Scotland Arts & Culture Festivals provide a comprehensive and varied programme of events to cater for anyone wishing to capture the nature and diversity of the country.
SCOTLAND ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVALS 2023….
A comprehensive and varied programme of Scottish Arts and Culture.
JANUARY
Up Helly Aa
31st January 2023, Lerwick, Shetland
MARCH
Glasgow Film Festival
1st – 12th March 2023, Glasgow
Braemar Mountain Festival
2nd – 5th March 2023
APRIL
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
7th – 11th April, 2023
Edinburgh International Science Festival
9th – 24th April, 2023
Beltane Fire Festival
30th April 2023
MAY
Ullapool Book Festival
5th & 6th May, 2023
Perth Festival of the Arts
18th – 27th May, 2023
Edinburgh International Children’s Festival
27th May – 4th June, 2023
JUNE
Edinburgh International Children’s Festival
27th May – 4th June, 2023
The Dog Lover Show
10th – 11th June 2023, P&J Live, Aberdeen
Brilliant performances and displays from some of the most talented dogs in the UK.
Borders Book Festival
15th – 18th June 2023, Melrose
Solas Festival
16th – 18th June 2023, Scone Palace
JULY
Hebridean Celtic Festival
12th – 15th July 2023, Stornoway
Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival
14th – 23rd July, 2023
Merchant City Festival
TBC, Glasgow
Edinburgh Art Festival
27th July – 27th August, 2023
AUGUST
Edinburgh Art Festival
27th July – 27th August, 2023
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
4th – 26th August 2023, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival
4th – 27th August 2023
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
4th – 28th August 2023, Edinburgh
Pittenweem Arts Festival
5th – 12th August 2023, Pittenweem
Edinburgh International Film Festival
12th – 28th August 2023, Edinburgh
The best in British and world cinema is celebrated, showing some of the latest new movies at The Edinburgh International Film Festival. You have the chance to meet some of the artists involved.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
12th – 28th August 2023
Nairn Book & Arts Festival
31st August – 3rd September 2023
SEPTEMBER
Nairn Book & Arts Festival
31st August – 3rd September 2023
Largs Viking Festival
2nd – 10th September 2023, Largs
Perthshire Open Studios
6th – 11th September 2023
Wigtown Book Town Festival
22nd September – 1st October, 2023
OCTOBER
Wigtown Book Town Festival
22nd September – 1st October, 2023
NOVEMBER
Book Week Scotland
13th – 19th November 2023, various locations
Edinburgh Art Fair
17th -19th November 2023, O2 Academy, Edinburgh
Oban Winter Festival
TBC, Oban
Dundee Mountain Film Festival
23rd – 25th November 2023
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SCOTLAND EVENT LISTINGS BY MONTH….
January – February – March – April – May – June – July
August – September – October – November – December