Queen Mary ScotsFestival

Every year the Queen Mary celebrates its own heritage with a tribute festival to the land of its birth, Scotland. The Queen Mary ScotsFestival, showcases Scottish food, music, crafts, highland dancing, historic reenactments and lots of men in kilts. You can compete in the Dart Tournament or Haggis Eating Contest and Scotch whisky tasting.

There are modified Highland Games - I love those men in kilts throwing cabers - as well as the sheep herding competition. There are also performances by LA's favorite Celtic folk and Scots Rock bands.

Special hotel packages are available including admission for the event if you want to stay on the ship.

The event takes place February 18-19, 2017. Admission includes a self-guided ship tour and Ghosts and Legends special effects show. Get more information and tickets at www.QueenMary.com.

Queen Mary Visitors Guide
Queen Mary Ghost Hunting

A highlight of the Queen Mary ScotsFestival is the Grand Parade of Clans against the regal backdrop of the historic ocean liner. The parade includes multiple bands of bagpipers and drummers, and clans dressed in their tartans and bearing their clan banner.

The Bagpipe Brigade at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Bagpipes at attention at the at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Clan colors at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Hisotric reenactors participate in the Grand Parade of Clans at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Parade of the Clans at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Parade of the Clans at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

The stone put, the weight throw and the caber toss are a few of the Highland Games at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Highland Dancing takes place in the salons abourd the ship at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

There is both demonstration Highland Dancing and social dancing at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Vendor Booths sell all kinds of Scottish and other Celtic wares  at the at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

The Irish are also represented at the at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Scottish Clan Tartans come in a variety of forms from socks and neck ties to kilts and sashes at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

A kilt vendor displays his goods at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

There are all kinds of Scottish souvenirs that you can appreciate even if you have no Scottish heritage, such as these Scottish figurines for sale at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival.

Model of knights and a castle for sale at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

If you're considering taking up Highland or other celtic dancing, you can have the perfect dance shoes fitted at the vendor fair at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Historic Reenactors set up encampmets at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

Authors' Corner at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA

The traditional music of Men of Worth is a favortie at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA