Traditional Sports Festivals

Vibrant scenes capturing medieval and Scottish games, featuring dancers in traditional attire and equestrian performances, set against large cheering crowds and festive atmospheres.

England, Essex, Castle Hedingham. Two knights battle in a jousting tournament at Hedingham Castle.

Knights on horseback, equestrian games, historical city festival, Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany, Europe

England, Essex, Castle Hedingham. Two knights battle in a jousting tournament at Hedingham Castle.

Medieval tournaments in Kaltenberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Medieval games during the Landshuter Hochzeit (festival) in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany,

Historic Palio horse race, participants waving banners representing the Contrada di Aquila, Eagle District, Piazza Il Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Knights on horseback, equestrian games, historical city festival, Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Blood ride, equestrian procession, horses, Weingarten, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

England, Essex, Castle Hedingham. Two knights battle in a jousting tournament at Hedingham Castle.

Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. An armoured knight on horseback competing in an equestrian sport at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Medieval tournaments in Kaltenberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Spielmannszug in a move to a move with a move copyright: xzoonar.com/martinaxbergx 8050401

Weesenstein Whitsun Knights Tournament

Scottish girls in tartan kilts dancing the sword dance at the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering, the Braemar Games in Scotland

Medieval Tournament of Chivalry in France

Knights Tournament Altzella

Japanese Horseman Displaying His Skill With Bow And Arrows At The Japanese Exhibition Matsuri Japan In The Park In Hyde Park, London.

Knights Tournament Altzella

Mounted archer during Yabusame, at Kamakura Matsuri annual festival, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu island, Japan

Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Strathdon. Pipers in a marching band performing at the Lonach Highland Games.

Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. Knights on horseback in a jousting competition at a medieval pageant based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. Warriors fighting with quarterstaves at a medieval pageant based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Knights Tournament Altzella

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, medieval football.

England, West Sussex, Arundel, Jousting festival in the grounds of Arundel Castle.

Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. Warriors do battle with maces at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Two Khampa warriors, mounted on their running Tibetan horse, try to catch white scarves, during the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Knights Tournament Altzella

Children cracking whips, Folklore show, Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg, Austria

England, North Yorkshire, Thornton le Dale. Jousting display at Thornton le Dale show.

Alpine Finger Wrestling Championship, Antdorf, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Italy, Tuscany. Siena. Palio Of Siena. Display Of Flags. Contada Of Caterpillar.

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Colosseum, gladiators.

Asia, Mongolia, Bayan-Olgii Province. Altai Eagle Festival, man takes aim at some clay targets with his blunted arrow.

Historical re-enactment event with display of knights jousting, Mid and West Suffolk show, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wrestling match, Terelj National Park, Mongolia

England, West Sussex, Arundel, Jousting festival in the grounds of Arundel Castle.

Highlandgames, highland games, pipeband, bagpipe band, piper, bagpipers, tartan, checks, sporran, bearskin cap, scotland, duneden, central scotland, O, Great Britain, New Zealand, Oceania

Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Strathdon. A marching pipe band performing at the Lonach Gathering and Highland Games, (billed as Äö?Ñ??Scotland's friendliest Highland GamesÄö?Ñ?¥) held annually in August.

Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Strathdon. A marching drummer performing at the Lonach Highland Games.

Young male dancer, 2nd Annual World Chicken Dance Championships, Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Alberta, Canada

England, West Sussex, Arundel, Jousting festival in the grounds of Arundel Castle.

Victoria Highland Games pipe anbd drum band, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

England, Kent, Maidstone, Leeds, Leeds Castle, Medieval Festival, Foot Jousting Contest

Celtic danse during the Highland Games, traditional Scottish games organized by the Duke of Atholl at Blair Atholl castle, Scotland.

Men dressed as knights, Medieval Spectaculum, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, jousting, jousting tournament, Europe

Jousting tournament, Tower of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Alphorn blowers, musicians, music band, Viehschiedplatz, Wertach, Allgaeu Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Weesenstein Whitsun Knights Tournament

Ottoman archer riding and shooting on horseback

Knights Tournament Altzella

Detail of original Scottish kilts, during Highlands games

Weesenstein Whitsun Knights Tournament

Knights on horseback, equestrian games, historical city festival, Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Strathdon. Pipers in a marching band performing at the Lonach Highland Games.

