For 50 years, Scotland has been coming to Georgia with the Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival! For our 50th Anniversary, Brigadoon returns with Friday events being held at the Hilton Northeast Atlanta Host hotel on October 14, 2022. On Saturday and Sunday, we will be transforming the meadows and meandering tree-lined paths of Stone Mountain Park for the weekend of October 15 and 16 2022 into the impressive mix of sights and sounds of a Scottish Highland Games presented in a uniquely southern style.

One of the premier Scottish festival in the US, Stone Mountain will be featuring colorful pipe bands, Scottish Athletics, Piping and Drumming competitions, Highland dancers competing before judges of worldwide renown, Country Dancing, Scottish Harping and Fiddling. Scottish foods and drink, clan tents and vendors selling lovely goods imported from the British Isles, and Celtic performers are also a part of this traditional gathering. Join us for a fun and educational weekend trip to the Highlands.

Schedule Of Events:

Friday, October 20, 2023

11:30 AM : Clans, Septs, and Surnames in the Highlands of Scotland
Presenter: Graeme M. Mackenzie MA
Free Admission
Location: Host Hotel:Gwinnett Room

2:30 PM : Tracing Your Ancestors in the Highlands of Scotland.
Presenter: Graeme M. Mackenzie
Free Admission
Location: Host Hotel:Gwinnett Room

Whisky Seminar & Tasting
Adults only
Location: Host Hotel:Ballroom

6:00 PM : Professional Piping Competition
Spectators Welcome
Location: Host Hotel:Gwinnett Room

8:00 PM : Sponsors & Patrons Welcome Reception:
Formal Dress, Business attire or Evening wear.
Invitation Only
Location: Host Hotel:Ballroom

Scottish Country Dancing Fall Gala
Spectators Welcome
Location: Host Hotel:Peachtree Corners Room

Saturday, October 21, 2023

8:00 AM : Games Field Opens

9:00 AM : Athletic Competition
Height/Distance
Location: Athletic Field

Highland Dancing Competition
Morning Session
Location: Highland Dance Pavillion

Begin Solo Piping & Drumming
Competition
Location: Solo Competition Area

10:00 AM : The BorderCollies
Location: Music Stage 2

Athletic Competition continues
Location: Athletic Field

10:15 AM : Athletic Competition
Hammer Throw
Location: Softball Field

Scottish Country Dance Exhibition
Location: Main Parade Field

10:30 AM : Collin Grant-Adams
Location: Music Stage 3

John Mohr Mackintosh Pipes & Drums
Location: Main Parade Field

11:00 AM : The Muckers

Athletic Competition continues
Location: Athletic Field

Scottish Country Dance Exhibition
Location: Country Dance Platform

11:30 AM : Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drum, USA
Location: Main Parade Field

12 PM : Official Opening Ceremonies
Location: Main Parade Field

Guest Introductions
Location: Main Parade Field

Massed Pipes & Drums Performance
Location: Main Parade Field

1:00 PM :  Highland Dance Competition
Afternoon Session
Location: Highland Dance Pavillion

Athletic Competition Resumes
Location: Athletic Field

The Muckers

1:30 PM : Collin Grant-Adams
Location: Music Stage 3

Scottish Country Dance Exhibition
Location: Country Dance Platform

1:50 PM : Band Competition Begins
Location: Main Parade Field

2:00 PM : The BorderCollies
Location: Music Stage 2

3:00 PM : The Muckers

Scottish Country DanceExhibition
Location: Country Dance Platform

4:30 PM : Athletic Awards Ceremony
Location: Athletic Tent

5:00 PM : Massed pipes & Drums Performance
Location: Main Parade Field

Awards Ceremony
Location: Main Parade Field

Sunday, October 22, 2023

8:00 AM : Games Field Opens
Heavy Athletics Clinic
Location: Athletic Field

9:00 AM : Non-denominational Worship Service &
Kirking of Tartans
Location: Main Parade Field

9:30 AM : Athletic Competition
Hammer Throw
Location: Softball Field

10:00 AM : The BorderCollies
Location: Music Stage 2

10:15 AM : Highland Dancing Competition
Location: Highland Dance Pavillion

10:30 AM : Scottish Country Dancing Exhibition
Location: Country Dance Platform

All day drop in Scottish Music Session
Location: Fiddling Tent

Amateur Athletic Competition
Height / Distance
Location: Athletic Field

Kilted Race
Location: Main Parade Field

10:45 AM : Colin Grant-Adams
Location: Music Stage 3

11:00 AM : The Muckers
Location: Music Stage 1

Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums, USA
Location: Main Parade Field

Scottish Country Dance Exhibition
Location: Country Dance Platform

11:35 AM : Sheepdog Presentation
Location: Main Parade Field

12:00 PM : Mesa Caledonian Pipe Band
Location: Main Parade Field

1:00 PM : Massed Pipes & Drums Performance
Parade of Tartans
Location: Main Parade Field

Clan Challenge
Athletic Competition
Location: Athletic Field

The BorderCollies
Location: Music Stage 2

1:30 PM : Scottish Country Dance Exhibition
Location: Country Dance Platform

2:00 PM : The Muckers
Location: Music Stage 1

Colin Grant-Adams
Location: Music Stage 3

2:20 PM : Atlanta Pipe Band
Location: Main Parade Field

2:45 PM : Sheepdog Herding Demonstration
Location: Main Parade Field

3:00 PM : Scottish Country Dance Exhibition
Location: Country Dance Platform

3:50 PM : John Mohr Mackintosh Pipes & Drums
Location: Main Parade Field

4:30 PM : Official Closing Ceremonies
Mass Pipes & Drums Performance
Location: Main Parade Field

Date: October 20-22, 2023

Location: Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert East Lee Boulevard, Stone Mountain, GA 30083

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