Quote Originally Posted by Robinhood View Post
(On the subject of Faerie Festivals, I find it interesting that there seem to be more kilts worn by visitors there
than at the Scottish festivals I've been to. It also
seems that people are more willing to "let their hair down"
at a Faerie Festival. I guess the kilties are less wary
of being accosted by the "tartan police.")
I resisted going to our local faerie festival for years as I am not into the whole worshipping mother earth theme they put forth, but last spring my wife talked me into it. I had an absolutely great time. This is the best "people watching" event I can imagine. I noticed the EXACT same thing you mention above. There was a drastically higher percentage of kilt wearing at the faerie fest than at any Scottish event or Renn faire I have attended (7 in the last year.) An earlier post mentioned the wearing of cheap kilts at these events and I have to say that really wasn't the case at this event. Also, the vendors were heavily tilted toward celtic themes. It's a shame no tartan kiltmakers or sellers were present as they are missing a golden opportunity (the Utilikilts booth was crowded all day.) People were definitely having more fun at this event than most highland games.