Browse verified annual and dated events across Scotland. Use the filters to search by month or category.
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Clan MacLeod Gathering
Heritage & History
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Clan MacLeod Gathering and Parliament at Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye.
Lauder Common Riding
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture, Community & Civic
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Annual Common Riding, civic week or Borders festival.
Lughnasadh Festival
Faith & Seasonal Customs, Makers, Books & Fairs, Music & Performance
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Art and music event marking Lughnasadh and the harvest season.
Pittenweem Arts Festival
Makers, Books & Fairs, Music & Performance, Arts, Books & Culture
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Annual arts festival in the East Neuk fishing village of Pittenweem.
Coldstream Civic Week
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture, Community & Civic
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Annual Common Riding, civic week or Borders festival.
Turriff Show
Agriculture & Gardens, Arts, Books & Culture
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Agricultural show in Turriff.
Shetland Fiddle Week
Gaelic, Scots & Traditional Culture, Makers, Books & Fairs, Music & Performance
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Week-long celebration and learning event for the Shetland fiddle tradition.
Clan Chattan Gathering
Heritage & History
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Annual gathering of The Clan Chattan Association in Inverness.
Edinburgh Leith Record Fair
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
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Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Heritage & History, Military, Remembrance & Aviation, Music & Performance
World-renowned military tattoo at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, with the Royal Air Force as lead service for 2026.
Celebration of the Centuries
Heritage & History, Food & Drink
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Large re-enactment weekend bringing multiple periods of Scottish history to life at Fort George.
Loch Lomond Around The World Market
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture, Food & Drink
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World market event at Loch Lomond Shores.
Phillie Shawlands Record Fair
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
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Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
Railway Steam Gala
Heritage & History, Community & Civic
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Steam gala at Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway.
Dalswinton Mill Garden Opening
Agriculture & Gardens, Music & Performance, Arts, Books & Culture
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Special garden opening, talks, music, refreshments and specialist plants for sale.
Galloway Wild Foods Fungi Foraging Walk
Nature & Wildlife, Food & Drink
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Guided fungi foraging walk with wild food picnic in Galloway.
RSPBA British Solo Drumming Championship
Gaelic, Scots & Traditional Culture, Arts, Books & Culture
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Solo drumming circuit competition.
Ayr & District Flower Show
Sport, Agriculture & Gardens, Arts, Books & Culture
Ayr & District Flower Show at Ayr Racecourse.
Dunfermline Kingsgate Record and CD Fair August 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
International film festival.
Foodies Festival Glasgow
Makers, Books & Fairs, Music & Performance, Arts, Books & Culture
Food, drink, chefs, demonstrations and live music at Rouken Glen Park.
Foodies Festival Glasgow
Makers, Books & Fairs, Music & Performance, Arts, Books & Culture
Food and music festival at Rouken Glen Park.
Printmakers of Scotland Festival of Print 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture, Food & Drink
Annual festival of printmaking featuring original hand-pulled prints by Scottish printmakers.
Iona Abbey Singing Week
Heritage & History, Faith & Seasonal Customs, Music & Performance
Singing Week with the Wild Goose Resource Group in the Iona Abbey Centre programme.
Linlithgow Hub Record Fair August 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
Pentlands Open Studios
Heritage & History, Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Open studios art trail in south-west Edinburgh around the Water of Leith and Pentland communities.
World Pipe Band Championships
Gaelic, Scots & Traditional Culture, Arts, Books & Culture
Major world pipe band championship, day two.
Dundee Kiltwalk 2026
Charity & Public Causes, Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Dundee Kiltwalk across Dundee and North Fife, with charity fundraising routes.
GO SWIM Loch Lomond charity swim 2026
Sport, Charity & Public Causes, Makers, Books & Fairs
Open-water swim event at Loch Lomond with charity participation, including SAMH charity places.
New Lanark Visitor Centre Record Fair August 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
Royal Burgh of Sanquhar Riding of the Marches
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture, Community & Civic
Annual Common Riding, civic week or Borders festival.
Scottish 10K 2026
Sport, Charity & Public Causes, Makers, Books & Fairs
Flat 10k route finishing at Musselburgh Racecourse, used by many charity teams.
