Events in Edinburgh in May 2021
View all the upcoming events in Edinburgh during May 2021 below or use the calendar to find events taking place on a specific month or date.
Events in Edinburgh
Traverse Young Writers’ Scratch Performances
Traverse is delighted to present brand new, specially created, pieces from nine Young Writers online, with performers filming in their own homes under lockdown conditions.
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Weekly Online Computing Club for Kids
Check out ComputerXplorers SEScotland's online kids computing clubs, the perfect way to learn the latest technologies and develop invaluable tech skills.
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Scotland’s Precious Seas
To celebrate the Year of Coasts and Waters, this small exhibition explores Scotland’s diverse sea life and the many threats facing our marine life.
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Bright Shadows: Scottish Art in the 1920s - SUSPENDED
The 1920s was a period of contrasts and this exhibition explores the styles, ideas and events that shaped Scottish art during this influential decade.
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The Big Escape Edinburgh
The Big Escape is a brand new interactive outdoor experience, played on your smartphone, which will turn Edinburgh City Centre into a giant escape game!
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Edinburgh Valmiki Balagokulam Shaka
Namaste All....! Join us online for the Edinburgh Valmiki Balagokulam Shaka each Saturday!
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Leith Market
Come and meet our small independent traders at this bustling weekly farmers market right beside the Water of Leith!
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Stockbridge Market
A foodie heaven, creative crafts, original artwork, superb street food. Eat, meet, greet or treat - there is something for everyone!
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Digital Champions: Coolest Projects
Heart of Midlothian FC's Innovation Centre presents Digital Champions: Coolest Projects for girls and boys in S1-S6 every Friday during term time.
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Edinburgh Farmers Market
Experience Edinburgh's original Farmers' Market at Castle Terrace every Saturday from 9am - 2pm!
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Going Out | Going In - Audio Performance by Laura Fisher
Put on your headphones and take a journey through your local area with GOING OUT | GOING IN, an audio performance by Laura Fisher as part of the Out of Place festival!
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Air and Space Exhibition
Air and Space is an online exhibition of recent paintings from artist Jill Ashforth featuring the beautiful collection Air and Space and her lyrical video poem Joy with the music of Max Richter.
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Upcycling and Sustainable Living Classes
Learn how to upcycle, become zero waste, reduce your plastic use and explore sustainable living with EcoArt's classes, courses and workshops!
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Edinburgh Corn Exchange Car Boot Sale Market
Edinburgh Corn Exchange Car Boot Sale Market is open but with strict rules and guidelines. Come and join us for some bargains and for sellers to have a clearout!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Shepherd House
Visit Shepherd House, a constantly evolving artist’s garden that never stands still, with lots of surprises including a shell house built in 2014, lavender parterres, a rill and fountains!
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Scottish Music Classes
The Scots Music Group is running its spring/summer term online! Check out the full list of weekly classes starting in April and available through Zoom!
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Archie Brennan: Tapestry Goes Pop!
Archie Brennan: Tapestry Goes Pop! tells the story of Edinburgh native Archie Brennan (1931-2019) in the first-ever major retrospective of his work.
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Doctors, Patients and The Physical Examination
Surgeons Hall Museums are delighted to offer this specialist short with Curator Jim Edmonson.
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Ray Harryhausen - Titan of Cinema
This exhibition is in collaboration with the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation to celebrate what would have been film special effects superstar Ray Harryhausen's 100th birthday year.
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Another Time, Another Place
Another Time, Another Place is a beautiful conversation between renowned artist Victoria Crowe OBE and poet Christine de Luca, both of whom have produced twelve works in this collaborative exhibition.
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Points of Departure
Upright Gallery is delighted to be reopening on the 28th April with an exhibition by Edinburgh based artist Mary Walters!
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Joint Wildlife Art Exhibition
This exhibition brings together pastel drawings by John Threlfall and oil paintings by Esther Tyson with ceramics sculptures by Simon Griffiths.
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Fore Play Crazy Golf
Fore! The Fore Play Crazy Golf team have launched another cracking venue to eat, drink, play and up your selfie game in the heart of the Capital!
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Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh’s Medical History
Join Surgeons Hall Museums on their 5* weekend walking tour through Edinburgh’s old town and hear tales of old Edinburgh, disease, dissection and curious methods of treatment!
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Buff & Sheen
This show is a private experience for children with ASN living in Edinburgh. You will need a clear garden/patio space of at least 4sqm in front of your window.
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Connections - Wholly Holistic
A group of artists come together in the creative spirit which flows in these challenging times to bring Connections – Wholly Holistic Exhibition + Events to Santosa Wellness Centre Edinburgh.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Newliston
Take a walk round Newliston, a well preserved 18th-century parkland/designed landscape rather than a garden as such, full of mature rhododendrons and azaleas, fine vistas and allees of trees!
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Soccer Stars Academy Edinburgh Classes
Soccer Stars Academy run a fun programme of weekly classes for toddlers and kids, they will be launching at their Edinburgh venue in Sighthill in May!
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Potted Pathology: The Complete Collection
The Surgeons Hall Museums popular Potted Pathology collection in now available to enjoy at your leisure as a complete series!
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I’ll Be Your Mirror
As part of SMHAF 2021, filmmaker and artist Johanna Faust goes on a journey to understand her identity as a mother and an artist against a family history of bipolar disorder.
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Safe To Be Me Festival
Scottish Ballet presents the Safe to Be Me Festival, a digital festival of dance for young people to explore their identities through creative, interactive experiences and digital dance workshops!
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Bergamotte Pop Up Jungle
Bergamotte Pop Up Jungle returns to Edinburgh between the 12th and 15th of May with a wide election of plants for every budget!
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Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Where Rivers Meet
Filmed in the heart of 12th Century Edinburgh, St. Giles Cathedral provides the unique canvas for a new collaboration between the SNJO and Russian painter Maria Rud.
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Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!
Have fun discovering Edinburgh on this quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!
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This is Moth Death
Taking the form of a radio drama set in a pub 'This is Moth Death' is a new audio commission by Timothea Armour. You can hear it in The Beacon Tower at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop every day.
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Charles H. Mackie: Colour and Light
This major retrospective, the most comprehensive display of Charles H. Mackie’s work in over a century, showcases the breadth of his creative vision and talents.
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Create your own embroidery peace handkerchief on Conscientious Objectors Memorial Day
Join Peace & Justice on 15th May for this online workshop with Opposing War Memorial lead artist Kate Ive and create a peace handkerchief of your own design!
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Dancercise CIC - New Beginnings
Dancercise Community School for Performing Arts in conjunction with LCDC Fitness & Dance bring you a show full of Dance, Drama & Fun!
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Digital event: BSL interpreted tour of Lauriston Castle
Join us for a BSL signed tour of Lauriston Castle and step back in time as you experience life in Edwardian Edinburgh!
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Festival Village: Waverley
The Pop-Up Pro's are bringing their popular food market and beer garden, Festival Village, to the rooftop at Waverley Mall once again this Summer!
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Lived Experience
Personal experiences with mental health problems inspired each of these shorts, ranging from animation and experimental film to documentary and drama, part of SMHAF 2021.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Redcroft
An attractive Arts and Crafts house, Redcroft is a mature walled garden with a variety of different features and habitats.
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Certified Mail
Certified Mail, the debut film by Egyptian director Hisham Saqr, is about finding inner strength while living with mental illness, catch the UK Premier as part of SMHAF 2021.
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Dead Souls’ Vacation
Dead Souls' Vacation is an absurd, intimate slice of post-Soviet life, this documentary chronicles the relationship between a once popular Georgian musician and his elderly mother.
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Family Craft: It’s a Bird’s Life
Learn about some of our feathered friends and explore a variety of projects celebrating the resident Lauriston Castle birds!
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Free Screening: The Assistant
Rising Hollywood star Julia Garner gives a remarkable performance of quiet disillusionment as the new production assistant Jane.
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Love Bound + Imogen
SMHAF are screening Love Bound and Imogen, two raw and compelling documentaries highlighting the challenges parents and families face in supporting young people with severe mental illness.
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Pint of Science
Quench your thirst for knowledge when the annual Pint of Science festival returns online between the 17th - 20th May 2021!
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‘Normal?’ Conversations
Join two conversations with artists about subjects related to mental health and 'Normality?', hosted hosted by SMHAF's Andrew Eaton-Lewis.
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Child’s Eye Muse Presents: International Museum Day
Join Child's Eye Muse on the 18th and 19th of May for International Museum Day, celebrating your favorite exhibits and museum visits!
