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Best pictures as thousands enjoy this year’s Ceres Highland Games

Around 5,000 spectators enjoyed an afternoon of fun at the oldest free games in the world.

Ceres Highland Games 2025. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson
Ceres Highland Games 2025. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson

Thousands of spectators enjoyed an afternoon of action at this year’s Ceres Highland Games.

Around 5,000 people attended the world’s oldest free games, held on the village green for more than 700 years.

And this year’s event marked the 710th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn.

The City of St Andrews Pipe Band heralded the opening with a procession through the village.

Our photographer Steve MacDougall was there to capture some of the day’s best Ceres Highland Games pictures.


Cycling races, Paul Anderson (Perth) 
Big crowds at the event.
Crowds sitting on the hill.
Track running.
Vlad Tulacek during the weight for distance.
100 metre sprint with winner Ruby Laing on the far left.
Paul Anderson (Perth) in the centre.
Vlad Tulacek during the shot put.
Neil Elliott, from Glasgow during the shot put.
Juliet Ramsay, from Glenisla during the sheaf toss.
The City of St Andrews Pipe Band parade during the games opening.
Ceres Highland Games 2025
On the right is Games Chieftain Sir John Nicholas Gilmourof Lundin and Montrave, 5th Baronet.
The City of St Andrews Pipe Band parade during the games opening.
Open running events for all comers.
Track running.
Open running events for all comers.
Track running.
Cycling races.
Track running.
Action from the highland dancing featuring local fife dancers.
Official sprint races.
The City of St Andrews Pipe Band parade during the games opening.
Cycling races.
Cycling races, Davy Mathieson from Newburgh in red.
Jen Little, from Perth during the sheaf toss.
Official sprint races.
Rebecca Maeule from Errol, during the sheaf toss.

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