What's going on in your area for Tartan Day?

**Livingston** · 5th April 06, 06:02 AM

Denver, CO: Saturday, April 8, 2006 - Colorado Tartan Day , Hyland Hills Golf & Entertainment Complex, 96th and Sheridan (9620 Sheridan Blvd.), Westminster, Co 80030

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Kilted Golf Tournament: 10:00 a.m., check-in at 9:00 a.m.; Cost: $95.00/person. Includes 18 hole Best-Ball Tournament Green Fees, cart, range balls, lunch/beverage, and prizes! Laddies in kilt and Lassies wearing any tartan or a crest badge receive a free mulligan!

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Highland Tea in the beautiful Garden Room: 1:00 p.m. Cost: $15.00/adults, $10.00/children (12 & under.) Seating limited to only forty. Reservations required in advance. Entertainment provided by the outstanding young fiddlers of Celtiori.

• RenScots: 11:00am – 4:00pm, Free. The Renaissance Scots encampment outdoors on the grass will include battle reenactments, blacksmithing, medieval weaponry, weaving demonstrations and much more.
• Scottish Clan Hospitality Tents: 11:00am – 4:00pm, Free. Visit the Clan hospitality tents adjacent to the RenScots, at the wee grassy knolls of the Hyland Hills of Tyroll, to learn all about the Scots who played a significant role in founding and developing the civilization and country we call the United States of America.
• Information / Education Displays & Talks: 11:00am – 4:00pm, Free
- Frank McGaugh, author of "Tartans Color Writing" lectures on how to read the pattern in ancient tartans based on the Celtic Tree System that was used by the ancient Gaelic alphabet.
- Valerie Cunningham displaying and demonstrating celtic crafts made from tartan.
- Diane Milne displays and lectures on the art of quilt making.
- Genealogy and Name Search for Clan Affiliations tables and more in the banquet room.
• Indoor Solo Piping Contest: 11:00am, limited entry, with the history/traditions of bagpipe music being played. This competition will be run according to Western U.S. Pipe Band Association requirements. Contact Neil Gillette, competition chair by email or by phone at 303-691-3656.
• Tartan Day Ceremonial Event: 4:00pm, Free. Tattoo (Drum and Pipe Bands concert) from the 1st Fairway at the Clubhouse Veranda. Massed Bands and Individual Band performances, along with Highland Dancing, March of the Clans, special guests. Seating and programs provided.
• Tartan Day Buffet Dinner & Ceilidh: 5:30pm, Adults $15, children 12 & under $7; ceilidh without food adults $5, children 12 & under $2. Choice of Shepherd's Pie and Pasta headline the buffet dinner offerings. And, of course, a wee taste of Haggis! Ceilidh follows at 6:30 pm with piping, Highland dancing, Scottish Country Dancing, maybe fiddling, sword-fighting, songs and story-telling.

**ByDand** · 5th April 06, 06:35 AM

Nothing going on in central PA, which is why a group of us are going to the Tartan Day Parade in NYC. Only about 4 1/2 hours away but well worth the trip!

**Kilted KT** · 5th April 06, 06:59 AM

other some random kilted sightings, I am unaware of anything happening here in tulsa.

**Pour1Malt** · 5th April 06, 07:05 AM

in Dumfries....

it'll bae me... jus me... wearing my kilt...

... pub crawling aroond Dumfries 54 pubs....

trying tae ha' a wee dram in each and explaining what "Tartan Day" is.....

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

**pdcorlis** · 5th April 06, 07:15 AM

I live in a small town - so it looks like it will just be little old me :rolleyes:

**mbhandy** · 5th April 06, 07:32 AM

Tartan day tomorrow?
Darn I have to install a sump pump for a customer (Rubber wellies and coverall)

MrBill

**Nick** · 5th April 06, 07:42 AM

Mostly cloudy with a high of 46 degrees. Winds out of the southeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour.

That's about it, really. I'll be wearing the one tartan kilt I own that doesn't take 20 minutes to put on, and there may be a few others around campus kilted.

**Richland** · 5th April 06, 07:43 AM

So A few of the local lads from this site are getting together in Cambridge to toss a few pints.

**longshadows** · 5th April 06, 07:44 AM

Well, right now it looks like just me in my Black Watch on the USM campus, but I can't speak for everyone of Scots descent in Portland. (If someone is out there, let me know!) :mrgreen:

Might be worth a visit to a couple of the local "Irish" pubs and see if anyone else is kilted... never know!

**Mr. Kilt** · 5th April 06, 07:45 AM

As far as I can tell, there is nothing planned here. Pretty sad, really. With a population af nearly a million people you'd think there would be something.

What makes it worse is I'll be working, so I won't be kilted for the majority of the day.