The inaugural Tartan Parade in Edinburgh was held on Saturday 10th May, 2025. The Society were invited to participate, and in total there were some 1600 people involved. A gloriously sunny Spring day, and thousands lined the streets along the route. Pipe bands, historical associations, Scottish commercial and cultural interests, and traditional dance troupes from around Scotland took part, alongside participants from Australia, America, France and Sweden – as well as more than 100 Bay City Roller fans from around the world. The parade started on the Royal Mile, headed down Cockburn Street, continued across Waverley Bridge, through Princes Street Gardens and ended alongside the National Galleries of Scotland. A truly wonderful event, and it to be hoped successful enough to encourage Edinburgh to make it an annual affair. Below are a few photos of the Society's participation, we were in Section 2, behind the Chinese Dragons, Guizer Jarls from Shetland, and the Hawick Scouts Pipe Band. Behind us were a Dance School from Inverness, who had left home on the bus at 07:00 that morning, and the Scottish Scouts Pipe Band.

Grateful thanks to David Reid, Gordon Aitken, Cha Halliday, Sharon Dickson and Phil for the photos, and Haizhen's Hut for the video below.