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National Tartan Day
April 5

Celebrate Scottish, Irish and English heritage as only those wearing the kilts and the Scottish Tartan Museum and Heritage Center can do. There will be music, food, games…and so much more.
From 11 am – 2 pm
The most popular event – The 2nd Annual “Bonnie” Knees Contest (yes, which man has the prettiest knees in a kilt).
Here’s a list of other great events for that day:
- The Breacan Clann Sword Demonstration ⚔️
- Music by the John Mohr MacIntosh Pipe Band 🏴
- The Kilt Evolution Show
- Axe Throwing 🪓
- The Scone Baking Contest sponsored by The Kitchen Sink
- Scottish food (free samples, including Cockaleekie Soup!) and Tennent’s Beer, sponsored by The Scotsman Public House
- More food from the Smokestack Cafe
- Free admission to the Museum for the 1st 25 visitors!
- Discussions on
- The Scots-Irish by Chuck Coburn
- Women’s Highland Dress by Heidi Hunter
- How to play the bagpipe by the John Mohr MacIntosh Pipe Band
- Scottish weaponry by Sir Daniel Williamson