Other Celtic Happenings

Our Celtic cousins in the Welsh Socity are celebrating their Patron Saint David on March 1st with a potluck dinner. Click here for more details.

Later in March, it's St. Patrick's Day. Fredericksburg will host a couple of events to honor the Patron Saint of Ireland. The Blue and Gray Brewery will host on Saturday, March 14th a Parade at the Bowman Center in Spotsylvania. The Parade will be followed with a corned beef and cabbage lunch. Click here for details.

The Irish American Society will host a St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 15th downtown. Click here for details.
Alot of fun to had in March!!!

Epilogue: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Fredericksburg

Robert Burns Celebrations

The last week has been one of celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Robert Burn's Birthday. Sunday, 1/25 there was a Kilt Night at the new The Pub at Fredericksburg. Two other XMarkers from the Internet forum of kilt wearers, X Marks the Scot. com joined me with the kilted staffers to Toast the Bard. You can read about it here.

Saturday night, 1/31 The Fredericksburg Scottish Society hosted a Burn's Night at the Fredericksburg Country Club. We were royally entertained by the Mary Washington University Pipe Band, The Eagles. Scottish dancers with them showed us their well performed steps.





Preston Simms did a wonderful job in being the emcee. His son, Preston once again did performed an excellent performance with the Ode to the Haggis. HRM Melissa Klanecky did one of the best Immortal Memory readings, I've ever heard.

Here's a photo of a few of us in our finery after the evening.

My friend Mein from X Marks the Scot joined me for his first Burn's Night and enjoyed his taste of Haggis! The best I've ever had!

Mein has written a thread of his experience at the Super which you can read here.

I have recorded with the Worldwide Toast to Robert Burns both events which is hoping to establish a Guinness Record.

VA Scottish Games

Last Saturday, the Virginia Scottish Games and Festival was held at Sky Meadows State Park in Delapane, Here's the link to my photos of the event. Who should find me there but Chief Melissa Klanecky.

Tomorrow there is the Welsh Festival to be held downtown, Fredericksburg. I hope to get my chores done in the morning and get down there for the afternoon.

In two weeks there is the Williamsburg Scottish Festival to be held north of the town at Rockahock Campground. I'll be there three days hosting the MacCallum Malcolm Clan Tent and camping out. Fun, fun, fun!

UPCOMING VA SCOTTISH GAMES & FESTIVALS

It’s Labor Day weekend. Summer is over and the fall season for Scottish Games and Festivals is upon us.

Although, it’s outside the Commonwealth, I’m excited about my trip next weekend to the Long Peaks Scottish Festival at Estes Park, CO.

The first up is The 2008 Virginia Scottish Games will be held on September 13-14th from 9 am to 6 pm at Sky Meadows State Park in Delaplane, VA. This will be the second year at Sky Meadows. I really enjoyed the location last year. It reminded me a wee bit of the Highlands. Much better spot than Alexandria.


Next up is the Williamsburg Scottish Festival, the first weekend in October. I’m very excited about this one as I will be hosting the MacCallum Malcolm Clan Society Tent. The location is new this year at
Rockahock Campgrounds in Lanexa just north of Williamsburg.

Then comes the Richmond Scottish Games October 25th & 26th. I believe this is the last year at raceway and will be relocated in Carolina County.

The Fredericksburg Scottish Society usually has a dinner

on St. Andrews Day, November 30th.

For me the season ends with the Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk the first weekend in December. Always a fun time.

Tartan Day!

The rains came and the crowds didn’t for the Scottish Society event a Dr. Mercer’s Apothecary. I had a good time and enjoyed seeing the folks of the Society. I’ve posted photos at X Marks the Scot on today’s event and my pre Tartan Day trip to Alexandria, yesterday.

Tartan Day at Dr. Mercer's Apothecary

Tartan Day, Sunday, April 6th will be celebrated in Fredericksburg at the Hugh Mercer’s Apothecary Shop. So put on ye kilt and come on down, downtown!

St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

The Blue & Grey Brewery has for the last several years sponsored a St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I’m going to don my new Newsome St. Patrick tartan kilt and get to it this year.

The Blarney Stone Pub downtown has a full venue celebrating St. Patrick’s Day the whole weekend and Monday, 3/17th. I’ll be donning my St. Patrick kilt again that day. I’m planning to head downtown for an extended lunch.

It's one day we are all Irsh! Come and join the festivities!