▁Scottish ▁heavy ▁athlet ics , ▁the ▁games ▁also ▁include ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁exhib its ▁related ▁to ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁Scottish ▁and ▁G ael ic ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁The ▁Cow al ▁High land ▁G ather ing , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cow al ▁Games , ▁held ▁in ▁Dun oon , ▁Scotland , ▁every ▁August , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁High land ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁attract ing ▁around ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁compet itors ▁and ▁somewhere ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁World wide , ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁exceed ed ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁spect ators ▁by ▁two ▁gather ings ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States : ▁the ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁that ▁attend ▁Grand father ▁Mountain ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁the ▁even ▁larger ▁gather ing — the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Hem is phere — that ▁has ▁taken ▁place ▁every ▁year ▁since ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁This ▁event ▁is ▁currently ▁held ▁on ▁Labor ▁Day ▁week end ▁in ▁Ple as anton , ▁California , ▁and ▁their ▁Ses qu ic ent enn ial ▁Games ▁held ▁on ▁ 5 – 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁attract ed ▁record ▁crow ds ▁close ▁to ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁games ▁are ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁influenced ▁Baron ▁Pierre ▁de ▁Cou bert in ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁planning ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁De ▁Cou bert in ▁saw ▁a