Below are active and past games and festivals in North Carolina.
| Current Highland Games and Festivals | Location | First Year Held | Month - Week Usually Held | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandfather Mountain Highland Games | Linville | 1956 | July - Second Week-end | Largest Highland Games in South. Five invited pipe bands combine for opening and closing ceremonies, Parade of Tartans. Solo piping and drumming contests. Pipe Quartet contest. |
| Loch Norman Highland Games | Huntersville | 1994 | April - Third Week-end | Solo piping and drumming and pipe band competitions. Massed bands for opening and closing ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday. |
| Triad Highland Games | Greensboro | 1999 | May - First Saturday | Massed pipe bands and individual band concerts throughout day. Began in Archdale. |
| Bethabara Park Celtic Festival and Scottish Games | Winston-Salem | 2001 | May -Third Saturday | Pipe band informal concerts throughout day. Historic demonstrations on grounds of early Moravian settlement. |
| Cary Indoor Competitions | Cary | 2006 | March - Last Saturday | Indoor Solo Piping Competition for Grades 1 through 4 Jr. |
| Scotland County HG | Laurinburg | 2009 | October - First Week-end | Solo piping and drumming and pipe band competitions. Massed bands for opening and closing ceremonies. |
| Western North Carolina Celtic Festival | Asheville | 2010 | June - Second Saturday | On grounds of Asheville Brewery. Live entertainment all day from popular Celtic bands. |
| Taste of Scotland | Franklin | 2012 | June - Third Saturday | Parade, vendors, Scottish foods. Entertainment by invited pipe bands. |
| Celtic Festival at Historic Latta Plantation | Mecklenburg County | 2013 | March - Third Saturday | Features historic battle re-enactments |
| Cape Fear Highland Games | Wilmington | 2015 | March - Fourth Saturday | Heavy athletics |
| Past Highland Games | Location | Years Held | When Held | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Woods Highland Games | Statesville | 2012 | October | Fundraiser for environmental education program. Games had clans, vendors, music, athletics. |
| Appalachian Highland Games | Andrews | Invited bands provided entertainment | ||
| Charlotte Scottish Highland Games | Charlotte | 1973 | April | First band competition at a Highland Games in NC |
| Colonial Capital Scottish Festival | New Bern | Invited bands provided entertainment | ||
| Flora Macdonald HG | Red Springs | 1976-2007 | October | Solo, Quartet, and Band Competitions |
| Foothills HG | Hendersonville | 2001-2010 | November | Pipe bands performed |
| Mint Hill HG | Mint Hill | 2009-2012 | May | Mint Hill Highlanders formed to be the host band for the Games |
| Scottish Fair and Highland Gathering | Ellerbe Springs | 1976-1977 | May | Bicentennial celebration of traditional Scottish Fair held at location since 1762. |
| Waxhaw HG | Waxhaw | October | Solo and Quartet Competitions |