Introduction: The growing population of older adults underscores the need for more focus on their health and wellbeing, including the role of traditional cultural activities in relation to wellbeing. Aim: The aim was to describe the meaning of older adults’ participation in traditional cultural activities in relation to wellbeing. Method: Inspired by Mak and Thomas’ (2022) framework, a scoping literature review was performed. Five databases were searched to identify relevant studies and descriptive qualitative content analysis was used. Findings: From 1222 articles retrieved, 16 were included in addition to two grey literature sources. The study identified two overarching categories, each with two sub-categories: traditional cultural activities and older adults’ wellbeing and cultural and social identity. Conclusions: While no studies directly addressed older adults’ perceived meaning of traditional cultural activities, the findings provide insights about the meaning of older adults’ participation in traditional cultural activities which may contribute to physical and psychological wellbeing and foster strong social bonds and self-identity among older adults. Significance: By integrating traditional cultural activities into interventions, occupational therapists may enhance holistic wellbeing, cultural preservation, and social inclusion for this population. Future qualitative research on older adults’ perceived meaning of participation in traditional cultural activities is needed.