25th Anniversary San Antonio Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival 2026

This application is for Merchandise Vendors ONLY!

Thank you for your interest in Vending at the San Antonio Highland Games Association’s (SAHGA) annual Highland Games and Celtic Music Festival. 

RETURNING MERCHANTS: Thank you for your continued support and being an integral part of our event. As a Vendor from our previous year, you have been accepted back into the games. Please complete and pay the application by December 1st to guarantee your booth space. After that time your spot will be forfeited And filled with another vendor from our waiting list.

NEW MERCHANTS: Our festival is a Juried Event. Completion of this application DOES NOT guarantee acceptance into our event. Upon completion of the app, our Vendor Committee will review your information and notify you of your status. We are looking for New Vendors with 75% of their merchandise to be Celtic, Scottish or Irish in nature. Handmade items and items imported directly from Scotland or Ireland would take precedence. SAHGA limits the amount of similar vendors to allow our merchants a more lucrative festival, so we only choose vendors who offer goods we are lacking. New Merchant acceptance emails will go out after December 1st.

NOTE:  No one may sell Welsh Cakes purchased from The Welsh Baker, as SAHGA sells these as part of our fundraising efforts.

Information Booth: This position is the "face" of the Highland Games. The Information Booth is located at the main gate for entry and exit. You will provide maps/schedules to guests. We will give you all the information you need to succeed in this position. Volunteer Check-in: It is an opportunity to meet and greet our amazing volunteers. You will check in volunteers, manage shift assignments, and pass out information.

This position sells entry tickets for the Highland Games

The Kid's Glen includes activities intended for kids from 3 to 9 years old. Activities can include painting, paper crafts, haggis toss, and more hands-on educational activities.

This job entails scanning QR codes for online tickets, taking tickets for onsite tickets, explaining how to use the online map/schedule, and stamping guests’ hands for re-entry.

This fun position supports our raffle fundraiser. Volunteers will sell tickets, answer questions about drawings, help with drawings, and provide winners with their prizes.

This position assists guests with purchasing merchandise from the festival. Merchandise includes t-shirts, pint glasses, Welsh cakes, and more.

There is much work to get a festival set up and torn down. We erect/put away tents, distribute/pick tables, unload/load supplies, and move around trash bins. The setup/teardown is hard work - but you get to attend the festival all weekend and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

There is a lot of work to get a festival set up. We erect tents, distribute tables, unload supplies, and move around trash bins. The setup is hard work - but you get to attend the festival all weekend and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

This position will put the final touches on the festival grounds before we open. These tasks can include: Ensuring trash barrels are turned over with bags Delivering ice and water to all stages Check signage Safety walk of the grounds

This job sells tickets for the purchase of beer. There is only one place on the grounds to purchase beer tickets, so this can be a busy spot.

This is a patrolling position that monitors the grounds for any area of needs to include: Overflowing trash cans Bathroom attention Safety concerns

We have 3 stages with back-to-back performers throughout the weekend. This position provides support to performers and sound engineers and announces upcoming acts.

The Scottish Heavy Athletics is the center of the festival. Athletic Assistance will be helping judges with measuring throws. Please keep in mind that the weights, stones, hammers, and cabers are very heavy. You need to be very alert on the field. NO CELL PHONES ON THE FIELD OR YOUNG CHILDREN (15& up only).

Using their own cameras, volunteers take photos and/or videos of the festival from their perspective. Volunteers provide photos to Highland Games for future marketing and online galleries.

General helpers and picker uppers, who assist the info booth volunteers. Great job for teenagers!

A General Volunteer is open to helping out with anything!