Join Us

If you are Scottish, of Scottish descent, or you just like kilts and bagpipes, you are invited to join The Scottish Society of Dallas. We meet the third Sunday of the month, September through May (view the schedule); the June meeting floats due to Fathers Day. (No meeting in July or August.)

Our next meeting is Sunday, Sep 20th, 2009 at 2pm.
Society member Chuck Shaffer will share with us pictures and information about a recent trip to Scotland.

History and Purpose

The Scottish Society of Dallas was organized at the Salado Gathering of the Clans, Salado, TX in 1963. The original name was "Scottish Clans of North Texas, in Dallas, Texas". The organizers were Jean Luch, Bill Bell, Bill McRight, and others. Early meetings were held at Luby's Cafeteria at Preston Center until the meetings were moved to the Garland Women's Activities Building where we meet today. Over the years the Society has supported the Dallas Highland Games held at Samuel Park, the International Bazaar at Dallas City Hall, the Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games in Arlington, and the State Fair of Texas.

The purpose of the Society is to share and further Scottish culture.

To that end, the Society sponsors two major events annually: a Tartan Day Ceilidh (like: kay-lee) in early April and a St. Andrew's Dinner and Dance in November. Other Society activities involve participation in the Irish Festival at Fair Park (March), the Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Arlington (June), the Celtic Heritage Festival in Bedford (October) and the Gathering of the Clans in Salado (November). Society members also represent Scotland and share information about our nation's Scottish heritage at cultural fairs and celebrations held throughout the Dallas metro area. If you'd like us to participate in your next cultural event, send us an email and let us know what you have planned.

Tartan Day 2009

The Scoiety would like to thank all those who helped make our 2009 event a success! In particular: The North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums, Seamus Stout, Double Portion and the K3 Sisters (New to our line-up this year!), the Dallas Highland Dancers, Jean Seigel and Kerry Kelso.
We also want to send a very sincere Thank You to Marius Donnelly of Trinity Hall, for his advertizing and offer of financial support to help us keep the event free! Thanks also are due to folks at the "Guide", published by the Dallas Morning News organization. As in past years we welcomed clan representatives from Clans Donald, Lamont and MacIntosh and we appreciate their giving of their time to share something of clan culture and heritage with our guests. Last, but hardly least, a big thank you is due to all Society members who helped out behind the scenes.

Thank You Walkers!

The Society would like to thank Walkers Shortbread for their support of our 2009 Tartan Day festivities. They have supported us with samples of their fine products for the past several years and this year was no exception. Clicking on their name above, or the image below, will take you to a Tartan Day specific offer of free shipping on orders of $25, or more.