All Member Orientation
The Society will host an Orientation session for all new and existing members tonight from 7-8 PM via Zoom. This session will be a great opportunity for members, both new and old, to better understand each of the events on our calendar and the various committees that support the Society. The expectation is that each...
Virginia Scottish Games & Festival
Great Meadow 5089 Old Tavern Road , The Plains, VA, United StatesSociety Member Dinner
Clyde's at Mark Center 1700 N Beauregard St, Alexandria, United StatesWe will kick things off with a Wee Dram Happy Hour starting at 5:30 PM in the Wharf Bar. We will then remain in the Wharf Bar for the dinner meeting starting at 7PM. Please use the below link to purchase your tickets - the planning team requests you do so by Monday, September 13th. In Clyde’s...
71st Annual Tartan Ball
Willard Intercontinenal Hotel 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United StatesWe are pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 71st Annual Tartan Ball for $250 per person. This year’s event will be held at the historic Willard Hotel on the evening of Saturday, November 13th, from 7pm until 11pm. The gala evening includes pre-dinner cocktails and reception with a single malt...
Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk
Old Town AlexandriaBurns Nicht Supper
Belle Haven Country Club 6023 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA, United StatesDinner & Remarks by The Rt. Hon. Henry B. McLeish
Clyde's at Mark Center 1700 N Beauregard St, Alexandria, United StatesFormer First Minister of Scotland, the Rt. Hon. Henry B. McLeish, will be visiting our area in early October and delivering after-dinner remarks to the members of our Society and their guests. Join us for a special dinner meeting to hear his analysis of the many issues facing Britain generally, and Scotland specifically, today--including the impact...
Burns Night Dinner
Belle Haven Country Club 6023 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA, United StatesThe Saint Andrews Society of Washington DC is hosting the 264th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns poet laureate of Scotland. This celebratory formal event includes a three-course dinner, performances by the Washington DC Pipes and Drums Scottish, dancers and traditional poetry and speeches that celebrate Burns' remarkable life and works. The event will be held...
National Tartan Day
DACOR Bacon House 1801 F Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe National Capital Tartan Day Committee (NCTDC) will again be celebrating the Tartan Day Holiday in DC this year--the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Senate Standing Resolution designating April 6th of each year as National Tartan Day--to honor the many contributions of Scots, and Scottish-Americans, to the founding and subsequent development of the United States--in all fields of endeavor. This year, both of NCTDC's...