Loch Norman Highland Games this weekend

Loch Norman Highland Games is celebrating 26 years in 2019! It takes place at Historic Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, Saturday, April 13th, 2019 and  Sunday, April 14th.

Saturday: 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Sunday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

On Friday, April 12th, at 8 p.m., Call of the Clans will take place. This is a short opening ceremony. It’s free and open to the public. Parking will be free as well. For the rest of the weekend, parking is $5.

Scroll down for the schedule.

The event includes:

• Highland dancing
• Bagpipe bands
• Highland athletics
• Kid’s zone
• Scottish merchants
• Haggis
• Celtic rock and traditional performers
• Historic reenactments
• Scottish country dancing
• Sunday church service
• Hearth cooking
• NC beer and wine
• Whiskey tastings
• Kilted running events
• Scottish clan societies
• Shooting long bows and blowguns
• Throwing a battle axe
• More!

Ticket prices:

• Advance weekend admission (age 13+): $22
• Advance Saturday admission (age 13+): $18
• Advance Sunday admission (age 13+): $11
• Advance weekend admission (age 5-12): $10
• Advance Saturday admission (age 5-12): $6
• Advance Sunday admission (age 5-12): $6

Saturday Schedule for Loch Norman Highland Games

• 7:30 Piping and Drumming registration begins
• 8:00 Field opens – Registration for Amateur Scottish Athletic events (at Heavy Athletics Tent)
  Piping & Drumming competition begins
• 8:30 Highland Dancing competition begins
• 9:00 Registration for Battle Axe competition
• 9:30 Professional, “A” Amateur, and Women’s Heavy Athletic Competitions begin
• 10:00 OPENING CEREMONIES:
  Presentation of the Honored Guests with the Loch Norman Pipe Band, Scottish American Military Society Post #1775 and the 78th Fraser Highlanders (on the Main Field)
  FOLLOWING OPENING CEREMONIES:
  Celtic entertainment begins (Celtic Music Tent)
• 10:45: Open Celtic Jam Session (in Cultural Center)
• 11:00 The Scottish Country Dancing Tent opens with dancing until 3:00 pm
  Carolinas Open Premier Highland Dancing competition begins
  Kilt Dedication (at Clan Henderson Tent)
• 12:00 Heavy Stone Lift & Carry (on the Main Field)
  Massed Pipe Bands performance (on the Main Field)
  Dr. Bruce Durie: Mythbusting Clans, Families and Tartans (in Cultural Center)
• 1:30 Pipe Band Competition; Shepherding demonstration (on Main Field)
  Long Bow competition (Historic Encampment)
  Scottish Whisky Seminar (in Cultural Center)
• 1:45 Registration closes for Amateur Wrestling
• 2:00 Amateur Wrestling competition (on Main Field)
  Women’s Battle Axe competition
• 3:00 Men’s Battle Axe competition
• 3:30 Tug-of-War begins on the Athletic Field
  Bourbon Whiskey Seminar (in the Cultural Center)
• 4:30 Presentation of Medals & Awards for Pipe Bands & Scottish Athletics
• 6:30 Saturday Night Celtic Jam in Celtic Music Tent
• 8:00: Scottish Country Dancing Gala at Hopewell Presbyterian Church

Sunday Schedule for Loch Norman Highland Games

• 8:00 Registration for Amateur Heavy Athletics at the Heavy Athletics Tent
• 9:00 Qualifying for Amateur Heavy Athletics begins
  Registration for Kilted Mile at the Athletic Tent
  Worship service at the Rural Hill Burying Ground (In Cultural Center in event of rain)
  Highland Dancing competition begins
• 10:00 Practice throws at Battle Axe until 11:30
• 10:30 Celtic entertainment begins (Celtic Music Tent)
• 10:45 Jim Malcolm on Robert Burns
• 11:00 Best Clan Tent Award
• 12:00 The Parade of Tartans and Massed Band Performance
  Scottish Country Dancing tent opens with demonstrations and instructions
  Dr. Bruce Durie: Mythbusting Clans, Families and Tartans (in Cultural Center)
• 12:30 Amateur Scottish Athletic Competition
• 1:00 Kilted Races (on the Main Field)
• 1:30 Shepherding demonstration (on Main Field)
  Scotch Whisky Seminar (in Cultural Center)
• 2:30 Challenge Match at Battle Axe (entry fee required)
• 3:00 Flag Retirement Ceremony (on the Main Field)
• 4:00 Presentation of Awards at Reviewing Stand
• 4:30 Closing Ceremonies at the Cairn
• 6:00 Volunteer Muster

Celtic Music Schedule Saturday, April 13

Chief’s Tent/Main Stage

• 10:00-10:45 Jil Chambless, Scooter Muse, Gregory McQueen
• 11:00-11:45 Jim Malcolm
• 12:00-12:30 Piper Jones Band
• 12:45-1:30 Steel City Rovers
• 1:45-2:15 Jim Malcolm
• 2:30-3:15 Jil Chambless, Scooter Muse, Gregory McQueen
• 3:30-4:00 Piper Jones Band
• 4:15- 5:00 Steel City Rovers

Food Court Stage

• 10:45-11:45 Colin Shoemaker & Will McCanless
• 12:00-1:00 Colin Shoemaker & Friends
• 1:15-2:00 Piper Jones Band
• 2:15-3:15 Colin Shoemaker, Will McCanless & Friends

Saturday Night Celtic Concert

• 6:30-7:00 Jim Malcolm
• 7:15-7:45 Jil Chambless, Scooter Muse, & Gregory McQueen
• 8:00-8:30 Piper Jones Band
• 8:45-9:30 Steel City Rovers

Celtic Music Schedule Sunday, April 14

Chief’s Tent/Main Stage

• 10:30-11:15 Celtic Echoes
• 11:30-12:15 Jil Chambless, Scooter Muse, Gregory McQueen
• 12:30-1:15 Jim Malcolm
• 1:30-2:15 Piper Jones Band
• 2:30-3:15 Steel City Rovers
• 3:15- Anything goes finale

Food Court Side Stage

• 11:00-11:45 Colin Shoemaker & Will McCanless
• 12:00-12:45 Piper Jones Band
• 1:00-1:45 Colin Shoemaker, Will McCanless, & Friends
• 2:00-2:45 Colin Shoemaker & Will McCanless