GALA DINNER & CONCERT

SATURDAY 20th JULY 2024

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2024 VIP Guest of Honour.  We are delighted to announce that Dr Joseph Morrow CVO CBE KStJ KC LLD DL FRSE, the Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms has accepted an invitation from the Victorian Scottish Heritage Cultural Foundation to be Guest of Honour during the last week of the Melbourne Tartan Festival from 20th-28th July. 

The Main Hall of Melbourne Town Hall will be the setting for a grand and ceremonial welcome befitting the Office of the Lord Lyon at the Gala Dinner and Concert on Saturday 20th July, in what will be the premier event of the Melbourne Tartan Festival.

Guests will be piped in on arrival to enjoy drinks and canapés in the Town Hall foyer before entering the glittering Main Hall for a sumptuous gourmet dinner accompanied by an assortment of fine wines and concert style entertainment.  

Alan Beck, immediate past President of the Robert Burns World Federation will arrive from Scotland in time to deliver the traditional ‘Address to a Haggis’ much to the delight of the many fans he acquired following his memorable ‘Address’ and vocal performance at last year’s event.

Alan will lead a stellar line-up of artists, having made his operatic début in 1990 for Scottish Opera and moved on to Opera Ireland. He was a principal tenor with the State Opera, Stuttgart from 1996 to 2002, and has also sung principal tenor roles for Lyric Opera Dublin, the Carl Rosa Opera and English National Opera. In 2003, Alan formed the Scottish three-tenor group, Caledon and since then he has sung all over the world.  Pipe Bands, fiddlers and Scottish Highland Dancers will showcase the best of Scottish/Australia’s talent and to close the night out, guests will dance the night away to the fabulous music of internationally acclaimed Celtic folk rock super group Claymore!

This will be a night to remember as we welcome the Lord Lyon King of Arms to Australia. Learn more about the Lord Lyon and the Court of the Lord Lyon HERE

book now - Saturday 20TH july 2024

Main Hall, Melbourne Town Hall -

6.30pm arrival

Dress code:  Black tie,KILT,Lounge suit, Ladies evening

$180.00 per person

Dietary requirements are catered for. Complete the Dietary Requirements section during the booking process.

Disabled access via the entrance in Collins Street or lifts at the Collins St entrance - speak to the concierge on arrival.

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Group bookings:

• To ensure table groups of 10 are seated together, it’s preferable for one person to book a table for everyone in their group in the one transaction.

• Seating is configured 10 to a table.

• Complete the Dietary Requirements section during the booking process.

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T&C’s: Refunds are not available for cancellations made after Sunday 30th June 2024.

* NB: Please check your table number on the board displayed in the foyer on arrival. Your table number may differ from the number printed on your ticket due to circumstances beyond our control, which could include, but is not limited to, a change to the floorpan by the venue. Groups will remain seated together.

Alan Beck returns in 2024!

We’re thrilled to announce that Alan Beck, immediate past President of the World Robert Burns Federation and founding member of Scotland's three tenors Caledon, will be arriving from Scotland in time to be our guest artist at the 2024 Gala Dinner & Concert.