Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05

Highland Games Tickets & Parking

Here is the must-have info for anyone bound for the Highland Games.

Tickets*
Thursday $10
Friday $20
Saturday $25
Sunday $15

Kids 5 to 12: $5 each day
Kids under 5: free

* Some events not held at MacRae Meadows, such as the Ceilidh, Scottish Country Dance Gala, Alex Beaton Concert and Piping Concert, are individually ticketed at their respective locations before the show.

Parking
Parking is available at MacRae Meadows only on Thursday and Friday; on Saturday and Sunday, no public parking is permitted at MacRae Meadows, and shuttle services will run. Look for the white signs with blue lettering around Boone and Linville for guidance to and from the parking areas and shuttle bus pickup.

Shuttles (Saturday and Sunday only)
Boone
Watauga High School parking lot
45-minute trip via Blue Ridge Parkway
$10 per person roundtrip
Linville
Parking lots at Linville post office (N.C. 105) or at Camp Yonanoka (U.S. 221 Bypass)
$5 roundtrip
Newland (Saturday only)
Avery High School parking lot
$5 roundtrip