Events

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Upcoming Events

Cornelia Parker: One Day This Glass Will Break
19th April 2024
One Day This Glass Will Break Cornelia Parker is one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists. Best known for large-scale installation and sculpture, her diverse practice also includes drawing, photography, film and printmaking. 'One Day This Glass Wi...
01 The Shire

S.a.m.s International Magic & Variety Show
4th May 2024
Experience an unforgettable night filled with world-class magic, jaw-dropping illusions and astonishing visual delights. Brought to you by The Scottish Association of Magical Societies this one-night-only event features a stunning display of some of the be...
02 The Shiel

Charity Garden Opening - Blair Castle & Estate
5th May 2024
Blair Castle private gardens will be open for visitors to enjoy the beautiful, landscaped gardens which include a collection of trees dating back to the 18th century. The gardens have undergone a major restoration project, with new beds created including a...
02 The Shiel

Dreghorn Musical Society Presents: Let's Sing
7th May 2024
Do you love listening to broadway, film, opera and choral classics? Then don't miss the chance to see Dreghorn Musical Society perform their Spring concert, ‘Let's Sing’ , at their new venue, CentreStage, in May. Tickets are available for two nights - ...
01 The Shire

Charity Garden Opening - Highwood
12th May 2024
A beautiful woodland walk around 50 acres of native bluebells, primroses and wild garlic in a delightful setting bordering the Green Water river with tumbling waterfalls. Great outdoor space for children to run and explore and splash in the burn (under sup...
02 The Shiel

Norah Howie Psychic Medium
14th May 2024
Norah Howie Missing Link Tour 2023 Internationally acclaimed psychic Norah will be speaking with as many people as possible during her show and doing a meet and greet with everyone after show come along and say hi
01 The Shire

Arran Mountain Festival
17th May 2024
An opportunity to meet like-minded people, discover a fascinating island and have unforgettable days in the safe hands of experienced local leaders. With names to inspire, like Ceum na Caillich and Caisteal Abhail, Arran's mountains are amongst Scotland’...
03 The Arran

Ships Models: A History Of Shipping In Miniature
19th April 2024
‘Ship Models - A History of Shipping in Miniature’ explores the history of ship models and the evolution in shipbuilding design. This fascinating exhibition features a diverse collection of ship models built by professional shipyard modellers and ama...
01 The Shire

Beauty & The Beast Jr
31st May 2024
Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation an...
01 The Shire

The Magpies
7th June 2024
Transatlantic folk band The Magpies are quickly becoming one of the most exciting and innovative acts on the contemporary roots scene. Combining sublime harmonies with exquisite musicianship and impressive songwriting, The Magpies traverse Anglo and Americ...
02 The Shiel

Ballantrae Festival of Food & Drink
8th June 2024
A food and drink festival celebrating local eating and drinking. Dedicated to promoting quality, well-sourced food, there are tastings, pop-up restaurants, producers and traders to meet, organic food stalls and demonstrations.
01 The Shire

Charity Garden Opening - Craig Hepburn Memorial Garden
12th June 2024
The Craig Hepburn Memorial Garden and Outdoor Learning Centre is located in Linwood High School. Our original garden with an outdoor classroom has been expanded to include community raised beds, an orchard, greenhouse and presentation area. We work with al...
02 The Shiel

Charity Garden Opening - Barrmill Community Garden
15th June 2024
This large woodland garden is carved from a 19th-century whinstone quarry and situated within a 1890s parkland, once known for the quoiting green provided for the village thread mill and ironstone pit workers of that time. Enhancement of the gardens began ...
02 The Shiel

Bute Arts Society: Presents Sorelle
21st June 2024
Women in opera are so often brushed off as lovesick, weak, or sidekicks. Three sopranos want to change that. Sorelle, or 'sisters, is an innovative all-female operatic group created to revitalise the image of the women of opera the queens, heroines, and l...
04 The Bute

National Festival of Youth Theatre
5th July 2024
The National Festival of Youth Theatre is the UK’s largest annual gathering of youth theatres. This exciting annual event is the only opportunity for Scotland’s youth theatre participants to come together, discover a shared passion and develop as art...
01 The Shire

Kelburn Garden Party 2024
4th July 2024
The Kelburn Garden Party is a unique, independent, magical music and arts festival – an annual explosion of colour, creativity and culture in a spectacular setting on Scotland’s West Coast – the grounds and glen around a 13th century painted castle, ...
02 The Shiel

Run the Blades
19th July 2024
Run the Blades is back and it’s bigger and better than ever. RTB has grown to become one of the largest trail running events in the UK and is a totally unique event held exclusively within the UK’s largest onshore wind farm, ScottishPower Renewables’...
01 The Shire

Charity Garden Opening - Dougarie
22nd May 2024
Most interesting terraced garden in a castellated folly built in 1905 to celebrate the marriage of the 12th Duke of Hamilton’s only child to the Duke of Montrose. Good selection of tender and rare shrubs and herbaceous border. Small woodland area with tr...
03 The Arran

Charity Garden Opening - Whitewin House
1st July 2024
Whitewin House was built for Baronet Henry Tate of Tate and Lyle. The house stands in one acre of formal Victorian Garden, redesigned over a five year period in the form of an English Manor House Garden which, of course, comes with its challenges, because ...
01 The Shire

Charity Garden Opening - Wraes
1st May 2024
Varied seven acre rural garden with far reaching views and a variety of planting areas designed to take advantage of the natural terrain and be actively wildlife friendly. Raised formal herbaceous beds, several wildlife ponds, burnside walks, grass maze, s...
02 The Shiel

Charity Garden Opening - Auldbyres Farm Garden
19th April 2024
Surrounded by a working farm, this compact, established garden has mature shrubs, wildlife pond, bog garden and stream, borrowing stunning countryside views towards Ayr and Arran. Well-behaved spring borders give way to a riot of summer perennial favourite...
01 The Shire

Charity Garden Opening - Burnside
19th April 2024
This maturing and constantly changing six-and-a-half acre garden began in 2006. There is a wide range of plants from trees to alpines, giving colour and variability all year. Next to the road flows the Drumbowie Burn, parallel to which is a woodland border...
01 The Shire

Charity Garden Opening - Barnweil Garden
21st May 2024
An earlier opening date than usual highlights the late spring woodland garden, that surrounds the more formal borders and lawns next to the 19th-century house. The woodland features azaleas, species and hybrid rhododendrons as well as acers and magnolias w...
01 The Shire

Charity Garden Opening - The Carriage House
19th April 2024
Set within the glorious historic Blair Polices dating back to the 1500s, at the Carriage House, the Borwicks have planted a beautiful new Arboretum. This continues to build on the vision of past generations of Blairs of creating a sanctuary of rare species...
02 The Shiel

Events Throughout the Year

A collection of William Fife designed classic yachts gathering on the Clyde for a week of spectacular racing. Great for shore and on water viewing. The yachts will race from Largs to Dunoon, Rothesay and Tighnabruaich and return to Largs. The Fife Regatta will see a spectacular fleet of famous Fife Yachts return to their birthplace on the Clyde to participate in a unique regatta.


A sea creature trail for the entire family to explore the stunning scenery around Culzean Castle. Follow the wicker sculpture trail to seek out an array of sea creatures. From mesmerising mermaids to dazzling dolphins, what will you discover?