First held in 1999 when a couple of pipe bands and a small bunch of enthusiastic Scottish-Americans took to the streets of New York, the annual Tartan Day Parade has become a big event in recent years.
Held on the closest Saturday to April 6, when the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320, it’s the culmination of the city’s Tartan Week and is the world’s biggest event marking Tartan Day, a celebration originally established in Canada in the 1980s.
Each year a famous face is invited to be Grand Marshal, becoming the face of the year’s event and leading the parade of thousand of participants and musician - all, of course, wearing tartan.
This year’s procession, on Satuday, April 5, will see actor Alan Cumming become only the second person to act as Grand Marshal twice.
13. 2015: Graham McTavish and Tricia Marwick
In 2015 'House of the Dragon' and 'The Hobbit' star Graham McTavish pulled on his kilt for the parade. The Scottish actor was joined by Tricia Marwick, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. | AFP via Getty Images
14. 2016: Sam Heughan
In 2016 it was Scottish actor Sam Heughan's turn to celebrate everything tartan as Gradn Marshal. He had just become a huge star thanks to the television series 'Outlander'. | Cahonas Scotland
15. 2017: Tommy Flanagan
Best known for his starring role in hit TV show 'Sons of Anarchy' and its spin-off 'Mayans M.C.', Glaswegian actor Tommy Flanagan leaded up the event in 2017. He's also appeared in a series of blockbuster films, including 'Gladiator' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'. | Getty Images for A24
16. 2018: KT Tunstall
Currently on tour marking the 20th anniversary of her hit debut album 'Eye to the Telescope', Fife singer KT Tunsall had the honour of heading up the parade in 2018. | Getty Images