When |
Where |
Who |
January |
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| 01 – 31 Turner in January |
Edinburgh |
www.nationalgalleries.org |
| 13 – 30 Celtic Connections |
Glasgow |
www.celticconnections.com |
| 25 Burns’ Night |
All Scotland |
|
| 25 Up Helly Aa |
Shetland Islands |
www.celticconnections.com |
February |
|
|
| 12 Rugby 6 Nations, Scotland–Wales |
Edinburgh |
www.rbs6nations.com |
| 14 – 19 Mar New Territories |
Glasgow |
www.newmoves.co.uk |
| 17 – 27 Glasgow Film Festival |
Glasgow |
www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk |
| 27 Rugby 6 Nations, Scotland–Ireland |
Edinburgh |
www.rbs6nations.com |
March |
|
|
| 05 – 17 Inverness Music Festival |
Inverness |
www.invernessmusicfestival.org |
| 06 – 20 St Anza |
St Andrews |
www.stanzapoetry.org |
| 17 – 10 April Glasgow International Comedy Festival |
Glasgow |
www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com |
| 19 Rugby 6 Nations, Scotland–Italy |
Edinburgh |
www.rbs6nations.com |
April |
|
|
| 08 – 10 Orkney Ceilidh Weekend |
Orkney Islands |
www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/otda |
| 09 Melrose Rugby 7s Tournament |
Melrose |
www.melrose7s.com |
| 09 – 25 Edinburgh International Science Festival |
Edinburgh |
www.sciencefestival.co.uk |
| 10 – 16 St Andrews Golf Week |
St Andrews |
www.standrewsgolfweek.com |
| 15 – 16 Scottish Grand National Festival |
Ayr |
www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk |
| 28 – 01 May Shetland Folk Festival |
Shetland Islands |
www.shetlandfolkfestival.com |
| 28 – 02 May Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival |
Speyside |
www.spiritofspeyside.com |
| 29 – 01 May Girvan Folk Festival |
Ayrshire |
www.girvanfolkfestival.co.uk |
| 30 Beltane Fire Festival |
Edinburgh |
www.beltane.org |
| 22/25 Good Friday / Easter |
Scotland |
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May |
|
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| May – Sept Highland Games |
Highlands |
www.visitscotland.com |
| 19 – 29 Perth Festival of the Arts |
Perth |
www.perthfestival.co.uk |
| 21 Scottish Pipe Band Championships |
Dumbarton |
www.rspba.org |
| 21 – 28 Islay Festival of Malt and Music |
Isle of Islay |
www.islayfestival.org |
| 21 – 29 Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival |
Dumfries & Galloway |
www.dgartsfestival.org.uk |
| 22 Edinburgh Marathon |
Edinburgh |
www.edinburgh-marathon.com |
| 26 – 29 Orkney Folk Festival |
Orkney Islands |
www.orkneyfolkfestival.com |
| 28 – 29 Edinburgh Rugby 7s Tournament |
Edinburgh |
www.edinburgh7s.com |
June |
|
|
| 02 – 05 Angus Glens Walking Festival |
Angus |
www.angusahead.com/walkingfestival |
| 03 – 05 Gardening Scotland |
Edinburgh |
www.gardeningscotland.com |
| 04 Taste of Grampian |
Inverurie |
www.tasteofgrampian.co.uk |
| 04 – 05 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup |
Fort William |
www.fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk |
| 10 – 12 Rock Ness Music Festival |
Inverness |
www.rockness.co.uk |
| 12 Ardrossan Highland Games |
Ardrossan |
www.ardrossanhighlandgames.org.uk |
| 15 – 26 Edinburgh International Film Festival |
Edinburgh |
www.edfilmfest.org.uk |
