Penticton Scottish Festival 2024

Join us on July 5th & 6th, 2024 at King's Park in Penticton BC for the annual Penticton Scottish Festival!

The Penticton Scottish Festival is a unique 2-day event that combines traditional Scottish Highland Games of musical and athletic competition with Celtic cultural expos of entertainment and family fun.

FRIDAY offers a free community concert starting at 6:30 pm featuring New Zealand Youth Band. While this concert is free to attend, please register your interest below.

On SATURDAY your entrance ticket gains you access to see many amazing events throughout the day, such as Highland Dancing, Bagpiping, Drumming, and Caber Toss, to name a few. Enjoy Pipe Band Competitions, a Beer Garden, and an Entertainment Stage featuring local and national entertainment. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Gates open at 7:30 am with the first dance competitions starting at 8:00am.

FESTIVAL TICKETS

Once you purchase a ticket, it will be emailed to you. The ticket with the QR Code attached will be scanned at the gate. You can print your ticket or we can scan the PDF on your phone. 

WHISKY SCHOOL TICKETS

There are three sessions to choose from -- 11:30am, 1:30pm, or 2:30pm. Get your tickets NOW as there is limited seating per session.

With the purchase of an online Whisky School ticket, you will receive 1 (one) complimentary Adult Gate Admission ticket to the Penticton Scottish Festival. All Whisky School participants must be 19+ on the date of the event. Once you purchase a ticket, it will be emailed to you. The ticket with the QR Code attached will be scanned at the gate. You can print your ticket or we can scan the PDF on your phone. 

PARKING

Free parking as available at King's Park, designated areas of the Okanagan College, and at Moduline Industries. 

We gratefully acknowledge that the Penticton Scottish Festival takes place on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx/Okanagan peoples. Penticton, from the Interior Salish word snpintktn, is commonly translated as "a place to stay forever.”