Highland Games To Bring Scottish Culture To Alameda County Fairgrounds

PLEASANTON, CA — Grab your kilts and bagpipes: the Highland Games are coming to town.

The Alameda County Fairgrounds will host the 157th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games, a two-day celebration of all things Scottish. On Saturday and Sunday, lairds and ladies can enjoy:

The games reenact heavy athletic events that have taken place in Scotland for at least 1,000 years. The Highland Games were started in 1866 by the Caledonian Club of San Francisco to celebrate that heritage. They were first held in San Francisco, then Sausalito, then Oakland. In 1962 they moved to Santa Rosa, and in 1994 moved to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. On Labor Day Weekend, the Sesquicentennial games drew crowds of up to 50,000, the largest Scottish gathering in the United States.

Tickets cost $35 per day per adult, $20 for seniors and youth, and are free for children 11 or under or active service members.

Two-day admission costs $60 for adults, $35 for seniors and youth, and is free for children 11 or under or active service members.

For more informationand a site map,visit thescottishgames.com.