The Saltire Society instituted an annual lecture to commemorate Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (the patriot) in 1979. The lecture is held in the kirk at East Saltoun usually on the first Saturday in September, and thereafter a floral tribute is placed on the plaque commemorating Andrew Fletcher, which was placed on the wall of the church in 1955.
Lecturers have included distinguished academics, politicians, writers and broadcasters, and there are plans to publish a collection of these orations.
| Year | Speaker | Profession/Position/Association |
| 1979 | Professor Gordon Donaldson | Historiographer Royal |
| 1980 | Dr Gavin Kennedy | Heriot Watt University |
| 1981 | Professor (Emeritus) David Daiches | Edinburgh University |
| 1982 | Lord Ronald King Murray | |
| 1983 | Mrs Elizabeth Whitley | Writer and Broadcaster |
| 1984 | Paul H. Scott | Vice President, Saltire Society |
| 1985 | Professor Geoffrey Barrow | Edinburgh University |
| 1986 | Regius Professor Neil McCormick | Edinburgh University |
| 1987 | Dr Bruce P. Lenman | Reader – Modern History, St Andrews University |
| 1988 | Billy Kay | Writer and Broadcaster |
| 1989 | Professor David R. F. Simpson | Economist |
| 1990 | Arnold Kemp | Editor, Glasgow Herald |
| 1991 | Dr William Ferguson . | |
| 1992 | Sir Iain Noble (Noble and Co Ltd) | President, Saltire Society |
| 1993 | Dr Sheila Douglas | Writer |
| 1994 | John Home Robertson | MP (East Lothian) |
| 1995 | Professor Michael Lynch | Dept. of Scottish History, Edinburgh University |
| 1996 | Professor Edward J. Cowan | Dept. of Scottish History, Glasgow University |
| 1997 | Lesley Riddoch | Journalist and Broadcaster |
| 1998 | Professor Alexander Broadie | Dept. of Philosophy, Glasgow University |
| 1999 | Professor Murray G. H. Pittock | Professor of Literature, Strathclyde University |
| 2000 | Donny O’Rourke | Poet, Journalist and Broadcaster |
| 2001 | Alex Salmond | MP |
Information supplied by the Saltire Society