St Andrews Day North Fife

The City of St Andrews in North Fife on a sunnyish day. Home of golf and the famous university.


Celebrate St. Andrew's Day - 30th November

St. Andrew's Day is a celebration of Scotland’s patron saint, our national identity, history, culture and heritage.
St. Andrew's Day marks the start of the Winter Festival – 100 days of events that takes in Hogmanay and Burns’ Night, celebrating Scottish music, food and dance.
See for Free
To help us all get into the spirit, over 60 of Scotland's top visitor attractions are opening their doors free of charge on St Andrew's Day (30th November).
It's a joint initiative between the National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland and the Association of Visitor Attractions (ASVA), and the idea was designed to encourage Scots and tourists alike to experience the wealth and breadth of award-winning attractions that Scotland has to offer.
Attractions include:
The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh – discover the extraordinary impact Scotland has had on modern medicine, the gory details behind Burke and Hare’s chilling murders, and how Edinburgh surgeon Joseph Bell, who taught Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, inspired the writer’s famous detective - Sherlock Holmes.
Skara Brae, Skaill, Orkney - this is the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe. Discover surprisingly familiar household items carved from stone, and glimpse at what domestic life was like for the people of this farming settlement 5,000 years ago.
That's only a few of the attractions on offer and you can find out what is going on near you, by going to the Scotland.org website: North Fife . This site offers interesting facts about Saint Andrew, and to get in the mood, you can download 'Auld Lang Syne' by the Red Hot Chili Pipers.
City Celebrations
And after a day spent exploring one of the many free historic attractions, take a look at what events are planned by a city near you.
Get out the kilt and dance the Dashing White Sergeant at Glasgow’s Shindig in the Square, or enjoy Aberdeen’s Doric Cabaret Evening with local musicians, dancers and story tellers.
Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Stirling are all holding events, so go to the Scotland.org Website to find out more: www.scotland.org
St Andrews Day is a day to celebrate Scotland - and to learn what being Scottish in the 21st century means, school children were told today.

First Minister Alex Salmond launched the programmes for St Andrew's Day and Winter Festival at St Margaret's Primary School in Loanhead, Midlothian. Launched the programmes for St Andrew's Day and Winter Festival at St Margaret's Primary School in Loanhead, Midlothian.
One Scotland. Many Cultures
The Scotland of today is a nation of many races, and St. Andrew's Day has become a way of embracing and celebrating our cultural diversity.
As part of the Scots Trad Music Awards programme, Fort William’s Nevis Centre will host a ceilidh dance with a twist, with traditional Scottish bands playing along with an Indian Bhangra band. Join the fun from 7.30pm. Tickets will be £8 (£6 concession) – phone 01397 700 707.
At the International Womens' Centre, Dundee, women originally from countries all around the world will celebrate Scotland’s cultural diversity.
At the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, our Scotland is a dramatic presentation that explores our past and present identity as Scots. This multi media experience tells the story of our multicultural past through film, music, dance, poetry and song. Tickets (£4 / £2.50 concession) can be purchased from the Lyceum Box Office on 0131 248 4848.
Keep Partying
Scotland's Winter Festival runs from St. Andrew's Day right the way through to Burns Season at the end of January. That's a whole lot of celebrating!
St Andrews Day is a day to celebrate Scotland - and to learn what being Scottish in the 21st century means, school children were told today.