{"id":101068,"date":"2026-07-28T19:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holamontreal.com\/?p=101068"},"modified":"2026-07-28T19:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:17:47","slug":"montreal-highland-games-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holamontreal.com\/en\/montreal-highland-games-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Highland Games and Festival 2026: vive un d\u00eda de tradici\u00f3n escocesa en Verdun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"101068\" class=\"elementor elementor-101068\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d27da e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06d27da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6868c8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6868c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"626\">Cada verano, Montreal se llena de festivales que celebran las culturas que han formado parte de la historia de la ciudad. Uno de los m\u00e1s tradicionales es el Montreal Highland Games and Festival, un evento que re\u00fane deporte, m\u00fasica, gastronom\u00eda y costumbres escocesas en un ambiente familiar al aire libre.<\/p><p data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"870\">La edici\u00f3n 2026 se celebrar\u00e1 el domingo 2 de agosto en los Douglas Hospital Grounds, en Verdun, donde cientos de atletas, m\u00fasicos y visitantes se reunir\u00e1n para disfrutar de una de las celebraciones escocesas m\u00e1s importantes de Canad\u00e1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952a543 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"952a543\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1b9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c1b9b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"4093\" data-end=\"4118\" data-section-id=\"mot17g\">Informaci\u00f3n general<\/h2><p data-start=\"4120\" data-end=\"4161\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong data-start=\"4123\" data-end=\"4133\">Fecha:<\/strong> Domingo 2 de agosto de 2026<\/p><p data-start=\"4163\" data-end=\"4200\">\ud83d\udd58 <strong data-start=\"4166\" data-end=\"4178\">Horario:<\/strong> 9:00 a.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/p><p data-start=\"4202\" data-end=\"4248\">\ud83d\udccd <strong data-start=\"4205\" data-end=\"4215\">Lugar:<\/strong> Douglas Hospital Grounds, Verdun<\/p><p data-start=\"4250\" data-end=\"4282\">\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <strong data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4274\">Entrada general:<\/strong> $25 CAD<\/p><p data-start=\"4284\" data-end=\"4361\">\ud83d\udc67 <strong data-start=\"4287\" data-end=\"4316\">Ni\u00f1os de 14 a\u00f1os o menos:<\/strong> Entrada gratuita (acompa\u00f1ados por un adulto)<\/p><p data-start=\"4363\" data-end=\"4511\">\ud83c\udfb6 <strong data-start=\"4366\" data-end=\"4382\">Actividades:<\/strong> Highland Games, m\u00fasica celta, gaitas, danza escocesa, gastronom\u00eda, exhibiciones culturales, clanes escoceses y combate medieval.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dc857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b9dc857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da3KNuTE8D-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da3KNuTE8D-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida por Montreal Highland Games (@mtlhighlandgames)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e73becd e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e73becd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cfd47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58cfd47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"922\" data-section-id=\"3h1t10\">Una tradici\u00f3n escocesa con historia en Montreal<\/h2><p data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"1157\">La comunidad escocesa desempe\u00f1\u00f3 un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de Montreal desde el siglo XVIII. Su legado sigue presente en la ciudad, incluso en la flor de cardo (thistle) que forma parte del escudo y la bandera de Montreal.<\/p><p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1464\">Los Highland Games nacieron hace siglos en las Tierras Altas de Escocia como competencias para demostrar fuerza, resistencia y habilidad. Con el paso del tiempo se convirtieron en festivales culturales que hoy se celebran en distintos pa\u00edses, y Montreal mantiene viva esa tradici\u00f3n desde hace d\u00e9cadas.<\/p><p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1464\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/holamontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/highland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holamontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/highland.jpg 750w, https:\/\/holamontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/highland-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holamontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/highland-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/holamontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/highland-600x320.