Knights Tournament Altzella

Asia, Mongolia, Khovd Aimag. Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), Naadem festival, archery.

A Khampa warrior, mounted on his running Tibetan horse, tries to catch sweets laid out on the ground, during the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

USA, California, Parkfield, V6 Ranch close up of cowgirl's hands in red gloves on the pommel of the saddle (MR)

Bhutan, Local men demonstrating archery in grassy field

Highland Games, athlete, sportsman, kilt, heavy events challenge, weight for distance, long throw, tartan, plaid, Scotland, Great Britain, Antigonish, Novo Scotia, Nova Scotia, North America, Canada, North America

Detail of original Scottish kilts, during Highlands games

Ox race in Muensing, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Medieval Tournament of Chivalry in France

Grass dance competition at North American Indian Days in Browning, Montana, USA (Large format sizes available)

England, Leicestershire, Belvoir Castle. A jousting tournament at the english stately home of Belvoir Castle.

Lu bove finto' The fake bull. Offida. Marche. Italy

Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. Archers take aim in an archery competition at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Bagpipe player of massed band of Scottish pipers at Braemar Games Highland Gathering, Scotland

Weesenstein Whitsun Knights Tournament

England, North Yorkshire, Gargrave. Spectators watching the tug of war competition at Gargrave Show, an annual country show near Skipton.

Snake Boat Race, Peyipad, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Lu bove finto' The fake bull. Offida. Marche. Italy

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, medieval football.

China, Beijing. Chinese New Year Spring Festival.

Trachtler at traditional Schnalzer competition in Saalfelden im Pinzgau, en, Salzburger Land, Austria, Europe

Highland Games, athlete, sportsman, kilt, heavy events challenge, weight for distance, long throw, tartan, plaid, Scotland, Great Britain, Antigonish, Novo Scotia, Nova Scotia, North America, Canada, North America

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, medieval football.

Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Strathdon. Marching pipe bands performing at the Lonach Gathering and Highland Games, (billed as Äö?Ñ??Scotland's friendliest Highland GamesÄö?Ñ?¥) held annually in August.

Palio di Siena horse race on Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Man riding horse with spear at Pasola Festival, Sumba island, Indonesia

Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. A knight on horseback in a jousting competition at a medieval pageant based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Detail of original Scottish kilts, during Highlands games

England, Essex, Castle Hedingham. Two knights battle in a jousting tournament at Hedingham Castle.

Cheese Rolling At Coopers Hill; Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England

Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. A knight on horseback in a jousting competition at a medieval pageant based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Lu bove finto' The fake bull. Offida. Marche. Italy

Europe, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Bernese Oberland, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, UNESCO World Heritage site, Jungfrau marathon, Swiss horn players

Close-up of a Kilt and Sporran, Highland Games, Highlands, Scotland

Scotland. Bagpipe players at Highland Games.

A pipe band plays at the Strathpeffer Games

Hungary, Budapest, Lazsr Lovaspark, traditional Hungarian cowboy horse show. Whip tricks.

Italy, Tuscany. Siena. Palio Race. Contrada Of The She-Wolf.

Italy, Tuscany. Siena. Palio Of Siena. Display Of Flags. Contada Of Caterpillar.

The Mongolian traditional wrestling event (is an untimed competition in which wrestlers lose if they touch the ground with any part of their body other than their feet or hands) at a local Naadam Festival in the Sagsai River valley, a remote valley in the Altai Mountains (Altay Mountains) near Altai Sum about 200 kilometers from Ulgii (լgii) in the Bayan-Ulgii Province in western Mongolia.

Finals 2022, Archery, Preliminary Round, Olympiapark Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Strathdon. A piper in traditional dress performing at the Lonach Highland Games.

RDS Horse Show, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland, Hunters and their dogs at a horse show

Knights Tournament Altzella

Calgary, Canada. 13th July, 2018. Man performs first nations hoop dance in Fluor Rope Square, downtown Calgary. The event is part of Calgary Stampede celebrations. Rosanne Tackaberry/Alamy Live News

Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. A knight on horseback in a jousting competition at a medieval pageant based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

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