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ST ANDREWS HIGHLAND GAMES - SUNDAY 27th July 2025

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St Andrews Highland games are relative newcomers to the highland games scene as this year will be only the 38th time they will have been held. From humble beginings in 1984 the were first held on a Thursday afternoon in a field on the outskirts of St Andrews courtesey of Mrs Cheape of Strathtyrum Estate.

They are now firmly established as one of the top highland games in Fife if not in Scotland.

Venue this year is Station Park, in front of the Old Course Hotel at the entrance to St Andrews from Dundee/Cupar - KY16 9SP

EVENT DETAILS

Order of events

Ladies Heavweight events from 10.00 am
Highland dancing from 10.30 am
Junior Heavyweight events 11.00 am
Highland games commence 12.30 pm
Games should finish around 5.00 pm

Dogs are allowed if kept on lead, note races are started with a starting pistol.

Highland Dancing Entry Form link - Entries close on Wednesday 23rd July at 10pm– NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE FIELD
Entry Form

Click below to enter our first ever Female Heavyweight competition. This is limited this year to a total of eight competitors, so please return your entry asap.
Female Heavyweight entry form

St Andrews Highland Games

Date: Sunday July 27, 2025

Location: Station Park, St. Andrews

Events: Running, Cycling, Heavy Weights, Tug-of-war, Solo Piping, Highland Dance

Venue this year is Station Park, in front of the Old Course Hotel at the entrance to St Andrews from Dundee/Cupar - KY16 9SP

Location Map

Sunday July 27, 2025

Station Park, St. Andrews

VISITOR INFORMATION

Admission prices Adult £10, Concessions and chidren (under 16) £5, Family ticket £25 (2 adults and 2 chidren) Car Parking is free.

Cycling

Cycling at our Highland Games is great to watch from the sprints to the De'il tak the hindmost which allows participants to cycle round the track with the last rider being removed each lap until a winner emerges.

Heavy Weights

One of the main attractions at highland games are the heavyweight athletes taking part in the different events over the course of the afternoon. Events include tossing the caber, throwing the weight, throwing the hammer and putting the shot.

Highland Dancing

A style of competitive solo dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, where it is often performed to the accompaniment of Highland bagpipe music. It is now seen at nearly every modern-day Highland games event.

Running

Running has been part of Highland Games since their formative years and is very much enjoyed today by both participants as well as spectators.

Solo Piping

Bagpipe playing, as performed at traditional Highland Games, is distinctly national and characteristically Scottish. owhere else will you find anything quite the same. This aspect of our cultural heritage has been encouraged and developed over many centuries and is part of the life of Celtic people.

Tug-of-War

a sport that directly puts two or more teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.

CONTACT US

Secretary

Mr I Grieve
54 Crawford Gardens
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 8XQ

Tel
Mobile 07902923209
Email: ig2shga@gmail.com

Handicapper

Shane Fenton

Tel 01592 756088
Email: fenton.shane@rocketmail.com