Grandfather Mountain Highland Games & Gathering of the Scottish Clans

Published by Susan Caldwell on 5 July 2022

“The MacAulays are HERE!”

This cry will be heard again at the Calling of the Clans during the Torchlight Ceremony for the Thursday, July 7 opening of the 66th Grandfather Mountain Highland Games & Gathering of the Scottish Clans held at MacRae Meadows, Linville, North Carolina. The oldest and largest of Highland events in the USA, 2021 saw a crowd of 60,000 and this year’s event promises nothing less.

Join in this year’s celebration of Scottish ancestry and heritage that brings a “wee bit o’ Scotland” to the High Country of North Carolina where many Scots and Scots-Irish originally settled in the Carolina Colony.

Visit with Drew Macaulay, Commissioner for The Carolinas, as he convenes the MacAulay tent. For event details visit: Grandfather Mountain Highland Games