It may have been freezing and starting to snow, but crowds were having fun and keeping warm dancing in Pitlochry. This was on Thursday 1st January 2026, as crowds joined in the Dashing White Sergent Scottish dance for a mass public ceilidh on Atholl Road during the Pitlochry New Year Street Party.. This wonderful annual event on New Year’s Day is held outside Fishers Hotel in Pitlochry, now with compere Alan Brown, displays by The Vale of Atholl Pipe Band and music from the Scottish Country Danc

Great to see people of all ages havng fun as they danced the Dashing White Sergeant, a Scottish Country dance, held during the 2025 Pitlochry New Year Street Party on Atholl Road. This annual event on New Year’s Day is held outside Fishers Hotel in Pitlochry, with compere Eddie Rose, displays by The Vale of Atholl Pipe Band and music from Andrew Knight & his Scottish Country Dance Band. #pitlochry #scotland #dashingwhitesergeant #ceilidh #streetparty | Scotland Online

The 2024 Pitlochry New Year Street Party on Atholl Road, with the crowds keeping warm dancing The Dashing White Sergeant. This annual event on New Year’s Day is held outside Fishers Hotel Pitlochry in Pitlochry, with compere Eddie Rose, displays by The Vale of Atholl Pipe Band and music from Andrew Knight & the West Telferton Dance Band. The Dashing White Sergeant is a Scottish country dance, performed to a similarly titled piece of music. The dance is in 4/4 time in the form of a reel. The danc