Scotland in the Smokies is calling you!!! Celebrating its 43rd year, the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games is Tennessee’s oldest festival of Scottish, Irish and Celtic culture. Presenting folk, roots, rock & pop music, highland athletics, pipes & drums, highland and Irish dance. Whisky tastings, vendors and a great selection of beer and food from the Scottish, Irish and British homelands. Enjoy a weekend of family fun in the beautiful foothills of Townsend, Tennessee, just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Schedule

Saturday 17, 2025

Gates Open to the Public - Festival Main Entrance - 8:00am - 5:00pm

Solo Piping - Pipes and Drums Area - 8:00am - 12:00pm

Kids Athletics / Clan Challenge Opens for Registration - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 8:30am - 4:00pm

Heavy Athletics: Professional, Amateur A & Women - Main Field - 8:30am - 12:00pm

Clan Challenge Announced - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 9:00am - 9:10am

Kilted Mile Run - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 9:00am - 9:30am

Bill Mullen - Glasgow Stage - 9:00am - 9:45am

Raglan Road - Edinburgh Stage - 9:00am - 9:45am

Highland Dancing Registration - Dance Pavilion - 9:30am - 10:00am

George Lane - St. Andrews Stage - 10:00am - 10:45am

Ghosts of Bannockburn - Edinburgh Stage - 10:00am - 10:45am

Colin Grant-Adams - Glasgow Stage - 10:00am - 10:45am

Sword Demo - Sword Demo Area - 10:00am - 10:30am

Kids Caber Toss - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 10:00am - 10:30am

Highland Dancing Competition - Dance Pavilion - 10:00am - 4:30pm

Sheep Dog Demo - Main Field - 10:30am - 11:00am

Eireann's Call - Edinburgh Stage - 11:00am - 11:45am

Kinnfolk - Glasgow Stage - 11:00am - 11:45am

Andrew Kruspe - St. Andrews Stage - 11:00am - 11:45am

Military Tribute - Main Field - 11:45am - 12:00pm

Opening Ceremony - Main Field - 12:00pm - 12:30pm

James McClure - St. Andrews Stage - 12:30pm - 1:15pm

Raglan Road - Edinburgh Stage - 12:30pm - 1:15pm

Celtic Conundrum - Glasgow Stage - 12:30pm - 1:15pm

Bonny Knees Contest - Main Beer Tent - 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Heavy Athletics Continue - Main Field - 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Pipe and Drum Band Competition - Pipes and Drums Area - 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Whisky Tasting Seminars (Separate Ticket Required) - Smoky Mountain Heritage Center - 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Bill Mullen - Glasgow Stage - 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Ghosts of Bannock Burn - Edinburgh Stage - 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Jesse McDonald - St. Andrews Stage - 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Kids 50-yard Dash - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Andrew Kruspe - St. Andrews Stage - 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Kinnfolk - Glasgow Stage - 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Eireann's Call - Edinburgh Stage - 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Kids Stone Throw - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Sheep Dog Demo - Main Field - 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Adult Battle Axe (Age 16 and up) - Axe Throw Area - 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Best Clan Tent Winners Announced - Main Field - 3:30pm - 3:45pm

Celtic Conundrum - Glasgow Stage - 3:30pm - 4:15pm

George Lane - St. Andrews Stage - 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Raglan Road - Edinburgh Stage - 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Kid Tug-o-War - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Sword Demos - Festival Main Entrance - 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Kinnfolk - Glasgow Stage - 4:30pm - 5:15pm

James McClure - St. Andrews Stage - 4:30pm - 5:15pm

Ghosts of Bannockburn - Edinburgh Stage - 4:30pm - 5:15pm

Kids Games / Challenge Tent Closed - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Whisky Tasting Seminars (Separate Ticket Required) - Smoky Mountain Heritage Center - 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Eireann's Call - Edinburgh Stage - 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Colin Grant-Adams - Glasgow Stage - 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Ceilidh Concert - Edinburgh Stage - 7:00pm - 9:30pm

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