Tickets

There are two types of ticket available for The Gathering 2009...

1. Highland Games tickets
2. Passports

1.  Highland Games Tickets 

Day passes can be purchased for the Highland Games to be held in Holyrood Park. These will be on sale in the Autumn of 2008.  (These tickets are not required if you have a passport)  

2.  Passports

These are all-entry tickets for the weekend and include:

• Entry to both days of Highland Games in Holyrood Park
• A place in the Clan Parade
• A seat on the castle esplanade for the Clan Pageant

For more information on the passport please see About the Passport below.

HOW TO PURCHASE PASSPORTS:

We are still working on our online shop, so in the meantime please read our terms and conditions then use one of the following forms to book:

PASSPORT BOOKING FORM (up to 6 passports)

GROUP BOOKING FORM (groups of 7 or more)

Print out the form then fax, scan & email or post it back to us. We will then contact you to confirm your booking and request payment.

About the Passport

All visitors are welcome to attend the highland games at The Gathering 2009, but there is a special opportunity for clan members and their families to represent the 45 million people of Scottish ancestry from around the world. By purchasing a passport to this remarkable event, you will take on the role of proud participant, an experience perhaps never to be repeated, and certainly never to be forgotten.

Each commemorative leather-bound passport entitles  you to unlimited access to the weekend of highland games and secures you a guaranteed place in the clan march, a place at the clan pageant ...and, indeed a place in history. However, there are only 8,500 passports available, so make sure you buy as soon possible to avoid disappointment.

It is not possible to buy single tickets for the clan parade or clan pageant, these are only available as part of the passport.

Please note that passports can also be bought through our travel providers if bought in conjunction with accommodation.

Passport Prices

All passports include:

• Entry to both days of the Highland Games in Holyrood Park 

• A place in the clan parade up the Royal Mile

• A seat at the Clan Pageant at the castle esplanade. 

Passport prices are graded bronze, silver and gold and vary in the seating position for the Clan Pageant on the castle esplanade

All prices include VAT 

       £110 - seating in the East stands facing the castle

        £95  - seating in the North & South stands

       £88  - eastmost seats in North & South stands 

Seating Plan 

Notes on the Passport 

It must be remembered that Edinburgh is a capital city and therefore as well as the 8,600 clanspeople who will be taking part in the events on Saturday night we are also expecting large crowds to be watching the parade.  The length of the two performances also means that passport holders will not be leaving the castle esplanade until quite late on the Saturday evening.

For these reasons we do not recommend that young children attend the pageant.  However, the Highland Games in Holyrood Park is thoroughly recommended for families with children of all ages.  Tickets for the Highland Games can be bought in advance on this website (available in the autumn 2008) or can be bought at the gate.

Please note that there are no price concessions on the passports.

The Gathering 2009 passports bear no relation to official passports which identify the holder as a citizen of their country.