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), and on the fourth Sunday in June. (No meeting in July or August.)

Our next meeting is Sunday, Jan. 18th, 2009 at 2pm.

The annual election of officers will take place during the business meeting.
Don't forget... membership dues for calendar 2009, are due in January: $15 for an individual; $25 for a family.

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.

Next Society Event:
Tartan Day 2009

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 5, 2009, 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. Participants typically include The North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums, Seamus Stout, the Dallas Highland Dancers and more.
This event is open to the public and it is: free.

The Society would like to thank Walkers Shortbread for their support of our Tartan Day festivities, over the course of the past several years. Visit their website by clicking on their name above, or their image to the right.

Thank You -- St. Andrew's 2008

The Society would like to thank all who helped make the 2008, St. Andrew's night a success. From selling tickets, to organizing and running the raffle, to working with the hotel staff, the evening would not be possible without the "behind-the-scenes" efforts of a good many of our members. This year's attendance was up considerably from 2007 and was the highest that we've had in several years. We also want to thank the North Texas Caledonian Pipes and Drums and Fiona's Adult Highland Dance students for giving so freely of their time and energy. It would not be a Society event without you guys...thanks!

Texas "Day of the Scots" -- 2008