We are in need of volunteers like you!  Committee Members Wanted! Join the Planning Committee and help keep the annual tradition going! We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our committee to help support: Sponsors and Grants, Volunteer Coordination, Festival Merch, and Marketing! DM or email us at orilliascottishfestival@gmail.com to discuss if it’s aContinue Reading 2027 Planning Committee Volunteers Wanted!

Let’s all meet at the Ceilidh and dance and laugh the night away! Bring your bag pipes or drums and join the Orillia Pipes and Drums with Scotland the Brave set!  

It’s that time of year! We are so excited to announce that tickets to our 48th Annual Friday Night Ceilidh are NOW ON SALE. Make plans to join us Friday July 17, 2026 as welcome Celtic Effect and other guests, The Orillia Pipes and Drums and Meghan Miller’s Highland Dancers to the stage. Expects, Dancing,Continue Reading ON SALE NOW – Friday July 17 2026 Ceilidh Tickets!

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Hello Colour Parties and Clans! We have moved our application to an online form. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on July 18, 2026. For Colour Parties, see application here or access from the menu at top of webpage. For Clans, see application here or access from the menu at topContinue Reading Colour Party and Clan Applications for 2026

2nd Annual Kilt Skate NOTE!!! Date moved to MARCH 1st due to ice conditions  February 22, 2026  Brewery Bay Skating Rink click here for location on google maps (this rink is on lake Couchiching) NOTE!!! Time: 10 AM – 12 PM The Kilt Skate was created to celebrate Scotland’s contributions to Canada’s multicultural heritage. It’sContinue Reading 2nd Annual Kilt Skate

Are you getting ready? Sourcing Tartan and your Tam? Thank you to our friends at Orillia Lake Country for this great article on the Scottish Festival. Full schedule is online with highlighted new activities.    

The entry for the inaugural duet competition closes soon. If you want to sign up and are having difficulties finding a drummer or a piper for your duet, reach out! If you are shy to give it a go, reach out! This is such a great opportunity to expose yourself to a competition with anContinue Reading Inaugural Piper and Snare Duet Competition Entry Closing Soon

Kick your heels up at the Friday night Ceilidh! July 18, 2025 Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 34 Doors open: 6:30 pm Start: 7 pm Live music, dancing, Pipes and Drums, and camaraderie Featuring: Orillia Pipes and Drums Cape Breton Island Step Dancing Gay Gordon Scottish Country Dancing Quayle’s Brewery Beer       Proudly sponsoredContinue Reading Friday July 18, 2025 – Ceilidh Tickets Available

We are so excited to partner with the Ontario Fire Service Pipes and Drums who are sponsoring and organizing a Duet Competition for July 19, 2025 at the Orillia Scottish Festival. It’s an unique contest, says Pat Reid, organizer of the competition on behalf of the Ontario Fire Service P & D If you wantContinue Reading Duet Competition makes it debut this year!