The Society runs four public events each year to promote Scottish Culture and Heritage in Rochester, NY. Sign up for membership in the on-line store to get an early invitation to each our events or reach out to contact us regarding your particular interest! Support Scottish culture in our area!
On the Tartan Horizon
Reservations have now closed for our Burns Night Event to be held on 25 January 2025. The chefs are preparing the food. The speakers are adding fine details and pipers have started tuning their instruments. Details on the night’s event are listed here and in the PDF flyer below. We look forward to seeing you in Victor. Please arrive by 6:30 pm!
25 January 2025
Please arrive by 6:30 pm for Seating and Announcements
Cash bar opens at 6 pm
Dinner shortly after 7 pm
Pipe Band plays until ~ 9 pm
Burns Night Dinner and Entertainment
Our premier annual event honoring the life and works of Robert Burns. This is a semi-formal event with a served dinner and special entertainment. Kilts are encouraged! This year we return to the updated (and incredibly beautiful) Ravenwood Country Club in Victor NY. There’s all the formalities of The Address to the Haggis, The Immortal Memory, The Toast to the Lassies (and reply) as well as a pipe band concert. Join in the fun!
Ravenwood Golf Club
929 Lynaugh Road
Victor NY 14564
Upcoming Annual Events
15 March 2025
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The ROCScots invite all fellow Scots celebrate the heritage of our Irish brethren in the Tops St. Patrick’s Day Event. We don’t run this parade, but we do participate as a group. We’re going to have a place in the parade, but we don’t know exactly where. More details as we get closer. Send a note to march with the ROCScots.
In Planning Stages
5 April 2025
Tartan Day Celebration and Dinner
On 6 April 1320, the Declaration of Arbroath declared that Scotland was a sovereign nation. We celebrate Scottish Heritage in early April with celtic, folk and highland (aka bagpipe) music, dinner and dancing. Add in a cash bar, a Scottish auction, raffles and games … and it’s heck of a party.
Late Planning Stages
Barnard Banquet Hall
Greece NY
June/July 2025
Scottish Heritage Society Picnic
A free potluck and cookout for members with lots of music, games and camaraderie. Usually held in the middle of the summer in a Monroe county park. Members will be informed via email. Contact us for more information
In Planning Stages
Mid Nov 2025
Saint Andrew’s Dinner
A family style event with our own celebrated “Kitchen Wenches” preparing traditional food. While the actual holiday honoring Scotland’s patron saint is 30 November, this event is moved up by a week or two in the US to avoid conflicts with Thanksgiving. The event includes a discussion of Scotland’s patron saint as well as small pipe music and occasional dancing.
Early Planning Stages
Mid January 2026
Burns Night Dinner and Entertainment
Our premier annual event honoring the life and works of Robert Burns. This is a semi-formal event with a served dinner and formal entertainment. Usually held on weekend near Burns’ birthday on 25 January. There’s all the formalities of The Address to the Haggis, The Immortal Memory, The Toast to the Lassies (and reply) as well as a pipe band concert.