Join us for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games!!
The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games wishes to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation in staging our annual Gathering. In addition to our use of MacRae Meadows, the GMSF supplies direct assistance with important activities for our Games each year. We wish to especially recognize the contributions of Jesse Pope and Gordon Warburton to our Games.
Schedule of Events:
06:00 am: Gate 3 opens
06:00 am: Clan Sponsors may enter Gate 3 to load-unload on field-vehicles must be out by 7:30 AM
07:00 am: Shuttle Buses Open
07:30 am: All gates open to public
08:00 am: "Elite" Women Heavy Athletics Qualifying begins - Main Field - Left - Atlantic International Championship - Premier competition-Dance Platforms
08:30 am: "Professional" Class Heavy Athletics begins-Main Field - Left - Piping competition begins-Hillside and Infield
09:00 am: Harp Competition Registration-Harp and Fiddle Tent - Welcome to Grandfather-Naturalists from Grandfather Mountain-Children's Tent
09:30 am: Highland Wrestling - Cumberland Style-Main Field-Right - The Hebridean Baker Ceilidh-Preacher Rock
10:00 am: Celtic Groves entertainment begins-Groves I and II and Alex Beaton Stage
- Harp Competition-Harp and Fiddle Tent
- The Darien Fiasco-The Rise and Fall of a Scottish Empire-Scottish Cultural Village Tent
- The Magic Flute-Jil Chambless-Children's Tent
- Abbie Palmer-Grove l
- Voices of Valverda-Grove II
- Piping Competitions (10AM-5PM)-Alex Beaton Stage
11:00 am - 11:30 am: Quiet Time - all venues for Opening Ceremony
11:00 am: Opening Ceremony
- Role of Scottish Immigrants in the Birth of American Whiskey-Scottish Cultural Village Tent
- Whisky Tasting (pre-purchased tickets)-Preacher Rock
- Fight Like A Scot-Triangle Sword Guild-Children's Tent
11:30 am: Gaelic in the Carolinas-Scottish Cultural Village Tent - Gaelic Sing Along followed by Introduction to the Gaelic Language-Gaelic Tent
11:35 am: Massed Bands performance-Main Field - Center
11:50 am: Resume exhibitions, competitions and entertainment in all venues
12:00 pm: Blue Ridge Brass, Pipes and Drums-Scottish Cultural Village Tent
- Children's Caber Toss Clinic-Main Field - Right
- Speak Gaelic-Sheena Anderson-Children's Tent
- EmigrE-Grove I
- Seven Nations-Grove II
12:10 pm: Track and Field competition begins-Main Field and Track
12:30 pm: Sheep Dog Demonstration-Main Field - Center
- Whisky Tasting (Pre-Purchased Tickets) - Preacher Rock
- Harp Workshop and Live Performance - Harp and Fiddle Tent
1:00 pm: Presentation of National Tartan Day Award to GMHG Steve Quillin-Review Stand
- Gaelic Sing Along followed by Introduction to the Gaelic Language-Gaelic Tent
- Small Pipes, Big Pipes-EJ Jones-Children's Tent
- Ed Miller Trio-Grove I
- Sean Heely Celtic Band-Grove II
1:15 pm: Professional Caber Toss - Main Field - Center - Children's Wrestling Competition-Main Field - Right
1:30 pm: From Nine to 9,000,000-The Story of the Burns Supper-Scottish Cultural Village Tent
2:00 pm: Whisky Tasting (pre-purchased tickets)-Preacher Rock
- NC Provincial Gaelic Mod-Gaelic Tent
- Have A Fling-Children's Tent
- Seven Nations-Grove II
2:15 pm: Abbie Palmer-Grove l
2:30 pm: Sheep Dog Demonstration-Main Field - Center - MacBeth vs. The Bard - A Case of Libel-Scottish Cultural Village Tent
3:00 pm: Scottish Fiddle Workshop-Harp and Fiddle Tent - Fight Like A Scot-Triangle Sword Guild-Children's Tent
3:15 pm: EmigrE-Grove I - Strathspan-Grove II
3:30 pm: Whisky Tasting (pre-purchased tickets) - Preacher Rock
4:00 pm: End of Saturday's Field Activities
4:15 pm: Ed Miller Trio-Grovel - Sean Heely Celtic Band-Grove II
5:00 pm: End of Celtic Grove performances - Last Shuttle Buses Depart
5:30 pm: The Hebridean Baker Ceilidh - Preacher Rock
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Saturday Night Celtic Jam Concert-Gates 2 and 3 open at 6:00 p.m. - Voices of Valverda-Strathspan-Ed Miller Trio-Sean Heely Celtic Band
