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 generally meet on the third Sunday of the month, September through May (view the schedule); the June meeting "floats" because Fathers Day is usually the third Sunday. (No meetings in July or August -- it's a good time to travel to Scotland!)

Our next meeting is Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at 2pm.

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 they 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 late March or early April, and a St. Andrew's Dinner & Dance in late November. Other Society activities involve participation in Irish Fest at Fair Park (March), the Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Arlington (May), the Plano International Fest (October) and finally the Gathering of the Clans and Highland Games 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.

Next Society Event:

Tartan Day 2012

In 1998, the United States Senate declared April 6th, National Tartan Day, a day set aside to take stock of the significant influence that Scottish immigrants and their descendents have had upon our nation since colonial times. Please join us on Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Winfrey Point House (fr. 1-5), on the east side of White Rock Lake (Dallas), for a Scottish Ceilidh as we participate in this national celebration.

This event is open to the public and it is Free.