NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tickets for the Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival that will be held on Saturday, September 7, and Sunday, September 8 are on sale now. Single-Day General Admission tickets for this family-friendly festival are only $20 for adults and $7 for children 6-12 years old when purchased by Sunday, September 1 at Midnight. Tickets increase in price on Monday, September 2 to $25 for adults and $10 for children 6-12 years old. Kids 5 and under are admitted free.
Attendees can save by purchasing weekend passes for only $35 for adults and $12 for children 6-12 years old.
VIP Tickets are also available for only $90 for a Single Day and $170 for the Weekend Pass. The ticket includes access to the Patron Tent with a private viewing area for Athletic Events, catered lunch, private cash bar, unlimited water, and a commemorative festival pin.
Attendees are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance for quick eand easy access into the festival. A portion of all ticket proceeds will benefit Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition, a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
For the full Celtic experience, traditional food and drinks will be available for purchase in addition to some of your favorite local food trucks. There will also be a Celtic Market with unique vendors providing a glimpse into the culture and special gifts for friends and family.
Plus, there will be two Scotch Tasting events featuring six total tastings from Glennfiddich, Grant's Blended Scotch Whisky, The Balvenie and Monkey Shoulder on Saturday, September 7 at 11 am and 1 pm. Tickets are $50 per tasting and are available for purchase here.
This annual festival was created to bring together families to learn, appreciate, preserve, and celebrate Scottish and Celtic traditions for charitable, educational, social, and athletic purposes. Everyone is invited to explore the Celtic history that played a large part in settling much of Tennessee while learning about individual family clans' heritage. Past attendees have even found a piece of their own ancestry after talking with some of the 60 Scottish families/clans at the festival.
Within the festival are Scottish Highland athletic competitions for male and female athletes, including Stone Put, Caber Toss, Hammer Throw, Sheaf Toss and Weight Throws. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs to cheer on these athletes as they compete for medals.
There will be a full slate of music, including solo piping, drumming and pipe band competitions, as well as national touring bands and local artists playing throughout the day for a full weekend of music for attendees to enjoy.
There will be music across two stages featuring Tuatha Dea, Doon the Brae, The Secret Commonwealth, Clare Cunningham, Colin Grant-Adams, Kris Colt, The Sternwheelers, Nosey Flynn, and The American Rogues (aka The Devil's Brigade).
There will be bagpipe and drum bands roaming the grounds and participating in mass band gatherings on the stages each day. Scottish and Irish dancers will also be performing on stage.
New for this year, is a sanctioned Highland Dance Competition on Saturday, September 7, sponsored by Oliphant Clan & Family Association of North America.
Plus, all tickets include a kids' cultural activity area with mini Celtic games and crafts, everyone's favorite characters for storytime, quidditch and archery. All are encouraged to collect passport stamps at the Family Clans Village throughout the weekend to turn it in for a medal.
Proud sponsors for the Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival include: Tito's Handmade Vodka, Half Batch Brewing Company, 6th Man Movers, Glenfiddich, Balvenie, Monkey Shoulder, Grant's Blended Scotch Whisky, Camelot Cares, Craft Body Scan, Renewal by Anderson, Eddie Cox Realty, and William Grant & Sons.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival here.
ABOUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE HIGHLAND GAMES & CELTIC FESTIVAL
An Annual two-day festival in Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville, TN where families come together every year to learn, appreciate, preserve and celebrate Scottish and Celtic traditions for charitable, education, social, and athletic purposes.
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