About San Antonio Highland Games: In this annual festival, San Antonians and visitors celebrate Scottish culture with two days of traditional Scottish and Celtic games, music, dance, shopping, food and more.
2008 San Antonio Highland Games:
- Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008 - Sunday, April 6, 2008
- Location: Helotes Festival Grounds - 12210 Leslie Road
- Time: 9:00am - 8:00pm - Saturday, 11:00am - 6:00pm - Sunday
- Admission: Adults - $8.00, Seniors, Military and Children (Ages 6-12) - $6.00
- Discounts: $1.00 discount off admission for those dressed in Renaissance clothing, Scottish regalia, Boy or Girl Scout uniform, or wearing a Scout Membership Pin
- Parking: $1.00
San Antonio Highland Games Athletics: The festival has competitions such as the caber toss, stone throw, sheaf toss and other Scottish games. If you would like to compete, please visit the San Antonio Highland Games website.
San Antonio Highland Games Entertainment: Visitors will enjoy traditional Scottish and Celtic entertainment, including bands, dancers and bagpipes, as well as period re-enactments.
San Antonio Highland Games Shopping: You can shop for Scottish music CDs, clothing, jewelry and other trinkets from the dozens of vendors at the Highland Games.
Also try some delicious Scottish food and drinks from one of the many food vendors at the festival.
Explore Your Scottish Heritage: There will be a clan tent area where you can explore your Scottish heritage, clan histories and other information about Scottish and Celtic culture.
San Antonio Highland Games Volunteers: The festival is run entirely by volunteers. If you would like to volunteer at the event by helping with ticket sales, vendor assistance, set up or clean up, please send an email to sahgavolunteers@gmail.com for more information.