Tartan Day gives the citizens of Aberdeen and its visitors an opportunity to participate in a range of free activities including walking tours, music workshops and art exhibitions focussing on traditional Scottish culture and heritage. Included in the programme is the Aberdeen Country Fair, one of the largest markets in Scotland, complete with a Tartan Day Scottish Pavilion. In the morning there are guided tours of St Nicholas Churchyard, exploring its history and giving an insight into the lives of some of the important people who are buried there. The show opens at Union Terrace Gardens, which also hosts a Tartan Family Day with clowns, face painters, magicians and, inevitably, haggis tasting.

Times
1000-1600.