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Edinburgh U3a hears how Scotland is healthy, wealthy and wise by 2070
Imagine a thriving and prosperous Scotland in just 50 years’ time. The ways to achieve this are what co-authors Hillary Sillitto and Ian Godden will reveal on Wednesday 19 May.
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FilmMedicine
FilmMedicine, part of SMHAF, is a selection of short films which bring a fresh eye to our understanding of illnesses of the body and mind, and a visual energy to recovery or acceptance.
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Free Screening: A New Leaf
Elaine May's 1971 fantastic feature debut is a blackly comic treat well worth rediscovery. Watch it Grassmarket Community Project on 19th May!
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Impact Summit
Held online on the 19th & 20th May, Impact Summit is an annual event that brings together some of the brightest minds of our time to discuss tackling global challenges!
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Lecture: Roaring Sound: The Instruments of the Jazz Era
This talk will give a brief introduction of jazz as a style of music and explore the different instruments played in a typical jazz band of the 1920s.
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The Neighbourgood Market
The Neighbourgood Market, returns to Stockbridge and aims to provide a safe and vibrant environment for local businesses and retailers to return to normal trade.
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Better Dressmaking Course
Learn loads of tips and tricks to improve the fit and finish of your home dressmaking projects at this Better Dressmaking Course run by Artisan Stitch!
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Cuddly Corgi Treasure Hunt
Looking to entertain the kids? Come and spot our cuddly corgis hiding around Britannia’s tour route.
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Gun Salutes
Join us at Edinburgh Castle for a number of gun salutes throughout the year. Each gun salute, unless otherwise stated, takes place at 12 noon.
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Monkey Barrel Comedy
Enjoy a night of top stand-up Comedy as The BIG SHOW is back at Monkey Barrel Comedy Edinburgh!
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Playtime with Matt Carmichael
Matt Carmichael, one of the UK’s brightest young jazz talents, joins the award-winning Playtime quartet on 21st May to play tunes from his debut album and more.
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The Parking Lot Social Spring Breakout Edinburgh
Get together with your nearest & dearest and wave goodbye to a winter spent indoors with an incredible variety of entertainment at The Parking Lot Social Spring Breakout Edinburgh!
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DOCMA: Filmmaking Workshop
Come along to SMHAF 2021's DOCMA Filmmaking Workshop on Zoom where rules will be explained and roles allocated!
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Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay
This major exhibition at City Art Centre focuses on the maritime theme in Ian Hamilton Finlay's work. It was a central element of his art, and one to which he returned throughout his life.
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Nature Breath - 2 day workshop
Learn to direct the superpower of breath control to create a deeper awareness of what it means to be human and to connect to your environment on this 2 day workshop - 22nd & 23rd May!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: 101 Greenbank Crescent
101 Greenbank Crescent hides a fascinating garden on a steeply sloped site, with views over Braidburn Valley Park to the Pentland hills.
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Family Craft: Fantasy Castles
Explore the secret and hidden rooms of Lauriston Castle then create your own 3D Castle using special papers and paints!
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Jen Brister: Under Privilege - POSTPONED
Join Jen Brister at Stand Edinburgh on 23rd May as she takes an irreverent look at the often controversial subject of 'privilege'!
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Juanita Stein - CANCELLED
Juanita Stein is on tour in 2021 and stops off at Sneaky Pete's on Sunday 23rd May!
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Pandemic: A Personal Response to COVID-19
This exhibition in the Lower Galleries features a selection of work from seven winners of the RSA Pandemic Award, an award created in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the summer of 2020.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Moray Place and Bank Gardens
Visit the amazing communal gardens for the Residents of the Moray Estate. Between them they stretch over 9 acres offering an atmosphere of tranquillity within the city centre!
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Willie Rodger: Across the Board
The Academicians' Gallery is pleased to present the first posthumous exhibition in Scotland devoted to the work of Willie Rodger RSA (1930 - 2018) this spring.
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Writing Awards
Join us for a live online event to celebrate the winners and shortlisted entries from the SMHAF Writing Competition.
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Free Screening: Kajillionaire
Miranda July's fabulously quirky crime-caper film comes to Grassmarket Community Project Cinema on Monday 24th May!
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The Super Special Disability Roadshow
What’s it like to be disabled in 2021? This hilarious, energising, multi-media show looks at how we talk about disability today.
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These Bite! What Our Teeth Are and What We Have Done To Them
Join Surgeons Hall Museums Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving for this course of two workshops exploring human teeth.
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Choose College Virtual Showcase
The Choose College Virtual Showcase on Wednesday 26th May will see colleges from across Scotland come together to showcase all that college has to offer!
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Digital Lecture: The Brave New World of Edwardian Book Illustration and Design
Join Jonathan Wild, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, for this talk on the design and illustration of books during the Edwardian period.
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Free Screening: Aquarius
Sônia Braga gives possibly the greatest performance of her career as a comfortably middle class music critic spurred into activist action.
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Health Click
Health Click is an online charity fitness event that will include a variety of fun classes and educational mindfulness talks to help kick start your health journey after lockdown!
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SmileDirectClub Pop-Up Bus - FREE 30 min appointments!
This month (National Smile Month) SmileDirectClub, the oral care company with the first medtech platform for teeth straightening, are launching the UK's very first SmileBus, a mobile clinic on wheels.
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Saining and Scottish Folklore Online Workshop
Discover traditional Scottish folk magic practices and plant lore dating back to our early ancestors – plus some modern botany and geology at this online workshop run by The Edinburgh Remakery!
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A Piece of You
A Piece of You is a live intimate and interactive performance for children and their families; a private concert for just one household.
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Alan Carr: Not Again, Alan! - POSTPONED
Join Alan Carr at Edinburgh Playhouse as he muses upon the things that make his life weird and wonderful!
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Be a Chorister Afternoon for children P3 to P5
In this very special afternoon we welcome Primary pupils P3-P5 who enjoy singing to discover what it is like to be part of the award-winning Choir of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral.
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Digital Event: Curator’s Tour - Bright Shadows: Scottish Art in the 1920s
Dr Helen Scott, Curator of Fine Art, provides a tour of the exhibition Bright Shadows: Scottish Art in the 1920s.
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Family Portrait
With humour and candour, this work shares an honest depiction of what family really is - responsibility, joy, balance, intimacy and, most of all, love.
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itison Drive-In Movies
itison, Scotland's pioneer of Drive In movie events, are transforming Hopetoun House outside Edinburgh for an epic May Bank Holiday weekend of Harry Potter and Batman Drive In movies!
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Playtime presents Alan Benzie Trio
Multi-award-winning pianist Alan Benzie brings his trio to the latest Playtime session on 28th May.
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The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & Fruits: The Botanical Photography of Levon Biss
Feast your eyes on stunning, macro-photographic studies of seeds and fruits from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s Herbarium Collection.
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The University of Wonder & Imagination
The University of Wonder & Imagination is now enrolling students of all ages and magical abilities.
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Beginner’s Sewing Workshops
These practical sewing courses will help you become familiar with the basics of machine sewing and help you build your confidence using a domestic sewing machine.
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Botanical Pop-up Shop: Boyes Botanics
Boyes Botanics will be popping-up at Leith Walk Police Box armed with a variety of dried flower bunches, dried flower decor, English beeswax candles, botanical gift boxes and much more!
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Digital Lecture: Working with Ian Hamilton Finlay
Robin Gillanders gives this talk on his experience working on collaborative projects with Ian Hamiton Finlay between 1994 until his death in 2006.
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Edinburgh Marathon Festival
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival weekend will take place on 29th and 30th May 2021 and promises to be the best one yet!
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Family Encounters at the Botanics
The majority of the Family Encounters offer takes place over two weekends in the stunning surroundings of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
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Islander: the Paintings of Donald Smith
This is the first major exhibition Donald Smith's work, in partnership with An Lanntair, Stornoway and is part of Edinburgh Art Festival 2021.
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Living Room Performances: Live Online Music & Dance Showcase
Living Room Performances #3 returns on 29th May. With it's one of a kind live performance showcase it brings something unique and special to your living rooms!
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Lovey & Boy
This tale of Carnival is a celebration of Carribean heritage and identity asking who are we? What is our history? And how do we move through the world? A playful story of self-discovery.
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Making Botanical Extracts Workshop
Join this half day workshop at the Seilich Natural Skincare Workshop and Wildflower Meadow on the beautiful Prestonhall Estate outside Edinburgh, where we will learn about botanical extracts.
