University of St. Andrews Celtic Society

University of St. Andrews Celtic Society Regular Ceilidhs, Scottish Country Dance Classes, and Gaelic Classes during term time.

Comunn Ceilteach Oiltigh Cill Rimhinn


Founded in 1796, Celtic Society is the oldest student society in St Andrews. Founded with the desire to maintain the Gaelic language, the society has expanded to involve many areas of Scottish culture. Our main activities are our Scottish Gaelic and Scottish Country Dance classes, both of which cater to complete beginners, your first class of each are free a

nd the rest can be accessed through our affordable membership! Dance Classes are held on Sunday 7-9pm in Boys Brigade Hall, and our Gaelic classes are in the Union Tuesdays 7-8pm. Normally we visit other Scottish University society dances and balls all over the country. From Aberdeen to Newcastle and beyond, you'll find us reeling away with the best of them! And everyone is welcome - from complete beginners to experienced Scottish Country dancers! Each year we hold numerous ceilidhs, including one outdoors in St Andrews Castle in Spring. More events are planned throughout the year, so join our page for notifications! https://www.facebook.com/groups/celticsoc/

Read more about us, get event tickets, membership and more here: Linktr.ee/CelticSoc

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MEMBERSHIP
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Year Membership: Access to Dance and Gaelic classes for the academic year
Semester Membership: Access to Dance and Gaelic classes for the semester.

Freshers Week here we come! We’ve got plenty of free GIAGs - no experience required, just show upTickets for Ceilidh are...
06/09/2026

Freshers Week here we come! We’ve got plenty of free GIAGs - no experience required, just show up
Tickets for Ceilidh are £5 link in bio 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - we’ll have live music and dancing to welcome everyone back to St Andrews in true Scottish style!

Our Freshers Week schedule starting off with the Fayre tomorrow - we can’t wait to meet you all! We have plenty of GIAGs...
05/09/2026

Our Freshers Week schedule starting off with the Fayre tomorrow - we can’t wait to meet you all! We have plenty of GIAGs during the week, all free of charge and no experience required. We’ll round off the week with an informal picnic social - board games, books and just a bit of chat all things Celtic

Our big event is Freshers Ceilidh on Wednesday night in Boys Brigade Hall. Tickets are just £5 online or on the door - link in bio

05/09/2026
Our mascot Cel the Tic can’t wait to welcome all the new and returning students to University of St Andrews St Andrews C...
02/09/2026

Our mascot Cel the Tic can’t wait to welcome all the new and returning students to University of St Andrews St Andrews Class of 2030 - we’ve got so much going on this year and can’t wait to share Scottish language, dance and culture with you all Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Interested in learning one of Scotland’s languages whilst at University? We offer a conversational group for those with ...
02/09/2026

Interested in learning one of Scotland’s languages whilst at University? We offer a conversational group for those with a bit of experience (perhaps you learned Gàidhlig ann an sgoil!) every week. If you’ve never spoken a word before then we have fortnightly Beginners classes to start from scratch - come along and join in the conversation!

Interested in some fun, friendship and socialising in the new academic year? With Scottish Country you don’t need to hav...
02/09/2026

Interested in some fun, friendship and socialising in the new academic year? With Scottish Country you don’t need to have ever danced before to pick it up!
Every Sunday 7-9PM in Boys Brigade Hall - our weekly General class teaches everything from scratch so soon you’ll be twirling and birling for yourself

Introducing our fabulous student dance teachers for 26/27 🥳Between them they will teach our General and Technique classe...
19/08/2026

Introducing our fabulous student dance teachers for 26/27 🥳Between them they will teach our General and Technique classes, as well as calling our ceilidhs and dances!!!

And last but finally not least is our General member David, around to help with events and make sure everything runs smo...
16/08/2026

And last but finally not least is our General member David, around to help with events and make sure everything runs smoothly.

Handling all the society publicity this year is Martha, our Publicity Officer!
16/08/2026

Handling all the society publicity this year is Martha, our Publicity Officer!

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