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MELBOURNE TARTAN FESTIVAL

CELEBRATE SCOTTISH CULTURE

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Come join the fun at Melbourne Tartan Festival

 
 
 

Save the Dates!

SUNDAy 28 JUNE - KIRKIN ‘O THE TARTAN SERVICe, The Scots’ church, collins street Clans register here

tuesday 30 june - discover a world of family history with the genealogical society of victoria -GSV library (MORE INFO ON EVENTS PAGE)

wednesday 1 july - celebrating heritage with the national trust of scotland - online lecture (MORE INFO ON EVENTS PAGE)

sunday 5 july - scottish connections cbd walking tour 10.00am BOOK HERE

sunday 5 july - from 11.30am highland dance displays, terrace of old treasury building

sunday 5 july - MELBOURNE TARTAN DAY PARADE

  • PIPE BANDS REGISTER HERE

Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 July - robbie BURNS night AT IL DUCA RESTAURANT, east melbourne. bookings are open!

saturday 11 july - GAELIC LANGUAGE CLASS LANGUAGE CLASS, ASSEMBLY HALL. BOOK here

WEDNESDAY 15 JULY - CELEBRATING SCOTLAND’S LITERARY HERITAGE (ONLINE LECTURE) BOOK HERE

thursday 16 july - introduction to GSV via zoom

FRIDAY 17 JULY - CEILIDH DANCE AT COLLINGWOOD TOWN HALL - SAVE THE DATE! BOOK Here

sunday 19 july - ‘highland harmonies’ with graeme mccolgan, ‘the scotsman’. kew court house theatre BOOKING details soon.

THURSDAY 23 july - whisky tasting at racv city club Booking info soon

friday 24 july - researching your family history from Australia back to scotland via zoom

saturday 25 & sunday 26 july - victorian pipers association (VPA) championships

thursday 28 july - in person lecture, menzies institute, university of melb - Booking details soon

wednesday 29 july - introduction to using scotlandspeople family research via zoom

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST - MELBOURNE TARTAN FESTIVAL FINALE EVENT - PIPE BAND CONCERT, PLC AUDITORIUM, BURWOOD. DETAILS SOON

*CHECK OUR EVENTS TAB FOR FULL PROGRAM DETAILS AND OUR SOCIALS FOR REGULAR UPDATES & ADDITIONS TO OUR EVENT PROGRAM.

The Big Melbourne Kilt Run on The Tan in support of the heart foundation

SUNDAY 15 march 2026 AT 10.30 AM (CHECK-IN FROM 8.30AM)

Registrations after 23rd February are not guaranteed a timed race bib.

A community fun run in support of the Heart Foundation.

Run, jog or walk solo, couples, teams or families and join the Heart Foundation Kilt Runners Challenge so family and friends can sponsor you on The Tan.

You don’t have to wear a kilt, anything tartan goes! Make it a fun tartan day!

Register HERE

MELBOURNE TARTAN DAY PARADE ON COLLINS STREET

SUNDAY 5 JULY 2026 at 2.00PM

Over 200+ pipers, drummers and Highland Dancers will parade down Collins Street starting in front of the Old Treasury Building before turning into Regent Place, where a short recital will be held before the parade closes.

Support our wonderful pipe band community and don’t forget to wear some tartan to celebrate Tartan Day in Melbourne!

*Watch a short video of the 2019 Parade HERE