The Convenor for North Carolina, Joyce Kight, is pleased to announce that there will be a House of Boyd Tent at The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. It is a four-day event starting on Thursday evening, July 11, 2024, with the torchlight ceremony. The busiest day is Saturday, but Friday-Sunday is packed with activities and fun, including the Scottish Cultural Village, Music Groves, Pipe Bands, individual competitions, sheep herding, Donald’s Gaelic Ceilidh Tent, where you can learn easy-to-say expressions in the Gaelic language, Scottish fiddle-competition, and The Clarsach competition. The Clarsach is the ancient word for the small (non-pedal) harp. There will also be Whisky Tasting and Scottish foods to enjoy.

There is also the Highland Athletic competition, which is a series of six events, and the competitor must complete all six. These include competitive events such as the Hammer Throw, Weight Toss for Height, and the Sheaf Toss. The Caber Toss is perhaps one of the most iconic events, and the athletes’ goal is to flip the log so that it falls in the '12 o'clock position. A Competitive Spirit continues with Track and Field events and, for the Clans, a Tug-of-War on Sunday.

MacRae Meadows on Grandfather Mountain will become a pageant of color at 11:30 AM on Sunday when more than 1,000 marchers clad in Scottish attire and representing over 100 clans and societies march around the track in the annual “Parade of Tartans.”

Advance tickets are available at https://sambas.idloom.events/2024_GMHG.

Come join us!

To volunteer to help at either Boyd Tent this year, don't hesitate to get in touch with Joyce Kight at info@clanboyd.org