About 30 members from the Caledonian Society, the Taieri Scottish Society, the New Zealand Scottish Regiment, the Otago Scottish Heritage Council and the public came together to mark St Andrew's Day, along with the 75th anniversary of St Andrew's Society in Otago.
Also present was Scottish national John Bain, who has been in Dunedin since February on business.
He is to return home, to Stirling, this week.
He attended the Highland Games event on Sunday, where the weather reminded him "of a Scottish November" and decided to attend yesterday's lunch to meet some people and "see what it's like".
St Andrew's Society representative Bill McCammon said "today is Scotland's national day, equivalent to Waitangi Day".
The society was formed in 1934 and aimed to "enhance anything Scottish" through meetings, dances and various activities.