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Potato Needs a Bath
Meet Maris Piper and her fruit and vegetable friends in this colourful combination of live and pre-recorded performance!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Hunter’s Tryst
Hunter’s Tryst is a well-stocked and beautifully designed, mature, medium-sized, wildlife-friendly town garden.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Rivaldsgreen House
Come and visit Rivaldsgreen House in Linlithgow with its mature two-acre garden with mixed herbaceous, rose and tree planting!
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Webcam Circus Show
Welcome to one and only Webcam Circus Show, a live clowning interactive family-friendly circus show delivered online on Zoom.
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White: The Film
Welcome to the world of White until one day colour arrives and everything changes. This is a magical, highly visual show for 4 - 6 year olds.
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RSPB Birdwatching Cruise
Come and enjoy a 3 hour special birdwatching cruise with commentary from RSPB experts bringing this beautiful marine environment to life!
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Free Screening: The Hustler
Paul Newman's career-defining turn as Fast 'Eddie' Felson, a man on the make, determined to break into the high stakes world of professional pool ‘hustling’.
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Marine Fest 2021
Explore the wonders of Scotland’s marine environment at the first ever Marine Fest hosted by the Scottish Seabird Centre!
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Monday Ramble
Enjoy a Ranger-led hike around the Grounds and the Estate of Hopetoun House this Bank Holiday Monday to explore the early summer sights and sounds.
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Pink Martini - Silver Jubilee Tour - POSTPONED
Pink Martini will celebrate an incredible 25 years since they first began with a very special Silver Jubilee Tour and come to the Usher Hall on 31st May 2021.
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Events in East Renfrewshire
The Eaglesham Street Library
The Eaglesham Street Library is an unmanned weekly box of donated books that sits outside the steps of the Montgomerie Hall every Saturday between 10am and 8pm.
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
In conjunction with Eastwood Park Theatre, experience Blackeyed Theatre's anticipated revival of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde with added BSL interpretation!
Jane Eyre
In conjunction with Eastwood Park Theatre, experience Blackeyed Theatre's acclaimed, fully-staged adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's timeless novel, Jane Eyre, with added BSL interpretation!
East Renfrewshire HSCP Walking Groups
East Renfrewshire Council HSCP run several walking groups throughout the week perfect for beginners upwards!
Giffnock Soccer Centre Walking Football Sessions
Dust down the boots and training shoes, slip or squeeze into your football gear and join Giffnock Soccer Centre's Walking Football section!
Choose How U Move East Ren
Choose How U Move East Ren is running between the 17th May and 31st October 2021! Join the programme today, get active & earn fantastic rewards to support your local community!
Tuesday Friendship Club
The Tuesday Friendship Club is a weekly night for adults with learning disabilities and additional support needs held at St John's Hall, Barrhead on Wednesdays!
The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe - POSTPONED
From the award-winning creators of The Time Machine, Austen's Women and Jane Eyre: An Autobiography comes The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, catch it at Eastwood Park Theatre on May 20th!
ABBAMANIA - POSTPONED
Dust off your platforms, put on your flares and come along and enjoy an unforgettable night with ABBAMANIA at Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock on Saturday 22nd May!
In Conversation with... Jonathan Watson
Don't miss an evening of conversation with Jonathan Watson hosted by Graham Spiers streamed live from Eastwood Park Theatre on Saturday 22nd May!
Events in Fife
Bookbug Online Group Session
These weekly online Bookbug sessions are fun for little ones aged 0-4 and their grownups, using Zoom.
Artisan Fridays Market
Artisan Fridays is a weekly hot & cold food market, held every Friday on Kirkcaldy High Street!
Cupar Farmers Market
Get along to Cupar Farmers Market, offering a great range of produce, on the third Saturday of every month!
By the Seaside: Heritage, Healing and New Horizons
This innovative exhibition on blue space at the Scottish Fisheries Museum is curated by Museum and Gallery Studies MLitt students.
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Glassmount House
Explore Glassmount House gardens, a densely planted walled garden and surrounding woodland with an A-listed sun dial, Mackenzie & Moncur greenhouse and historical doocot.
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Willowhill
Willowhill is an evolving three-acre garden with a series of mixed borders designed with different vibrant colour combinations for effect all season.
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: South Flisk
The spectacular views over Fife to Perthshire and Angus and the large flooded quarry full of fish, planted with impressive marginals, make the garden at South Flisk very special in the area.
Explore! Travellers and Trailblazers
Let us take you on an epic adventure! Follow in the footsteps of intrepid explorers to discover exotic lands and fantastic voyages through our hands-on, family friendly exhibition!
Borderlines Exhibition
This exhibition is on at Community Gallery of Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries until 27th June 2021.
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: The Tower
Set on a hill, this one-acre Edwardian landscaped garden has panoramic views over the River Tay.
Bike Rides - Couch to 5 miles
Have you recently got your bike out of the shed and dusted it off? Then come along to Greener Kirkcaldy's Couch to 5 miles bike rides!
Nardone’s Academy of Performing Arts Presents: The Musical Annie Kids - POSTPONED
With its award-winning book and score, Annie is the perfect family-friendly musical. Catch it at the Lochgelly Centre in May!
A Treat for Lovers of Wood, Design, and Fine Craftsmanship
Max McCance, one of Scotland’s leading furniture makers, is pleased to announce a special exhibition of unique and extraordinary works for sale to the public in his Kinloch Gallery.
The Big Jump
Join us this Mental Health Awareness Week and take part in our Skydive Day The Big Jump with Team Beat!
Silver Pendant Workshop
In this workshop, run by East Nook Studio, you will design and create your own simple pendant from a piece of silver, before connecting it to a chain.
The Unremarkable Death Of Marilyn Munroe - POSTPONED
August 5th, 1962: Monroe as we’ve never seen her before, overdosed on pills, the woman behind the icon unravels her remarkable life, taking us back through the memories of her closest relationships.
Ian Waite And Vincent Simone...Act Two - POSTPONED
The Ballroom Boys double act Ian Waite and Vincent Simone promise another wonderful evening of old-fashioned variety - dance, comedy and song!
Laurel Bank Hotel Artisan Market
The Laurel Bank Hotel Artisan Market is back in Markinch, near Glenrothes, on Saturday from 10am to 3pm, with a great selection of stalls.
Raymond Mearns POSTPONED
Catch Raymond Mearns live at the Lochgelly Centre... it's always a great show so do yourself a favour and buy yourself a ticket before they all go!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kirklands
Kirklands, built in 1832, has a walled garden, terraces, woodland garden and over the bridge there is 20 acres of woodland with a pathway by the burn.
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Lindores House
Enjoy a woodland walk beside the loch and stunning views from the garden of Lindores House!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Straiton Farmhouse
Straiton Farmhouse offers a profusion of cottage garden favourites - including poppies, foxgloves, lupins - together with unusual and varied herbaceous and tree peonies.
The Muirhead Mile
Don your walking boots and get walking! It will improve your wellness as well as raising funds and awareness for The Muirhead Outreach Project!
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers Story - POSTPONED
From the producers of That'll Be The Day, Walk Right Back tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers, don't miss it at Rothes Halls!
Virtual Death Cafe
Held across the UK, Death Cafés are welcoming, safe and friendly meetings for people, often strangers, to openly discuss something that affects us all.
Makers Market at Falkland
Come along to the Makers Market at Falkland on 29th May for some quality handmade arts, crafts and gifts produced locally by talented artists and craftsmen!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Earlshall Castle
This extensive, exquisitely designed garden, perfectly complements Earlshall Castle, restored by Sir Robert Lorimer in the 1890s.
Set of Silver Bangles and Ring Workshop
Learn how to saw, solder, form and texture your own silver bangles from scratch in this workshop rum by East Nook Studio!
Events in Glasgow
Curious About Glasgow
Have fun discovering Glasgow with a self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!
Bookbug Fun Online With Glasgow Libraries
Join Glasgow Libraries online Bookbug session every Wednesday at 10am for fun songs, stories and rhymes your little ones will love!
Solo Photography Exhibition, David Gilliver: It’s a Small World
The Scotia Gallery welcomes you to a solo photography exhibition featuring an impressive series of macro photography created by Scottish Artist and photographer David Gilliver!
The Big Escape Glasgow
The Big Escape is a brand new interactive outdoor experience, played on your smartphone, which will turn Glasgow City Centre into a giant escape game!
Flair Gymnastics Club Gymnastics Classes
Flair Gymnastics Club have just opened a new facility within The Pitches in the Southside of Glasgow and have a range of new classes available for kids 5+!
Good Move Glasgow Health Walks
Good Move Glasgow run Health Walks right across the city which are suitable for all ages and abilities!
