Margot McMurdo Blue Badge Scottish Tour Guide. Email: margot@ctem.co.uk
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Diary of Major Scottish Events for 2009
You may like to incorporate these events into your visit!
The first section has general events for 2008, the second has dates of Highland Games in 2008.
There are events for everyone in Scotland, too many to list, so if you have any specific interests eg. Agricultural Shows, please do mention them to me when you are planning your visit.
Events for 2009
Janauary
14th January-1st February Celtic Connections, Glasgow
24th-25th Burn's Night Throughout Scotland
February
1st February-15th March Scottish Snowdrop Festival Various locations
11th-21st March New Territories, Live Arts Festival, Glasgow
12th-22nd Film Festival, Glasgow
March
6th-15th Mountain Festival, Fort William
7th-18th Music Festival, Inverness
12th-29th Comedy Festival, Glasgow
18th-22nd Poetry Festival, St Andrews
April
6th-18th Science Festival, Edinburgh
10th-12th Ceilidh Weekend, Orkney
18th Scottish Grand National, Ayr
23rd-26th Art Fair,Glasgow
30th Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh
30th-3rd May Music and Dance Festival, Highlands and Islands
30th-3rd May Folk Festival, Shetland
May
1st-10th Whisky Festival, Speyside
9th-10th From Battle to Exile, Culloden, Inverness
16th-24th Burns an'a' that, Ayrshire
21st-24th Folk Festival, Orkney
21st-23rd Arts Festival, Perth
22nd-30th Arts Festival, Dumfries and Galloway
23rd Scottish Pipe Band Championships, Dumbarton
23rd-31st Malt and Music Festival, Islay
29th-31st Gardening Scotland, Edinburgh
June
17th-28th International Film Festival, Edinburgh
19th-24th St Magnus Festival, Orkney
20th-21st The Outsider Open Air Festival, Aviemore
25th-28th Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh
July
9th-12th Scottish Open Golf, Loch Lomond
11th-12th Vintage Vehicle Extravaganza, Glamis Castle
13th-18th Hebridean Maritime Festival, Stornoway
15th-18th Celtic Festival, Hebrides
16th-19th The Open Golf Championship, Turnberry
18th-19th River Festival, Glasgow
24th-25th Wickerman Festival, Kirkcudbright
27th-1st August Inverness Tattoo. Inverness
29th-8th August International Youth Festival, Aberdeen
August
7th-29th Military Tattoo, Edinburgh
7th-31st Festval Fringe, Edinburgh
10th-16th Piping Live, Glasgow
14th-6th September International Festival, Edinburgh
15th World Pipe Band Championships, Glasgow
15th-31st International Book Festival, Edinburgh
15th-31st October Gaelforce, Dumfries and Galloway
27th-30th International Horse Trials and Country Fair, Blair Castle
Braemar Royal Highland Gathering.
September
3rd-13th Jazz Festival, Aberdeen
4th-12th Blas Festival, Highlands
12th Air Show, Leuchars, St Andrews
24th-27th Merchant City Festival, Glasgow
25th-27th Food and Drink Festival, East Lothian
25th-27th Traditional Music Festival, Dunbar
25th-4th October Book Festival, Wigtown
October
1st-4th Golf Links Championship, St Andrews
9th-17th Royal National Mod, Oban
31st-1st November Piping and Fiddle Championships, Blair Atholl
November
27th November-25th December Christmas Celebrations, Edinburgh
30th St Andrews Day,Throughout Scotland
December
29th December-1st January 2010, Edinburgh's Hogmanay, Edinburgh
31st Flambeaux, Comrie
31st--1st January 2010 Glasgow's Hogmanay, Glasgow
31st Hogmanay Celebrations, Throughout Scotland
31st Fireball Festival, Stonehaven
Highland Games in 2009
Highland Games incorporate feats of strength and agility that were practised in the Highlands, no doubt from very early times. The Games nowadays include putting the shot;throwing the hammer,tossing the caber, piping, dancing, running,tug of war and sometimes pipe band competitions too. A fantastic day out in a very Scottish atmosphere!
There are many more Highland Games than mentioned, but some dates are yet undecided. I can check if there is a Highland Games in a specific area if not listed below.
May
10th Gourock
24th Blair Atholl
30th Blackford
30th Bathgate
June
6th Cornhill
6thShotts
7th Markinch
7th Carrick, Girvan
13th Bearsden,Milngavie
14th Ardrossan
14th Strathmore
20th Lesmahagow
20th Old Meldrum
20th Peebles Beltane Sports
21st Aberdeen
27th Ceres
27th Drumtochty, Laurencekirk
27th Gairloch
Tossing the Caber at Braemar Royal Highland Gathering.
July
1st Kenmore
4th Forres
4th Glengarry
5th Cupar
11th Morven
11th Alva
12th Stirling
12th Barra
18th Lewis
18th Taynult
18th Lochcarron
18th Tomintoul
18th Loch Lomond
18th and 19th Inverness
19th Roseneath and Clynder
19th Stonehaven
19th Thornton
20th Burntisland
21st Inverary
22nd South Uist
23rd Mull
24th Durness
24th North Uist
25th Airth
25th Lochearnhead
25th Lochaber
25th Halkirk
25th Kilmore and Kilbride
25th Southend
25th Dufftown
25th and 26th Callander
26th St Andrews
26th Luss
29th Arisaig
29th Killin
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August
1st Aboyne
1st Newtonmore
1st Strathconan
2nd Mallaig and Morar
2nd Bridge of Allan
2nd Montrose
6th Dumfries Border Gathering
7th Dornoch
8th Dundonald
8th North Berwick
8th Inverkeithing
8th Abernethy
8th Atholl,Breadalbane
8th Strathpeffer
8th Brodick
8th Mey
9th Perth
13th Tain
13th Ballater
14th Assynt
15th Glenfinnan
15th Helmsdale
15th Nairn
16th Caithness
16th Crieff
21st Glenisla
22nd Bute
22nd Lonach
22nd Glenurquhart
22nd Strathardle
22nd Invergordon
23rd Grantown-on-Spey
27th Oban
27th Cowal
29th Birnam
September
5th Braemar Royal Highland Gathering
6th Blairgowrie
12th Pitlochry
13th Peebles
19th Invercharron
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