About San Diego Tartan Day  

There’s a wee bit o’ Scot in everyone!

Since 1998, April 6 has been designated by the U.S. Senate as "Tartan Day" in recognition of the contribution made by generations of Scots-Americans to the foundation and prosperity of modern America.  April 6, 1320 was the date of the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of Independence that has served as a model for many other declarations, including our own.

Many of the Founding Fathers had Scottish roots, and the authors of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Bill of Rights were clearly influenced by early Scottish documents.  Even the U.S. Navy can trace its roots back to Scotland -- John Paul Jones, born at Arbigland, Kirkbean, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, on July 6, 1747, was the father of the U.S. Navy.

Major celebrations are held in many U.S. communities, the largest of them in Washington D.C. and New York City.  A good overview of Tartan Day can be found at http://www.tartanday.org

Since 2004, a coalition of San Diego's major Scottish organizations have staged Tartan Day celebrations for the San Diego community.  The tradition continued in 2011 with the eighth annual festival at the International Cottages, Balboa Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011, and an open house at the House of Scotland, Balboa Park, on Sunday, April 3, 2011.

Look forward to celebrating with you again in 2012!  SEE YOU THERE:  Saturday, April 7, 2012 (tentative), San Diego Tartan Day Festival, Balboa Park, San Diego!

Learn more about the San Diego Tartan Day Steering Committee.

Get information about previous Celebrations:  2011    2010    2009    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004