Tartan Day 2018 Friday April 9

**Sample m** · 21st March 18, 03:54 PM

You know I’m down. And I will go anywhere.

**Bruce Scott** · 21st March 18, 04:24 PM

Why is it 6th April?

In Australia Tartan Day is 1 July, marking the anniversary of the Repeal Proclamation of 1782 that annulled the Act of Proscription.

**BertMcG** · 21st March 18, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Bruce Scott

Why is it 6th April?

Tartan Day is a celebrated on 6 April, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320.

**GrainReaper** · 23rd March 18, 08:22 AM

I’m getting back from Florida on the 3rd, I’ll see how funds are looking and get back if I can go

**Sample m** · 23rd March 18, 02:05 PM

I did see the Chicago Scots are having tartan day Tuesday April 3rd at the duke of Perth. Which I would love to attend but prob won’t be able to get down there.

**GrainReaper** · 24th March 18, 05:18 AM

That makes perfect sense the actual day falls on a Friday so they have it on a Tuesday

**GrainReaper** · 24th March 18, 05:20 AM

They must be trying to keep attendance epically low

**McFarkus** · 24th March 18, 05:42 PM

According to Wikipedia

"Tartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage on 6 April, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320. It originated in Canada in the mid-1980s. It spread to other communities of the Scottish diaspora in the 1990s. In Australia the similar International Tartan Day is held on 1 July, the anniversary of the repeal of the 1747 Act of Proscription that banned the wearing of tartan."

**Sample m** · 4th April 18, 06:21 PM

I don’t see a lot of action on this thread with tartan day so near. So if anyone around wants to get together Friday I would love to see you all. If I don’t hear from anyone I can be found at the claddagh in Geneva drinking scotch and showing the Irish how to wear a kilt.

**ImperialPint** · 5th April 18, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Sample m

I don’t see a lot of action on this thread with tartan day so near. So if anyone around wants to get together Friday I would love to see you all. If I don’t hear from anyone I can be found at the claddagh in Geneva drinking scotch and showing the Irish how to wear a kilt.

I apologize for not following up on this. I've been busy with family matters and work. I was going to suggest The Claddagh in Geneva on Randall Road. I will see you there!