2009 Competitions
There are well over 200 highland dance competitions in the US and Canada (see FUSTA site for complete listings). Below are the links to the ones most often attended by members of the Highland Dance Association. Note that several previous competitions are no longer scheduled.
Chicagoland Spring Fling (28 February - Itasca, IL)
FUSTA Southwest Regional Championships (25 April - Denver, CO)
Kansas City Highland Games (13 June - Riverside, MO)
Midlands Highland Festival (11 July - Omaha NE)
Rocky Mountain Highland Games (8-9 August - Highland Ranch, CO)
Celtic Highland Games of the Quad Cities (22 August - Davenport, IA)
Longs Peak Festival (12-13 September - Estes Park, CO)
McPherson Scottish Festival and Highland Games (26 September - McPherson, KS)
Other FUSTA SW Competitions
(dates updated for 2009)
Colorado Mid-Winter Indoor (22 February - Denver, CO)
Arkansas Highland Games (18 April - Batesville, AR)
Houston Highland Games (16 May - Houston, TX)
Texas Scottish Festival (6 June - Arlington, TX)
Elizabeth Celtic Festival (18-19 July - Elizabeth, CO)
Longs Peak Festival (12-13 September - Estes Park, CO)
Salado Highland Games (14 November - Salado, TX)
Other Competitions Within 10 hours of Kansas City
(mostly 8-9 hours drive time)
Cincinnati Indoor Competition (4 April – Cincinnati, OH)
Kentucky Scottish Weekend (9 May – Carrollton, KY)
Minnesotta Scottish Fair (16 May – Farmington, MN)
Springfield Highland Games (16 May – Springfield, IL)
Fort Wayne Highland Games (13 June – Fort Wayne, IN)
Illinois St. Andrews Championship (19-20 June – Oak Brook, IL)
Wisconsin Scottish Games (6 September – Waukesha, WI)
Columbus Scottish Festival (12 September – Columbus, IN)