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Elk Mountain Highland Games & May Day Festival

May 2, 2015
09:00 am - 05:00 pm

Southern Oregon has a new tradition and its the Elk Mountain Highland Games & May Day Festival!  Join us for our second annual event on Saturday May 2nd  in rural Rogue River. This event includes Scottish Heavy Athletics & Edged Weapons Contest, a May Pole, the Jefferson Pipe Band, live music, storytelling, Coyote Rising Puppets, youth & kids activities, Ancient Skills demos, a Beard & Braid contest, Drum Circles and more.

Our festival aims to fuse together historic and modern skills while paying homage to nature and welcoming the return of spring. If you'd like to help sponsor this event, please see our "dontate" button at the top of the page or e-mail us!

Saturday May 2nd 9 am - 5 pm & After Party 9 pm - 1 am

Scottish Heavy Athletics   &  Edged Weapons Competition

May Day Celebration   Jefferson Pipe Band    Drum Circles  

Live Music   Coyote Rising Puppets   Dancing 

Beard & Braid Contest         Ancient Skills Demos          Vendor Village      

Youth & Kids Activities          Costume Contest              Food & More

* Join us for the After Party from 9 pm - 1 a.m. in Rogue River, 21 & up.