Carrbridge years. Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard, located nearby, includes many graves and memorials of Clan Grant. The village plays host to two popular annual competitions: The "Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship" and the ""Carve Carrbridge" Scottish Open Chainsaw Carving Competition". Both contests offer keen but friendly competition, drawing entrants and spectators from all over the world. Throughout the year, many events are held by Carrbridge Community Arts, a dynamic and innovative local community group, which include Music, Art, Theatre, Celebrations and Festivals. In 2009 the village took on the BBC claiming that the Corporation constantly got the weather
National Geographic World Championship National Geographic World Championship The National Geographic World Championship (previously called the International Geography Olympiad, which is now the title of another similar competition for older schoolchildren) is a biennial, two-day-long international geography competition typically held in late July or early August. The Championship was first held in 1993, and is sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Teams of three students plus one alternate are selected from among those who finished highest in their respective countries' national competitions (e.g. the National Geographic Bee in the U.S.A., the Olimpíada Geográfica Argentina in Argentina or the Australian Geography Competition in Australia). On