Bridgeton Cross Retail Market
Browse the stalls and bag yourself a bargain at the twice weekly City Markets Bridgeton Cross Retail Market!
Mansfield Park Partick Retail Market
Browse the stalls and bag yourself a bargain at the weekly City Markets Mansfield Park Partick Retail Market!
Govan Retail Market
Browse the stalls and bag yourself a bargain at the weekly City Markets retail market and car boot sale in Govan (opposite the Govan Shopping Centre)!
Monday Night Improv
The Stand Glasgow's award winning, fast, frantic totally improvised comedy show makes its jump online every Monday night where comedians make up comedy live and based totally on your suggestions!
Online Children’s Potions Class
Welcome back to wizard school to all our young witches and wizards! Join The Root of Magic for their online Potions Class from your own home!
Merchant Voices - Online Choir Rehearsal
Merchant Voices is a community choir based in the City Halls in Glasgow's Merchant City, they are currently hosting weekly online rehearsals and would love you to join them!
Kilmarnock Farmers Market
Ayrshire Farmers Markets hold a market in Kilmarnock town centre on the third Saturday of each month!
Glasgow Farmers Market at Mansfield Park
This popular farmers market brings rural Scotland to the centre of Glasgow's west end twice a month!
Park Lane Market
Park Lane Market is a pop-up market held on the first and last Sunday of each month in Shawlands, featuring a range of boutique stalls!
The Birthing Well Pregnancy Yoga & Hypnobirthing Classes
The Birthing Well are running relaxed and informal pregnancy yoga and hypnobirthing classes online to help you to experience a positive pregnancy and prepare for the birth of your baby!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Glenarn
As part of Scotland's Gardens Scheme you can visit Glenarn in Rhu, Helensburgh, a complete example of a ten-acre garden which spans from 1850 to the present day!
Milngavie Market
You'll find meat, fish, game, Cheese, home baking, plants, Organic soap, jewellery, and more at Milngavie Market on the first and third Friday of each month!
Loch Lomond Faerie Trail
Loch Lomond Faerie Trail is back with a new trail mystery! Book Now for tickets right through the summer and join us in our biggest adventure yet!
Platform Singers Choir - Online
Platform Glasgow's community choir, Platform Singers, is now taking place online every Friday afternoon via Zoom!
Helensburgh Market in the Square
Buy the best of seasonal local produce at Helensburgh Market in the Square held on the second and last Saturdays of each month in Colquhoun Square!
RSNO Digital Season
The RSNO present their brand new Digital Season! Enjoy nine glorious concerts which will be filmed live for you in the RSNO's studio with COVID-19 secure measures in place!
Clack and Yak: Online Knitting Group
Get those knitting needles out and enjoy a chat and a cuppa whilst knitting, sewing or crocheting something for yourself or family and friends with Platform Glasgow's Clack and Yak!
Creation Station: Online Drama Workshops
Platform Glasgow's Creation Station is a weekly online drama workshop for 8-11 year olds who are interested in performance, fun and creativity!
Lab Station: Online Drama Workshops
Platform Glasgow's Lab Station Performance Group online workshops for 12 - 16 year olds are led by professional artists and the sessions focus on drama and performance!
Art Factory: Online Art Group
Platform Glasgow's Art Factory is an online visual arts and crafts session for adults who wish to learn to draw, paint or make things!
Nu Gen - Online Art Group
Platform Glasgow's weekly arts group challenges teenagers to make artwork that represents their interests, exploring identity and what it’s like to be a teenager today!
Online Music Classes
Fancy learning to play an instrument? Platform Glasgow are running weekly online Fiddle, Guitar and Drums classes for juniors and adults!
Polmadie Car Boot Sale
Held on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, Polmadie Car Boot Sale is Scotland's only fully undercover car boot sale!
Platform Young Company Online - Performance Workshops
Platform Young Company is a performance collective, formed out of a shared interest in contemporary performance and experimental ways of working, join them for their online sessions on Saturdays!
Saturday Art Club at Home
Platform Glasgow's Saturday Art Club at Home is a playful and creative online art session that gives young artists the chance to draw, paint, make and get creative!
City Sightseeing Glasgow
With 21 stops where you can hop on and off to visit some of the city's leading attractions, City Sightseeing Glasgow is the perfect way to explore Glasgow!
Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour
This is a 1.5 - 2 hour tour that will take you around all the main sites of the city, giving you an excellent opportunity to find out about Glasgow's rich history and culture!
Jim Lambie: Buttercup
The Modern Institute is pleased to host Jim Lambie's latest solo exhibition in the Airds Lane and Bricks Space galleries!
Street Art Walking Tour
Walking Tours in Glasgow is now offering a Street Art tour! This mural and modern culture tour will show the beautiful street art pieces scattered around the city of Glasgow!
Clyde Cruising Club Dinghy Section Learn to Sail Classes
Learn to sail or improve your skills on Bardowie Loch, with classes available for both children and adults!
Historic Tours of Glasgow University
Join a Historic Tour of the University of Glasgow the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world!
AR26 Football For All - Glasgow South
Every Friday between 30th April and 2nd July, Scotland and Liverpool footballer Andy Robertson's new charity, AR26, will be bringing free football sessions to the heart of the Southside community!
AR26 Football For All - North Glasgow
Every Friday between 30th April and 2nd July, Scotland and Liverpool footballer Andy Robertson's new charity, AR26, will be bringing free football sessions to the heart of the North Glasgow community!
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home is an exhibition at The Hidden Gardens created by Martha Orbach in which 21 handprinted flags mapping navigations across our interconnected world as our climate changes.
Fore Play Crazy Golf
Fore Play Crazy Golf is the ultimate destination offering fun for grown-ups! They've got everything from bespoke, locally-inspired crazy golf to delicious drinks and the finest street food offerings!
Culzean By The Sea
To celebrate Scotland's Year of Coasts & Waters Culzean Castle have created a fantastical trail of willow sculptures depicting creatures, real and mythical, of the sea and water!
Glasgow Music City Tours: Merchant City Tour
Get under the skin of Glasgow's vibrant music scene with this entertaining, guided walking tour of Merchant City and the East End from Glasgow Music City Tours!
Glasgow Music City Tours: Music Mile Tour
Feel the beat of Glasgow's vibrant music scene with this entertaining, guided walking tour of the city centre with Glasgow Music City Tours!
Largs Market
You'll find fresh produce and sweet treats, handmade crafts, jewellery, artwork, gifts, pet supplies and more at Largs Market every Saturday in Gallowgate Square!
The Barras Market
With it's iconic archways The Barras Market it is a Glasgow institution, open to the public every weekend, come along and grab yourself a bargain or two!
Flowetic Dance Fitness - Feel Like A Dancer At Home!
Flowetic Glasgow classes are now online on Tuesdays and Saturdays! Dance, tone, stretch & relax... and feel like a dancer at home!
Free Your Body, Free Your Mind - Energising Dance and Intuitive Movement Series
Join Freeself for their Free Your Body, Free Your Mind - Energising Dance and Intuitive Movement Series beginning held on Wednesdays during May!
MAKE! Kids Outdoor Arty Workshops
Every Sunday, MAKE at Dumbreck Stables host outdoor art workshops for your mini creatives aged 5 - 11!
Kundalini Yoga for Creativity and Curiosity
Join certified Kundalini Yoga, meditation and gong teacher, Carolyn McTaggart on Mondays for Creativity and Curiosity, online Kundalini Yoga sessions!
Heathers The Musical - POSTPONED
Following two smash hit record breaking London West End seasons, Heathers The Musical embarks on its first national tour and comes to the King's Theatre Glasgow in May 2021!
The Gate x Native Penthouse Pop-Up
Leading aparthotel group Native is set to host a coveted pop-up Penthouse-party between the 13th and 16th May with special guests, The Gate!
Pottery Handbuilding Workshop
Join Spin for a two hour pottery workshop and create at your own socially distanced table with staff on hand to help bring your vision to life!
Big Ideas To Carry In Your Pocket
Ahead of the 'Big Ideas To Carry In Your Pocket' series launch in summer 2021, a trio of Inklings authors will be coming to Aye Write to preview their work!
Chris Leslie and John McDougall - A Balkan Journey
Join Chris Leslie and John McDougall for an illustrated talk discussing A Balkan Journey, a photographic tour through the towns and cities of post-conflict former Yugoslavia, as part of Aye Write!
Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe
Join Niall Ferguson, one of Britain's most renowned historians, as he discusses his latest book, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, as part of Aye Write 2021!
