Scotland music festivals provide us with a cultural treat, from traditional Celtic music to classical and pop music, in widespread venues the length and breadth of the country.
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SCOTLAND MUSIC FESTIVALS 2021…
This year’s calendar is as diverse and exciting as always, and all the old favourites are there, including some good folk and jazz festivals. If you appreciate good music, you’re guaranteed to find something to your liking here, whatever your taste in music may be.
JANUARY 2021
Celtic Connections
15th January – 2nd February 2021 (Online)
Celtic music, Glasgow.
FEBRUARY 2021
Celtic Connections
15th January – 2nd February 2021 (Online)
Celtic music, Glasgow.
MARCH 2021
Inverness Fiddlers Rally
6th March 2021
Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness.
Dumfries Jazz Festival
TBC, Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries
Includes dinner and entertainment each night.
APRIL 2021
March Into Pitlochry Festival
3rd april 2021, (Virtual Event)
Charity event over two days, with twenty bands and a mixture of genres of music.
Niel Gow Festival
Returns 2022
Fiddle festival, Dunkeld & Birnam, Perthshire.
Mull Music Festival
Returns 2022
Folk-rock bands, fiddle, accordion, dance and ceilidh bands, Isle of Mull.
Shetland Folk Festival
CANCELLED
Traditional Folk music, Shetland.
Bonfest
CANCELLED
International Bon Scott Rock Festival, Kirriemuir, Angus.
Glenfarg Folk Feast
CANCELLED
Traditional Folk music, Kinross.
MAY 2021
Girvan Traditional Folk festival
1st – 2nd May, 2021 (Online)
Traditional Folk music Family Festival, Girvan.
Bonfest
CANCELLED
International Bon Scott Rock Festival, Kirriemuir, Angus.
Skye Live Festival
Returns 2022
2 days of live music (small campsite), Portree, Isle of Skye.
Orkney Folk Festival
27th – 30th May 2021
Traditional Folk music, Orkney and Caithness.
Islay Festival
CANCELLED
Diverse programme featuring traditional music, ceilidhs, Gaelic lessons, golf, bowling and whisky tasting.
JUNE 2021
Islay Festival
CANCELLED
Diverse programme featuring traditional music, ceilidhs, Gaelic lessons, golf, bowling and whisky tasting.
Midstock Music Festival
CANCELLED
Local music, food and fun, Dalkeith Country Park, Dalkeith (near Edinburgh).
Oban Live Festival
TBC
Biggest live music festival in the Argyll & Bute region.
Arran Folk Festival
11th – 13th June 2021
On the beautiful Isle of Arran.
Glasgow International Jazz Festival
18th – 20th June 2021
Venues around the city, Glasgow.
JULY 2021
Fèis an Eilein Skye Festival
CANCELLED, Isle of Skye
Scottish traditional music spiced up with Jazz, Theatre & more.
Cantilena Music Festival
4th – 9th July 2021
A week of chamber music on the island of Islay.
Stonehaven Folk Festival
CANCELLED
Traditional Scottish folk music festival, Stonehaven.
Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional & Acoustic Music Festival
9th – 11th Juy 2021
3 days of music and dance, Newton Stewart.
Tiree Music Festival
CANCELLED
Isle of Tiree.
Hebridean Celtic Festival
14th – 17th July 2021
Traditional Folk & Celtic music, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
16th – 25th July 2021
Edinburgh.
Rewind Festival: Scotland
CANCELLED
Expect iconic performances from musical legends, Scone Palace, Perth.
Speyfest
CANCELLED, Fochabers, Moray
Celtic rock and ceilidhs with musicians from all over the world.
ButeFest
CANCELLED
3 days of live music on the Isle of Bute.
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
29th – 31st July, 2021
Rock & Pop, Belladrum Estate, Beauly, Inverness-shire.
AUGUST 2021
Mugstock Music Festival
6th – 9th August 2021
Music and merriment across 4 days, Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie.
Party At The Palace
7th – 8th August 2021
Rock & pop, Linlithgow.
Piping Live
7th – 15th August 2021
International Piping Festival, Glasgow.
Edinburgh Summer Sessions
8th – 15th August 2021
At Princes Street Gardens.
Let’s Rock Scotland
28th August 2021
Retro Festival, Dalkeith Country Park.
SEPTEMBER 2021
Glasgow Riverside Festival
3rd – 5th September 2021 Glasgow
Bank holiday weekender, Glasgow.
Mendelssohn on Mull
3rd – 19th September 2021
Classical & Opera festival, Isle of Mull.
TRNSMT Festival
10th – 12th September 2021
From the T in the Park organisers, Glasgow Green.
Dunoon Jazz Festival
10th – 12th September 2021, Argyll
Vibrant programme of exciting acts from across the jazz spectrum.
Queensferry Folk Festival
TBC, The Priory Church
Annual Folk Festival with a huge variety of acts.
OCTOBER 2021
Callander Jazz & Blues Festival
1st – 3rd October 2021, Callander
Live jazz, blues, soul and boogie. From solo artists to big bands, over 200 musicians ensure a long weekend of great music in the autumn splendour of the Trossachs.
Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival
14th – 17th October 2021
Kircudbright, Dumfries & Galloway.
Bute Manouche Jazz Festival
22nd – 24th October 2021, Isle of Bute
Bute Jazz presents Bute Manouche, Scotland’s Gypsy Jazz Festival.
PLEASE NOTE: Many of the festivals take place on our Islands, so if travelling from the mainland and you need some help on how to get to any of these locations, check out the Travelling in Scotland page where you’ll find links to ferry services in Scotland.
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