CANMORE HIGHLAND GAMES EVENTS

All events go on, rain or shine! You’re coming to the mountains so bring your layers.

Location: CENTENNIAL PARK in Canmore.

ONLINE TICKETS (Closed until 2024) | SITE MAP (Available in 2024)

Saturday, August 31
Taste of the Highlands – Spring Creek Festival Tent, Centennial Park
5 – 9 pm

Sunday, September 1
The Canmore Highland Games – Centennial Park, Canmore
8 am – 6 pm

Whatever the weather, the entertainment will be there for you, along with lots of great food and a heated festival tent. The atmosphere will be buzzing with anticipation of the competitions and events.

Join us for a full slate of events comprising the Highland Games. Enjoy the pancake breakfast, highland dance competition, piping and drumming competitions, drum majors contest, heavy sports, tug of war, sheepdogs, Celtic Market, Clan Village, British Car & Motorcycle Show, Scotch tasting, traditional food and beverages, food trucks, Beer Garden & Patio (all day in the heated festival tent), massed bands and more.

Schedule of Events

7:30 AM

• Pancake Breakfast – Spring Creek Festival Tent

8:00 AM

• Heavy Sports desk opens (SW corner of park)
• Celtic Market booths and Clan Village opens

8:30 AM

• Highland Dance Registration opens
  • SE corner of park
• Heavy Sports Contest begins
  • SW corner of park
• Individual Piping & Druming Competition begins
  • Various stations in main field west of the school

9:00 AM

• Highland Dance Competition morning events to begin

10:00 AM

• British Car and Motorcycle Show opens (Traffic circle south side of park)
• Beer Garden opens in the Spring Creek Festival Tent with live music
• Food trucks (field) and Games Food Booth (in festival tent) open

11:00 AM

• Tug of War registration (at Tent), west end of Main Field

12:00 PM

• Sheep dog demonstration by Gary Bissell, Main Field, times to be confirmed.

12:40 PM

• Kids Tug of War, Main Field (2 boys teams, 2 girls teams)

1:00 PM

• Official opening ceremonies – Canmore Highland Games (ATCO Stage, Main Field)

1:15 PM

• Adult Tug of War Heats Main Field

1:30 PM

• Highland Dance Competition afternoon events begin
• Pipe Band Competition begins on the Main Field
• Beer Garden entertainment continues with live music
• First Whisky Tasting (Scooter’s Bar located on the north end of the Spring Creek Festival Tent) tickets available at Games Retail Booth, and Spring Creek Festival Tent

3:30 PM

• Second Whisky Tasting (Scooter’s Bar located on the north end of the Spring Creek Festival Tent) tickets available at Games Retail Booth in Spring Creek Festival Tent

4:45 PM

• Adult Tug of War final contest, main field

5:00 PM

• The Amazing Highland raffle draw
• Massed pipes & drums of the Canmore Highland Games
• Official closing ceremonies and awards for Piping and Drumming.
• All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
• Sorry no dogs due to Town of Canmore bylaw
• Bottled water now available again for sale on-site!
• Please see our Event Parking page for how to access the site
• Bring your own lawn chairs for the field events
• All events go on rain, snow or shine
• All ticket purchases are non-refundable
• Times subject to change without notice

Sunday, September 1
The Canmore Ceilidh – Spring Creek Festival Tent, Centennial Park
6 pm – 11 pm