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Mississippi Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival

Gulfport, MS · Arts & Culture

When

November 14–15, 2026

Where

Harrison County Fairgrounds · Gulfport · MS

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

Two days of Highland athletics, massed bagpipe bands, and Celtic dance and music at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. Sheep herding demonstrations and clan tents add to a coast tradition held every November.

The history within reach

• Mississippi Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Music Festivalsame spot

  Two days of Highland athletics, massed bagpipe bands, and Celtic dance and music at the Harrison County Fairgrounds.

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