Information | Details |
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City Name | McMinnville |
Founder | William T. Newby |
City named after | Newby’s hometown in Tennessee, which was named after Governor Joseph McMinn |
Scottish Roots | McMinn family, originally from Perth, Scotland |
Festival Name | McMinnville Scottish Festival |
Festival Date | October 7th and 8th, 2023 |
Festival Location | Yamhill County Fairgrounds |
Burns Supper Date | Saturday, January 28th, 2023 |
Burns Supper Location | McMinnville Grand Ballroom, 325 NE 3rd St, McMinnville, Oregon |
Burns Supper Details | Traditional Scottish 5-course dinner, poetry readings, music, toasts, no-host bar, raffle, and dessert auction |
Burns Supper Tickets | $75 per person or $550 per table of 8, special offer for Celtic Heritage Alliance members |
Burns Supper Dress Code | Semi-formal/Formal attire encouraged but not required |
Burns Supper Age Limit | 21+ only |
At Scottish festivals, people wearing clan crest items may include some or all of the following elements:
- Tartan kilts or other clothing items, such as scarves or sashes, featuring the clan tartan design.
- Clan badges or Cap Badges, which are typically worn on the bonnet (Scottish hat) or lapel and feature the clan crest and motto.
- Clan crest jewelry, such as brooches, large crest pendants, penannulars, mini crest pendants, rings or cufflinks.
- Clan flags or banners, which may be displayed or carried by individuals or groups representing the clan.
- Accessories with clan symbols or motifs, such as kilt pins, patches, sgian dubh with clan crest or keychains.