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.
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SCOTLAND ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVALS 2020….
A comprehensive and varied programme of Scottish Arts and Culture Festivals.
JANUARY 2020
Up Helly Aa
28th January 2020, Lerwick, Shetland
FEBRUARY 2020
Glasgow Film Festival
26th February – 8th March 2020, Glasgow
Braemar Mountain Festival
RETURNS 2021, Braemar
MARCH 2020
Glasgow Film Festival
26th February – 8th March 2020, Glasgow
Braemar Mountain Festival
RETURNS 2021, Braemar
Glasgow International Comedy Festival
12th – 29th March 2020, Glasgow
Aye Write! – Glasgow’s Book Festival
12th – 29th March 2020, Glasgow
APRIL 2020
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
CANCELLED
Edinburgh International Science Festival
CANCELLED
Beltane Fire Festival
CANCELLED
MAY 2020
Ullapool Book Festival
CANCELLED
Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair
CANCELLED
Edinburgh International Children’s Festival
CANCELLED
Perth Festival of the Arts
CANCELLED
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
CANCELLED
West End Festival
CANCELLED
JUNE 2020
West End Festival
CANCELLED
Borders Book Festival
CANCELLED
Edinburgh International Film Festival
CANCELLED
Solas Festival
CANCELLED
JULY 2020
Merchant City Festival
CANCELLED, Glasgow
Hebridean Celtic Festival
CANCELLED
Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival
17th – 26th July 2020, online
Edinburgh Art Festival
CANCELLED
AUGUST 2020
Edinburgh Art Festival
CANCELLED
Pittenweem Arts Festival
CANCELLED, Pittenweem
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
CANCELLED
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
CANCELLED, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival
CANCELLED
Edinburgh International Book Festival
CANCELLED
Largs Viking Festival
CANCELLED, Largs
SEPTEMBER 2020
Largs Viking Festival
CANCELLED, Largs
Perthshire Open Studios
CANCELLED, Perthshire
Nairn Book & Arts Festival
CANCELLED
Wigtown Book Town Festival
25th September – 4th October 2020, (online)
OCTOBER 2020
Wigtown Book Town Festival
25th September – 4th October 2020, (online)
Ness Book Fest
TBC, Inverness
The Royal National Mod
9th – 17th October, online
Edinburgh Short Film Festival
TBC, Edinburgh
Samhuinn Fire Festival
31st October 2020, centre of Edinburgh
NOVEMBER 2020
Edinburgh Short Film Festival
2TBC, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Art Fair
12th – 15th November 2020, Edinburgh Corn Exchange
North East of North (NEoN) Digital Arts Festival
12th – 15th November 2020, Dundee
Oban Winter Festival
TBC, Oban
Dundee Mountain Film Festival
26th – 28th November 2020, Dundee
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