Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival celebrates 20 years | Pickle Planet Podcast S8E30

Follow the skirl of the bagpipes to the 20th annual Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival — with several free, family-friendly events June 9 – 13, 2026. There are community concerts in Moncton, Riverview, and Salisbury, a comedy show at the Empress Theatre, and the main event in the heart of downtown on June 13. The Hal Betts Sportsplex will be transformed with competitions for Highland dancing, solo bagpiping, solo drumming, pipe bands, Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) sword fighting, heavy athletics, and a 5K Tartan Fun Run/Walk. There are food trucks and vendors, music in the Ceilidh Tent from 12:30-9pm, agricultural and historical displays, wagon rides, bouncy castles, and much more.

For the full schedule & more, visit www.monctonhighlandgames.com.

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The Pickle Planet Moncton podcast is recorded & aired by Rogers TV New Brunswick. Audio production Tosh Taylor, video production Charles Vienneau.

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