The games include a wide range of athletic events, a number of which are traditional and uniquely Scottish. The games typically attract more than 40 different clans each year. Each clan sends representatives to parade around the field to 'announce' their presence and support. The day begins with an opening ceremony and then the parade of tartans, which is both a ceremony and honor and includes every clan attending the games. There were no games held in 2020-21, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Įvents Parade of tartans The games serve as a premier celebration of Scottish and Celtic cultures in the Upper Cape Fear and Pee Dee regions. The event fits the area, as Scotland County was settled by Highlander Scots and continues to have one of the largest concentrations of Highland Scots in North America. The event was started in 2009 after the Flora MacDonald Games in Red Springs, North Carolina were discontinued. Each year, the games are held the first weekend of October at the John Blue House and Grounds in Laurinburg. The Scotland County Highland Games, or SCHG, are a Scottish event held in Laurinburg, North Carolina, United States.
