Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival
- Dates
- Oct 16 to 18, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Stone Mountain Park
- Price
- $22 to $25
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026
Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival returns to Stone Mountain, GA, Oct 16 to 18, 2026. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival brings Scotland to Georgia each October, with Friday events at the Atlanta host hotel and the main weekend transforming the meadows and tree-lined paths of Stone Mountain Park. Billed as one of the premier Scottish festivals in the US, it features colorful pipe bands, Scottish heavy athletics, piping and drumming and Highland dance competitions, fiddling, Celtic performers on three stages, and more than a hundred clans along Clan Row
The games
Heavy athletics
Scottish heavy athletics are contested at Stone Mountain Park across the Saturday and Sunday of the weekend
Pipe bands & Highland dance
The festival features colorful pipe bands with piping and drumming competitions, band and solo competitions, Highland dancers competing before judges of worldwide renown, Scottish country dancing and fiddling
Clans & genealogy
More than 100 clan associations and Scottish societies take part in the annual Gathering of the Clans along Clan Row, and the 2026 Guest of Honor is William St. John Somerville McAlester, Chief of Clan MacAlister
Taking part
Around the competitions there are Scottish foods and drink, three music stages of Celtic performers, exhibits and vendors selling goods imported from the British Isles, a whisky seminar and tasting, a Saturday-evening ceilidh, and Royal Scottish Country Dance Society events at the host hotel
See it before you go
A look at the Highland Games in general, not this specific event.
Getting there
How do I get to Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
On site parking available. Cost Stone Mountain Park charges a park pass auto entry fee in addition to Games admission (annual pass discounted to $35). Shuttle service is provided to the outer park parking lots
🚙 Car hire
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On site parking is available; if you are hiring a car it is worth checking the cost and how early it fills.
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Where
Venue
The venue has its own page with capacity, accessibility and parking.
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Stone Mountain Highland Games & Scottish Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Budget stays 2
In Stone Mountain Village, a short drive from the park entrance
Check rates →Off Highway 78, about half a mile from Stone Mountain Park
Check rates →Mid-range hotels 1
Off Highway 78, under 10 minutes from Stone Mountain Park
Check rates →Luxe hotels 1
The park's own full-service, on-site hotel, inside Stone Mountain Park with lake views and walking access to the games grounds
≈ $180-240 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Airport hotels 2
1888 Sullivan Road, College Park, GA 30337
Link coming soon1270 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30344
Link coming soonAirbnb & private camping
Vacation rentals are common throughout metro Atlanta's eastern suburbs around Stone Mountain; pricing is generally moderate outside of the park's own major holiday events
Search Airbnb →This is a park-grounds festival in dense metro Atlanta suburbs with no realistic nearby Hipcamp camping option; a hotel or rental is the practical choice
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Accessibility & comfort
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Pricing
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