Posts Tagged ‘festival’
Let them eat cake – in the form of Perth’s famous landmarks
A Scottish city’s famous landmarks are being recreated in cake. This Sunday (November 19), as part of the Perth Festive Feast, Perth and Kinross and dozens of its locations are being made in cake form and will be on display at Horsecross Plaza before being cut up and handed out to be enjoyed. A total…
Read MoreShetland will celebrate its fine food and drink again
Shetland’s food festival is to return in 2018 after a hugely successful event this year. Following the Taste of Shetland Festival (formerly the Food Fair) in September, organisers Shetland Food and Drink have confirmed the date for the 2018 Taste of Shetland Festival as October 5-7. The Festival will return to the Clickimin Leisure Centre,…
Read MoreDoing the light thing as festival is extended till next weekend
A fire and light spectacular is proving to be a hot ticket. Illuminight, being held in Kilmarnock’s Dean Castle Country Park, has seen thousands of visitors enjoying the event over the opening weekend and over 12,500 tickets already snapped up for the run. Due to popular demand, new family-friendly sessions have been added to Illuminight…
Read MoreNorth east of Scotland to play host to a festival celebrating gin
The north east of Scotland is getting ready for a celebration of gin. GIN:NE is being held on February 9 and 10, at Inverurie Town Hall in Aberdeenshire. Visitors will get to meet the makers of the gins and other drinks, sample their offerings as well as be able to purchase direct from them. There…
Read MoreRed Hot Chilli Pipers to headline Stirling light switch on
Stirling is ready to bring some festive glitz to the city as it gets ready for its winter festival. This year’s event is bigger and better than ever before, bringing festive sparkle to residents and increasing visitors to Stirling throughout November and December. Working in collaboration with partners throughout the city, the campaign will showcase…
Read MoreAutumn whisky festival will return in 2018
The Whisky Shop Dufftown Autumn Festival is returning in 2018. Next year’s event has been confirmed from September 27 until October 1, and is a great Speyside whisky festival with all the colours of autumn. The shop’s Michael Lord said: ‘Held annually on the last weekend of September, the festival gives visitors the opportunity to…
Read MoreHighland festival of archaeology will conclude this weekend
The Highland Archaeology Festival will conclude this weekend. The two week schedule has been held to mark 2017 as the Scottish Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. The final weekend promises a great way to learn more by providing opportunities to dive in, meet the archaeologists and share your own local knowledge and research. It’s…
Read MoreCumnock exhibition puts industry and science in the spotlight
An exhibition celebrating Scotland’s rich industrial past is currently being held. The event, marking the history of Cumnock and the Doon Valley, is running at the Baird Institute, Cumnock, until Saturday, December 16. Industry & Science: A Local Heritage, a collaboration between Kilmarnock Engineering and Science Society and Netherthird Primary School, Cumnock, shines a spotlight…
Read MoreDon’t miss the Corstorphine Festival this weekend (28 May to 3 June)
This weekend (28 May) sees the start of the week long Corstorphine Festival which takes place until 3 June. Much of Corstorphine will be dressed to impress, lavished in beautiful knitted articles – yarn bombed! Daily activities will take place at a range of venues across Corstorphine.…
Read MoreHunter Laing unveils six exceptionally rare Islay whiskies and a new shop at Feis Ile
The Kinship range will be exclusively available at Hunter Laing’s new shop on Islay and marks the start of work on Ardnahoe Distillery on the island Hunter Laing has unveiled ‘The Kinship’, a range of six bottlings of exceptionally rare Islay whiskies, which will only be sold at their new shop on Islay during and…
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