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.
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
Possible cancellations or postponements. Please check with the venue/event organiser for updates.
SCOTLAND ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVALS 2022….
A comprehensive and varied programme of Scottish Arts and Culture.
JANUARY
Up Helly Aa
CANCELLED, Lerwick, Shetland
MARCH
Glasgow Film Festival
2nd – 13th March 2022, Glasgow
Braemar Mountain Festival
3rd – 6th March 2022
APRIL
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
8th – 11th April, 2022
Edinburgh International Science Festival
9th – 24th April, 2022
MAY
Ullapool Book Festival
6th – 8th May, 2022
Edinburgh International Children’s Festival
7th – 15th May, 2022
Perth Festival of the Arts
19th – 28th May, 2022
JUNE
Borders Book Festival
16th – 19th June 2022, Melrose
Solas Festival
17th – 19th June 2022, Scone Palace
Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art
TBC, Glasgow
JULY
Merchant City Festival
TBC, Glasgow
Hebridean Celtic Festival
13th – 16th July 2022, Stornoway
Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival
15th – 24th July, 2022
Edinburgh Art Festival
28th July – 28th August, 2022
AUGUST
Edinburgh Art Festival
28th July – 28th August, 2022
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
5th – 27th August 2022, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
5th – 29th August 2022, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival
5th – 29th August 2022
Pittenweem Arts Festival
6th – 13th August 2022, Pittenweem
Edinburgh International Film Festival
12th -20th August 2022, 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
13th – 29th August, 2022
Nairn Book & Arts Festival
23rd August – 3rd September, 2022
Largs Viking Festival
27th August – 4th September 2022, Largs
SEPTEMBER
Nairn Book & Arts Festival
23rd August – 3rd September, 2022
Largs Viking Festival
27th August – 4th September 2022, Largs
Perthshire Open Studios
3rd – 11th September 2022, Perthshire
Wigtown Book Town Festival
23rd September – 3rd October, 2022
OCTOBER
Wigtown Book Town Festival
23rd September – 3rd October, 2022
Edinburgh Short Film Festival
28th October – 13th November 2022, Edinburgh
NOVEMBER
Edinburgh Short Film Festival
28th October – 13th November 2022, Edinburgh
Book Week Scotland
TBC, various locations
Edinburgh Art Fair
TBC, Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Oban Winter Festival
TBC, Oban
Dundee Mountain Film Festival
24th – 26th November 2022
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