Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games
The 43rd Running of the Festival!

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. The Festival is over the weekend of May 17 - 18th, 2025, at the Townsend Visitor's Center. The Center is located at 7906 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Townsend, TN 37882.
Get tickets here! Admission is $30 for a two-day pass, $20 for Saturday only, and $15 for Sunday only. There are also tickets for whiskey seminars at $50 each, and a Highlander Patron package for $175. Children 15 and under are free!
Whisky tastings, vendors and a great selection of beer and food from the Scottish, Irish and British homelands. Stay at one of the Smoky Mountain Bed and Breakfast Association Inns, and enjoy a weekend of family fun in the beautiful foothills of Townsend, Tennessee, just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.





