This year, independent of each other and on the same date (February 18, 2023), two first-time kilt skate cities Quebec City, QC, and Vancouver BC — returned to the original kilt skate idea: hold it at night as a party primarily for adults.
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On February 26, 2023, the pent-up demand was finally released and an estimated 150 people showed up at the Centre Wellington Sportsplex to celebrate with bare knees and ice Scotland’s contribution to Canada.
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This year, the conditions were just right, and Winnipeggers showed their appreciation by coming out in numbers to the skating rink at Riley Family Duck Pond in Assiniboine Park.
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The first annual Vancouver Kilt Skate was held at the Shipyards Rink in North Vancouver February 18, 2023. And now the Great Canadian Kilt Skate is coast to coast from A to V: Antigonish to Vancouver.
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The first annual Quebec City Kilt Skate was held at the Anneau Rink on the historic Plains of Abraham February 18, 2023. It was planned as an adult oriented event starting in the early evening.
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There’s strong Scottish traditions throughout the Ottawa Valley and no surprise that kilt skating has been taken up as a unique way to celebrate Scotland’s contribution to Canada.
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On Sunday February 19th the Scottish Society of Ottawa conducted our 9th Annual Great Canadian Kilt Skate at Lansdowne Park outdoor skate rink.
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This year, Moncton made the Great Canadian Kilt Skate part of the celebrations of its first-ever Polar Fest/Festipolaire — a winter festival at Centennial Park during the Family Day weekend.
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Nova Scotia: Latin for “New Scotland.” A fertile ground (rink?) for a kilt skate, you’d think. And you’d be right!
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After the Covid pandemic forced cancellation of the 2021 and 2022 events, the Great Canadian Kilt Skate returned to Calgary in 2023 with a blast. A blast of bagpipes…And a Chinook Blast as the Calgary kilt skate took its place among the festivities of Calgary’s new winter festival.
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It’s only mid-February but in parts of Canada, Spring is already on the way. In Brampton Ontario’s Gage Park, the ice of the Outdoor Skating Recreation Trail contrasts with the grass as the snow banks recedes. On a day like this, a person can skate without fear of frostbite.
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The weather patterns this winter have been…unpredictable. But for the second straight year, Concord, New Hampshire, has lucked onto the perfect day for a skate on a frozen pond.
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Community kilt skating has returned to Montreal, which hosted its first kilt skate in 2015. One of the kilt skaters at the Verdun Auditorium this year wasn’t even born then.
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With the lifting of the pandemic restrictions, JP had a vision: bring the town together for a community kilt skate and combine it with a celebration of Scotland’s National Poet.
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The winter of 2023 is shaping up as one of the biggest and varied kilt skate seasons yet. New communities are coming to the party, and they are coming up with new ways to organize a kilt skate.
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Nobody celebrates New Years Eve like the Scots and, in Canada, nobody throws a New Year’s Eve party like the Scottish Society of Ottawa — tonight they are offering their 11th annual “Hogman-eh!” at Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park.
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