18th annual Bethabara Highland Games

From 18th annual Bethabara Highland Games Website:

Come celebrate the Eighteenth Annual Bethabara Highland Games on May 5, 2018.
Scottish Heavy Athletics begin on the Athletic Field at 9:00 a.m.

Historic Bethabara Park opens to the public 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission is FREE.

Reminiscent of the Scotch Fairs that were held in the Carolinas in May in the late 1790s, the Bethabara Highland Games offers a relaxing day for family gatherings with congenial kinfolk, musical entertainment, and the camaraderie of competition.

On Saturday, May 5, 2018, Historic Bethabara Park opens to the public at 10 a.m. with some heavy throwing athletic events already underway on the Athletic field. Admission to the event as well as access to the Visitor Center and historic buildings is FREE.

Traditional Scottish athletic competitions are once again a highlight of this year's Games with tartan-clad athletes throwing the 56- & 28-pound weights for height and distance. Champion athletes come to test their strength by tossing the 100+ pound, 19+ foot caber end over end. Other events include the Clachneart (Stone of strength), hammer throw, and the sheaf toss for height. In 2014, an Amateur World Record was set at the Sheaf Toss: 20-pound bag, 35 feet by Travis Gardner. Past Bethabara competitors include former World Champion Larry Brock.