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Entertainment
in Glenlivet and the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Grampian,
Moray, Nairn and Inverness-shire
Please e-mail us with any comments, reports on broken links, suggestions or questions
glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
There are a few regular events which are listed immediately below. Please be aware that these are not included in the monthly diary that follows.
A couple of websites to check out
The Boooth is an excellent website that describes lots of events in local venues throughout the region and
allows you to book and buy tickets online. The Booth
The Greater Speyside Website also lists lots of local events, exhibitions, etc.
Highland Games
If you are interested in any Games not listed below, please consult the Alba Games Website
You can find events that might fit in with your journey to or from the north of Scotland.
Be aware that, for some reason, they have only updated the site for Games until the end of July 2011.
The August and September entries still refer to the 2010 events.
Regular Events
Please send me an e-mail if you have a regular event that you want to publicize here
glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
"Stramash" (Dufftown)
Held in the British Legion every Monday evening throughout the year at 7.30pm
These are informal sessions with accordions and fiddles, pipes, singers, etc – everyone welcome to come along to listen or indeed to perform. There's never any guarantee of how many musicians turn up, but it's always been a great evening's entertainment so far
No entrance fee apart from buying a raffle ticket and patronizing the bar
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Music Nights in Glenlivet Hall (Glenlivet)
The first Friday of every month from April to November inclusive (apart from May which will be held on the second Friday to avoid a clash with another event).
7.30 to 10.00 pm
This has evolved into an event very like Dufftown's Stramash.
These are informal sessions with accordions and fiddles, pipes, singers, etc – everyone welcome to come along to listen or indeed to perform. There's never any guarantee of how many musicians turn up, but it's always been a great evening's entertainment so far. Mostly Scottish music, but not exclusively - it depends on who turns up.
No entrance fee apart from buying a raffle ticket and patronizing the bar
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Concerts at St Margaret's Church in Aberlour
A series of monthly concerts that are worth going to just to see the magnificent church that is the last remnant of Aberlour House. Details of individual concerts
are given in the monthly diary
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Thursday Night Ceilidhs (Dufftown)
Organized Ceilidhs throughout the summer with local musicians, singers and highland dancers plus dancing for the audience – tickets at the door - bar
Venue varies from week to week - either the British Legion Hall or the Commercial Hotel
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Scottish Country Dancing (Dufftown)
First Tuesday every month (April to October) in Memorial Hall at 7.30
Every Tuesday evening at other times apart from festive season
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Old Time Dancing (Dufftown)
First Wednesday every month (April to October) in Memorial Hall at 7.30
Every Wednesday evening at other times apart from festive season
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Moray Jazz Club (Elgin)
http://morayjazzclub.co.uk/index.html
The Moray Jazz Club meets every Thursday evening from 8 to 10.30 pm in the
Red Shoes Theatre, South College Street, Elgin. Performers, mostly local
musicians, play a wide variety of jazz.
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Lossie Folk Club (Lossiemouth)
www.lossiefolkclub.co.uk
Meets every Tuesday at 8.30pm in the Beach Bar, Lossiemouth
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Monthly Diary
Obviously, we've still a lot to enter here - so feel free to send us any information
Please send me an e-mail if you have an event you want to publicize here
April 2012
Fri
6th
April |
Music Night at Glenlivet Hall
A very informal evening of entertainment - Scottish and other easy listening music, singing and dancing
All welcome to come along and perform or just to watch and listen
7.30 to 10.00 pm
For further details contact glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
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Sat
14th
April |
A Night of Women's Voices at Glenlivet Hall
A concert in aid of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
7.00 to 10.00 pm
Tickets £5.00
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May 2012
Thurs
2nd
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Mon
6th
May |
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
Spirit of Speyside Website
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Wed
9th
May |
Mike Silver at Glenlivet Hall
mike silver's web page
Concert starts at 7.30 pm. Doors open at 7.00 pm
Tickets £8 concessions £6
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Fri
11th
May |
Music Night at Glenlivet Hall
A very informal evening of entertainment - Scottish and other easy listening music, singing and dancing
All welcome to come along and perform or just to watch and listen
7.30 to 10.00 pm
For further details contact glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
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June 2012
Fri
1st
June |
Music Night at Glenlivet Hall
A very informal evening of entertainment - Scottish and other easy listening music, singing and dancing
All welcome to come along and perform or just to watch and listen
7.30 to 10.00 pm
For further details contact glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
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Sat
2nd
June |
Cornhill Highland Games (between Keith and Banff)
Alba Games Website
Starts at 11 am
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Sat
2nd
June |
Taste of Grampian Food Festival (near Inverurie)
Taste of Grampian Website
A chance to taste a wide range of food and drink products from the north east of Scotland. Cookery demonstrations, music, arts and crafts.
Thainstone Centre
9.30 am to 4.30 pm
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Sun
3rd
June |
Turriff Pipe Band Championships (Turriff)
Pipe Band competition plus festival of Highland dancing, trade stands and refreshment facilities.
