S U M M E R F E S T S S O T L A N D
ABERDEEN / ABERDEENSHIRE
Pitmedden Music Festival 12 & 13 Jun Banchory River Festival 12–14 Jun Aberdeen Fashion Week 12–14 Jun • Cairngorms Nature Festival 16 & 17 May • May Festival 29–31 May • • • • Wizard Festival 19–21 Jun • Aberdeen International Youth Festival 24 July–1 Aug • North East Open Studios 12–21 Sep
DUNDEE & ANGUS
Tartan Day Scotland Festival 3–12 Apr
• • Dundee Rep Children’s Festival 6–12 Apr • • • • Dundee Flower and Food Festival 4–6 Sep • Angus Glens Walking Festival 4–7 Jun The Amateur Golf Championship 15–20 Jun Arbroath Sea Fest 15 & 16 Aug
Angus Cycling Festival 26 & 27 Sep
PERTHSHIRE
Perth Festival of the Arts 21–31 May Potfest 12–14 Jun • • • Solas Festival 19–21 Jun • • T in the Park 10–12 Jul Rewind Festival 24–26 Jul • • Southern Fried Festival 31 Jul–2 Aug
Tay and Tummel Festival 19 Jun
TROSSACHS AND STIRLING
Springfest, Loch Lomond 4 & 5 Apr
• • MHOR Festival 23 & 24 May • Taste of Scotland Weeks: Stirling 27 Jul–16 Aug
• Doune the Rabbit Hole 21–23 Aug • • Bloody Scotland 11–13 Sep Bo’Ness Hill Climb Revival Meeting 5 & 6 Sep
LOTHIANS
FIFE
Kirkcaldy Links Market 15–20 Apr • • Open Studios North Fife 2–4 May • Crail Food Festival 12–14 Jun • East Neuk Festival 27 Jun–5 Jul Kite Buggy Summer Fly 18 & 19 Jul • Dunhill British Touring Car Championship • 22 & 23 Aug Pittenweem Arts Festival 1–9 Aug
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Scotland’s Big Nature Festival 23 & 24 May • • TweedLove Bike Festival 17–31 May • • Fringe by the Sea 11–16 Aug • Lammermuir Festival 11–20 Sep
Three Harbours Arts Festival 30 May–7 Jun
SHETLAND AND ORKNEY
• Shetland Folk Festival 30 Apr–3 May • Orkney Nature Festival 13–17 May • Orkney Folk Festival 21–24 May • • • Screenplay 29 Aug–6 Sep Shetland JAWS 5–14 Jun St Magnus International Festival 18–25 Jun
BORDERS / DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
• Knockengorroch 21–24 May • Real Ale / Wine / Cider Festival 6 & 7 Jun • Eden Festival 11–14 Jun • Borders Book Festival 11–14 Jun • Music at Paxton 17–26 Jul • Wickerman Festival 24 & 25 Jul • • Electric Fields Festival 29 Aug Scottish Borders Walking Festival 6–12 Sep
WEST COAST
Paisley Beer Festival 22–25 Apr
• • Girvan Traditional Folk Festival 1–3 May • Darvel Music Festival 1 May – 10 July • Gourock Highland Games 10 May Loch Fyne Food Fair 16 & 17 May • • Kelburn Garden Party 3–5 Jul • • • Prestfest 31 Jul–2 Aug Ballantrae Smugglers Festival 16–22 Aug Largs Regatta Week 22–30 Aug
HEBRIDES / WESTERN ISLES
Islay Malt and Music Festival 22–30 May
• • Howlin’ Fling Jul Dates TBC • • • Hebridean Celtic Festival 15–18 Jul • Clan MacAulay International Clan Gathering Skye Festival: Fèis An Eilein 7 Jul–25 Aug Tiree Music Festival 18–20 Jul
14 & 15 Aug • Hebtember: Hebridean Cultural Festival
1–30 Sept • Harris Mountain Festival 12–19 Sep
HIGHLANDS
• Northern Nashville Caithness Country
Loch Ness Film Festival 24–26 Jul Music Festival 3–5 Apr Xpo North 10 & 11 Jun • • Rock&Road 12–14 Jun • • Aviemore Stopover 31 Jul & 1 Aug • Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 6–8 Aug • North Hop 21 & 22 Aug •
Loopallu 25 & 26 Sep
20 THE LIST 2 Apr–4 Jun 2015