• Fremont 4 th of July parade
  
  
• Ducks for Bucks (a fundraiser for nonprofit organizations)
  
  
• Kirking O’The Tartan (a church holiday for blessing Scottish tartans, begun during the Jacobean era when wearing tartans was forbidden by the English occupiers)
  
  
• St. Andrew's Day dinner (this festive meal is in honor of St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland)
  
  
• EBSA annual Christmas party
  
  
• Robert Burns night (a celebration of Scotland's most famous poet)
  
  
• Tartan Day Scottish Faire (Tartan Day commemorates Scotland’s independence, and is now celebrated in many countries to which Scots have immigrated). Bagpipe bands, Highland dancing, Scottish and American food vendors, historical re-enactment groups, harpists, folksingers, craft and jewelry vendors, clan booths, Scottish fiddlers, birds of prey demonstrations and lots more entertainment and things to see and buy!

Fellow Faires and Events

March 15th - Dublin St. Patrick's Day Parade

April 26th/27th - Sacramento Scottish Games (Woodland)

May 17th/18th - Livermore Games & Celtic Celebration

June 14th - Scottish Renaissance Festival (Santa Cruz)

July 4th - Fremont 4th of July Parade

July 12th/13th - Dunsmuir Scottish Games (Oakland)

August 30th/31st - Pleasanton Scottish Highland Gathering & Games

October 4th - Loch Lomond Highland Games

November 28th - Niles Festival of Lights Parade

See our newsletter for more information about other Northern California Scottish events.