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The annual Highland Games will begin at Grandfather Mountain on Thursday and end Sunday. This year marks the 66th anniversary of the event.
The weekend will have traditional Scottish athletic events, such as the five-mile footrace up Grandfather Mountain, Scottish heavy athletics, track-and-field competitions, Highland wrestling and the Grandfather Mountain Marathon, according to the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation.
There will be traditional Scottish cuisine, cultural activities, Scottish music, dance competitions, a parade of tartans and the demonstration of sheep-dog herding, the foundation said.
This weekend’s events will kick off Thursday afternoon with the border collie sheep herding demonstration, Celtic entertainment and the five mile footrace, called “The Bear.”
Friday will have dance competitions, music, a caber toss event for children, heavy athletics and, in the evening, the Celtic Rock Concert, according to the foundation.
The Grandfather Mountain Marathon will begin on Saturday at Appalachian State University in Boone and end at the game site in Linville. There will be more heavy athletics events all day for participants to enjoy.
All weekend, there will be a Scottish Cultural Village Tent for visitors to engage with the Scottish cultural and musical performances that end with the Celtic Jam Concert Saturday night. The performers include, but are not limited to, Juggernaut, Glen Echo, Ed Miller, Brothers McLeod and Chambless and Muse, according to the foundation.
The foundation added that Sunday will have a repeat of events for amateurs and athletes above 40, the Parade of Tartans, kilted running events and clan caber toss and tug-of-war. The events will end with the closing ceremonies Sunday afternoon.
Photos: 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Amanda Ford, of Wilmington, warms up for the Weight Over Bar (W.O.B.) competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games on Friday, July 13, 2018 in Linville, N.C. Competitors in the Weight Over Bar competition throw a twenty eight pound weight over a bar directly above them. The bar is raised over successive rounds until a winner is crowned.
Sara Fleming, of Raleigh, competes in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Cabers sit in MacRae Meadow during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games on Friday, July 13, 2018 in Linville, N.C.
Sara Fleming, of Raleigh, competes in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Aslynn Halvorson, of Anderson S.C., competes in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games on Friday, July 13, 2018 in Linville, N.C. Halvorson won the competition with a throw of fourteen feet.
Female competitors pose for a group photo during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
MacRae Meadow is surrounded by Clan tents during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Holt Bouchard, 8, of Durham, pulls a wagon around MacRae Meadow during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
The Piper Jones Band performs during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
An American Flag and the Flag of Scotland hang over the entrance to the camping area during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
People walk through the main entrance to MacRae Meadow during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
A clan flag flies above MacRae Meadow during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Aslynn Halvorson, of Anderson S.C., warms up for the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games on Friday, July 13, 2018 in Linville, N.C. Halvorson won the competition with a throw of fourteen feet.
Amanda Ford, of Wilmington, warms up for the Weight Over Bar (W.O.B.) competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games on Friday, July 13, 2018 in Linville, N.C. Competitors in the Weight Over Bar competition throw a twenty eight pound weight over a bar directly above them. The bar is raised over successive rounds until a winner is crowned.
Traditional dress on display during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Kara Mitchell, of Johnson City Tn., competes in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Gwen Campbell, of Raleigh, competes in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Bonnie Hicks, of Linden Va., competes in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
The crowd looks on as Amanda Ford, of Wilmington, competes in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Gwen Campbell, of Raleigh, picks up the twenty eight pound weight as she prepares to compete in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
People watch the action on MacRae Meadow from a shady spot during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
The crowd applauds competitors in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Gwen Campbell, of Raleigh, leads the crowd in a wave to encourage Aslynn Halvorson (not pictured) as she attempted a new personal record in the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Aslynn Halvorson, of Anderson S.C., celebrates after winning the Weight Over Bar competition during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Arya Sawyer, 3, of Waynesville, rolls down a hill alongside MacRae Meadow during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Marybeth McQueen performs traditional Scottish tunes during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Seamus Kennedy performs during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
The entranceway to MacRae Meadow frames Grandfather Mountain during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Edwin Hendricks, of Clan Henderson, carries a sword around MacRae Meadow during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Hank Griffith, left, and Elliot MacFarlane pace around MacRae Meadow during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
EJ Jones of The Piper Jones Band performs during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
EJ Jones of The Piper Jones Band keeps time with his feet during a performance at the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
Frances Cunningham, left, and EJ Jones of The Piper Jones Band perform during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
People walk amongst the Clan tents surrounding MacRae Meadow during the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
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