Events

Games & Gatherings

Highland games, Scottish festivals, Burns Suppers and Tartan Day across North America. Look for red: that’s where MacLachlans pitch a tent.

Confirmed dates come from the organizer. Expected dates are based on the event's usual weekend; always check the event's own website before you travel. Convening means a CMANA convener has confirmed we’ll be there this year; Previously convened means CMANA has convened there before. Want to bring the clan back? Volunteer to convene. Calendar updated October 7, 2026.

The clan’s own gatherings

Every year

Annual General Meeting

Members elect officers, hear reports, and vote on clan business. The AGM is traditionally held at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in North Carolina each July, often with a clan dinner. Details are posted to members in advance.

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Across the continent

Regional gatherings

Regions have traditionally met at their local games: the Great Lakes dinner at the Ohio Scottish Games, the New England gathering at the New Hampshire Highland Games, and the Middle Pacific gathering at the Pleasanton games, among others.

Know an event?

Help us keep it current

Spot a missing games, a changed date, or a tent we should be at? Tell us, and our conveners will add it to the calendar.

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Come find us under the tent.

Members march together in the Parade of Tartans and share the shade, the stories and the snacks.