Ligonier Highland Games (The Official Site)

09/24/2023

Here's a video of the opening ceremonies shared by Maureen Moore with Strathspey & Reel. Thanks for sharing!!!

We made it back to our home games & hadn't been back since 2019. I am out there marching with The Avalon S&R Society Pipe Band (Combo of Macdonald PB and Pg...

09/24/2023

Thank you everyone who turned out last weekend to see the highland games. See you next year on September 14, 2024.

09/19/2023

Thanks everyone who participated in the Stone Circle Strongman Event.

09/19/2023

Shortbread Contest Winners
Traditional
Lizzie Foreigner -1st Place
Harry Beck - 2nd Place
Jennifer Helwig - 3rd Place

Specialty
Alex Jardine - 1st Place
Jennifer Helwig - 2nd Place
Robert Cuccaro - 3rd Place

It was tough all entries were delicious.

09/18/2023

If you have not heard, James Leslie from Lower Burrell won the J.R. Judd Scottish violin. Congratulations James! James daughter is taking violin lessons and jumped up and down screaming with joy when she heard the news. We are so happy for her. Just want to thank everyone again for buying tickets.

09/17/2023

Palmer Shonk felt right at home Saturday as he joined fellow pipers to play skirling march tunes on the main field of the Ligonier Highland Games. Shonk, of Avalon, led an ad hoc band of 12 bagpipe players and six drummers in competition in the 64th games at Idlewild and

09/17/2023

09/17/2023

Massed bands at the closing ceremony, congratulations to all the competitors who competed today, great job!

09/16/2023

Today's the day for the 64th Annual Ligonier Highland Games, come out and see us!

09/15/2023

Here's the list of vendors so you can plan your shopping!!!
Check out our webpage for links to individual vendors.
BALMORAL SCHOOL
CELTIC TREASURE
CELTIC VIBE
FIREBALL DESIGNS
FLORA & FOLKLORE
HARP AND HOUND JEWELRY
INFAMOUS WELSH COOKIE COMPANY
LARKIN TEA COMPANY
CELTIC TREASURE
LILLA ROSE
SCOTTISH GOURMET USA
ST. KILDA KILTS
SUNFLOWER TRADING HAT COMPANY
WILD MOON WITCHERY
WIRE YOU WAITING
ZEIDERS & CO. GEMZ

BALMORAL SCHOOL Pittsburgh's finest school of piping & drumming since 1978 CELTIC TREASURE celtic themed clothing and jewelry CELTIC VIBE hats, clothing and jewelry FIREBALL DESIGNS Temporary and...

09/13/2023

The Piping and Drumming competition roster and schedule are on the website. Please be sure to check in at the registration area at the Boardwalk Pizza Shack before competing. You also should have received an email with this information. Questions please email [email protected].
http://www.ligonierhighlandgames.org/uploads/5/1/0/9/51095977/piper_n_drummer_roster.pdf
http://www.ligonierhighlandgames.org/uploads/5/1/0/9/51095977/competition_times.pdf

09/12/2023

Getting the medals all sorted out for the competitors. Good luck to all those who are competing Saturday, we can't wait to see you!

09/11/2023

Never Forget 9.11.2001

You can buy our CHARITY SINGLE here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/343-the-fallen-single/id1151050432You all know we love to help others but this time it...

09/09/2023

Check out the list of Clans that will be at the games this weekend.

THE COSTS OF RUNNING THE HIGHLAND GAMES INCREASE EACH YEAR AND OUR FULLY VOLUNTEER STAFF WORKS HARD TO KEEP COSTS DOWN AND GENEROUSLY SUPPORTS THE GAMES TOO. YOU CAN HELP BY SPONSORING A MEDAL SET...

09/05/2023

Here are links to the schedule of events and a map of the Games so you can plan your day. Event times are approximate.
Schedule - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Z6Ry6bIofXvNpXHV8wOANMZI_jrpAYx/view?usp=sharing
Map - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WwphNIBGH3md0KhqmrygCpdu9I5eTVV-/view?usp=sharing

09/04/2023

The Scottish Dog Exhibit returns in a limited capacity to the games this year. The exhibit will be in Pavilion E2.
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to liability concerns you must have a LHG wristband to enter the exhibit, NO Exceptions. You are still NOT allowed to bring your dog to the park as per Idlewild Park Management.

09/04/2023

New this year!!!
Stone Circle Strongman Stone Lifting Event
https://www.stonecirclestrongman.com/

FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES, WE WILL BE HOSTING A STONELIFTING EVENT CONSISTING OF DEMOS AND COMPETITION.

09/03/2023

Entertainers Performance Times and Location
Daniel Tiger Stage
10:00 am Willa Whamdiddler
11:00 am DruidSong
1:00 pm Red McWilliams w/Jessica Willard
2:15 pm Waterhorse
3:30 pm RichPatrick Celtic Music
4:30 pm Sean Patrick Reagan

Hillside Theater
10:00 am Abbotts Cross
11:15 am Waterhorse
1:30 pm Melinda Crawford & Co
3:15 pm Devlish Merry
4:45 pm Abbotts Cross

Pavillion E1
10:00 am Dennis Doyle
11:15 am Barra the Bard Storyteller
1:30 pm Scottish County Dance Workshop
3:00 pm Dennis Doyle
4:00 pm Pittsburgh Scottish County Dancers

09/01/2023

This year Ross Farms will be with us again with their sheep. Please check out their sheep shearing demonstrations at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 3:30 at their exhibit paddock in the Vendors area. https://www.facebook.com/RFProduce/

Pennsylvania Century Farm specializing in rare and heritage breed livestock. Farm store and more!