From 12noon to 6pm.
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Fri
8th
to
Sun
10th
June |
Keith Music Festival
Keith Festival Website
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Sun
10th
June |
Kildrummy Vintage Rally (near Aboyne)
Kildrummy Vintage Rally Website
Vintage, post-vintage, and classic vehicles, mostly motor cars but also commercial vehicles and motor cycles.
Note that this event is being staged at Dess near Aboyne and not at Kildrummy
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Sat
16th
June |
Old Meldrum Sports and Highland Games (Old Meldrum)
Alba Games Website
The Pleasure Park starting at 10.30am
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Sat
16th
Sun
17th
June |
Castle Fraser Steam & Vintage Fair (near Inverurie)
Bon Accord Steam Club Website
Exhibitors, collectors and enthusiasts come from across the UK to this event and, inprevious years there have been a couple of dozen steam engines, scores of tractors, fairground organs, steam lorries, vintage cars, lorries, classic cars, steam saw mills and motorbikes.
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Sun
17th
June |
Aberdeen Highland Games
Alba Games Website
Aberdeen City Webpage for the Highland Games
Hazelhead Park from 10.00am to 6.00pm
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Sat
23rd
to
Sun
24th
June |
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival (Portsoy)
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival Website
Lots of boats and demonstrations of traditional crafts plus music, dance, drama, food fair, etc. A good day out, and the old town of Portsoy is worth a look anyway. Quite a lot of walking - so take a good pair of shoes! |
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July 2012
Fri
6th
July |
Music Night at Glenlivet Hall
A very informal evening of entertainment - Scottish and other easy listening music, singing and dancing
All welcome to come along and perform or just to watch and listen
7.30 to 10.00 pm
For further details contact glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
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Sat
7th
July |
Forres Highland Games (Forres)
Alba Games Website
Forres Highland Games Website
Grant Park starting at 12.30 pm
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Sat
14th
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Sun
15th
July
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Strathspey Steam Fair and Tractorfest (Boat of Garten)
Strathspey Railway Website
One of the largest gatherings of steam traction engines, road rollers, road wagons in the North of Scotland. The day features a steam fairground organ and stalls at Boat of Garten, vintage tractor display at Broomhill plus much
more. You can Park & Ride from Boat of Garten.
Admission to the Steam Fair is £6.
£13 gets you admission to the fair and your ticket to ride the train.
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Sat
21st
July |
Tomintoul Highland Games
Alba Games Website
Usually starts at 11am
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Wed
18th
July |
Nethy Bridge Scots Nights
Nethy Bridge Website
Nethy Bridge Community Centre 8 pm
Family Entertainment with Singing, Dancing, Piping, Refreshments and a bar.
Tickets at the door
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Sat
21st
July |
Inverness Highland Games (Inverness)
Alba Games Website
Inverness Highland Games Website
Bught Park starting at 12 noon
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Fri
27th
to
Sun
29th
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Speyfest (Fochabers)
Speyfest Website
A festival of traditional and contemporary Celtic music |
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Sat
28th
July |
Banchory Show (Banchory)
Banchory Show Website
Agricultural show with dog show, craft fair, Highland Dancing competition and the Scolty Hill race, as well as traditional fairground stalls and games.
The Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team will be performing at the 2012 Show.
King George V Park from 9am - 5pm
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Sat
28th
July |
Dufftown Highland Games (Dufftown)
Dufftown Highland Games Website
Alba Games Website
Starts 11am
The Dufftown Highland Games Website doesn't yet have any information about the 2011 games, but, hopefully, it should be updated sometime before the event
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August 2012
Sun
5th
to
Mon
6th
Aug |
Turriff Show (Turriff)
Turriff Show Website
Agricultural show. Events seem to start at 1.15 pm on the Sunday and 8.45 am on the Monday
The following websites give information on Turriff
Turriff and District Website
Undiscovered Scotland Webpage for Turriff
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Wed
1st
Aug |
Nethy Bridge Scots Nights
Nethy Bridge Website
Nethy Bridge Community Centre 8 pm
Family Entertainment with Singing, Dancing, Piping, Refreshments and a bar.