| 23 – 26 Royal Highland Show |
Edinburgh |
www.royalhighlandshow.org |
| 25 British Pipe Band Championships |
Dumfriesshire |
www.rspba.org |
| 25 – 08 Jedburgh Callants Festival |
Jedburgh |
www.jethartcallantsfestival.com |
July |
|
|
| 01 – 03 Game Conservancy Scottish Fair |
Scone Palace |
www.scottishfair.com |
| 03 – 08 Ceòlas Music Festival |
Outer Hebrides |
www.ceolas.co.uk |
| 07 – 10 Golf Scottish Open |
Loch Lomond |
www.barclaysscottishopen.co.uk |
| 08 – 10 T in the Park Music Festival |
Kinross |
www.tinthepark.com |
| 09 – 10 Scottish Vintage Vehicle Extravaganza |
Glamis Castle |
www.glamis-castle.co.uk |
| 13 – 16 Hebridean Celtic Festival |
Outer Hebrides |
www.hebceltfest.com |
| 25 – 30 Inverness Tattoo |
Inverness |
www.tattooinverness.org.uk |
| 27 – 06 Aberdeen International Youth Festival |
Aberdeen |
www.aiyf.org |
| 29 – 31 Loch Lomond Folk Festival |
Balloch |
www.lomondfolkfestival.com |
| 29 – 07 Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival |
Edinburgh |
www.edinburghjazzfestival.co.uk |
August |
|
|
| 05 – 27 Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo |
Edinburgh |
www.edintattoo.co.uk |
| 05 – 28 Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
Edinburgh |
www.edfringe.com |
| 06 – 14 Pittenweem Arts Festival |
Fife |
www.pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk |
| 12 – 04 Edinburgh International Festival |
Edinburgh |
www.eif.co.uk |
| 13 World Pipe Band Championships |
Glasgow |
www.rspba.org |
| 13 – 29 Edinburgh International Book Festival |
Edinburgh |
www.edbookfest.co.uk |
| 18 – 21 Blair Castle Intl Horse Trials and Country Fair |
Blair Atholl |
www.blairhorsetrials.co.uk |
| 25 – 27 Cowal Highland Gathering |
Dunoon |
www.cowalgathering.com |
September |
|
|
| 02 – 04 Edinburgh Mela |
Edinburgh |
www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk |
| 03 Braemar Gathering |
Braemar |
www.braemargathering.org |
| 03 – 11 Blas Festival |
Highlands |
www.blas-festival.com |
| 10 RAF Leuchars Airshow |
St Andrews |
www.airshow.co.uk |
| 15 – 18 Ayr Gold Cup Festival |
Ayr |
www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk |
| 23 – 25 Dunbar Traditional Music Festival |
Dunbar |
www.dtmf.dunbar.org.uk |
| 23 – 02 The Wigtown Book Festival |
Dumfries & Galloway |
www.wigtownbookfestival.com |
October |
|
|
| 02 Inverness Marathon |
Inverness |
www.lochnessmarathon.com |
| 28 – 06 Nov, The Dougie MacLean Festival |
Perthshire |
www.perthshireamber.com |
| 29 Glenfiddich Piping Championships |
Blair Atholl |
www.glenfiddich.com |
| 30 Glenfiddich Fiddle Championships |
Blair Atholl |
www.glenfiddich.com |
| 31 Samhuinn Festival |
Edinburgh |
www.beltane.org |
November |
|
|
| 24 – 25 Dec Edinburgh’s Christmas |
Edinburgh |
www.edinburghschristmas.com |
December |
|
|
| 01 – 25 Christmas Markets |
All Scotland |
|
| 25 Christmas Day |
All Scotland |
|
| 31 Edinburgh’s Hogmanay |
Edinburgh |
www.edinburghshogmanay.com |
| 31 Glasgow’s Hogmanay |
Glasgow |
www.winterfestglasgow.com |
| 31 Hogmanay |
All Scotland |
www.visitscotland.com |
| 31 The Flambeaux |
Perthshire |
www.comrie.org.uk |
| 31 Stonehaven Fireball Festival |
Stonehaven |
www.stonehavenfireballs.co.uk |
