Tartan Day USA

National Events:
Minnesota

This year's Twin Cities Tartan Day celebration will be a two-day event! In addition to the celebration held at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in St. Paul, there will be a private showing of Braveheart on Saturday afternoon and a ceilidh Saturday night! A tentative schedule of events is as follows:

Friday, April 6th

11:30 AM: Gather at the foot of the Mall near the Viet Nam Veterans' Memorial.
11:45 AM: Slow pike salute by Clann Tartan and the 42nd Black Watch Highlanders.
12:00 NOON: Parade of Tartans up the capitol steps to the Rotunda, with color guard from the Boy Scouts of America, Explorer Post 750.
12:15 PM: Rotunda ceremony.
12:30 PM: Musical program on capitol steps.
12:50 PM: Group photographs on capitol steps, singing of "Auld Lang Syne."

Like last year, there will be many surprises! Lunch afterwards will be held from approximately 1:30–3:00 PM (location TBA). Check with Judith Palmateer or Mary McShannock at the Rotunda for details (if you don't know who Judith & Mary are, just ask around and someone will be able to point them out to you!). Bring your tartan banners!

Saturday, April 7th

3:00 PM: Private screening of Braveheart at the historic Heights Theater. 3951 Central Avenue NE in Columbia
Heights. This is a free screening, but the organizers are suggesting a donation of $2.00 per person to cover
expenses.

7:00 PM: Tartan Day ceilidh at the Doubletree Park Place Hotel, located in St. Louis Park near the intersection of I-394 and Hwy. 100. Admission approximately $10 per person (check at the door for exact amount). The ceilidh will include a kilt christening ceremony, the Address to the Haggis, hearty hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, dancing, and lots of entertainment! Watch this page for additional details. Bring your tartan banners!

We will post information about the Duluth Tartan Day gathering as soon as it becomes available.

Tartan Day Minnesota Website

About Tartan Day Minnesota

Tartan Day Minnesota is a gathering sponsored by a number of Scottish-American organizations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Its goal is to promote awareness of Scottish heritage in Minnesota, and the vital role that Scottish-Americans have played in our state. Since 1999, citizens of Minnesota have gathered every year on April 6th (the anniversary of the Scottish Declaration of Independence in 1320) at the State Capitol in St. Paul to publicly recognize the contributions of "Scottish-Minnesotans."

We encourage all Minnesotans, whether Scots or not, to join us for this exciting event. And if you can't attend in person, be sure to wear your tartan (preferably kilt, of course) and Tartan Day Button!

Mrs. Barbara F. Humphrey, TD Coordinator and Communications Committee, Scottish Coalition
6324 Wentworth Ave., S., Richfield, MN 55423-1541 Tel: (612) 869-7163 Fax: (612) 866-1183
E-mail: babsfayth@aol.com

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