The beautiful town of Alexandria (Old Town) was officially established by three Scottish merchants and the town is named after one of them, John Alexander. The city celebrated its Scottish heritage with the 44th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk. It’s actually an entire weekend of activities and a major fundraiser for The Campagna Center which supports children programs in Alexandria.
I’m a big fan of Scotland so, even with the threat of a downpour, I’m glad I attended the parade. Pipers in kilts and lots of dogs ranks as some of my favorite things.
Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend
Representative from the Scottish Government as the Grand Marshal
There were Scottish Societies from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Ocean County, New Jersey
Father and Son
Shamrock and Thistle
Mary Queen of Scots representative
Boy Scout with the flag
And then there’s the Scottish Darth Vader
…little more Star Wars characters
Dogs on Parade:
Biker with his sheltie dog
Lots of Westies
And of course there was a Santa with pipes:
Displaced Beachbums 