"Good on you for being yourself" are words that put a smile on Pixie’s face when he walks along the streets of Bendigo.

They are some of the kinder reactions to the kilt-wearing lifelong resident born John Leys Biggs.

“Many times there has almost been an accident when cars suddenly brake or do a U-turn to allow the driver or passengers to make a smart remark while snapping a photo,” he said.

“If it’s not ‘good on you’, they’ll ask ‘what’s the deal – been to a party?’ with a few extra words thrown in.”

For Pixie, wearing a kilt is the celebration of his heritage.

“It’s how people in Scotland dressed hundreds of years ago," he said.

“The kilt was their total wardrobe, Scots would work, eat and sleep in the kilt for weeks at a time."

Pixie had no knowledge of his Scottish ancestry growing up, even rejecting encouragement from his mother, whose ancestors hailed from Glasgow and Aberdeen, to learn the bagpipes.

Today, you can’t keep him away from the sound of pipes or the sight of dancers and clans gathering to celebrate Scottish culture and tradition, of which he has amassed an encyclopaedic knowledge.

“I love the many Scottish gatherings. Scots Day Out in Bendigo has a real atmosphere and the shade in Rosalind Park makes it a great spot to soak up all the history on show,” he said.

As he relates, Scottish tartans almost disappeared after the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.

By 1745 the clan system had been dismantled and weaponry, tartan and pipes were outlawed in a disaster for the highland culture.

“When I wake up in the mornings, there are days I choose to wear the kilt just like other people decide on jeans or shorts or even a suit,” Pixie said.

“On other days I look in the wardrobe and decide to dress as a pirate or a medieval juggler.”

For more than 20 years Pixie has taken the stage at festivals and fairs with his brand of entertainment.

As Loki the Pixie, his act would feature activities of the old medieval courts including storytelling, juggling and firestick twirling.

“Everyone just called me Pixie so one day in September 2007 I went to the Births, Deaths and Marriages office where they told me I only needed one name under deed poll. Ever since I’ve been just Pixie,” he said.

Pixie is also part of a Viking re-enactment group based in Melbourne and performs as a juggler, uninhibited by the need to use crutches following a motorcycle accident in 2008 that obliterated his femur and required extensive surgery.

He is also handy at field archery, taking out the Victorian traditional long bow championship in 2011.

“Some might think I’m a bit weird but look at all the body piercing and tattoos around today – am I?  I’m just being myself,” he said.

Scots Day Out is on Saturday February 14 at Rosalind Park.