Labor Day Weekend (September 5-6), 2026 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
A heartfelt thank you!
To all our competitors, judges, entertainers, clans, societies, exhibitors, sponsors, vendors, and dedicated volunteers; and most especially to the thousands of guests who joined us, thank you! Your enthusiasm, talent, hard work, and love of our shared Scottish heritage brought the 160th Annual Scottish Highland Gathering & Games to life over Labor Day Weekend 2026.
For 160 gatherings, generations have come together to celebrate the athletics, music, dance, ceremony, traditions, and fellowship of Scotland. This milestone weekend was another wonderful chapter in that proud history, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who helped make it such a memorable celebration.
As the pipes fade and we bid farewell to another Games, we are already looking forward to welcoming you back! California’s largest and longest-running Scottish Games will return to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton on Labor Day Weekend: September 4 & 5, 2027 for the 161st Annual Scottish Highland Gathering & Games.
To everyone who joined us, supported us, performed, competed, volunteered, or simply came to share in the celebration, we are grateful to have you as part of our Scottish Games family and our historic 160th Scottish Games.
Until we meet again: “Haste ye back!”
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The American Friends of Erskine
Established in 2003 to support Scotland's Erskine Hospital for Scottish Veterans, the American Friends of Erskine is the Caledonian Club of San Francisco's nominated charity. The American Friends of Erskine participate in the annual Scottish Highland Gathering & Games in Pleasanton, to help raise funds for Scotland's veterans. Please click the button below to learn more about how the American Friends of Erskine continue to support Scotland's veterans.