Every year on the second bank holiday in May, Blair Castle hosts the Atholl Gathering. This consists of the splendid Atholl Highlanders' Parade on the Saturday and the Highland Games on the Sunday. The Atholl Highlanders officially open the Highland Games with a 'March On', led by the fantastic sound of their pipes and drums

The Braemar Gathering is the most famous and best-attended Highland Games in Scotland and features the finest pipe bands, Highland dancers and athletes in a stunning setting surrounded by heather clad mountains. The Gathering takes place every year on the first Saturday of September and attracts crowds from all corners of the world. Moreover, there are also a couple of guests attending the Gathering, most notable among them are the members of the Royal family.

A spectacle not to be missed, the Pitlochry Highland Games has been hosting competitors and enthralling spectators since 1852. One of the busiest weekends of the year in Pitlochry, this event is hugely popular celebrating Scottish Highland culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Events include Pipe Band competitions, Solo Piping, Highland Dancing, Tossing the Caber, Throwing the Hammer, Putting the Stone, Tug of War and many track events like cycling, high jump, long jump and adult and children foot races. This event offers fantastic all day entertainment, finishing in the evening with the massed band finale.

The first Luss Highland Gathering was held in 1875 and has been held annually since, except for a break during the two World Wars. It owes its inception to the enthusiasm of local farmers and sportsmen and has over the years become a symbol of local sporting endeavour and community spirit. It has also become the focus of the annual gathering of the Clan Colquhoun, bringing with it an influx of visitors from distant lands seeking their heritage.

Bridge of Allan is one of Scotland's premier Highland Games, attracting crowds of between 8,000 and 10,000 people. The games field nestles between Stirling Castle - Scotland's grandest historic attraction, the beautiful Ochil Hills and the National Wallace Monument, made famous by the blockbuster movie, Braveheart. The games themselves offer a packed programme of traditional cultural and sporting events. Crowd-pleasing heavyweight competitions, almost two hundred highland dancers and more than a thousand pipers are just some of the highlights of the day.

The first Crieff Highland Gathering was in 1870 and has occurred every year since with The Games continue to be the major annual local and tourist attraction in the area attracting over 6000 people. The Gathering is held in the centre of Crieff at the iconic Market Park with a full programme of traditional Highland games competitions on offer including running, cycling, highland dancing, heavyweights, light field, and Tug o War. There is also a showcase of several Piping Performances throughout the day as well as the spine-tingling salute to the Chieftain and the customary Massed Pipe Bands finale