4th annual DFW Kilt Night: Tartan Night at Frisco RoughRiders & Irish Rover Pub

**texastartandaydallas** · 9th February 10, 04:55 PM

KILTS AND BASEBALL IN VOUGUE AT ROUGHRIDERS' OPENING WEEKEND GAME TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL TARTAN DAY***LIMITED TICKETS***

DEADLINE TO ORDER MONDAY, MARCH 15th!!!
Share a national pastime and celebrate Scottish Americans on The Fourth Annual National Tartan Day with the RoughRiders, Friday April 9th at 7pm at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco. Pre-party festivities are slated from 5 to 7pm at The Irish Rover, www.irishroverpub.com, located within walking distance to the stadium at 8250 Gaylord Parkway in Frisco. The pub offers 35 beers on tap and a menu including everything from burgers to traditional pub grub scotch eggs. Our piper will lead willing walkers for a "kilt walk" from pub to game.

Baseball fans are encouraged to wear plaid or even traditional kilts to celebrate National Tartan Day “Texas Style” as the RoughRiders take on the Springfield Cardinals. Accomplished Texas bag piper Lary Fowler, www.fortworthbagpipes.com, will be piping-in the 7th inning stretch with “Take Me Out To the Ball Game” on his bagpipes to celebrate to occasion. Fireworks will follow the game. Special group tickets in “Bullpen or Home Plate” sections are available by contacting Chris Gray at 972.334.1968 or cgray@ridersbaseball.com. Group ticket rate is $19 and includes “home plate” game ticket, limited edition RoughRiders hat, All-You-Can-Eat pass and after the game fireworks. Special Group Tickets are very limited and must be purchased by March 15th and are subject to selling out. This game WILL be a sell out so get your tickets today!

National Tartan Day is an annual day set aside by the U.S. Congress to recognize the contributions of Scottish Americans. April 6th was chosen because it was on that date in 1320 that the Scottish document “The Declaration of Arbroath” was written. This was the model for the United States Declaration of Independence, as well as our own Texas Declaration of Independence of 1836. Tartan refers to a fabric woven into plaid patterns which represents clans, families or regions in Scotland. A tartan may be designed to commemorate a special event or a person. In old Scotland, the tartan was used for dress as well as banner or flag. The kilt is made in special tartan designs. Because a family or community worked the cloth together, their clothing was made from the same patterns. A person could be recognized by the tartan plaid that he wore. The Texas Bluebonnet tartan became the official tartan for the State of Texas in 1989.

**Drac** · 10th February 10, 06:46 AM

Interesting.

I've done Color Guard there and it is a great ball park. Grass seating if you want. Even a pool on the grass just over the outfield. A fantastic selection of food and not a bad seat in the park.

Jim

**texastartandaydallas** · 17th February 10, 02:13 PM

So I hope you will join us!!!

**Drac** · 19th February 10, 03:24 PM

Just ordered the tickets. Amy & I will be there.

Now the question will be if my new kilt will be here in time or will I be wearing a sport kilt?

Jim

**vps** · 9th March 10, 07:39 AM

Was approached by a lady at the North Texas Irish Festival, handing out flyers to anyone in a kilt ("kilt-profiling" she called it

).

Just ordered tickets. He said there are about 30 more seats available and they're encouraging kilt-wearing!

**texastartandaydallas** · 25th March 10, 11:21 AM

4th Annual Tartan Night at Frisco RoughRiders

Baseball is SOLDOUT but join us for the Pub Gathering and Kilt Walk!
Friday, April 9th.

Pub Gathering- 5-7pm at The Irish Rover,

Pre-party festivities are slated from 5 to 7pm at The Irish Rover, www.irishroverpub.com, located within walking distance to the stadium at 8250 Gaylord Parkway in Frisco. The pub offers 35 beers on tap and a menu including everything from burgers to traditional pub grub scotch eggs. Wear your tartans!

Kilt Walk

Our piper, Lary Fowler, www.fortworthbagpipes.com will lead willing walkers from pub to game. It's and easy stroll back to the pub.

For Info, barbara.macleod@yahoo.com 214 693 1623

**vps** · 11th April 10, 05:16 PM

My wife and I went and had a great time. Thanks for putting this together!

**Knocker Dave** · 15th April 10, 03:39 PM

Has anybody got the photo we took in front of the Pub?

Drac, a big thanks to you and Amy for putting up with myself and Charlie sitting right behind you guys. We can be a handful!

**Wolfhawk** · 20th April 10, 06:49 PM

I was there... and drove up in time for a 2nd photo...and ran in and drank my dram...and walked to the park and watched the game...and walked back to the car to drive back home.