Tartan Day in Balboa Park, San Diego

[FossilHunter]

This was my first time attending a tartan day celebration but I decided to do it since the San Diego Highland Games were cancelled this year.

There were pipes and dancing and was a fun time.

[Jock Scot]

This was my first time attending a tartan day celebration but I decided to do it since the San Diego Highland Games were cancelled this year.

There were pipes and dancing and was a fun time.

You are coming along nicely there, old chap!

[FossilHunter]

You are coming along nicely there, old chap!

Thanks! You might get a kick out of my tie pattern.

[OC Richard]

Thanks for posting that! Your outfit looks great.

I didn't know they did a Tartan Day thing at Balboa Park.

In any case such things aren't possible for me because Tartan Day happens to also be my wife's birthday.

It's sad that they cancelled the San Diego Games. I've been attending those since the late 1970s.

I just looked it up at if I did my maths correctly those Games started in 1975. I didn't realise how new they were at the time!

[Jock Scot]

Thanks! You might get a kick out of my tie pattern.

I seem to recall in the dim and distant past, that I had a similar tie. Sadly, I wore it out!

[FossilHunter]

Thanks for posting that! Your outfit looks great.

I didn't know they did a Tartan Day thing at Balboa Park.

In any case such things aren't possible for me because Tartan Day happens to also be my wife's birthday.

It's sad that they cancelled the San Diego Games. I've been attending those since the late 1970s.

I just looked it up at if I did my maths correctly those Games started in 1975. I didn't realise how new they were at the time!

I’m not sure how long they’ve had the tartan day. I actually don’t remember how I heard about it. It may have been a random suggestion in my Facebook feed.

If you’re familiar with balboa park, it was hosted by the House of Scotland over where the International Houses are. One of the pipe bands was the House of Scotland Pipe Band and the other was the Helix High School Pipe Band.

What’s funny is that, as Balboa Park is a big tourist destination, I was asked to be photographed by several tourists! I suppose it’s a little bit of what kilted Scots experience when they’re near the Royal mile but it was a novel idea experience for myself.

The House of England was doing a brisk business in tea sales as well. I’m a little jealous that they have a cardboard cutout of the King but House of Scotland doesn’t have the same in a kilted version. ;)

[FossilHunter]

Weather was pretty nice. Though that’s usually the case in Balboa Park.

[YOJiMBO20]

House of Scotland has been putting on Tartan Day for at least a few years now. They even hosted a solo piping event back in 2017 or so.

My band was supposed to play at it this year, but due to lack of drummers, we had to pull out.