Helen McClory & Ruth Thomas - Prize-winning Scottish Authors
Prize-winning Scottish authors, Helen McClory and Ruth Thomas will discuss their latest books with Sara Davies as part of Aye Write 2021!
Journeys Outside and In
Join authors Chris Dolan and Kieran Cunningham as they discuss their latest books with Vanessa Collingridge as part of Aye Write 2021!
Katy Wix
Join award-winning comedian and writer Katy Wix as she discusses her memoir Delicacy with Kirsteen Paterson as part of Aye Write 2021!
Live the Life - Write the Books
Novelists Peter Hain, James Brabazon and Sarah Sultoon have all used aspects of their day jobs when creating their thrillers, join them as they discuss their writing with Louise Fairbairn!
Louise Welsh Introduces… Crime Debuts
Louise Welsh, author of The Cutting Room amd The Plague Times Trilogy introduces some of the finest new writers in crime fiction as part of Aye Write 2021!
Magical, Dazzling Fiction
Join autors Jenni Fagan and Irenosen Okojie as they discuss their latest work with Rodge Glass as part of Aye Write 2021!
Make Your Own Memory Bear Workshop
Learn how to make your own special keepsake memory bear using babygros, t-shirts, shirts or other items of clothing on this full day workshop with Sew Confident!
Mel Giedroyc
Join comedian, writer, actor and presenter Mel Giedroyc as she discusses her debut novel, The Best Things, with Gabriella Bennett as part of Aye Write 2021!
Narratives in Times of Absurdity
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts presents 'Narratives in Times of Absurdity' an exhibition by multi-disciplinary artist, Norman Sutton-Hibbert.
One of the Family - Nicky Campbell
Join Nicky Campbell as he discusses his brave and moving memoir, One of the Family, with Siobhan Synnot as part of Aye Write 2021!
Print From Home
Learn to screen print from the comfort of your own home in this four week online course, on Saturday mornings, with Print Clan!
Thundercat - POSTPONED
Don't miss American bassist, singer and songwriter, Thundercat live at The Old Fruitmarket on 15th May 2021!
A Manifesto for Caring
Kirsteen Paterson is joined by Madeline Bunting and Gavin Francis as they discuss the crisis in care facing Britain as part of Aye Write 2021.
A Reassuring Look at Mental Health
Join authors Dean Burnett and Robin Dunbar for a reassuring look at mental health as part of Aye Write 2021.
A Time and Place to Breathe
Theresa Talbot is joined by Dr Bill Mitchell and Linda Gask as they discuss the importance of prioritising your mental health.
Beyond Yes and No: What Next For Scotland?
Join Aye WRite's panel of politicians, cultural commentators, and writers as they wrestle with all of the big questions as part of Beyond Yes and No: What Next For Scotland?
Chocolate Tasting - Made... in the UK Edition
Join Cassandra from Fine Flavour Tastings for an hour of chocolate tasting fun on Sunday 16th May where she'll take you through a selection of bars from right here in the UK!
Feminism Without Borders
Zoe Venditozzi is joined by authors Mona Elthaway and Koa Beck for a discussion exploring 'Feminism Without Borders' as part of Aye Write 2021.
Jim Carruth Introduces… Fred D’Aguiar & Kayo Chingonyi
Glasgow Makar Jim Carruth once again welcomes two poets who have not appeared at Aye Write before... Fred D’Aguiar & Kayo Chingonyi!
Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish chaired by Janice Forsyth
Janice Forsyth will be joined by stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish as they discuss their adventure of a lifetime exploring the majesty of Scotland as part of Aye Write 2021!
Sandi Toksvig Live! - The National Trevor Tour - POSTPONED
Sandi Toksvig is touring her new, one-woman comedy show, The National Trevor, don't miss it when it comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow on May 16th!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: 18 Duchess Park with High Glenan and Westburn
Spend an afternoon exploring three of Helensburgh's beautiful private gardens on Sunday 16th May as part of Scotland's Gardens Scheme!
The Books That Made Me... Andrew Marr
Join political journalist Andrew Marr as he shares his favourite books with Ruth Wishart as part of Aye Write 2021!
The Future Of Your Data
Sean McNamara is joined by Tracey Follows and Sam Gilbert as they dicuss 'The Future Of Your Data' as part of Aye Write 2021!
The Life and Legacy of James Baldwin
Join Robert Jones, Jnr and James Campbell as they discuss the life and legacy of James Baldwin with Zoe Venditozzi as part of Aye Write 2021.
Daily Potions Cocktail Making Session 18+
Be immersed in a world of magic making your very own potions cocktail at The Root Of Magic!
Gracie Abrams - CANCELLED
LA singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams will perform live at King Tuts Glasgow on Monday 17th May!
Communicating Confidently Online
This workshop from GCVS is all about preparation and equipping you with the tools you need to deliver and contribute to successful online meetings and events!
Dutchavelli - CANCELLED
Dutchavelli will take his new mixtape, Dutch From The 5th, on the road in 2021! Catch him live at SWG3 Glasgow on 18th May!
Essentrics for Strength & Flexibility Movement Class
Essentrics® is a dynamic, low-impact strength and stretch workout, perfect for all fitness levels that tones, shapes and rebalances the entire body, new block of classes beginning on 18th May!
T.J. Miller
T.J. Miller has been performing his absurdist observational standup act worldwide for over 15 years, don't miss him live at St Luke's Glasgow on 18th May 2021!
Bergamotte Pop-Up Jungle
Bergamotte's Pop-Up Jungle is coming to Box Hub Glasgow... with a selection of plants: hanging, exotic, graphic or prickly - there's something for everyone and for every budget!
Covid Conversations: Imagining New Futures in Scotland
Don't miss this exciting and interactive event hosted by the University of Strathclyde on our post-Covid future, focusing on lessons learned from the pandemic and how we can move forward.
Curious About: Innovation
Curious About: Innovation is a three-day online science festival from Glasgow Science Centre that explores how technology & innovation are being used to solve global challenges!
MANIPULATE Festival: Restless Worlds, Glasgow
MANIPULATE Festival has commissioned eight leading Scottish artists to create intricate, sculptural works which will be displayed in windows across Glasgow between the 19th and 24th May!
You Me At Six - CANCELLED
You Me At Six will embark on a brand new UK tour in 2021 in support of their new record SUCKAPUNCH, catch them at The Barrowlands Glasgow on 19th May!
Live and Online with the Age-Friendly Academy
Live and Online with the Age-Friendly Academy is a free online event giving attendees a flavour of what the University of Strathclyde has to offer for older adults across Scotland and beyond!
McCabe & McLean Beer Garden Comedy
Join Susie McCabe & Des McLean as their Beer Garden Tour stops off at Van Winkle Glasgow on 20th May for a cracking night of comedy!
Solar Observing On a Budget
Join the Astronomical Society of Glasgow for their latest free online lecture, Solar Observing On a Budget, on Thursday 20th May!
The Creative Craft Show featuring The Scottish Quilting Show - POSTPONED
The Creative Craft Show returns to the SEC Glasgow between the 20th and 23rd of May 2021 and includes The Scottish Quilting Show!
Tuesday Friendship Club
The Tuesday Friendship Club is a weekly night for adults with learning disabilities and additional support needs held at the Fairfield Club, Govan on Thursdays!
Urban Fox Cycle Hub at Wellhouse Housing Association Hub
Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) is working in tandem with two local Glaswegian organisations to carry out free cycle repairs for residents to encourage exercise and support wellbeing!
A Pair of Wildly Compelling Novels
Experience the wild beauty of Scotland as authors Elizabeth Reeder and Elizabeth Haynes discuss their latest novels as part of Aye Write!
Colonastics
Part of Take Me Somewhere 2021, Colonastics invites you to clear your surroundings for a sweaty workout that decolonises your body, mind and spirit.
Eco Tips for Your Home and Family
Nancy Birtwhistle and Jen Gale share their top eco tips for your home and your family in this special event as part of Aye Write 2021!
Excavate: The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall
Bob Stanley and Tessa Norton discuss EXCAVATE! a vivid, definitive record - an illumination of the dark corners of the Fall's wonderful and frightening world as part of Aye Write 2021!
Four Centuries of Murder
ES Thomson will be joined by authors Craig Russell, Robbie Morrison and SG MacLean as they discuss their latest thrillers as part of Aye Write 2021!
Friday Night Comedy
Glee Club Glasgow's Friday Night Comedy is the perfect way to end the working week! Four superb stand-up comedians and a great range of tasty food offerings!
Gripping, Wartime Thrillers
Authors Simon Scarrow, Jack Grimwood and Kjell Ola Dahl discuss their gripping, wartime thrillers with Jacky Collins as part of Aye Write 2021!
