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Clan Gunn International Gathering

Halkirk will host the 2026 Clan Gunn International Gathering. Around 60 Clan Gunn Society members and friends - from all over the world, will March to the Games field behind the four pipe bands, led

Luke Stoltman

Invergordon strongman and multi World's Strongest Man finalist Luke Stoltman, will be making a special appearance at the 2026 Halkirk Games.  Luke will have a Stoltmans merchandise stand and you can also try to lift

Live streaming

As in previous years, the 2026 Halkirk Games will be live streamed so that anyone in the world can watch the Games as it happens. This is all thanks to kind sponsorship by Caithness businesses

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Pipe bands for 2026

There will be four pipe bands playing at Halkirk on 25th July 2026. This has never happened before. They are Thurso & District, Wick RBLS, Bad Waldsee from Germany and Caithness Youth pipe bands. The

Photos added to gallery

The official photos of the 2024 and 2025 Halkirk Games were taken by professional photographer Robert MacDonald of Northern Studios, Stirkoke, Wick. Both sets are now available to be viewed in the gallery section.

Games press report

The John O'Groat Journal newspaper has an extensive report and a large range of photos of the Halkirk Games (published on 28 July 2025). The link is: Halkirk heavy athlete crowned world champion at his home

World Heavyweight Championship results

A total of 11 heavies from all over the world competed at Halkirk for the Royal SHGA world heavyweight championship. They were: Graham Hawthorne, USA Matthew McDougall, USA Brandon Pickney, USA Nic Renyard, Canada Vlad Tulacek, Czech Republic Tomas Suchopar, Czech

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