Stone Mountain Park Activities Festivals & Events Stone Mountain Highland Games *photo credit Andrew McMillanStone Mountain Highland GamesOctober 19 – 20, 2024Since 1972, the picturesque grounds of the Stone Mountain Park meadow, a short drive northeast of Atlanta, Georgia, have resounded with the sounds of bagpipes, fiddles and harps during the third weekend in October.Each year, thousands of Scots (even those that wish to be ‘Scot for the Day’) from around the world will don their family tartans and gather to greet old friends and make new ones too.One of the premier Scottish festivals in the US, Stone Mountain Highland Games will feature 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.For more information and to purchase tickets click the button below to visit the Highland Games website. ticketsThings To Know 10/19/2024 — 10/20/2024*Photo credit Andrew McMillan