Immersive, Poetic Fiction
Lee Randall is joined by authors Salena Godden and Courttia Newland as they discuss their latest work as part of Aye Write 2021!
Kòrónà Stomp
Kòrónà Stomp, part of Take Me Somewhere, is a digital performance piece that uses photography, video, sound, texts, and GIFs to situate the viewer in a 'Covidscape'.
Knitting For Beginners
Join Sew Confident for their Knitting For Beginners class and in one session you'll learn the basics and leave with your very own chunky knit headband!
Maggie O’Farrell and Kate Mosse
Zoe Venditozzi will be joined by authors Maggie O'Farrell and Kate Mosse as they discuss their latest novels as part of Aye Write 2021!
My Rock ‘n’ Roll Friend
Nicola Meighan is joined by singer/songwriter Tracey Thorn as she discusses her book, My Rock 'n' Roll Friend, which explores 37 years of friendship between Thorn and drummer Lindy Morrison!
Pain And I
Sarah Hopfinger presents Pain And I, a bold and intimate audio piece, exploring the complexities of chronic pain experience through autobiographical text, sound and music as part of Take Me Somewhere.
Sendiri
Take Me Somewhere proudly presents the premiere of Sendiri an online performance from Maluku diaspora movement artist, Claricia Parinussa commissioned by Tramway!
Tales from Gaeldom’s Past: Gaelic Historical Crime Fiction
Maureen MacLeod is joined by Calum L. MacLeod and Iain F. MacLeod to discuss their new crime novels as part of Aye Write 2021!
The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice
Legendary journalist Kate Adie will be joined by Dr Jim Swire and co-author Peter Biddulph as they discuss the campaign to uncover the truth behind the Lockerbie bombing.
The Making of Pinocchio! (Digital Edition)
Take Me Somewhere present The Making of Pinocchio!, an up-close behind the scenes look at the quest to make Pinocchio the perfectly imperfect trans masc narrative of our times.
Thrillers with a Drop of Horror
Douglas Skelton will be joined by authors Catriona Ward, Will Dean and Sarah Pearse as they discuss their latest thrillers as part of Aye Write 2021!
Welcome Home Shuggie Bain
Winner of the coveted Man Booker Prize in 2020 for Shuggie Bain, author Douglas Stuart will join comedian and writer Janey Godley for an evening of conversation as part of Aye Write 2021!
A Pair of Explosive Thrillers
Join SAS hero Chris Ryan and SAS: Who Dares Wins star Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham as they discuss their new thrillers as part of Aye Write 2021!
A Renewable Energy Revolution
Susan Dalgetty is joined by Todd Westbrook and Stephen Peake as they discuss their books and the renewable energy revolution as part of Aye Write 2021!
Brit Bennett chaired by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Join American writer Brit Bennett as she discusses her New York Times best-seller The Vanishing Half in an event chaired by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as part of Aye Write 2021!
Children’s Potions & Science Class
Join The Root of Magic for a magically awesome time in their weekly potions and science workshop, held on Saturdays!
Deer Dancer
For Take Me Somewhere 2021, Hanna Tuulikki will re-work Deer Dancer, her solo performance for moving-image from 2019, into a live ensemble performance!
Extraordinary Stories Based on Real Events
Lee Randall will be joined by authors Clare Chambers and Emma Stonex as they discuss their new books as part of Aye Write 2021!
Family Portrait
Tramway presents an interactive installation work capturing Barrowland Ballet's Artistic Director Natasha Gilmore and her children in an intimate portrayal of family life as part of Take Me Somewhere!
Fem Frequencies
Fem Frequencies is an all-female DJ event, being held on 22nd May, that is raising money for Glasgow-based sexual assault charity, SAY Women.
Fish Out-of-Water Memoirs
Vanessa Collingridge is joined by authors Tabitha Lasley and Musa Okwonga as they discuss their memoirs as part of Aye Write 2021!
How To Stop Fascism
What kind of world do we want to live in? And what are we going to do about it? Join author Paul Mason as he discusses these questions with Ruth Wishart as part of Aye Write 2021.
Jump Cut - Episode #3
Multi media artist Austin Young brings together world-famous drag performance artists to form a triple deity!
MAMA
MAMA is a short film adaptation of Icône Pop, the celebrated work by Montreal based company MAYDAY, being screened as part of Take Me Somewhere 2021!
Of Birds and Men
Ali Braidwood is joined by writers Charlie Gilmour and Jonathan Meiburg as they discuss their latest books as part of Aye Write 2021!
Potions Cocktail Class 18+
Join The Root Of Magic on a Friday or Saturday for their Potions Cocktail Class for adults and be immersed in a world of magic!
Rodge Glass Introduces… Fiction Debuts
The novelist and biographer Rodge Glass introduces Helen Fisher, Bryan Washington, Megan Nolan, Mateo Askaripour, Fiona Scarlett and Caleb Azumah Nelson, six vivid new voices in fiction!
Saturday Night Comedy
Treat yourself to an evening of award-winning comedy at Glee Club Glasgow, featuring four superb stand-up comedians that will keep you laughing until Monday!
The American Way: Stories of Invasion
The American Way: Stories of Invasion is a new anthology which re-examines the history of America's interventions on foreign soil.
The Smyths: ‘The Queen is Dead’ 35th Anniversary Tour - POSTPONED
The world's finest tribute to the music of The Smiths are coming to Glasgow! Catch The Smyths at The Garage on Saturday 22nd May!
Chocolate Tasting - Adventurous Inclusions: The Shallow End
Join Cassandra from Fine Flavour Tastings for an hour of chocolate tasting fun on Sunday 23rd May where she'll take you through a selection of mildly-adventurous additions to chocolate!
Come Again
Janice Forsyth is joined by Robert Webb, author of 'How Not To Be a Boy' and star of Peep Show, as he discusses his debut novel 'Come Again' as part of Aye Write 2021!
Finding The Mother Tree
Join world-renowned scientist Suzanne Simard as she shares the secrets of a lifetime spent uncovering startling truths about trees as part of Aye Write 2021!
Finding Your Way Through Grief
Zoe Venditozzi is joined by The Reverend Richard Coles and Sasha Bates as they discuss their books which are personal accounts of how they have found their way through grief.
Frank Gardner chaired by Ruth Wishart
Ruth Wishart is joined by BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardener as he discusses his latest thriller, Outbreak, as part of Aye Write 2021!
Late Bloomers
Theresa Talbot is joined by writers Mike Gayle and Matt Cain as they discuss their latest books as part of Aye Write 2021!
New Scottish Thrillers
Join Alan Gillespie, Alison Irvine and Sharon Bairden as they discuss their new thrillers with Aye Write programmer Bob McDevitt!
Nwando Ebizie
Adrian Howells Award for Intimate Performance recipient Nwando Ebizie will develop her ideas throughout 2021, and will present this sharing at Take Me Somewhere!
Provocative, Elemental Fiction
Mark West is joined by Diane Cook and Ewan Morrison as they discuss their latest books as part of Aye Write 2021!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Ross Priory
Explore the beautiful grounds of Ross Priory complete with glorious views over Loch Lomond on Sunday 23rd May as part of Scotland's Gardens Scheme!
The Healing Power of Nature
Join Kathleen Hart and Alexis Fleming as they discuss the healing power of nature with Frankie Burr as part of Aye Write 2021!
The Wild Isles
Join Patrick Barkham as he discusses his book, In The Wild Isles, alongside three of his contributors, Kapka Kassabova, Esther Woolfson & Amanda Thomson!
Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties - CANCELLED
Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties are coming to Oran Mor Glasgow on 24th May with support from The Winter Passing and Luke Rainsford!
Jen Brister: Under Privilege - POSTPONED
Join Jen Brister at Stand Glasgow on 24th May as she takes an irreverent look at the often controversial subject of 'privilege'.
King Krule - CANCELLED
King Krule will bring his 2021 tour to Glasgow Barrowlands on 24th May!
Raf Rundell - CANCELLED
Raf Rundell has announced a UK tour which includes a night at King Tut's Glasgow on Monday 24th May!
Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story - POSTPONED
From the producers of That'll Be The Day, Walk Right Back tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers, don't miss it at King's Theatre Glasgow on May 24th!
A Giant Dog Bed / Reclining Duet
Part of Take Me Somewhere, The Giant Dog Bed is an invitation into a practice that follows the greyhound’s ability to translate rest into power.
Alan Carr - Not Again, Alan! - POSTPONED
Join Alan Carr at the King's Theatre Glasgow as he muses upon the things that make his life weird and wonderful!
