Stone Mountain Highland Games

The party keeps getting better. Welcome back to the BorderCollies on stage 2.
The BorderCollies are a contemporary Celtic band, featuring a unique blend of traditional Celtic and folk influences in their music. Their latest CD, "Sticks and Stones", showcases the band's original compositions and their ability to interpret and arrange traditional material. Based out of Duluth, Georgia, the band performs regionally around the southeast at concerts, festivals, pubs and clubs.
https://www.smhg.org/bordercollies.php

Keep the party rolling. SMHG welcomes The Muckers back to stage one.
The Muckers are a five-piece folk-rock band from Atlanta. With a strong emphasis on Celtic music, the band also blends influences of Gypsy music, sea shanties, country, rockabilly, and anything else they can get their hands on. The name doesn't mean what you think it means.
https://www.smhg.org/muckers.php

What is a party without music

Folk Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist, Colin Grant-Adams is a professional touring artist for over forty years, brings a wealth of experience and stories to his performances , from the folk clubs of Great Britain and Europe, through the 60's & 70's to performing and running shows at the Great Western Hotel in Oban Scotland, in the 80's before moving to America in the 90's Settling in Glasgow Kentucky with his wife Dr Julia Schooler.

Still in demand as a headliner on the Concert Stage, Scottish Highland Games Circuit, Irish Festivals, School Programs, Guitar & Song Workshops, Folk Clubs, House Concerts Colin Grant-Adams with strong vocals, guitar, 5 string banjo or mandolin in hand, can be found wowing the crowds, with his music and good humor.
https://www.smhg.org/colingrant-adams.php
https://www.facebook.com/colin.grantadams

Highland Dance Competition Registration is now open.
https://www.smhg.org/highlandDance.php

Come join us for one of the largest Scottish parties this side of the pond.
54th Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival
October 16 - 18, 2026
Tickets are on sale now. Don’t miss out.
https://www.smhg.org/ticketing.php

Mid-Registration Check-in: 20 bands so far!
Who else will take the field in October?
Register here: https://smhg.org/pipeDrum.php

Say hello to our 2026 Piping and Drumming judges! You can read about each of our judges here: https://smhg.org/PipeJudges.php

We are super excited about our lineup this year and hope you are too! If you want to be heard by some of the best, register today for our piping and drumming events! You can register here: https://smhg.org/pipeDrum.php

Piping and Drumming Registration for the 2026 Stone Mountain Highland Games is Open! We are super excited about our Judging Lineup again this year.

You can find the Solo Registration Form, the Pipe Band Registration Form, and the Pipe Band Waiver Form here: https://smhg.org/pipeDrum.php

Please let us know if you have any questions! Looking forward to a great October weekend of competition at the 54th Stone Mountain Highland Games.

Happy National Tartan Day!

Tartan Day is observed in the United States on April 6 every year, commemorating the day the Declaration of Arbroath (also known as the Scottish Declaration of Independence) was signed in 1320. What makes this especially significant is that the American Declaration of Independence was actually modeled on the Declaration of Arbroath, and quite a big proportion of the Founding Fathers were of Scottish descent.

Almost half of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and nine of the 13 governors of the newly established United States, were Scottish!

Happy Easter from your friends at Stone Mountain Highland Games