Highland
Festival 2026
Alma, MI
May 22 - 24
Fri-Sun
Live Bands
Live Bands
Heavyweight Scottish Athletics
Heavyweight Scottish Athletics
Highland Dance
Highland Dance
Piping and Drumming
Piping and Drumming
Featured Events
FRIDAY
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Listen to the Alma High School Jazz Band play some tunes!
5:30pm on the Heritage Center Lawn
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One of mid-Michigan’s biggest draws, this band has been entertaining since 1996. With over 80 years of entertainment experience including rock and country music, there will be something for everyone!
8pm-12am at the Entertainment Tent ($10.00 Admission)
SATURDAY
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Watch kilts fly and dancers leap at the Highland Dance Competition!
8am-12pm - Pre-Premier Competition & Choreography
1pm-5pm - Great Lakes Open Championship
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See the Official Beginning, Parade of Tartans & the Alma High School Marching Band Performance
12:15pm, from the chapel to the football field.
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Both men’s professional and women’s invitational, come see the strongest scots you’ll ever see!
Begins 9am
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Competitions for both bands and soloists for. the Midwest Pipe Band Association.
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All pipe bands join together on the football field to perform collectively. This is a can’t miss experience.
SUNDAY
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This Scottish/Celtic Folksinger, Guitarist, originally from Oban, Scotland, presents a program of traditional, contemporary, and nationally acclaimed original folksongs about Scotland’s rugged landscape. His high-energy style of music is a blend of both traditional Celtic-American and bluegrass. His good sense of humor will appeal to audiences of all ages.
12:30pm at the Entertainment Tent
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Come listen to the authentic sounds of Scotland! Pipes, drums, and sporrans oh my!
10:30am-2pm
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Try some of the finest whiskey’s we have to offer!
1pm-4pm in the Entertainment Tent
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Participants compete to qualify for Nationals.
Alma Highland Festival & Games
3 days, 20+ clans, all welcome
tickets
Highland Dance Competition
Arts and Crafts
Clans
Housing
Queen of Scotts
Be the ambassador of the Highland Festival and Games! The “Face of the Fesitval”, the Queen of Scots has been an important piece of festival history for over 50 years!
Heavy
Athletics
2026 Roster Fully Booked!