Calvin & A Series of Events
Calvin Z Laing presents four new filmed works written during lockdown and performed to camera from spaces at Tramway as part of Take Me Somewhere 2021!
Orchards - POSTPONED
Born from Brighton's diverse musical breeding ground, indie quartet Orchards are among the city's brightest rising stars, catch them live at Stereo Glasgow on 25th May!
A Certain Value
Launched as a research project on sharing and mutualized practices, A Certain Value immerses itself in the radical, artistic and human experiences of four European collectives.
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham - CANCELLED
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham return to the stunning surroundings of Cottiers in Glasgow on Wednesday 26th May as part of their upcoming tour!
At The Ends of the Day
Part of Take Me Somewhere 2021, At the Ends of the Day is both communal and reflective; a late night antidote to Zoom fatigue!
George Clinton - POSTPONED
After 50 years of funkin' around the world, George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic will bid farewell with a series of goodbye live shows, don't miss them at the O2 Academy on May 26th!
Hannah White - CANCELLED
Don't miss London-born singer-songwriter Hannah White, live at The Glad Cafe Glasgow on Wednesday 26th May!
Kodaline - CANCELLED
Kodaline have announced their 'Wherever You Are' UK tour for Summer 2021 including a night at The Barrowlands Glasgow on 26th May!
NZCA Lines - POSTPONED
Hot off the back of the release of LP 'Pure Luxury', NZCA Lines has announced a night at Broadcast Glasgow on 26th May 2021!
The Parking Lot Social Spring Breakout Glasgow
Get together with your nearest & dearest and wave goodbye to a winter spent indoors with an incredible variety of entertainment at The Parking Lot Social Spring Breakout Glasgow!
A Pair of Resting...
A sort of performance lecture, or maybe a loose, sticky web of 'Humanimal' experiences, observations and smells.
A Space in Between: Repairing Breast Cancer Narratives
A Space in Between is a performative installation and panel discussion representing the lived experience of breast cancer treatment.
Bedroom Frequencies
Bedroom Frequencies, part of Take Me Somewhere, is a biographic virtual reality experience about a young girl growing up in a strict and violent household.
I Looked Up At The Sky And I, Imagined All Of The Stars Were My Sisters
New York based artist Keijaun Thomas presents her performance 'I Looked Up At The Sky And I, Imagined All Of The Stars Were My Sisters' as part of Take Me Somewhere 2021!
Parenting Tweens & Teens: Dealing With Attitude Or Disrespect!
Join Potential In Me for their free online programme for parents and carers to help you understand your tweens and teens better!
Yard Life Urban Arts Gallery Launch
Brought to you by the team behind the internationally respected Yardworks Festival, Yard Life at SWG3 Glasgow is a new urban arts gallery for the graffiti and street art community!
A Heifer Would Be Needed For The Sacrifice
Picatrix-AI recalls the veiled spectacle of xenotransplantation, as it ellipses the longstanding, racialising and imperialist histories of medical experimentation and enslaved gestational labour.
A Thousand Ways - Part One: A Phone Call
On a simple phone call, you and another audience member – nameless strangers to one another – will follow a carefully crafted set of directives.
At The Flix Drive In
Join At The Flix for their Spring drive-in movie event with films shown on the world's largest outdoor LED screen at Prestwick Airport!
Elephant
Elephant is a new text based solo performance for film by Peter McMaster in collaboration with Tim Etchells as part of Take Me Somewhere 2021!
Hamilton Leithauser - POSTPONED
Best known as the frontman for the Walkmen, Hamilton Leithauser is bringing his 'The Loves of Your Life Tour' to St Lukes Glasgow on 28th May 2021!
Into the Woods - POSTPONED
Into the Woods takes everyone's favourite storybook characters and brings them together for a trip you'll never forget! Don't miss New Clan Arts' production at Websters Theatre!
The Twilight Sad - POSTPONED
The Twilight Sad return to Glasgow Barrowlands on 28th & 29th May with support from Just Mustard & Kathryn Joseph!
Jack J Hutchinson - POSTPONED
Shock City Productions presents London based guitarist and singer songwriter, Jack J Hutchinson, live at the Hard Rock Cafe Glasgow with support from Swamp Born Assassins!
Outdoor Drama Workshops For Kids
Whether your kids already love drama or are simply interested in making new friends, building confidence and having fun, these outdoor sessions are ideal!
Somewhere In The Unachieved
Sarah Wendt and Pascal Dufaux present Somewhere In The Unachieved (Quelque part dans l’inachevé) as part of Take Me Somewhere 2021.
Wrapped Up In This
Mele Broomes is an award-winning choreographer and performer, don't miss her online performance of 'Wrapped Up In This' as part of Take Me Somewhere 2021.
30 Minute Meditation Lunchtime Classes
Take half an hour out to cultivate inner peace and enjoy the rest of the day with an inspired and positive mind on one of Kadampa Meditaion Centre's Lunchtime Classes!
Ayr Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale
Whether you're wishing to purchase a few hidden treasures, interested in selling or just wishing for an enjoyable day out, there is something for everyone at Ayr's Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale!
Chocolate Tasting - Adventurous Inclusions: The Deep End
Join Cassandra from Fine Flavour Tastings for an hour of chocolate tasting fun on Sunday 30th May where she'll take you through a selection of adventurous additions to chocolate!
Intermediate Patchwork Block Class
This Patchwork Block class from Sew Confident is a super exciting opportunity to really delve into the quilting world!
Print & Make Your Own Lampshade
Learn how to screen print and construct your own lampshade on this two day course with Print Clan!
The Market at Loch Lomond Shores
Browse homemade treats, arts & crafts, artisan food & drink and local produce at Loch Lomond Shores' regular Market Days every Sunday!
Unspoken R&D - Premier Video Release - by Leticia Sánchez & Anders Rigg
Leticia Sánchez, Anders Rigg and guest artist Brian Hartley invite you to join them for the premier of their project Unspoken.
Wedding Showcase Day hosted by Conifer Events
Conifer Events will be taking over the stunning Roodlea Barn, Ayr on Sunday 30th May for a fantastic Wedding Showcase!
All the Young Nudes’ Online Life Drawing Club
Join All the Young Nudes on Monday nights for their Online Life Drawing Club, a weekly, accessible, affordable and fun life drawing session!
The Rocket Man - A Tribute to Sir Elton John - POSTPONED
Book your tickets now for an unmissable concert spectacular... The Rocket Man - A Tribute to Sir Elton John at the King's Theatre Glasgow on May 31st 2021!
Events in Lanarkshire
Active@Home North Lanarkshire
If you are over the age of 65 and live in the North Lanarkshire area The Fair Play Foundation's Active@Home programme is the one for you!
Pain Association Scotland - Self Management for People Living with Chronic Pain
Pain Association Scotland run professionally-led monthly groups across Lanarkshire for people living with all forms of chronic pain.
Sunday & Wednesday Worship Services
St Andrew's Parish Church and Livingstone Memorial Parish Church in Blantyre invite you to join them on Sundays and Wednesdays for their live stream worship services.
Get Walking Lanarkshire Health Walks
Join Get Walking Lanarkshire on one of their regular health walks! Enjoy the fresh air, meet new people and have a good blether!
New Lanark Markets
New Lanark's regular indoor and outdoor market's showcase the best of hand-made products from designers and producers across Scotland!
The Gruffalo Trail
Join the Scottish Equestrian Hotel for a woodland adventure exploring their Gruffalo Trail on the ponies!
Family Activities at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre
North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre hold a range of fun museum activities, arts and crafts every week for children!
Strathaven Miniature Railway 2021 Season
Strathaven Miniature Railway reopens for the 2021 season on Saturday 1st May and will run every Saturday until the end of September!
Lanark Market Car Boot Sale
An undercover car boot sale is held at Lanark Agricultural Market on Sundays throughout the year from 8am to 2pm!
Ba Ba Baby Massage Classes
Ba Ba Baby Massage are pleased to announce that their 'face to face' classes will resume at Hamilton Old Parish Church Hall on the 18th and 19th of May!
The Memo Cinema
The team at Lanark Memorial Hall are delighted to be back with their Covid-friendly, socially distanced cinema which will open again on Thursday 20 May!
The Skinner Songbook - POSTPONED
FRETS is delighted to present The Skinner Songbook, a new troubadour concert show produced by vocalist Grahame Skinner, on Friday 21st May, in the Strathaven Hotel!
The Fureys - POSTPONED
A Fureys concert is always a night to remember, book your tickets for their show at Motherwell Concert Hall on Saturday 22nd May!
