It is with the deepest regret that we must announce the cancellation of the 2023 Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games(TSF&HG) in Decatur, Texas.

We have enjoyed Wise County and community since our arrival in 2018. But as we prepared for this year’s festival, we have found obstacles in our current model. Some due to regulatory requirements, location constraints, board commitments, changes in sponsorships and pricing increases. We have been working for four years to get ahead of these challenges and to find collaborative solutions. Sadly we do not feel we can over come these challenges in advance of the May 2023 TSF&HG. We have made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel the 2023 Festival in Decatur, TX. We concluded we could not create the type of experience that meets our standards and measure up to our reputation for producing the cultural experience we have nurtured since 1986. 

Our mission remains the same and we remain committed to Texas Scottish Culture—Athletics, Art, Dance, Unique Music, Art/Cultural Vendors, Craft Beer, Delicious Whisky, Dogs, Attire, Pipes & Drums and so much more! We plan to take this time to; 1. re-identify the festivals goals 2. Evaluate current festival model and challenges. 3. Build our communication with membership, sponsors and work to expand our leadership board and volunteer core.
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This coming year we will be focusing on smaller events and continuing to support Scottish and Celtic organizations here in Texas, nationally and abroad. Some of these events we are currently working on are Kilted Foot Races, Golf and Athletics. We will be releasing a schedule of events soon. Stay up to date on events, leadership and volunteer information by following us on social media and sign up for our email list: texasscots.com/mailinglist More Links below.

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TSF&HG Patrons, Guests & Vendors, 

As you might imagine, having the Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games May 1-3, 2020 has become impossible with the current shelter in place orders in Texas and United States. We are working to reschedule the event in the fall. We are looking for a new venue as the Wise County Fairgrounds is unavailable in the fall.

Please know the TSF Board is committed to finding a new location that will accommodate all the activities that make up the Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games. With that in mind, we may have to scale down the festival and attendance--giving priority to those who have already pre-purchased tickets. We have a couple locations lined up working with the new festival dates October 16-18, 2020.

What’s next?: 
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1. Sign up for our email list & Facebook for festival updates. Email signup link: https://www.texasscots.com/contact_form.html

2. Our next announcement will be April 16th, 2020. We are optimistic that we will have more information on the new fall venue at that time.

3. If you have already purchased tickets, registered as a vendor or competition/event it will be valid for the new dates, October 16-18, 2020. If you require a refund we will be accepting & begin processing requests starting April 16th.

4. If you have submitted a payment as a Vendor, Scottish clan, Celtic organization, Sponsor etc. we will be reaching out to see if you are interested and able to join us October 16-18, 2020.

5. Look for online offers (Facebook, Social Media and Emails) from us, our vendors and sponsors as we try to support our community.

6. You can reach us: [email protected] and #469.424.1930

We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unprecedented situation -- unlike anything we have experienced before. In rescheduling the festival, we are doing what we can to take care of others and ourselves by preventing the spread of the virus. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Stay safe and be kind.

Lang may yer lum reek,
Wendy Walker Davis, Executive Director
[email protected]

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