Scottish Half Marathon 2026
Sport, Charity & Public Causes, Makers, Books & Fairs
Half marathon route in East Lothian with charity places and public fundraising.
Clan Donnachaidh AGM and Annual Gathering
Heritage & History
Clan Donnachaidh AGM and annual gathering in Pitlochry and clan lands.
Scottish National Sheep Dog Trials
Sport, Agriculture & Gardens, Arts, Books & Culture
Scottish National Sheep Dog Trials at Letham Farm, Glenfarg.
Artmap Argyll Open Studios
Heritage & History, Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Open studios trail across Argyll with participating artists and makers.
Largs Regatta Festival
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Annual sailing regatta festival on the Clyde at Largs.
Paisley Piazza Centre Record Fair August 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
Ayr Grain Exchange Record Fair August 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
Cromarty Community Rowing Club Regatta
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture, Community & Civic
Cromarty coastal rowing regatta weekend.
Galloway Wild Foods Fungi Foraging Walk and Wild Food Picnic 2
Nature & Wildlife, Food & Drink
Second guided fungi foraging walk with wild food picnic in Galloway.
Inverness and District Model Railway Exhibition 2026
Gaelic, Scots & Traditional Culture, Heritage & History, Makers, Books & Fairs
Model railway exhibition entry listed for Scotland in 2026.
Lloyds Gravel National Championships
Sport, Nature & Wildlife
British Cycling gravel championships at Ae Forest with youth, junior, masters and senior racing.
Rothesay Pipe Band Competition
Gaelic, Scots & Traditional Culture, Arts, Books & Culture
Pipe band competition at Rothesay.
Glasgow Redmond’s Dennistoun Record Fair August 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
Helensburgh Ardencaple Hotel Record Fair August 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Record and CD fair entry from the 2026 Scotland record fair calendar.
Run Bike Run Mini Linlithgow
Sport
Run Bike Run event listed by Triathlon Scotland for Edinburgh and Lothians.
Islay Book Festival
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Book festival across Islay with authors, poetry and island themes.
Scone Palace International Horse Trials
Sport, Heritage & History
Scotland's international horse trials at Scone Palace and Perth Racecourse.
Anstruther Harbour Festival and Muster
Makers, Books & Fairs, Music & Performance, Arts, Books & Culture
Harbour festival and boat muster with music, stalls, children's events and coastal culture.
Maggie’s Aberdeen Culture Crawl 2026
Charity & Public Causes, Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Evening charity culture walk supporting Maggie’s cancer support in Aberdeen.
Poppyscotland Concert Series: Band of HM Royal Marines Scotland Montrose
Nature & Wildlife, Military, Remembrance & Aviation, Charity & Public Causes
One-night Poppyscotland concert by the Band of HM Royal Marines Scotland.
Ayr Antique Vintage and Collectors Fair August 2026
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Antique, vintage and collectors fair with stalls including ceramics, glass, ephemera, postcards, toys and decorative items.
Cowal Highland Gathering Pipe Band Competition
Gaelic, Scots & Traditional Culture, Arts, Books & Culture
Pipe band competition at Cowal Highland Gathering.
Go Swim Loch Lomond
Sport
Open water swim event at Loch Lomond with multiple distances and aquathlon options.
Highland Fling Race
Sport
Point-to-point 53 mile ultramarathon along the southern section of the West Highland Way.
Rob Roy Mighty Hike 2026
Sport, Charity & Public Causes, Makers, Books & Fairs
Macmillan half and full marathon charity hike through the Trossachs, starting at Callander.
Scone Palace Horse Trials
Agriculture & Gardens, Heritage & History, Arts, Books & Culture
Agricultural show / rural event.
Stewarton Bonnet Guild Gala Day Parade
Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture, Community & Civic
Gala day parade in Stewarton.
East Lothian Triathlon Festival
Sport, Makers, Books & Fairs, Arts, Books & Culture
Triathlon festival listed by Triathlon Scotland including championship and novice formats.
Galloway Wild Foods Trossachs Fungi Foraging Walk
Nature & Wildlife, Food & Drink
Guided fungi foraging walk and wild food picnic in the Trossachs.
Off The Beatson Track 2026
Sport, Charity & Public Causes
Annual 10k charity walk in Glasgow for Beatson Cancer Charity.