Grandfather Mountain Highland Games 2025

The 68th Grandfather Mountain Highland Games will be held July 10 – 13, 2025 at MacRae Meadows on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, NC.  They are the premier Scottish Highland games and gathering of Clans.  Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans, foster and restore interest in traditional dancing, piping, drumming, athletic achievement, music and Gaelic culture. All proceeds go to establish scholarship funds to assist students from Avery County High School to study at American colleges and universities.  The Games consist of competition of dancing, field games, music and much more.

Hemlock Inn offers lodging for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.  The highland games are located at MacRae Meadows on Grandfather Mountain on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Hemlock Inn is located downtown Blowing Rock which is less than 1 mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway and about 15 minutes to Grandfather Mountain.  Hemlock Inn offers lodging for the Blowing Rock event and other Festivals and Events.  Check out Blowing Rock accommodations and the specials that we have going on right now on Blowing Rock Lodging and Blowing Rock accommodations.  We are downtown in Blowing Rock nearby to all of the areas of activities and Blowing Rock Restaurants.

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The Hemlock Inn has been lovingly owned and operated by the Summers family since 1994.

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