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
Drama Kirk return with the Latest installment of their series of dramatized studies 'Paul, a man changed forever' on Tuesday 25th May!
Coatbridge Beginners Cycle
Join Breeze Network Scotland for an easy-paced led-by-friendly women cycle along the Monkland Canal and through Drumpellier Country Park to Lochend Loch!
Lanark Lanimers: A Wee Look Back!
Learn about the community spirit and passion that surrounds Lanimers at New Lanark's brand new exhibition, Lanark Lanimers: A Wee Look Back!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kilsyth Gardens
Explore the neighbouring private gardens of Aeolia and Blackmill in Kilsyth on Sunday 30th May as part of Scotland's Gardens Scheme!
Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Open Book & Paisley Library Shared Reading Group
Join Open Book and Paisley Library for an hour of shared reading on Wednesday mornings!
Paisley Farmers Market
Ayrshire Farmers Markets hold a market in Paisley Town Centre on the second and last Saturdays of each month!
All for One ACCORD Online Art Exhibition
All for One ACCORD is an online art exhibition being held between the 12th April and 31st May with all work being donated by some wonderful and generous artists!
Superleague Sessions
Basketball Paisley are excited to announce that they are bringing back their Superleague basketball sessions every Monday evening or Sunday afternoon!
Mummy and Baby Workout - POSTPONED
Join Jones&Us for a free Mummy and Baby Workout every Saturday in Paisley's Fountain Gardens all year round!
Wild Child Challenge
Explore RSPB Lochwinnoch's woodland trail, complete the challenges along the way and discover how 'wild' a child you are!
Mummy and Toddler Workout - POSTPONED
Join Jones&Us for a free Mummy and Toddler Workout every Sunday in Paisley's Fountain Gardens all year round!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Wraes
Explore this tranquil seven-acre garden near Houston which has far-reaching rural views as part of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme!
Projecting Wellness via Paisley & District U3A Movie Night
As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, this screening of home movies, plus an academic talk from Paisley & District U3A, shows how nostalgia benefits mental wellbeing.
BGCP Comic and Toy Market Tour: Greenock
The BGCP is back for 2021 but on a smaller socially distanced scale! Don't miss them when they bring their Comic and Toy Market Tour to the Oak Mall Greenock!
Future Perfect: New Byelaws For Civic Spaces
Future Perfect: New Byelaws for Civic Spaces is a hopeful, positive act of re-configuration the results of which will be found on billboards around Paisley as part of Take Me Somewhere 2021!
Mr Poppy’s Online Magic Show
Join Mr Poppy LIVE as he attempts his biggest challenge yet; becoming a magician! Whether you're 9 or 90 come join in the magic, mischief and mayhem!
Patsy Cline and Friends - CANCELLED
Don't miss a tribute to legends of country music, Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, & Hank Williams at The Albany Greenock on May 22nd 2021!
Pedal The Park
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park and Ride63 Community Cycling Club are delighted to be once again hosting Pedal the Park on Sunday 23rd May!
The Unremarkable Death of Marylin Monroe - POSTPONED
From the award-winning creators of The Time Machine, Austen's Women and Jane Eyre: An Autobiography comes The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, catch it at Beacon Arts Centre on May 23rd!
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers Story - POSTPONED
From the producers of That'll Be The Day, Walk Right Back tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers, don't miss it at Beacon Arts Centre on May 24th 2021!
SpeedQuizzing
Join Gus from Pulse Community Radio as he presents a brand new quiz night at The Bungalow Paisley on Thursday 27th May!
Al Fresco at Café Fairfull Launch Day
Café Fairfull is going Al Fresco! Join them for their launch day on 28th May where the team will be giving out free tasters of food and drinks throughout the day and evening!
Renfrewshire Business Network - May Meeting
Increase your business contacts and grow your network at the next Renfrewshire Business Network meeting which is being held online on Friday 28th May.
The Springsteen Sessions - CANCELLED
Catch The Springsteen Sessions at The Albany, Greenock on 28th May, probably the finest Boss tribute band in the land!
Barnhill Farmers Market
Barnhill Farm in Inchinnan are holding their very first Farmers Market over the May Bank Holiday Weekend!
TTF - Celebrating 30 years of TTF - POSTPONED
See TTF plus some of Europe's biggest acts all under one roof at intu Braehead Arena on Saturday 29th May as they celebrate their 30th anniversary!
A Wander Through the Darkside of Paisley’s West End
Darkside History and Tours and Walking Tours on Wheels present a wee wander through Paisley's West End in search of the dark historical events of this area!
Erskine Riverside Market
You'll find range of fresh produce, unique gifts & street food and more at Erskine Riverside Market on the last Sunday of each month!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Carruth
Explore 20 acres of long-established rhododendrons, woodland with good bluebells, young arboretum and lawn gardens when private garden Carruth opens its doors as part of Scotland's Gardens Scheme!
Crazy Duck Hunt - Little Explorer’s Challenge
Explore the woodland trail and search for the hidden clues on RSPB Lochwinnoch's Crazy Duck Hunt!
Events in Stirling and Falkirk
Roaches Coaches
Join Fintry Amateur Dramatic Society for Roaches Coaches, a radio comedy set in a small-town bus depot, in a magical time before COVID-19 was invented!
Stirling Farmers Market
Stirling Farmers’ Market will be back on Port Street to help you keep that resolution to eat better in 2021!
Stirling Car Boot
From food to sweets and treasures to junk, Stirling Car Boot is open every Sunday regardless of the weather!
Falkirk Stadium Car Boot Sale
Come and visit Falkirk Stadium Car Boot Sale, the biggest and best car boot sale in the region, every Sunday... all welcome!
Food Heroes
This new photography exhibition at the Tolbooth is in praise of Stirlingshire’s Food Heroes!
The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith
This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.
Book Sale
Come along to a book sale, bric a brac and tombolla stall on Saturday 15th May at Ancaster Square Callander to raise funds for Action in Mind Stirling our local Mental Health Charity!
Cloybank Woodland Tea Party & Storytelling with Peter Rabbit
Decorate cakes/cookies in Thistle be Fun's beautiful Bell Tent for a Woodland Tea Party and then enjoying an interactive Storytelling session with our real life Peter Rabbit!
The Big Summer Exhibition & Market
Join us at Greengallery Buchlyvie for a relaxed day out in lovely rural Stirlingshire with food, drinks and free parking!
The Langan Band - POSTPONED
Enjoy a modern and exhilarating sound very much rooted in modern traditions with catchy tunes and beautiful lyrics when The Langan Band come to the Tolbooth!
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kilbryde Castle
Come and explore Kilbride Castle gardens on Sunday 23rd May! They cover some 12 acres and are situated above the Ardoch Burn and below the castle.
Online Full Moon Circle
Join Natasha for her monthly full moon class and learn about the different cycles & energies of the moon to set intentions, release what no longer serves you and manifest the life you want.
Roche Designs Jewellery at the Thistles Centre
Roche Designs will be joining the Crafters Roadshow at Thistles Stirling from Wednesday 26th until Sunday 30th May.
The Crafters Roadshow - The Thistles Stirling
Shop from the best in Scottish Crafts and support your local makers when The Crafters Roadshow returns to The Thistles, Stirling!
Daniel Sloss and Friends - POSTPONED
Daniel Sloss previews his latest work along with some other friends (including Kai Humphries) for one night only at the Albert Halls.
Off The Page
Join us for OFF THE PAGE 2021 – a digital festival bringing together writers, poets, and musicians in a series of digital talks and events.
Critical Mass Stirling Ride
The first Stirling Critical Mass (cycling event) is here! Join us next Friday 28th May at 6pm at Stirling's train station for a friendly group ride.
Foraging Walk
Join Graham and Christine Whitehouse of Whitehouse Foraging for our first foraging walk in over 18 months!
Greig Taylor ‘The Awakening’ - POSTPONED
Stirling singer/songwriter Greig Taylor has announced a special intimate & live event to launch the new album ‘The Awakening’ at the Tolbooth.
Stop Motion Animation with Indie Flynn
Come join us at the Made in Stirling store and make your own Stop Motion Animation short film with Indie Flynn from local charity Square Peg SCIO!
Baby and Child First Aid for parents and carers
Daisy First Aid Stirling is excited to be offering their award winning Baby & Child First Aid for parents and carers again, in the lovely Baby Central Studio.
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Shrubhill
Explore two acres of mixed, informal planting of some unusual rhododendrons, azaleas, specimen trees and other shrubs at Shrubhill!
Events in Other Areas
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