45th Arkansas Scottish Festival and Homecoming

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.

Scotsfest Schedule:

8 a.m.
Festival Opens

Vendors and Clans

Reenactments by MacLachlan's Jacobite Highlanders and Colonel Munro's 37th Regiment of Foot Begin

9 a.m.
Sheep Dog Demos
(Brown Fine Arts Building Front Lawn)

10 a.m.
O’Donovan School of Irish Dancers; Bluebonnet Highland Dancing 
(Brown Fine Arts Building South Lawn)

10:30 a.m. 
Tea & Scones 
(Entertainment Zone)

11 a.m.      
Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan Worship Service 
(Entertainment Zone)

12 p.m.
Club 50 Celebration
(Edwards Commons Maxfield Room, 1st floor)

1 p.m.
Sheep Dog Demo 
(Brown Chapel Front Lawn)

Alumni Baseball Game
To register, email justin.cunningham@lyon.edu (Fred Wann Field)

4 p.m.
Festival Closes