From trawling for treasures in archives to discovering secret lives and overlooked histories, the annual Being Human festival is back this month…
Archives for Scotland
Seasonal battles at Edinburgh’s Fire Festival
Head to the top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh on Thursday 31st October for a unique fire festival to mark the changing of the seasons…
Storytelling festival is beyond words
This month, join in with a celebration of our shared heritage, human connections and place in the world, through storytelling, music and dance…
The World Porridge Making Championship’s quirky cook-off
A quirky cook-off will take place in the Scottish Highlands this weekend, as the prestigious Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship takes place…
Enchanted Forest lights up autumn trees
This autumn, take a trip to the Cosmos in Scotland’s Enchanted Forest, an immersive light and sound installation…
Head to Scotland for the World Stone Skimming Championships
This weekend, keen competitors will be making their way to Easdale Island in Argyll for the World Stone Skimming Championships…
Book town hosts monster slayers, suppers and tours
Scotland’s National Book Town is gearing up for a friendly invasion of book lovers when the annual Wigtown Book Festival gets underway this week…
Try the bagpipes at Piping Live!
Have a go at playing the bagpipes, watch street pipe bands and listen to classical pipe music in Scotland’s oldest purpose built concert hall…
A strange character appears in Edinburgh
Tomorrow (Friday 9th August) will see an unusual character, decorated in flowers, ferns and burrs, wandering the streets of South Queensferry, near Edinburgh…
Gin tours, games and Vikings at the UK’s most northerly festival
Enjoy nine days of eclectic events on the UK’s most northerly island, including bicycle obstacle courses and gin tours, as Unstfest gets under way…
It’s only Doc’n Roll but we like it
This month, Doc’n Roll will be taking their Music Documentary Festival to Glasgow, promising a programme of Scottish premieres, Q&As, after-parties and live performances…
A multi-disciplinary performance about growing up
Actor, rapper, singer and rising star Kema Sikazwe, also known as Kema Kay, will make his stage debut in Shine this May…
Embrace the Strange at this year’s Alchemy Festival
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival will take place this month in the Scottish Borders, with a showcase of experimental film over seven venues…
Edinburgh welcomes in the summer with fire festival
On Tuesday 30th April, the Beltane Fire Festival will return to Edinburgh’s Calton Hill, to welcome the onset of Summer…
Colonsay celebrates spring with festival of nature, art and heritage
The Hebridean Island of Colonsay is a haven for nature, wildlife and heritage, with an annual Spring Festival celebrating the crafts, wildlife and heritage of the island…