Join us to celebrate Tartan Day on Saturday 5 April at the annual New York City Tartan Day Parade and then our post-parade alumni party.

Meeting at 1:45pm, join your Edinburgh community for the parade and march up Sixth Avenue from 44th to 55th Street with the procession of pipers, dancers, bands and other Scottish universities.

Professor Colm Harmon, Vice-Principal for Students, will then host a get-together from 3:30pm at nearby Faces & Names Bar and Lounge. A number of reps from the University will be there to share news from Edinburgh over drinks and a selection of tasty light bites.

Please note that final timings and the exact meeting point for the parade will be confirmed and shared with registered guests the week before the event.

Secure your place via this page and please let us know if you plan to march in the parade and/or join us for the post-parade party during registration. Friends and family welcome!

This will be a great chance to catch up with old friends, make new ones and connect with your local New York Alumni Club.

Event Booking Information

The Tartan Day Parade is not a University of Edinburgh organised event, registering for the parade via the University of Edinburgh will mean we can include you in our group. Participants are agreeing to abide by the rules as set out by the National Tartan Day New York Committee (NTDNYC), for more information please visit https://nyctartanweek.org/participate/.

Please ensure all registration information is for the person(s) attending the event.

Please let the Alumni Relations team know if you can no longer attend via email at alumni@ed.ac.uk, so we can reallocate your ticket. If you need more tickets for guests, please contact the Alumni Relations team directly at alumni@ed.ac.uk.

Please note you do not need to bring a printed ticket, however, you will need to be registered via this page for our guest list.

Terms and Conditions

By providing the information requested during the registration process, you are entering into a contractual agreement with the University of Edinburgh to hold and process this data for the purpose of running this event.

We want to run a safe and accessible event and provide the best possible experience for you. If you have any dietary or accessibility requirements, please let the Alumni Relations team know during registration. Any dietary or accessibility requirements are deleted following completion of the event. By registering for this event you give consent for any dietary and accessibility requirements to be processed for the purpose of this event and for us to share these with the venue if required.

If you plan to bring any guests, please add the relevant ticket at registration and complete with the details of the person attending the event. By doing so, you confirm you have permission of the guest to share their information with us.

In order to facilitate some of our online bookings for events, we use Eventbrite – a third party service which is not operated by the University of Edinburgh. Details of Eventbrite’s privacy policy can be found here.

This event may be photographed and/or recorded for promotional or recruitment materials for the University and University approved third parties. If you do not want to be in photographs or filming, please contact alumni@ed.ac.uk.

If you are a member of the University of Edinburgh community, we will append and use certain information from Eventbrite so we maintain a complete and accurate record of our relationship with you, such as which events you have attended, your current employment information, or up to date contact information. Please confirm during the registration process if you do not wish for your contact information to be updated. For further details about how the University uses your information, please see our privacy statement below.

If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Relations team at alumni@ed.ac.uk.

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Privacy statement

All personal information is held securely by the University and in accordance with Data Protection Law. We use information about you because we have a legal obligation to do so, you have provided consent, or we believe it is in our legitimate interest. The data we hold will be used by the University, or other parties acting under the instructions of the University, for a range of activities. These include sending publications and information, offering benefits and services, organising events, membership administration and in our fundraising and volunteering programmes. We do not and will not sell any of your personal information to third parties. We conduct due diligence and research into the philanthropic interests and means of a limited number of individuals to help decide whether and on what basis to approach them, and to ensure that our fundraising activity is directed in the most appropriate and effective way. If you’d like to find out more, you can view our full Development and Alumni privacy notice on our website. If you wish to update your details or how we contact you, or to opt out of our communications, please email yourdata@ed.ac.uk or write to us at Development and Alumni, University of Edinburgh, Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1HT or call us on +44 (0) 131 650 2240. Alternatively, if you are part of the University alumni community you can update your details using the alumni portal.

University of Edinburgh Alumni: New York Tartan Day 2025