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

May 18, 2025

Gates Open to the Public - Festival Main Entrance - 8:00am - 4:00pm

Heavy Athletics: Amateur B and Masters - Main Field - 8:30am - 12:00pm

Kids Athletics / Clan Challenge Opens for Registration - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 9:00am - 9:30am

Kinnfolk - Glasgow Stage - 9:00am - 9:45am

Kirkin' of the Tartan - Edinburgh Stage - 10:00am - 10:45am

Sheep Dog Demo - Main Field - 10:00am - 10:45am

Clan Triathlon Relay - Main Field - 11:00am - 11:30am

Sword Demo - Festival Main Entrance - 11:00am - 11:45am

Colin Grant-Adams - Glasgow Stage - 11:00am - 11:45am

Raglan Road - Edinburgh Stage - 11:00am - 11:45am

Jesse McDonald - St. Andrews Stage - 11:00am - 11:45am

Irish Dancing - Dance Pavilion - 12:00pm - 12:40pm

Eireann's Call - Edinburgh Stage - 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Kinnfolk - Glasgow Stage - 12:00pm - 12:45pm

James McClure - St. Andrews Stage - 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Dog Parade - Main Field - 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Irish Dancing Audience Involvement - Dance Pavilion - 12:45pm - 1:00pm

Parade of Tartans and Veterans Parade - Main Field - 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Ghosts of Bannockburn - Edinburgh Stage - 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Celtic Conundrum - Glasgow Stage - 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Andrew Kruspe - St. Andrews Stage - 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Heavy Athletics Cont. - Main Field - 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Womens Haggis Hurl - Kids Games/Clan Challenge Tent - 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Sword Demo - Sword Demo Area - 1:30pm - 2:30pm

George Lane - St. Andrews Stage - 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Eireann's Call - Edinburgh Stage - 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Bill Mullen - Glasgow Stage - 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Irish Dancing - Dance Pavilion - 2:00pm - 2:40pm

Kids Battle Axe (Ages 12-15) - Axe Throw Area - 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Sheep Dog Demo - Main Field - 2:45pm - 3:15pm

Irish Dancing Audience Involvement - Dance Pavilion - 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Clan Challenge Winners Announced - Main Field - 3:00pm - 3:10pm

Ghosts of Bannockburn - Edinburgh Stage - 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Celtic Conundrum - Glasgow Stage - 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Jesse McDonald - St. Andrews Stage - 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Closing Ceremony - Main Field - 4:00pm - 4:15pm

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