Kilt Skate Comes to Boston
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The kilt skate phenomenon continues to grow. Tomorrow Boston, Massachusetts, will become the most recent city to celebrate Scottish culture with bare knees and ice.
Read MoreMontreal Hosts a Robbie Burns Kilt Skate
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Since 1835, the St. Andrew’s Society of Montreal has been celebrating all things Scottish. Traditionally on January 25, this has included the birthday of Robbie Burns, Scotland’s national poet. This year, with Burns Day falling on a Saturday, the Society combined the event with its sixth annual Great Canadian Kilt Skate, celebrating Scotland’s contribution to Canada with bare knees and ice.
Read MoreWaving the Flag in Winnipeg
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This was the second year in which Winnipeg held its kilt skate indoors. This proved more comfortable and reliable in a city where, some years, skaters braved temperatures of 40-below and another year the skate had to be cancelled because warm weather made the outdoor ice unsafe. Indoor events meant that skaters could eschew the need for warm clothing, and dress in whatever attire helped add to the festivities.
Read MoreOttawa's 6th Annual Kilt Skate and the 50th Opening of Rideau Canal Skateway
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Although the thermometer has been above freezing for most of the past weeks, in recent days, winter has come back with a vengeance. The morning of the kilt skate dawned with temperatures of minus-25 with the wind chill, and a blizzard forecast for that evening. But none of this stopped the intrepid skaters, many of whom have been coming out year after year ever since Ottawa hosted its first kilt skate to celebrate the bicentennial of Sir John A. Macdonald in 2015.
Read MoreFirst-ever Dublin Kilt Skate makes The Irish Times
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Last year, kilt skating as a way to celebrate Scottish culture crossed the international border with the inaugural Tartan Kilt Skate NYC. On Sir John A. Macdonald’s 205th birthday this year, the phenomenon jumped across the Atlantic with Tartan Kilt Skate Dublin. With family and friends cheering them on, a small but enthusiastic group gathered on ice, with more family and friends cheering them on.
Read MoreSir John A's Birthday Brings Another Kilt Skate Partner
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And today, on Sir John A. Macdonald Day, we’re pleased to announce the latest addition to the kilt skate family. The town of Fergus, Ontario, will hold its first kilt skate on Sunday, February 16, at the Centre Wellington Sportsplex. Check the events page for more details. The kilt skate is being organized by the Fergus Scottish Festival which has been celebrating Scottish culture and hosting Highland games since 1946.
Read MoreSouth Dublin On Ice Offers Discount for Tartan Kilt Skate
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DUBLIN, January 9, 2020. Ahead of the first-ever Tartan Kilt Skate Dublin, scheduled for Saturday, January 11, the managers of South Dublin On Ice have offered a price discount to “anyone wearing a kilt or tartan who acts any way Canadian.”
Read MoreKilt Skate Comes to Dublin
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The first-ever “Tartan Kilt Skate – Dublin” will take place at South Dublin on Ice, Tallaght Stadium, on Saturday, January 11, from 8 p.m. The date is significant, says Canadian organizer Don Cummer. “It’s the 205th birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald, the architect of Canada’s Confederation and our first Prime Minister. Years ago, we began celebrating his birthday at my home in Ottawa by skating on the Rideau Canal. Now the kilt skate has gone international.”
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