Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games

09/22/2024

Happy Fall Y’all! Anyone up for a trip? 🍂

09/21/2024

The North Georgia Highland Games are coming up! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

One more week until the big day! Come join the fun and help us support Place of Hope North Georgia with event proceeds.

09/16/2024

Two weeks out! We hope to see you there!

𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬, don't forget to mark your calendars!

For folks that have never had the pleasure of attending the 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘀-𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, we’ve gathered the most popular questions and summarized pertainent information for your reference. Go to: https://www.scotsirishfestival.com/ and click on FAQ at the top of the page.

09/12/2024

Thank you in advance! 💙

09/10/2024

This will be a great event!

09/08/2024

of the Middle Tennessee Highland Games is underway! Who’s there? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

09/06/2024

Good luck this weekend at the Middle Tennessee Highland Games! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The second half of our competition season starts this weekend.

We will be in Hendersonville at the Middle Tennessee Highland Games on Saturday, September 7.

Our growing dance troupe will have 5 dancers competing at this game!

We also have several members competing in solo events in the morning, then our Grade 5 band steps into the circle at 1:20 and our Grade 4 band will go on at 2:30, 3:30 and 3:50.

Come on out to the area and spend the weekend at the

09/03/2024

It’s shaping up to be an absolutely beautiful weekend! Make plans to attend the Middle Tennessee Highland Games Sept. 7-8th at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville, TN! They have some great things planned! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Middle Tennessee Highland Games
Sept. 7-8
Sanders Ferry Park
Hendersonville, TN
(Tickets available online. Click their name above)

Tickets are available now! 🎟🎟 Visit midtenngames.com/tickets

08/31/2024

Virginia Scottish Games kick off today! Who’s headed there?! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Build it and they will come…

Y’all ready?

08/24/2024

On this day, King Alexander II of Scotland was born.

King Alexander II was King of Alba (Scotland) from 1214 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of York (1237) which defined the boundary between England and Scotland, virtually unchanged today.

📸: Photo I - Royal Collection Trust | Photo II Clan Carruthers Society

08/19/2024

Keep getting fed this ad. Is Facebook trying to tell me something?! 😆

Can Walk Lose Weight

08/17/2024

Congratulations Inveraray & District Pipe Band 🍻

08/17/2024

Make plans to head to Johnson City, TN! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Its finally here our long awaited schedule for our annual Upper East TN Celtic Festival happening August 31- September 1 Sigean The Jacobites By Name The Crossjacks Knoxville Pipes and Drums Jenny and the Weazels Juli Blue Haggis Macleod the Prevaracating Scotsmon Martin Dotterweich John W Neth III David Toye Thomas Miller Matt Hughes Everblade Academy

08/15/2024

🚨LIVE: World Pipe Band Championship on Saturday, August 17th! Tune in online with BBC One.

Thank you, Savannah Scottish Games for sharing! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Watch the live stream of the final Grade 1 competition

08/05/2024

Retired Andy Murray is our spirit animal this week. 🍩Congratulations to this Scottish tennis legend on his outstanding career and on his retirement. We know you were a bit busy before, but we expect to see you at the 2025 Games (Smoky Mountain Scottish Games). No excuses mate. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

08/04/2024

Congratulations to our sponsor (and amazing Scottish bar) Boyd's Jig & Reel on winning one of the best bars in Tennessee! Their whiskey collection is one of the best! 🥃 If you haven’t visited, make plans to do so. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Your Urban Connection

08/02/2024

Keep up with the Scots at the Olympics?! Here’s who to cheer on tomorrow! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

A special congratulations to Scottish swimmer Duncan Scott on securing Silver today making him the most decorated Scottish Olympian passing cyclist, Sir Chris Hoy! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Your guide to the Scots competing at the Olympic Games in Paris on Saturday.

07/31/2024

‼️ Don’t say we didn’t tell you! 😜

07/31/2024

*boop*

Torin’s wee tongue! 👅 such a friendly lovely boy!

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📷 👌🏻

07/27/2024

ATHLETES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 2024 Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Highland Games

07/24/2024

Great job, Missy!

Glè Mhath (well done) Missy.

Our Dance Director, Missy, recently competed at the ScotDance USA National Championships in Boston. And she did well!

She placed 4th in Group Choreography, 2nd in the Fling, 2nd in the Sword Dance, 2nd in Seann Triubhas, and 1st in the Reel. All those medals put her in 2nd place overall in the Pre-Championship category!

promotes and nurtures the traditions and heritage of Scottish Highland dancing in the United States by providing opportunities for the professional development of teachers and adjudicators and by creating a rewarding environment for dancers.

We are proud of you, Missy.

If you are interested in learning to dance, we’ve got a smokin’ deal for you. Our FREE lessons start August 12. DM for more info.

07/21/2024

We don’t know who needs to hear this, but press play and turn the volume UP!!! Happy Sunday! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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07/20/2024

Upcoming Scottish Festivals & Events:

August:
31st - 1st - Virginia Scottish Games & Festival

September:
7th - Middle TN Highland Games
28th - Dandridge Scottish Festival

October:
4th-6th Scottish Athletics Masters World Championship
11th-13th Celtic Festival Mississippi
12th - Indianapolis Scottish Highland Games
18th-20th Stone Mountain Highland Games

November:
2nd - Charleston Scottish Games
8th - Gaelic Storm at Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN
9th-10th Gulfport Highland Games & Celtic Music

If you see any we have missed, please add it below! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

07/17/2024

We’re so excited to see our sponsors at the Townsend River Breeze Inn are getting a glow-up on the Magnolia Network. We can’t wait to tune in to the episode, friends!

The Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games will be May 17-18 if you want to go ahead and book your room! 😉

We are excited to announce the premier of Episode #6 Motel rescue tonight on the Magnolia network featuring Townsend River Breeze Inn. You can also catch it streaming on MAX and a variety of other streaming services. Hope all of you will tune it and see the amazing renovations Lindsey and her crew have done for us. Thank you Lindsey and crew for all of your great work and Talent. We sincerely appreciate all of your efforts.

07/16/2024

What’s something you always make sure to grab at Scottish Festivals and what did you bring home from Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Inc.?! 🤩

07/11/2024

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07/08/2024

2024 Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Highland Games Piping & Drumming Results:

Grade 4 Pipe Bands:
Chattanooga Pipe Band IV
Knoxville Pipes and Drums IV
Atlanta Pipe Band Gr 4
Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes & Drums

Grade 5 Pipe Bands
Harvey E. Ritch Memorial Pipe Band
Jamestown Pipes & Drums V
TNT Public Safety Pipe Band
Knoxville Pipes & Drums V

More piping & drumming photos to come! ✨

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

06/18/2024

How many red heads did we have at the 2024 Smoky Mountain Festival?! 🤩

Here's an interesting read:

What’s the real reason why Scotland is home to so many redheads?

06/14/2024

Game’s at 3 pm! Let’s go Scotland National Team 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Let’s kick things off 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🆚 Germany v Scotland
🏆 EURO 2024
⏰ 8pm
🏟️ Munich Football Arena
📺 Live on STV
➡️ Preview: scotfa.co/gerscoprv

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