7:00 AM Mountain Marathon begins in Boone, NC. Runners will arrive at Games track around 9:30 AM. Among the most strenuous marathons in the nation.

7:30 AM MacRae Meadows Opens

Amateur Heavy Athletic Qualifying Begins

Competition begins for Highland Dancing Atlantic International Championship, piping, drumming, Scottish athletic events, track & field events, Scottish country dancing, Scottish fiddling, and Scottish harp.

Children's Highland Wrestling Competition

Sheep Herding

Massed Bands on track

Opening Ceremonies

History & Genealogy Studies at Clan Tents

Children's Tent Activities

Celtic Grove Music

Highland Wrestling

Harp Competitions

Pre-Premier Highland Dance Competition

NC Provincial Gaelic Mod

Scottish Fiddling Workshop & Jam Session

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games presents:
7:00 - 8:30 Piping Concert
Trillium Room, Broyhill Inn & Conference Center, Boone. $10 (Tickets sold only at the door). Under age 5 free.

7:00 PM Celtic Rock Concert at MacRae Meadows.
$15 Adults / $5 Children age 5-12

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games presents
8:00 - 10:00 PM Ceilidh
Concert of Scottish folk music, song & dance. Hayes Auditorium at Lees-McRae College. $10 adults / $5 children 12 & under. (Tickets sold only at the door).

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games presents
8:30 PM Alex Beaton & Friends Concert by Scotland's premier
entertainer. Trillium Room, Broyhill Inn and Conference Center, Boone, NC. $10 per person. (Tickets sold only at the door).