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Wed
1st
to
Thurs
2nd
Aug |
Black Isle Show (Muir of Ord)
Black Isle Show Website
Mannsfield Showground
Horse show on the Wednesday (8am to 5pm)
Agricultural show on Thursday (8am to 7pm)
The Website doesn't yet have any information about the 2010 Show, but, hopefully, it should be updated sometime before the event
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Fri
3rd
Aug |
Music Night at Glenlivet Hall
A very informal evening of entertainment - Scottish and other easy listening music and singing
All welcome to come along and perform or just to watch and listen
7.30 to 10.00 pm
For further details contact glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
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Fri
3rd
Aug |
Dornoch Highland Gathering (Dornoch)
Dornoch Highland Gathering Website
Alba Games Website incorrect
The Meadows Park starting at 10.30m |
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Sat
4th
Aug |
Aberlour Highland Games (Aberlour)
Aberlour Highland Games website
Alice Littler Memorial Park
Dancing competitions start at 11 am - other events start at 1 pm
The Aberlour Highland Games Website doesn't yet have any information about the 2010 games, but, hopefully, it should be updated sometime before the event
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Sat
4th
Aug |
Aboyne Highland Games (Aboyne)
Aboyne Highland Games Website
Alba Games Website incorrect
Aboyne Green starting at 10.30 am
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Sat
4th
Aug |
Newtonmore Highland Games (Newtonmore)
Newtonmore Highland Games Website
Alba Games Website incorrect
The websites don't have any details of the 2011 events yet, but the Games are usually held on this Saturday, with events starting at 11.15 am and including the Clan Macpherson Rally
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Sat
11th
Aug |
Strathpeffer Highland Gathering (Strathpeffer)
Alba Games Website incorrect
Events start at 10.30 am
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Sun
12th
Mon
13th
Aug |
Keith Country Show (Keith)
Keith Country Show Website
Their website not yet updated
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Thurs
9th
Aug |
Ballater Highland Games (Ballater)
Ballater Highland Games Website
Their website hasn't yet been updated, but the Games are usually held in Monaltrie Park starting at 12.30pm
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Thurs
9th
Aug |
Tain Highland Gathering (Tain)
Alba Games Website
Glenmorangie Field starting 10.30 am
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Thurs
9th
Aug |
Grantown on Spey Show
Agricultural Show starting at 9 am
A good day out if the weather's good - lots of animals and machinery, all sorts of stalls, rides, etc
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Sat
11th
Aug |
Abernethy Highland Games (Nethybridge)
Alba Games Website
Events start at 10.30 am
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Wed
15th
Aug |
Nethy Bridge Scots Nights
Nethy Bridge Website
Nethy Bridge Community Centre 8 pm
Family Entertainment with Singing, Dancing, Piping, Refreshments and a bar.
Tickets at the door
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Sat
18th
Aug |
Nairn Highland Games
Nairn Highland Games Website
Alba Games Website
The Links, Nairn
Starts at 9.30am
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Sat
25th
Aug |
Invergordon Highland Games
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Sun
26th
Aug |
Grantown-On-Spey Highland Games (Grantown on Spey)
Alba Games Website
Heithfield Park starting at 11am
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Sat
25th
Aug |
Glenurquhart Highland Gathering (Loch Ness)
Glenurquhart Highland Gathering Website
Westfield, Drumnadrochit - local events start at 10.30 am
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Sat
25th
Aug |
Lonach Highland Gathering (Strathdon)
Alba Games Website incorrect
Bellabeg Park
The March of the Clansmen starts at 8am
Give yourself plenty of time to find a parking space and wear good walking shoes
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September 2012
Fri
7th
Sept |
Music Night at Glenlivet Hall
A very informal evening of entertainment - Scottish and other easy listening music and singing
All welcome to come along and perform or just to watch and listen
7.30 to 10.00 pm
For further details contact glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
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Sat
1st
Sept |
Braemar Gathering (Braemar)
first Saturday in September
Braemar Gathering Website
Memorial Park, Braemar from 9.30 am
Booking in advance essential
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Sat
1st
Sept |
Scottish Open Chainsaw Carving Competition
(Carrbridge)
Carve Carrbridge Website
Never been to this, but it looks fascinating on the Website
Contestants seem to come from all over the world - the 2009 winner came from Washington State, USA
There seems to be a whole range of attractions throughout the day -
music, activities, games, stalls and food & drink.
Starts at 10.30 am
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Thurs
27th
Sept
to
Mon
1st
Oct |
Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival
Dufftown Website
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October 2012
Thurs
27th
Sept
to
Mon
1st
Oct |
Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival
Dufftown Website
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Fri
5th
Oct |
Music Night at Glenlivet Hall
A very informal evening of entertainment - Scottish and other easy listening music and singing
All welcome to come along and perform or just to watch and listen
7.30 to 10.00 pm
For further details contact glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
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Sat
6th
Oct |
World Porridge Making Championship (Carrbridge)
The Golden Spurtle Website
Their website hasn't been updated for 2011, and I can't find any other reference to it apart from an indication on the Carrbridge Community Website that it should be going ahead, but the date for last year was the 2nd Sunday in October.
Lest you think this is just some local gimmick, the current World Champion and holder of The Golden Spurtle comes from Oregon, USA. Don't know how exciting it is to watch people making porridge, but there seem to other things keep you interested - local produce and craft stalls, product tasting, cookery demonstrations, live music & street entertainment.
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November 2012
Fri
2nd
Nov |
Music Night at Glenlivet Hall
A very informal evening of entertainment - Scottish and other easy listening music and singing
All welcome to come along and perform or just to watch and listen
7.30 to 10.00 pm
For further details contact glenlivetholiday@uk2.net
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December 2012
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