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Robert Burns Celtic Festival 2025   The Camperdown Robert Burns Celtic Festival Committee are pleased to announce that the festival Program is nearing completion and promises our Festival for the community will see new elements adding to a number of favourite events returning. The Festival Chairperson Dr John Menzies OAM said “the committee is pleased […]

Highland Ball Clans and Societies Highland Ball 2025Hosted by the Brunswick Scottish Society and the Scottish Societies & Clans of Victoria – A Highland Ball featuring Watsonia RSL Pipes and Drums, highland dancing display, Scottish Country Dancing and Old Time Dancing. 2 Course Dinner, BYO Drinks Tickets: $110 per adult $90 per secondary or university

National Celtic Festival 2025 June 6-9 Portarlington, Victoria, Australia  Get Ready for an Unforgettable Long Weekend of Music, Culture & Community by the Sea! Dear Subscribers and Friends, The countdown is on! With just weeks to go until we gather on the stunning Bellarine coast, we’ve got loads of exciting updates to share. Thanks to

HAYLAND GATHERING 2024 Hear, hear the plains are calling! This time next Saturday, Hay will be full of tartan and ready for the 2nd Hayland Gathering. The best decorated shop competition winner will go live at 9.30am. The street parade starts at 10am leaving the Tourist Information Centre, down Lachlan St, Leonard St to Hay

Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival -2026 Press Release Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival: A Celebration of Scottish and Celtic Heritage 29 March 2026, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm at Eastfield Park, Croydon. The Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival invites you to join them for a day of fun, music, and culture

Book Launch – The Intelligent Mr Kinghorne YOU ARE INVITED TO A BOOK LAUNCH AND SIGNING The Intelligent Mr Kinghorne BY CHIS MAXWELL & ALEX PUGH Saturday 17 June 2023, 2 pm St John’s Church Hall 9 Chapman AvenueBeecroft NSW 2119 RSVP 12 JUNE 2023 chis.maxwell {at} sydney.edu(.)au LAUNCHED BY THE EMINENT HISTORIAN AND EDUCATOR

Scots Day Out – Date & Venue Date: 4th march 2023          Venue: Bridgewater on Loddon Scots Day Out is teaming with Kooyoora Women’s Network that in 2022 held a small Celtic Connections celebration in the town. The partnership will allow both celebrations to prosper along with the town and also significantly build the volunteer team

Robert Burns Club – Annual Burns Supper Join us for the 73rd Annual Burns Supper – Hosted by the Robert Burns Club of Melbourne, Pre Dinner Drinks from 6.30pm * Music by David South and Matthew Robertson * Address to the Haggis * 3 Course Meal (includes Haggis) * Immortal Memory * Highland Dancers *

Picnic & Poetry at Burns Statue Join the Robert Burns Club of Melbourne in Celebrating the 264th Anniversary of the Birth of the World’s Most Famous Bard – Robert Burns Sunday 22nd January 2023 Picnic at the Burns Statue – Treasury Gardens – Spring Street Time 12:30pm BYO PICNIC Anniversary Celebrations commence at 1:30pm –