Saturday will see the final day of the World Orienteering Championships, and Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Festival.
The same day sees the start of Historic Scotland's Celebration of the Centuries event at Fort George near Ardersier.
The event, which features 250 re-enactors depicting 2,000 years of history and draws crowds of several thousand people, continues on Sunday.
Hundreds of competitors watched by thousands of spectators have been competing in the World Orienteering Championships and the Scottish 6 Days Orienteering event in and around Nairn, Forres and Glen Affric.
The competitions started on 31 July.
Kaiser Chiefs will close Belladrum near Beauly. About 15,000 people have been at Bella, which opened on Thursday night.
The Black Isle Show was also held this week at Muir of Ord.
One of the busiest periods for visitors in Inverness and the surrounding area will draw to a close this weekend.