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Thank You to Our 2022 Sponsors

Thank You to Our 2022 Sponsors

The Bridge of Allan Highland Games wouldn't be possible without our fantastic sponsors and partners. Each year we are delighted to team up with and be supported by a wonderful group of local and national businesses who support our work and play a role in keeping the...

BofA Director Yomps Across Perthshire

BofA Director Yomps Across Perthshire

When our Directors aren't busy planning and organising the Highland Games, they're doing physical feats of their own! This June, Director of the BofA Games Alan Hiddleston took part in 'The Cataran Yomp', a 54 mile hike across rural Perthshire in 24 hours. Alan joined...

BofA Games returns in 2022

BofA Games returns in 2022

The last two years have been hard on us all - separated from our loved ones, restricted in what we could do and where we could go, all to keep each other and ourselves safe. We were heartbroken to have to call the BofA Highland Games off in both years due to covid...

BofA Games Director trekking for Doddie

BofA Games Director trekking for Doddie

Bridge of Allan Highland Games Director John Henderson (Hendy) is fundraising for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, helping to support sufferers of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and seek ways to further research into this as yet incurable disease. John will be taking...

Cancellation of 2021 Games

Cancellation of 2021 Games

With the continued concerns of the pandemic, the known and unknown restrictions and the actions required to comply with the latest rules and regulations, the Directors of Bridge of Allan Highland Games have regrettably taken the very difficult decision to cancel the...

2021 Games – to be decided in April

2021 Games – to be decided in April

We know that our visitors will be looking forward to the Highland Games returning once more, and we are just as hopeful as you are that the Bridge of Allan Highland Games can go ahead this year. Unfortunately it's still too early to make a final decision, but if it is...

Trade Stalls booking up fast!

Trade Stalls booking up fast!

An array of stalls selling food, drink, crafts and more accompany our Highland Games events each year. The event attracts around 8,000 people a year- so if you would like to book a stall, don't miss out! Our stalls are often booked up well in advance of the event, so...

Thank you to the sponsors of the 168th Games

Thank you to the sponsors of the 168th Games

Every year, our fantastic sponsors make the Bridge of Allan Highland Games possible. With their generous support, we can continue to make the Games one of the most spectacular events in the Highland Games calendar every year. The 168th Bridge of Allan Highland Games...

William Wallace leads the 168th Games in 2019

William Wallace leads the 168th Games in 2019

The 168th Bridge of Allan Highland Games had a very special Chieftain - Sir William Wallace himself! Well, nearly - being around 700 years too late to book the man himself, the honour was held by Ian Watt, who played the character of William Wallace at the National...

167th Bridge of Allan Games Pipe Band Draw

167th Bridge of Allan Games Pipe Band Draw

The 167th Bridge of Allan Highland Games are excited to announce the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association draw for Sunday August 5th 2018.  Good luck to all the bands.  With 50 bands attending, we look forward to a fantastic competition. Pipe Band Draw 2018

Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band to play at 2018 Games

Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band to play at 2018 Games

Each year we are delighted to welcome pipe bands from across the globe. Scotland is at the heart of the history of pipe bands and the tradition has spread internationally over the centuries, and so we delight in seeing bands from every corner of the world convene in...

Local rugby legend is 167th Chieftain

Local rugby legend is 167th Chieftain

Each year we invite a celebrity to be our chieftain for Games day.  The chieftain is the figurehead for the Games, helping us promote the event and receiving the salute of the pipe bands in the great march past, which is for many the climax of the day.  He or she also...

2017 Maple Madness as BofA Games welcomes 6 Canadian Pipe Bands

2017 Maple Madness as BofA Games welcomes 6 Canadian Pipe Bands

Maple Madness Falls on this years 166th Bridge of Allan Highland Games as six Canadian Pipe Bands are now confirmed to be marching our way.   With a total of fourteen international pipe bands set to join the mix next Sunday, Canada is sure to make their mark. See...

166th Bridge of Allan Highland Games Pipe Band Draw

166th Bridge of Allan Highland Games Pipe Band Draw

The 166th Bridge of Allan Highland Games are excited to announce the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association draw for Sunday August 6th 2017.  Good luck to all the bands.  With 46 bands attending, we look forward to a fantastic competition. Pipe Band Draw 2017

The Ice Queen Cometh

The Ice Queen Cometh

Bridge of Allan Highland Games is proud to announce the 2017  Chieftain will be the very talented Scottish sportswoman, Eve Muirhead. A World Champion and Olympic Medallist, Eve  skipped the GB curling team at the Vancouver Olympics at the tender age of 19.  She...

Canadian Long Arm of the Law Marches over the Miles

Canadian Long Arm of the Law Marches over the Miles

Yet another Canadian Pipe band is returning to "the old country" to join the growing number of International and national attendees. The Peel Regional Police Pipe Band (PRPPB) was formed in 1976 and is based in Brampton, Ontario.  The band wears the Ancient MacPherson...

Buy tickets for BofA Highland Games

The Games are traditional Highland Games and have all the events you would expect. We have a full athletics programme, heavyweight competition, cycling, wrestling, in excess of 200 highland dancers and one of the largest pipe band competitions in Scotland.

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