Payson Scottish Festival

The Payson Scottish Festival is a free, community sponsored event that is held on the second Friday and Saturday of July each summer. This is typically the weekend after the 4th of July week. The festival allows us to celebrate and share our Scottish heritage and traditions. On Friday night, Scottish and Irish performers entertain at the Ceilidh. And on Saturday the competitions begin.

The Scottish festival has a fun family atmosphere. There will be Bagpipes, Highland Dance, and Highland Athletic competitions,
activities for the children, a parade, traditional ethnic food, vendors, and clans.

The Payson Scottish Festival is the only free Scottish festival in the Western United States. We are very grateful to our wonderful volunteers who unselfishly give of their time and talents to make the festival a success! We are also able to keep the festival as a free event because of our many fantastic sponsors and their generous contributions. Thank you!