As a frequent kilt wearer and Scotophile tragic, I am most interested in celebrating my Scottish heritage and regularly attend Scottish Gatherings in Australia. As I visit the various clan tents, I see people who have gone to a lot of trouble to make their displays appealing, engaging, interactive and informative, and others that are less public focussed. To the best of my knowledge, none of the Gatherings in Australia conduct clan tent competitions but I’ve heard that this is a fairly common feature of USA Gatherings.

Clearly, clan tents can be overdone with bling and others can be thoroughly boring. I wonder if anyone has researched what features make a clan tent appealing and engaging. I further wonder what are the criteria used to judge clan tents and to what extent it matches what the research says is appealing and engaging.

Regards,
Steve Buchanan
Sydney