{"id":814001,"date":"2026-07-20T11:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/814001\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:07:11","slug":"bagpipes-highland-dancing-and-caber-toss-2026-montreal-highland-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/814001\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagpipes, highland dancing and caber toss: 2026 Montreal Highland Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover the treasures, legends and history of the rich Scottish culture<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-82813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Highland3-300x300.webp\" alt=\"Montreal Highland Games\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  \/>The Montreal Highland Games and Festival, established in 1855, is the oldest Scottish festival in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 40\u00a0years, the Festival has become one of the premier events on the North American Highland games circuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe Montreal Highland Games and Festival is always held on the Sunday following the Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville, Ontario, which makes it a double-header for pipe bands, athletes, Highland dancers and spectators. Among competitors, this has become known as the M&amp;M weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the Montreal Highland Games and Festival brings together Montrealers of all backgrounds to celebrate Scottish sport, music and culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-82820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Highland-4-232x300.webp\" alt=\"Montreal Highland Games\" width=\"300\" height=\"389\"  \/>The day will include pipe bands, highland dancing and heavy weight competitions including the caber toss, sheaf toss, hammer throw and putting the stone from competitors from throughout North America.<\/p>\n<p>Ceilidh Tent: Celtic music will be provided by the Bedlam Boys and longtime collaborators Mariner\u2019s Curse. Don\u2019t miss their high-energy performances and the chance to experience some of the best in Celtic music!<\/p>\n<p>Kiddie\u2019s Corner: The kiddies\u2019 corner features inflated bounce rides, and other free activities designed especially for them.<\/p>\n<p>The Montreal Highland Games and Festival also provides an excellent opportunity to purchase a wide variety of products, accessories and souvenirs of Scottish and Celtic origin.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival represents an exceptional opportunity for participants and visitors alike to discover the rich history and traditions of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, August 2, 2026 from 9:00am to 7:00pm<br \/>Douglas Hospital grounds, 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Verdun<\/p>\n<p>To purchase your tickets in advance, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montrealhighlandgames.com\/tickets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.montrealhighlandgames.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Discover the treasures, legends and history of the rich Scottish culture The Montreal Highland Games and Festival, established&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":814002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,10635,589,2998,285536,10095,2338,341,82,285537],"class_list":["post-814001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dance","tag-festival","tag-food","tag-highland-games","tag-live-events","tag-montreal","tag-music","tag-sports","tag-verdun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}