(held at the John Blue House)
Go south on Main Street.
Turn right onto W. Church.
Go one mile and turn left onto 15/401/501 South.
Proceed .6 miles and turn right onto W. Boulevard.
JBH is one mile down the road on left.
Held October 3 – 4, 2009
910-277-5236
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This is just the kind of event you would expect to find in the county that has one of the largest concentrations of Highland Scots in North America. It’s the premier celebration of Scottish and Celtic cultures in the Upper Cape Fear and Pee Dee regions.
If you’ve never experienced a Highland Games, you owe it to yourself to join us. Watch our lads compete in traditional events, such as tossing the caber (a massive tapered pine pole) or the Scottish hammer throw, (the hammer is actually a heavy metal “stone” attached to a shaft). Ever heard of the sheaf toss? Throwing a 20-pound bale of straw straight up using a pitchfork!
Of course, what would the games be without the piping and drumming, dancing, and Tartan glory associated with this unique culture. Held October 2-4 at the John Blue House.