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!  

The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds hosts all the events beginning at 9 am each day. The opening ceremony with the massed bands and parade of tartans will be at 12 noon on Saturday.

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.

Saturday Schedule:

9AM Heavy Athletics - Main Field, Continuing all day; Georgia Falconry -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

9:15AM Celtic Conundrum - Entertainment Tent

9:30 AM Bordie Collie/Sheep Demonstration - Ball Field Beyond Artisans Area; Smokey Mountain Highland Dancers - Dance Pavilion

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; Celtic Road - Gazebo

10:30AM Alhambra Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Main Field; Collin Grant Adams - Entertainment Tent

10:45AM Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Artisan Area/Food Court

11AM Clan Nan Con - Artisans Area, historic re-enactors; Traci Brown - Scottish Harp Demonstration - Creek Path; Border Collie/Sheep Demonstration - Ball Field beyond Artisan Area; Royal Scottish Country Dancers - Dance Pavilion

11:30AM Pipes & Drums Parade - Artisan/Food Court

12PM Opening Ceremony, Parade of Tartans, Roll Call, Massed Bands -Main Field

12:30PM Eireann's Call - Entertainment Tent

12:45PM Celtic Road - Gazebo

1PM Border Collie/Sheep Demonstration - Ball Field beyond Artisan Area; Merida Meet & Greet - from the movie "Brave" - Children's Area, Continuing until 3PM - Parents/Guardians must remain with the child/children at all times in the Children's Area

1:30PM Royal Scottish Country Dancers - Dance Pavilion

1:45PM Celtic Conundrum - Entertainment Tent

2PM Pipe Band Competition - Main Field - Continuing until 4pm; Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Field House; Alhambra Highlanders Pipes & Drums -Artisans/Food Court; Traci Brown - Scottish Harp Workshop - Creek Path; Celtic Road - Gazebo; 78th Fraser Highlanders Axe Toss -Artisans Area - Continuing until 4pm;

2:30PM Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Artisans/Food Court; Alhambra Highlanders Pipes & Drums - Field House

2:45PM Colin Grant Adams - Entertainment Tent

3PM Smokey Mountain Highland Dancers - Dance Pavilion; Border Collie/Sheep Demonstration - Ball Field beyond Artisan Area

3:30PM Clan Nan Con - Artisans Area, historic re-enactors

4PM Eireann's Call - Entertainment Tent; Massed Bands & Amazing Grace -Main Field; Athletic Competition Highlights - Main Field

4:15PM "Mist Covered Mtn" - Main Field

4:20PM Band Competition Awards - Main Field

5PM Festival Closes For The Day

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.

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