Clans and Tartans
Ohio Scottish Games and Celtic Festival
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds
June 26-27, 2026

Seeing all the proud heritages represented at the Ohio Scottish Games and Celtic Festival was one of the highlights. There was a whole pavilion dedicated to the clans and organizations. And, of course, most marched in the Grand Parade. See video and photos of the Grand Parade.

We also heard a lot of great stories about the clans. For example,we caught up with Patrick McGregor at the Clan McGregor booth. He told us about their ancestor - Rob Roy MacGregor - from the 17th century. Patrick said that the MacGregor name was banned or about 150 years! Rob Roy had to become a cattle rustler to survive. Patrick says the drink, the Rob Roy, is named after him.

Grokipedia says, "The Rob Roy is a classic cocktail made with Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters, typically stirred with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass, often garnished with a brandied cherry or maraschino cherry. It is essentially a Scotch-based variation of the Manhattan, replacing American rye or bourbon whiskey with Scotch to impart a smoother, sometimes subtly smoky profile. The drink's name honors the 18th-century Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor, a Highland outlaw romanticized as a Robin Hood-like figure."

Watch the video of Patrick explaining about Rob Roy.

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Rob Roy

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Turnbull Clan

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Robert the Bruce

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The youngest Clan member

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Tartan Army cones were everywhere!

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