# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Highland Games 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 08:00 am – Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Scotland in the Smokies is calling you! Celebrating its 44th year in 2026, 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.

This event takes place rain or shine. Please head to our website for Schedule, FAQs and more: https://www.smokymountaingames.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/townsend/smoky-mountain-scottish-festival-and-highland-games/200029676154535
- **Event Categories**: festivals, sports, pop
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9309

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.eventeny.com/events/2026smokymtngames-25088/?series=9634&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=townsend-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Townsend
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Greater Smokies Events
- **lat**: 35.67826
- **long**: -83.74403
- **full address**: Greater Smokies Events, 7930 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy,Townsend, Tennessee, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games (https://allevents.in/org/smoky-mountain-scottish-festival-and-games/25594377)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/f6bf0ceba9e1cc263b2ae4d18d77a4fd222c7bd85f5225d7ca329062622cb4e8-rimg-w300-h300-dc151616-gmir?v=1775186531

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Greater Smokies Events, 7930 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy,Townsend, Tennessee, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, sports, pop
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Highland Games  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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