Scottish games at grandfather mountain nc

Watch or compete in a variety of traditional Scottish games. Browse hundreds of booths with crafts, art, Scottish clothing including tartan kilts and family clan information to research your heritage. Enjoy multiple stages of entertainment, with live music ranging from traditional bagpipe music to Celtic rock. Looking for a place to stay? Find many vacation rentals on Sugar Mountain. The 4-day festival begins Thursday afternoon with opening day ceremonies and the torchlight ceremony.

Watch brawny professionals, both male and female, compete in ancient tests of strength — including highland wrestling, putting the stone, hammer throw, turning the caber and tossing the sheaf. Other competitions and demonstrations include highland dancing, bagpipes, drumming, piping and sheep herding by border collies. Ethnic festivals. Crop Over Festival. Festival Indigena Jayuya. Fiesta de La Tirana.

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Bring a picnic dinner or buy concessions at the Meadows to enjoy during the evening events during the least crowded day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are filled with competition in heavy-weight Scottish athletic events, highland dancing, bagpipe band parades, piping, drumming and harp competitions; sheep herding demonstrations by Scottish border collies and concerts featuring a wide variety of Celtic music.

Find multiple music venues in natural amphitheater settings in the cool forest surrounding the ring. Bring your portable concert chairs and umbrellas if you need a shield from the sun by the track. Other ancient tests of strength awaiting the brawny professionals are highland wrestling, putting the stone, the hammer throw and various weight throws.

A test of extreme endurance is the running of the Grandfather Mountain Marathon on Saturday. Among the many sights and sounds of Scotland to be found on MacRae Meadows is the popular open-air market set up adjacent to the parade grounds.

Merchants sell Gaelic and tartan gift items while concessionaires sell Scottish meat pies for a taste of the highlands. Trace your Scottish roots and learn more about your heritage. The tickets cover all activities in the meadows, which on Friday and Saturday last from early morning to midnight. Tickets are available at the field on the day of the event. Four-day tickets are also available online at gmhg.