Argentina

St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

Mon, Mar 17, 2025

Festivities along Avenida de Mayo in Buenos Aires include Irish music, dancing, and bagpipe performances, reflecting the city’s rich Irish-Argentine community.

Tartan Day Parade

Sun, Apr 6, 2025

An annual parade in Buenos Aires organized by the Scottish Argentine Society, featuring bagpipers, dancers, and cultural displays to honor Scottish heritage.

scottish pipe band association of south america

By the late 1990s, the number of pipe bands in South America had reached six (three in Buenos Aires, two in Montevideo, and one in Sao Paulo). In spite of the distance between pipe band hosting cities, the contact between pipe bands became frequent, and the ideas of pipe band events were also strongly supporting the need for a pipe band association.