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Scotland Arts & Culture Festivals 2023

Updated 27 January, 2023

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.

Arts & Culture

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
TBC

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

Edinburgh Short Film Festival
TBC, Edinburgh

NOVEMBER

Edinburgh Short Film Festival
TBC, Edinburgh

Book Week Scotland
TBC, 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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