PRESENTED BY LYON COLLEGE and Experience independence
Every year Arkansas’ oldest city, Batesville, plays host to one of America’s most popular Scottish festivals.
Pipers, drummers, dancers, athletes, Scottish clans, and vendors travel from all corners of the country to attend the event.
Special Events Ticket Sales • Patron Registration • Clan Registration • Vendor Registration • advertising become a sponsor
Ranked #7 of “the top 100 things to do in arkansas” by AY magazine.
Lyon College, located in Batesville, hosts the Arkansas Scottish Festival, one of the premier Scottish festivals in the United States. Established in 1979 as the Highland Games, the festival is emblematic of the College, its Scottish heritage, and its Presbyterian connection. Over the years, the festival has grown from a small Scottish fair to one of the top venues in the South Central United States for pipers, bands, dancers, and athletes.
Join us for a weekend full of piping competitions, delicious food, and unique handmade crafts. Gates open 8a.m Saturday morning and opening ceremonies will begin at 12 p.m. with a parade of massed bands and clans.
Featured events
Entertainment tent
$30 Adults, Children $5, View Only $5•
Southside Brown Fine Arts Building
Glasgow Chip Shop Menu
Fresh Fried ‘Chips‘
Batter Fried Fish
Batter Fried Burgers
Batter Fried Chicken Strips
Brews
Cocktail Hour, Feast, Ceilidh, and Dancing
$75 • Tables $550
Garner Recreation Center, Becknell
Cocktail Hour
Cheese Board with Buttery Crisps
Smoked Ham Endive Pickups
Stuffed Meatballs
Scotch Eggs
Dinner Ceilidh Menu
‘Kale’-y Salad with Buttermilk Dressing, Rolls, and Butter
Choice of Entrée: Ale Braised Steak Pie with Red Wine Glaze, Or, Dill and Butter Atlantic Salmon
Rumblethumps
Roasted Tartan Veggies
Trifle
Presenting Sponsors
thank you to our sponsors
festival title sponsor
feast ceilidh presenting sponsor
entertainment zone sponsor
highland games sponsor
sheep dog demo sponsor - bank of cave city
director’s reception sponsor - future fuel
hospitality tent sponsor - spartan mowers
lil’ highlanders fun zone presenting sponsors
dog show presenting sponsors
sustaining sponsors - jAMESTOWN iNVESTMENT,
supporting sponsors
friends of the festival sponsors - gts physical therapy, Jay chafin state farm, LaCroix Optical, the tea crate
tartan society sponsors - old independance museum, sleep starlite matress, the highland shop, willis funeral home,