Alma Highland Festival And Games

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 7:00am

Alma College Campus
614 W. Superior Street
989-463-8979

56th Alma Highland Festival and Games!

Schedule :

Road Race Registration - 7am – 8am
Tyler-Van-Dusen

Solo Piping and Drumming Competition - 8am

Highland Dance Competition - 8am – 12pm
Pre-Premier Competition and Choreography

Kids’ Run - 8:30am

5K Run / Walk - 9am
Sponsored by My Michigan

Professional Athletic Events and Women’s -9am

Great Lakes Scottish Heavyweight Begins

Men’s Professional, Women’s Invitational

Reenactment Camp - 9am – 5pm

Arts and Crafts Fair - 9am – 6pm

Clan Activities - 10am – 4pm
Visit the Clan Welcome Center for Details

Downtown Street Parade - 10:30am
Sponsored by Commercial Bank

Border Collie Exhibitions - 11am 1pm 3pm

Scottish Animal Viewing - 11am – 4pm

Ax Throwing - 11am – 5pm

Blacksmith Showcase - 11am – 5pm

OPENING PARADE 12:15pm
Chapel to Football Field
Includes: Official Beginning, Parade of Tartans and Alma High School Marching Band Performance

Glass Blower - 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm

Band Competition Begins - 12:30pm

Great Lakes Scottish Heavyweight Continues - 12:30pm

Highland Dance Competition - 1pm – 5pm
Great Lakes Open Championship

Wee Bairn Games - 2pm – 4pm

Entertainment Tent: Opens at 12pm
Sponsored by Rent-Rite

Colin Grant-Adams - 1pm

Whisky Tasting (ticket required) - 2pm – 5pm

Chelsea House Orchestra - 2:30pm

Pictus  - 4pm

Entertainment Tent: 6pm – 10pm

$500 Admission/Cover Fee after Open Piping
Open Piping (saturday only) - approximately 6pm

Chelsea House Orchestra - 6:30pm

Brother Crowe - 8pm

DJ Music - 9 – 10pm

Entertainment Tent - Open until 10pm

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