Scottish Festival and Highland Games

For 19 years the Scots have gathered in Blairsville, Georgia. HIGHLAND DANCERS, SCOTTISH ATHLETES, family clans, bagpipes and drums and traditional musicians come to celebrate their heritage. Even if you don’t know your family’s heritage or have little or no SCOTTISH TIES, come experience Scotland without the need of a passport or international flight across the ocean. We have an exciting new admission price structure for 2025!  . Sunday is $10 per person. Children 7-12 $5 Children 6 and under are free. Ticket for BOTH days $25, $15 per person for groups of 10 or more.Sheep dogs and falcons and birds of prey all come with their handlers. Scottish Athletes, Highland dancers, pipers and drummers all come to experience Scotland here in the highlands of North Georgia. The dogs will herd their sheep at lake-sidewhile the falcons will be found in the village for their demonstrations. The blacksmith/knife smith demonstrations and Clan Nan Con will be in set up in the fairgrounds village. Wee lads and lassies are encouraged to come to the festival with their family. Special activities for the children include the “passport to the clan” where children visit clan tents and once they learn one fact about the clan they receive a stamp and once their passport is full they receive a prize. There is also face painting and other activities especially for the wee ones. What is a festival without shopping? Many favorite vendors with traditional Scottish wares, clothing and food are returning plus new merchants who are making their first trek to the Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival. Delicious Scottish food (haggis excluded), jewelry, sporran, kilts, T-shirts, clothing, and many more Scottish items will be available for purchase. SUNDAY SCHEDULE: 9AM Worship & Kirkin' o' the Tartans, All Welcome! - Entertainment Tent, Chaplain, Rev. K. Travis Adams; Soloist Hannah Mitchell; Solo Piper Richard Smith and Pianist Kathy Rogers; Heavy Athletics - Main Field, Continuing all day; Appalachian Archery, Burnt Whisker Forge and Lakin Farms Scottish Livestock- Artisans Area, Continuing all day; 78th Fraser Highlanders Axe Toss -Artisans Area, Continuing until 11am; Breakfast - Food Court, delicious options for sale 10AM Children's Athletics Instruction - Children's Area, Continuing until 4pm-Parental/Guardian Permission required and Parents/Guardians must remain with the child/children at all times in the Children's Area; Eireann's Call - Entertainment Tent 10:15AM - Royal Scottish Country Dancers - Dance Pavilion 10:30AM - Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Main Field 10:45AM - Michael McLeod - Gazebo 11AM Clan Nan Con - Artisans Area, historic re-enactors; John Mohr Mackintosh - Main Field; Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Field house; Tracie Brown - Scottish Harp Demonstration - Creek Path 11:15AM - Colin Grant Adams - Entertainment Tent 11:30AM - Appalachian St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums - Main Field; Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Artisans/Food Court; John Mohr Mackintosh Pipes & Drums - Field house 12PM Smokey Mountain Highland Dancers - Dance Pavilion; 78th Fraser Highlanders Axe Toss - Artisans Area, Continuing until 2pm; Atlanta Pipe Band - Main Field; Appalachian St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums - Field house; John Mohr Mackintosh Pipes & Drums - Artisan/Food Court 12:15PM - Celtic Conundrum - Entertainment Tent 12:30PM - Michael McLeod - Gazebo; Alhambra Highlander Pipes & Drums -Main Field; Atlanta Pipe Band - Field House; Appalachian St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums - Artisans/Food Court 1PM Scottish princess Merida from the movie "Brave" meet & greet - Children's Area, Parent/guardian must remain with their child/children; Richard Smith, Bagpipe Workshop - Creek Path; Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Main Field; Alhambra Highlander Pipes & Drums - Field house; Atlanta Pipe Band - Artisans/Food Court 1:15PM - Royal Scottish Country Dancers -Atlanta Branch - Dance Pavilion; Eireann's Call - Entertainment Tent 1:30PM - Alhambra Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Artisans/Food Court; Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Field house; John Mohr Mackintosh Pipes & Drums - Main Field 1:45PM - Michael McLeod - Gazebo 2PM Clan Nan Con - Artisans Area, historic re-enactors; Appalachian St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums - Main Field; Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums -Artisans/Food Court; John Mohr Mackintosh Pipes & Drums - Field House; Tracie Brown - Scottish Harp Demonstration - Creek Path 2:15PM - Colin Grant Adams - Entertainment Tent 2:30PM - Appalachian St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums - Field House; Atlanta Pipe Band - Main Field; John Mohr Mackintosh Pipes & Drums - Artisans/Food Court 3PM 78th Fraser Highlanders Axe Toss - Artisans Area; Smokey Mountain Highland Dancers - Dance Pavilion; Alhambra Highlanders Pipes & Drums Main Field; Appalachian St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums - Artisans/Food Court 3:15PM - Celtic Conundrum - Entertainment Tent 3:30PM - Alhambra Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Field House; Atlanta Pipe Band - Artisans/Food Court 4:30PM - Blairsville Scottish Festival and Highland Games Close COST : $20 per person. Children 7-12 $5 Children 6 and under are free. Ticket for BOTH days $25! $15 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets [https://gamtnscottishfestival.org/tickets/]