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TARTANS AND TUNES

April 28th, 2026 ​​​​​

Join us for a Celtic evening of entertainment to celebrate Tartan Day. All ages are welcome to this free event. We have a lineup of entertainers with featured performances from the Battle River Pipes and Drums. Put on your tartans and come on down!

 

There will be food and snacks available for purchase as well as a cash bar. Seating is first come first serve so come early to claim your seats.

 

Thank you to everyone who joined us in 2025 in Lougheed. atch this page for details on next year's event and location.

Battle River Pipes and Drums playing music
String Quartet
Clan Tartan Table

WHAT IS TARTAN DAY

Originating in Nova Scotia during the 1980s, Tartan Day is now an observance type of holiday in Canada that was officially declared on October 21, 2010 by the Minister of Canadian Heritage.

 

It is celebrated on April 6th each year as the anniversary of the signing of Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, the Scottish declaration of independence.

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The Idea of “Tartan Day” started at a meeting of the Federation of Scottish Clans in Nova Scotia on 09 March 1986. Members Bill Crowell and Jean MacKaracher-Watson put forward the following motion to the Federation:

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“We establish a day called ‘Tartan Day’. This really is a day chosen to market Scottish Heritage from the most visible ways. The wearing of the Scottish attire, particularly in areas where the kilt isn’t ordinarily worn, i.e.: work, play or worship.”

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April 6th in Scotland is the date of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, which states in part:

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“. . .It is actually, not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom — for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself…”

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In Canada, Tartan Day, April 6th, Canadians are invited to wear tartan in commemoration of the contributions of Scots and their descendants into the fabric of the society. Tartan Day illustrates how to rise above hardships and cruelty with faith in God, dedication and determination.

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Maple Leaf Tartan
Maple Leaf
(Canadian)
Alberta tartan
Alberta
British Columbia Tartan
British Columbia
Saskatchewan Tartan
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Tartan
Manitoba
Ontario Tartan
Ontario
Quebec Tartan
Quebec
Newfoundland Tartan
Newfoundland
Labrador Tartan
Labrador
New Brunswick Tartan
New Brunswick
PEI Tartan
Prince Edward Island
Nunavut tartan
Nunavut
Cape Breton Tartan
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia Tartan
Nova Scotia
Scottish Pride
Pride of Scotland
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