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:
6:00 am: Gate 3 opens
6:00 am: Clan vehicles may enter and load-unload on field - vehicles must be out by 7:45 AM
7:00 am: Shuttle Buses Open
8:00 am: All gates open to public
- Scottish Heavy Athletics Demonstration and Clinic-Main Field
- Atlantic International National competition begins - Dance Platforms
08:30 am: Masters Professional Scottish Heavy athletic competition begins - Main Field - Left
09:00 am: Welcome to Grandfather-Naturalists from Grandfather Mountain-Children's Tent
10:00 am: Worship Service and Kirkin' of the Tartan-Worship Service Platform - The Golden Harp-Abbie Palmer-Children's Tent
11:00 am: Fight Like A Scot-Triangle Sword Guild- Children's Tent
11:30 am - 1:05 pm: Quiet Time - Parade of Tartans - Massed Bands - all venues except Highland Dancing
11:30 am: Parade of Tartans - Main Field and Track
12:00 pm: Piping Competitions-Alex Beaton Stage
- Voices of Valverda-Grove I
- Sean Heely Celtic Band - Grove II
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm: Quiet Time - all venues - Welcome, Intros and Awards, (Approx.) Welcome, Intros, Etc. - Review Stand
01:00 pm: Blue Ridge Brass, Pipes and Drums Concert-Scottish Cultural Village Tent
- Up Close with Bagpipes-Children's Tent
- EmigrE-Grove I
- Strathspan- Grove II
1:05 pm: Resume exhibitions, competitions and entertainment in all venues
- Kilted Running Events (Adult and Children) - Athletic Tent-Track
- Sheep Dog Demonstration with Children-Main Field-Center
- Children's events (tug-of-war, caber-toss, sheath toss, etc.) - Main Field - Right-Track
- Masters Heavy Athletic Events-Main Field - Left
- Piping Quartets-Alex Beaton Stage
1:30 pm: Gaelic Sing Along followed by Introduction to the Gaelic Language-Gaelic Tent
1:30 pm: Outlander Parade
2:00 pm: Ed Miller Trio-Grove I - Sean Heely Celtic Band - Grove II
3:00 pm: Clan Tug of War-Main Field - Right
- Traditional Scottish Fiddling Session - Harp and Fiddle Tent
- Fight Like A Scot-Triangle Sword Guild-Children's Tent
- Seven Nations - Grove II
3:15 pm: Abbie Palmer - Grove I
3:30 pm: Sheep Dog Demonstration - Main Field - Center
3:55 pm: Celtic Groves I and II Gather - Invasion - Performers Parade to Closing Ceremony- Review Stand Closing Ceremony - Main Field - Front Center
4:00 pm: End of Sunday's field activities
5:00 pm: Last Shuttles Depart
