MAJOR EVENTS SCOTLAND

Major Events in Scotland 2024

JANUARY
01 Jan: New Year’s Day
02 Jan: New Year Holiday

FEBRUARY
28 Feb – 10 Mar: Glasgow Film Festival

MARCH
29 Mar: Bank Holiday (Good Friday)
30 March – 14 April: Edinburgh Science Festival
31 Mar: Easter

APRIL
05 – 09 Apr: Edinburgh International Harp Festival
09 – 24 Apr: Edinburgh International Science Festival

MAY
01 – 06 May: Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
03 – 13 May: Edinburgh Tradfest (Music)
06 May: May Day (Bank Holiday)
18 May: World Whisky Day
23 – 26 May: Orkney Folk Festival
25 May – 02 Jun: Edinburgh International Children’s Festival
27 May: Late May (Bank Holiday)
31 May – 26 Sep: Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Scotland’s largest repertory theatre, 10 minutes from Knockendarroch)

JUNE
Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Scotland’s largest repertory theatre, 10 minutes from Knockendarroch)
08 Jun: Outlander Day, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore
20– 23 Jun: Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh (Agriculture)
21 – 28 Jun: St Magnus International Festival, Orkney (Arts Festival)
22 – 23 Jun: Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, Portsoy
26 – 30 Jun: East Neuk Festival, Fife (Music and more)

JULY
Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Scotland’s largest repertory theatre, 10 minutes from Knockendarroch)
11 – 14 Jul: Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick (Golf)
12 – 14 Jul: TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow (Outdoor Music Festival)
15 – 24 Jul: Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
17 – 20 Jul: Hebridean Celtic Festival, Isle of Lewis

AUGUST
Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Scotland’s largest repertory theatre, 10 minutes from Knockendarroch)
02 – 24 Aug: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
02 – 25 Aug: Edinburgh International Festival (music, theatre, opera and dance)
02 – 26 Aug: Edinburgh Art Festival
02 – 26 Aug: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
05 Aug: August Bank Holiday
10 – 26 Aug: Edinburgh International Book Festival
20 – 21 Aug: Stirling Highland Games
21 – 25 Aug: Ladies Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick (Golf)
22 – 25 Aug: Blair Castle Horse Trials, Perthshire (near Knockendarroch)

SEPTEMBER
Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Scotland’s largest repertory theatre, 10 minutes from Knockendarroch)
07 Sep: Braemar Gathering, Royal Deeside (Highland Games)

OCTOBER
03 – 06 Oct: Alfred Dunhill Links Championships, St Andrews (Old Course), Carnoustie, Kingsbarns
05 – 06 Oct: Comic Con Scotland, Edinburgh

NOVEMBER
10 Nov: Remembrance Day (World War I)
30 Nov: St Andrew’s Day (Bank Holiday)

DECEMBER
25 Dec: Christmas
26 Dec: Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
29 Dec ‘23 – 01 Jan ‘24: Hogmanay