08/14/2023

Entertainers for this year are:
Devlish Merry
Abbots Cross
Sean Patrick Regan
Melinda Crawford & Co
Red McWilliams w/ Jessica Willard
Dennis Doyle
RichPatrick Celtic Music
Waterhorse
DruidSong
Willla Whamdiddler
Bara the Bard Storyteller

07/20/2023

Pre order your 64th Annual Ligonier Games t-shirt from the St Andrew's Society of Pittsburgh using this link.http://www.ligonierhighlandgames.org/uploads/5/1/0/9/51095977/2023_ligonier_tshirt_order_form.pdf

07/18/2023

Pre sale ticket orders. Take advantage of the $2 off each ticket for this year's highland games. Use this link to print out your order from and send you payment with a stamped self addressed envelope.http://www.ligonierhighlandgames.org/uploads/5/1/0/9/51095977/2023_discount_ticket_order_form.pdf

04/04/2023

Pittsburgh Tartan Day will be here before you know it. Check out their schedule of events.

01/26/2023

Tartan Day event information.

Get excited! We have a date for this year’s Tartan Day! We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday, April 15 from 10AM-4:30PM! Stay tuned the next few days to see how you can be a part of this years event! We can’t wait to see you all there!

01/16/2023

Discount ticket sale extended till the end of January. Click the link to the order form.

01/03/2023

Join the St. Andrew's Society of Pittsburgh on January 28 for this year's annual Burns Supper at the LeMont. Click the link below to learn more or register!

They hit max capacity last year, so be sure to register soon to ensure you have a seat. Hope to see you there!

January 28, 2023 @ 5:30pm, LeMont Restaurant, $70/person

01/01/2023

Ne’rday Ticket Sale for the 2023 games on September 16th at the reduced rate of $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and $1 for teens (13 -17), children 12 and under are free. That's $5 off the adult and senior tickets and $4 off teens. Don't delay orders must be postmarked by January 15, click the link for the order form. Please remember to included a S.A.S.E. thanks!

12/31/2022

Happy Hogmanay, may your first footer (the first person to enter your home after midnight tonight) be dark haired bearing gifts of coin, bread, salt, a lump of coal and whisky bringing you a prosperous new year filled with wealth, food, flavour, warmth and good cheer.
First-footing explained https://folklorescotland.com/a-coal-for-the-hearth-at-hogmanay/

12/25/2022

Wishing everyone a Nollaig Chridheil.

12/02/2022

A special announcement! Celtic Christmas show at Mullaney's Harp and Fiddle featuring some very special local Celtic musicians, members from the River City Brass, Mike Gallagher and his son, John, Abbots Cross, DruidSong and RichPatrick. Call Dave 412-642-6622 and make your table reservation today for Saturday, December 10 from 6-11 p.m. The Ligonier Highland Games Entertainmet Director will be pulling the ticket for a gorgeous J.R. Judd violin. Tickets will be on sale at the Harp that evening. Hope to see you there! Any questions please email [email protected]

12/01/2022

Oops, it's a little late but Happy St Andrew's Day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

12/01/2022

In my search for a recipe to make my own mincemeat filling for a pie I came upon a website that has lots of Scottish recipes for things from fern cakes, empire biscuits, shortbread, Welsh cakes, Scottish steak pie, bangers and mash, sausage rolls and the list goes on.
So if you're looking for something new to make for the holidays check it out. First on my list are fern cakes, how about you.

A Scottish Italian cook living in Los Angeles, Christina is usually cooking, baking or (cr)eating something scrumptious. When she isn't in the kitchen, she loves to travel, near and far, as long as good food is involved. Christina is on a mission to save authentic Italian dishes from extinction, and...

10/27/2022

We like to call him "oor (our) Nick" because we were the first band he taught while studying bagpipe performance at Carnegie Mellon University in the late 2000s. During his instruction tenure, the band flourished, and we had our winningest seasons in the 21st century. Nick left Pittsburgh in 2016 to become the piping instructor at St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe Band in Houston, Texas, leading them to 4th place in the Worlds in 2019.

Nick Hudson will be among the elite competing in the Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championships on Saturday at Atholl Estates and Blair Castle in Pitlochry, Scotland. The The Pittsburgh Piping Society, of which Nick is co-founder, is hosting a watch party at Goodlander Cocktail Brewery starting at 5 a.m. Saturday. To watch the livestream at home, purchase a ticket from the National Piping Centre, https://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/play/competitions/glenfiddich-solo-piping-championships.

The photo shows Nick, second from left in the front rank, marching off the competition field with us after our first place performance at the Ohio Scottish Games in 2014. "Good show!"

10/09/2022

Balmoral Classic 2022 presents Celtic-Trad/Celtic-Fusion band, Seven Nations!
Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:00pm in Pittsburgh PA.
Buy tickets online at https://www.showclix.com/event/balmoral-classic-concert-seven-nations

09/17/2022

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/slainte-ligonier-highland-games-return-to-idlewild-soakzone/

A friendly disagreement about recipes led to the creation of a shortbread baking contest at the Ligonier Highland Games. The baking contest will be held for the fourth year, as the 63rd games take place Saturday at Idlewild & SoakZone in Ligonier Township. Gates open at 8 a.m., with the

09/15/2022

This summer Idlewild Park decided to go cashless they only take cards or you can use one of their machines to convert cash to a park card to use at the park run stands. The vendors in the Highland Games area will take whatever form of payment you want.

09/15/2022

Last minute addition to the vendor list
Cameron's Scottish Foods - https://www.facebook.com/Cameronsscottish/