Thousands of people braved downpours to flock to the Aberdeen Highland Games yesterday.
They descended on the city’s Hazlehead Park to enjoy a huge variety of traditional and modern activities and events.
The programme included piping, caber tossing and Highland dancing, as well as a jazz band, a laser tag maze and chainsaw wood carving.
About 5,000 people attended the games.
Jim Brown, the chairman of the Grampian Games, said: “We definitely suffered a bit because of the rain, especially the dancing, but in general it’s been a super games.
“We got a good support from the Aberdeen crowd as always, it made for a great atmosphere, and with plenty of stalls, pipe bands and community events there was something for everybody, old and young.”
Competitors from all over Scotland, and even some from as far away as Iceland, took part in the heavy events, and early on in the day Kyle Randalls from Grangemouth managed to set a new record of 17.5 metres (55 ft) in the weight over the bar competition.
Daniel Parrott, the senior city events organiser in charge of orchestrating the games, said: “We had good weather for the first part of the day, but the heavens just opened later on which was a bit unfortunate.
“We’ve had good fields of competitors, and we’ve seen an increase in the number of competitors since last year, so it’s good to see that we’re growing.
“But even though we had bad weather the crowds stayed, most of them packed into the indoor attractions like the traditional Scottish music, song and dance tent, or the Aberdeen Festivals Collective tent to hear some jazz.
“So overall it’s been a hugely successful day.”