re-entry is not permitted throughout the weekend unless you hold a pass for each day or a 3-day weekend pass.

Our annual Scottish festival is made possible with the support of incredible vendors, clans, and competitors like you.

Vendors

Enjoy some fantastic Celtic shopping! Each year we showcase a variety of Celtic jewelry, Scottish attire, collectibles, toys, weapons, and more. And you won't want to miss our fantastic selection of food, both Scottish and American.

Scottish Clans

At our Scottish festival, we host an array of clans (or Scottish families) who showcase the genealogy and history of Scotland. Don’t miss the opening ceremonies, where clans and pipe bands will entertain with a parade and presentation of the clans.

Highland Athletes

When it comes to the feats of strength at the highland games – you have to see it to believe. Oklahoma Highland Gathering is an IHGF sanctioned event, so you’ll be competing with the best of the best! To register as an athlete, click below.

Festival Sponsorships

Oklahoma Highland Gathering is hosted each year with the help of our generous sponsors. Our IHGF-sanctioned highland games, entertainment, and cultural programs are sustained with sponsorships and in-kind donations. If you’d like to sponsor our festival (as an individual or business), click below to learn more or contact us.