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p><h2 data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1506\" data-section-id=\"10q46yc\">Los famosos deportes de las Highlands<\/h2><p data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1678\">Uno de los mayores atractivos del festival son las competencias atl\u00e9ticas tradicionales escocesas, donde atletas ponen a prueba su fuerza en disciplinas muy particulares.<\/p><p data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1726\">Entre las pruebas m\u00e1s populares se encuentran:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1883\"><li data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1764\" data-section-id=\"ea1xs3\">Lanzamiento de tronco (Caber Toss)<\/li><li data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1798\" data-section-id=\"oxzc3u\">Lanzamiento de martillo escoc\u00e9s<\/li><li data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1820\" data-section-id=\"1grsk3w\">Lanzamiento de peso<\/li><li data-start=\"1821\" data-end=\"1844\" data-section-id=\"4zdidq\">Lanzamiento de piedra<\/li><li data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1883\" data-section-id=\"w962wm\">Competencias de fuerza y resistencia<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"2033\">Cada prueba conserva t\u00e9cnicas y reglas tradicionales que convierten estas competencias en un espect\u00e1culo \u00fanico para quienes las ven por primera vez.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"2035\" data-end=\"2075\" data-section-id=\"12riubg\">M\u00fasica, gaitas y bailes tradicionales<\/h2><p data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2273\">Durante todo el d\u00eda el festival se llena del sonido de las gaitas y tambores gracias a las tradicionales pipe bands, que realizan presentaciones y desfiles en distintos momentos de la jornada.<\/p><p data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2470\">Tambi\u00e9n habr\u00e1 competencias y exhibiciones de Highland Dance, uno de los bailes tradicionales m\u00e1s representativos de Escocia, adem\u00e1s de m\u00fasica celta en vivo para acompa\u00f1ar el ambiente festivo.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2507\" data-section-id=\"bs7zwe\">Un festival para toda la familia<\/h2><p data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2626\">Adem\u00e1s de las competencias deportivas, el Montreal Highland Games ofrece numerosas actividades para todas las edades.<\/p><p data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2853\">Los visitantes podr\u00e1n recorrer los espacios dedicados a los diferentes clanes escoceses, conocer m\u00e1s sobre la genealog\u00eda y la historia de Escocia, disfrutar de exhibiciones culturales y participar en actividades interactivas.<\/p><p data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"3051\">Como novedad, la edici\u00f3n 2026 tambi\u00e9n incluir\u00e1 demostraciones de combate medieval e hist\u00f3rico, ofreciendo una experiencia a\u00fan m\u00e1s completa para quienes disfrutan de la historia y las recreaciones.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"3053\" data-end=\"3086\" data-section-id=\"cxqjdq\">Gastronom\u00eda y ambiente escoc\u00e9s<\/h2><p data-start=\"3088\" data-end=\"3190\">El festival tambi\u00e9n es una excelente oportunidad para probar algunos sabores tradicionales de Escocia.<\/p><p data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3347\">Habr\u00e1 puestos de comida y bebida donde ser\u00e1 posible encontrar especialidades t\u00edpicas, adem\u00e1s de cervezas y productos inspirados en la gastronom\u00eda escocesa.<\/p><p data-start=\"3349\" data-end=\"3579\">Al finalizar las competencias, muchos asistentes contin\u00faan la celebraci\u00f3n en la Ceilidh Tent, una gran carpa donde la m\u00fasica tradicional, las sesiones improvisadas y el ambiente festivo se extienden hasta el cierre del evento.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"3581\" data-end=\"3595\" data-section-id=\"wqvrra\">C\u00f3mo llegar<\/h2><p data-start=\"3597\" data-end=\"3704\">El festival se realiza en los Douglas Hospital Grounds, ubicados en 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Verdun.<\/p><p data-start=\"3706\" data-end=\"3950\">La forma m\u00e1s sencilla de llegar es utilizando la L\u00ednea Verde del Metro de Montreal, bajando en las estaciones Verdun o De l&#8217;\u00c9glise. Desde cualquiera de ellas es posible caminar unos minutos o tomar un autob\u00fas local hasta el recinto.<\/p><p data-start=\"3952\" data-end=\"4091\">Tambi\u00e9n se puede llegar en bicicleta o autom\u00f3vil, aunque se recomienda utilizar el transporte p\u00fablico debido a la gran asistencia esperada.<\/p><p>Si buscas una experiencia diferente durante el verano en Montreal, el Montreal Highland Games and Festival 2026 combina historia, deporte y tradici\u00f3n en una jornada ideal para disfrutar en familia y descubrir una de las culturas que ayud\u00f3 a construir la identidad de la ciudad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cada verano, Montreal se llena de festivales que celebran las culturas que han formado parte de la historia de la ciudad. Uno de los m\u00e1s tradicionales es el Montreal Highland Games and Festival, un evento que re\u00fane deporte, m\u00fasica, gastronom\u00eda y costumbres escocesas en un ambiente familiar al aire libre. La edici\u00f3n 2026 se celebrar\u00e1 el domingo 2 de agosto en los Douglas Hospital Grounds, en Verdun, donde cientos de atletas, m\u00fasicos y visitantes se reunir\u00e1n para disfrutar de una de las celebraciones escocesas m\u00e1s importantes de Canad\u00e1. Informaci\u00f3n general \ud83d\udcc5 Fecha: Domingo 2 de agosto de 2026 \ud83d\udd58 Horario: 9:00 a.