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Old Westbury Gardens
50th Annual Scottish Games
Saturday, August 28th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Scottish GamesWith bagpipes, caber tossing, and highland dancing, the Scottish Games is one of the highlights of our season. It is believed that the games were begun by the ancient highland chieftains to help them select the strongest men for their armies.

Scottish GamesThe Long Island Scottish Clan MacDuff, co-host of the event, always provides lots of entertainment during this daylong festival.

Join us for the Grand Opening Ceremony at 12:30 pm as the bagpipers march down the North Lawn to open the games. One of the highlights of our season.

Scottish GamesSpecial Games admissions: $15 adults; $10 over 62; $5 children (ages 7-12) and members; children ages 6 and under free.

Approximately 300 handicapped accessible parking spaces are available in our main parking area. Please note that handicapped accessible parking spaces are limited, and we encourage you to arrive early to secure a space.  All vehicles parked in this area must display a government-issued handicapped parking permit.

Scottish GamesThe locations of most of the Games' activities and events are wheelchair accessible. Handicapped accessible toilets will be located throughout the property.

Note that the shuttle buses are not handicapped accessible.


Old Westbury Gardens
, listed on the National West LakeRegister of Historic Places, is the former home of John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children.  Completed in 1906 by the English designer, George A. Crawley, the magnificent Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 200 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes.  Westbury House is furnished with fine English antiques and decorative arts from the more than fifty years of the family's residence.

Scottish on North LawnToday, Westbury Gardens welcomes visitors of all ages for guided tours of Westbury House and Gardens, in-depth tours of the formal gardens, school visits, children's programs and events, family programs, museum exhibits, classic car shows, indoor and outdoor classical concerts, summer pop concerns, slide lectures, book signings, horticultural demonstrations and workshops,  Scottish Games, botanical arts and gardening classes, and Master Gardener and Educator-led Talks & Tours of topics relating to horticulture, art, history, design and architecture.


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