Fairhill Scottish Games is one of the Maryland area's premiere Scottish festivals, attracting more than 500 competitors and performers each year from around the world.

The festival, which has taken place each year for more than six decades, attracts some of the world's best Scottish musicians, dancers, and athletes, celebrating traditional Scottish and Celtic culture for several days across the grounds of the Fair Hill Race Track.

Visitors can enjoy lively competitions such as caber tosses, bagpipe contests, fiddling competitions, and dance-offs or participate in demonstrations of traditional cultural practices and art forms.

A full vendor market is also showcased on site, along with food tents set up throughout the fairgrounds serving up Scottish and American fare. Scottish teas are available for tasting at the event's full-service tea room.

4600 Telegraph Rd, Elkton, MD 21921, Phone: 410-392-8765

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