On February 26, 2023, the pent-up demand was finally released and an estimated 150 people showed up at the Centre Wellington Sportsplex to celebrate with bare knees and ice Scotland’s contribution to Canada.
Read MoreThere are some advantages to hosting a kilt skate in the home of one of North America’s great Scottish festivals.
The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games has been a major tourist attraction in central Ontario since 1946. They are preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the festival by inaugurating a winter event: Fergus’s first annual Great Canadian Kilt Skate.
Read MoreThe middle of summer may seem a strange time to be thinking about skating, bare knees, and ice. But the plans are under way to organize the Fourth Annual Sir John A's Great Canadian Kilt Skate.
In fact, there's a flurry of activity as we prepare for upcoming Scottish events where we'll raise the hockey stick saltire.
Read Morealk about making a big entrance in the big smoke! Toronto's first-ever Sir John A's Great Canadian Kilt Skate took over one of Canada's most famous skating rinks at Nathan Phillips Square. It was an unseasonably warm afternoon. The refrigeration coils and the Zamboni maintained an ice surface that was fine for skating.
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across canada, communities host kilt skates to celebrate scotland’s contribution to our multicultural fabric.
