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163rd Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival

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The 163rd Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival will be held over the period of May 9 to 17, 2026.

The Festival period starts with the Tartan Parade through downtown Victoria on Saturday, May 9 followed by the Tilted Kilt Pub Crawl on Wednesday, May 13, and the full weekend Highland Games at Topaz Park on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17 at Topaz Park.

The VHGA Board is excited to confirm that the 2026 festival will host the World Women’s Heavy Events Championship, the first time held in Canada!

Registration forms and activity for the festival will be posted on the website in December and early 2026.

Destination Greater Victoria is honoured to be based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.