The BIGGEST???

[Geoff Withnell]

Defining how to do the count is an issue. I doubt if GMHG had more than about 15,000 at any one time on the mountain, but a lot of one day attendees come and go. I did a crowd count estimate of the audience at the Saturday night "Celtic Rock" concert, and got an estimate of 8200.

Subjects like this always draw a lot of comment and debate. I know Maxville, Ontario is very big. I haven't been yet but hope to soon. Some events are very large but strictly speaking straddle that line between a Scottish event and a "Celtic" event; Bethlehem, PA comes to mind with an attendance that approaches 250,000, but their Clan group is very small and I'm not sure they even have highland athletics. To me, every one of the games has it's own aura - but speaking strictly from a personal point of view it is very hard to beat Loon Mountain, NH; Grandfather Mountain, and Long's Peak Colorado for the spectacular settings up in their own "highlands".

[ctbuchanan]

Defining how to do the count is an issue. I doubt if GMHG had more than about 15,000 at any one time on the mountain, but a lot of one day attendees come and go. I did a crowd count estimate of the audience at the Saturday night "Celtic Rock" concert, and got an estimate of 8200.

That is very true, especially now with most of the mult-day events selling multi-day passes. Does that count as one person or three "attendances" (one for each day). I know at the NHHG we usually see about 8,000 on Friday, as many as 15-20,000 on Saturday and 10-15,000 on Sunday - depending solely on the weather. These numbers are on the upswing after a peak in the 90's (Braveheart effect), a drop off in the mid 00's and have rebounded nicely since. When we get a really nice clear, cool September Saturday in the White Mountains the attendance is huge.

[AcuteEnigma]

Personally, the metric I am interested in is Men In Kilts. ;-)

Number of clan tents is a good second.

Thanks everyone!