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m. \ud83d\udccd Lugar: Douglas Hospital Grounds, Verdun \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Entrada general: $25 CAD \ud83d\udc67 Ni\u00f1os de 14 a\u00f1os o menos: Entrada gratuita (acompa\u00f1ados por un adulto) \ud83c\udfb6 Actividades: Highland Games, m\u00fasica celta, gaitas, danza escocesa, gastronom\u00eda, exhibiciones culturales, clanes escoceses y combate medieval. Ver esta publicaci\u00f3n en Instagram Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida por Montreal Highland Games (@mtlhighlandgames) Una tradici\u00f3n escocesa con historia en Montreal La comunidad escocesa desempe\u00f1\u00f3 un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de Montreal desde el siglo XVIII. Su legado sigue presente en la ciudad, incluso en la flor de cardo (thistle) que forma parte del escudo y la bandera de Montreal. Los Highland Games nacieron hace siglos en las Tierras Altas de Escocia como competencias para demostrar fuerza, resistencia y habilidad. Con el paso del tiempo se convirtieron en festivales culturales que hoy se celebran en distintos pa\u00edses, y Montreal mantiene viva esa tradici\u00f3n desde hace d\u00e9cadas. Los famosos deportes de las Highlands Uno de los mayores atractivos del festival son las competencias atl\u00e9ticas tradicionales escocesas, donde atletas ponen a prueba su fuerza en disciplinas muy particulares. Entre las pruebas m\u00e1s populares se encuentran: Lanzamiento de tronco (Caber Toss) Lanzamiento de martillo escoc\u00e9s Lanzamiento de peso Lanzamiento de piedra Competencias de fuerza y resistencia Cada prueba conserva t\u00e9cnicas y reglas tradicionales que convierten estas competencias en un espect\u00e1culo \u00fanico para quienes las ven por primera vez. M\u00fasica, gaitas y bailes tradicionales Durante todo el d\u00eda el festival se llena del sonido de las gaitas y tambores gracias a las tradicionales pipe bands, que realizan presentaciones y desfiles en distintos momentos de la jornada. Tambi\u00e9n habr\u00e1 competencias y exhibiciones de Highland Dance, uno de los bailes tradicionales m\u00e1s representativos de Escocia, adem\u00e1s de m\u00fasica celta en vivo para acompa\u00f1ar el ambiente festivo. Un festival para toda la familia Adem\u00e1s de las competencias deportivas, el Montreal Highland Games ofrece numerosas actividades para todas las edades. Los visitantes podr\u00e1n recorrer los espacios dedicados a los diferentes clanes escoceses, conocer m\u00e1s sobre la genealog\u00eda y la historia de Escocia, disfrutar de exhibiciones culturales y participar en actividades interactivas. Como novedad, la edici\u00f3n 2026 tambi\u00e9n incluir\u00e1 demostraciones de combate medieval e hist\u00f3rico, ofreciendo una experiencia a\u00fan m\u00e1s completa para quienes disfrutan de la historia y las recreaciones. Gastronom\u00eda y ambiente escoc\u00e9s El festival tambi\u00e9n es una excelente oportunidad para probar algunos sabores tradicionales de Escocia. Habr\u00e1 puestos de comida y bebida donde ser\u00e1 posible encontrar especialidades t\u00edpicas, adem\u00e1s de cervezas y productos inspirados en la gastronom\u00eda escocesa. Al finalizar las competencias, muchos asistentes contin\u00faan la celebraci\u00f3n en la Ceilidh Tent, una gran carpa donde la m\u00fasica tradicional, las sesiones improvisadas y el ambiente festivo se extienden hasta el cierre del evento. C\u00f3mo llegar El festival se realiza en los Douglas Hospital Grounds, ubicados en 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Verdun. La forma m\u00e1s sencilla de llegar es utilizando la L\u00ednea Verde del Metro de Montreal, bajando en las estaciones Verdun o De l&#8217;\u00c9glise. Desde cualquiera de ellas es posible caminar unos minutos o tomar un autob\u00fas local hasta el recinto. Tambi\u00e9n se puede llegar en bicicleta o autom\u00f3vil, aunque se recomienda utilizar el transporte p\u00fablico debido a la gran asistencia esperada. Si buscas una experiencia diferente durante el verano en Montreal, el Montreal Highland Games and Festival 2026 combina historia, deporte y tradici\u00f3n en una jornada ideal para disfrutar en familia y descubrir una de las culturas que ayud\u00f3 a construir la identidad de la ciudad.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":101069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,77,41,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actividades-en-familia-montreal","category-este-fin-de-semana","category-eventos-montreal","category-festivales-montreal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Montreal Highland Games and Festival 2026: vive un d\u00eda de tradici\u00f3n escocesa en Verdun - Hola Montreal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Descubre el Montreal Highland Games and Festival 2026 en Verdun. 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