The Caledonian Society, Awali, was founded in 1936.

 Messrs Cameron, Rollo Smith, Somerville and Wyper first requested the use of the BAPCO club, for a private function on the 30th November 1935.  It was from this gathering that the seeds of the Caledonian Society in Bahrain was sown.  The first official function of the society was to hold a 'St Andrew's Night Dinner' on the 30th November 1936.  By all accounts this was a small affair, referred to as a "dinner" rather than a "dance."  However, the formal organisation was thoroughly carried out.  The programmes and invitations were specially printed in Karachi.  Great care was taken that the ribbon used in the binding was the correct azure blue.  As is still the case today, important Island dignitaries were invited to the Society's major function.  In 1936, this was Air Officer Commanding,  Managing Director of the Bahrain Petroleum Company, and senior naval officers and Commanding Officers of visiting Sloops.  Tartan cloth for the table decorations, heather and haggis were all painstakingly arranged.  A St Andrew's Cross was specially ordered from a ships' chandler in Glasgow, and in addition, formal speakers were engaged - and of course, the proverbial piper was there on the night.

Only fifty invitations were printed, but it is this tradition and attention to detail, that makes a Caledonian celebration something very special, even in today's modern hectic lifestyle.