June 13-15, 2008
E. H. Young Riverfront Park
Riverside, Missouri

Tartan Day 2008

Join us for the annual Tartan Day celebration on Saturday, April 5, 2008. A full day of Scottish activities and events will stir your ancestral roots, so come savor the flavor of Scotland in greater Kansas City. Bring the family, meet new friends and greet old ones at E.H. Young Riverfront Park, Riverside, Missouri. Everyone is welcome!

A Parade of Tartans, pipes and drums, highland dancing, clans, Celtic music, demonstrations by Scottish heavy athletics, Games merchandise for sale -- all happening at the site of the Kansas City Scottish Highland Games.

Lunch is available from the Oz Highland Farm concession, serving Scotsfare Haggis Pups™, Oz Highland beef patties and franks, cookies, chips and soft drinks, or feel free to bring a picnic lunch of your own.

Sponsored jointly by the Kansas City St. Andrew Society and the Kansas City Scottish Highland Games, the event honors the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, declaring Scotland as a sovereign and independent state.

What: A Parade of Tartans, led by the St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, followed by highland dancing, Celtic music, demonstrations by Scottish heavy athletics, clans, Games merchandise for sale.

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2008.

Where: E.H. Young Riverfront Park, NW Argosy Parkway, Riverside, Missouri.

Schedule:
10:00 - Raising the Colors - St. Andrew Color Guard
           Athletics hands-on demonstrations through 2 p.m.
           Viewing Clan and other tents
10:30 - Celtic band, Glenfinnan
11:00 - Highland dancing presentation
12:00 - Parade of Tartans, led by the St. Andrew Color Guard and St. Andrew Pipes and Drums
12:30 - Lunch to 1:30; Free Beer to members of KCSHG/SAS/Parents of Dance
12:30 - Music by Glenfinnan
1:30 - Highland dancing, Pipes and Drums
2:00 - Demos for children of Riverside
3:30 - Closing ceremony - Lowering the Colors
4:00 - End of day's events

Come be a Scot, even if you're not!