Tartan Day Celebration 2016

9:53 AM Sandra Gutrejde 0 Comments

In an event organized by the Scottish Argentine Society and the City of Buenos Aires, the Scottish community in Argentina will be honored on Saturday, April 9th, 2016 celebrating the Scottish history and traditions with music, dance, crafts and typical products.

The event will start at 12 pm, with the opening of the Celtic and Nordic Fair on Avenida de Mayo and Bolivar, with stalls offering crafts and traditional food, such as fish and chips, sandwiches, cold cuts, cakes, and Scottish candy.

Program:

12:00 pm: Start of the Artisan Fair
12:30 pm: Opening Ceremony
1:15 pm: PARADE on Av. de Mayo
2:30 pm: Coronation Robert the Bruce (Peregrinus Albus)
2:45 pm: ARDO LILTAMOR – Renaissance Dance
3:05 pm: ALBA GU BRATH (Scottish country dances)
3:25 pm: NUNN (Celtic Folk music)
3:45 pm: SAOIRSE (Irish dance)
4:05 pm: SAPA Pipe Band (Pipes and Highland dance)
4:30 pm: Buenos Aires Tartan Army (Scottish dances, folk and pipes)
4:55 pm: CHARLIE, LAS MUJERES DEL 45 Y LOS JACOBITAS (Clan del Jabalí Rojo)
5:10 pm: FIR CHLIS (Scottish country dances)
5:30: HIGHLAND CHARGE
6:00 pm: Closing

Tartan Day is a worldwide celebration in which the Scottish descendants remember their cultural legacy, history and people.

In case of rain the event will be postponed to April 16th