3 to 19 November · Aberdeen
Signature Food Festival
Some of the UK's most celebrated chefs are heading north this November, and you don't need a trip to London to taste their cooking.
Christmas Artisan Markets at Balmoral
6–8November
Balmoral holds its Christmas Artisan Markets in early November, a good reason for a trip up Deeside. For three days, from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November, stalls of food, crafts and handmade gifts set up on the estate. Exclusively Highlands runs them, and it's a good place to find a few presents. The castle's gift shop and restaurant are open too, so you can stay on for lunch. The markets run from 10am to 4pm each day. Entry is free, but there's a charge for parking, which you can book ahead on Balmoral's website.
When6 to 8 November
Crathie, in Aberdeenshire
Also on in November.
4 November · Dundee
David Bowie: On Tour
The V&A holds Bowie's own archive – eighty thousand items of costume, lyric sheets, instruments, photographs and notes – and this is the first big showing of it in Scotland.
Art and exhibitions
4 November · Banchory
Maisie Adam: Whatsherface at The Barn
You'll know Maisie Adam from Taskmaster, A League of Their Own and Last One Laughing, and on Wednesday 4 November you can see her up close at The Barn in Banchory.