All you need to know about St Andrews Highland Games 2026
All roads will lead to St Andrews’ Station Park on Sunday for the town’s annual Highland Games.
The event, which draws in the crowds each year, promises a great day out for the whole family. It’s always popular with locals and visitors and is now in its 40th year.
Once again it looks to be another day of fantastic competitions and fun.
Following on from last year’s female heavyweight events debut, the ladies will be back competing again in 2026.
The programme of heavyweight events for the ladies starts at 10am.
Competitors will also be taking part in events throughout the day including running, cycling, heavy weights, tug-of-war, solo piping and the always popular Highland dancing.
The dancing starts at 10.30am, followed by the junior heavyweight events at 11am.
The Games will officially open at 12.30pm.
As well as enjoying all the sporting action in the arena, there’s plenty of other activities to keep the spectators of all ages entertained. There will be a fun fair and bouncy castle, as well as trade stands and a selection of catering vans.
The men’s traditional heavy weight events are one of the main attractions over the course of the afternoon.
Tickets – adult £10, concessions and children £5, family ticket (two adults, two children) £25 – are available to buy in advance via the St Andrews Highland Games website, as well as being available on the day.
For more information go to www.standrewshighlandgames.co.uk/
The Highland Games circuit in Fife also includes Inverkeithing on August 8 and Bowhill on September 13.