Findhorn Bay Festival

Every couple of years the coast and countryside around Findhorn Bay fill up with music, theatre and art, often in places you'd never expect a performance, and this autumn it's back for ten days. The theme is Connection, and the programme runs from traditional and contemporary music to storytelling, aerial performance, exhibitions, talks and walks. Hamish Napier from Grantown is musician in residence and premieres his new album, The Hill, and Julie Fowlis joins Irish musicians for Allt. There's plenty that's free, too. The festival runs from 24 September to 4 October at venues around Forres, Findhorn and elsewhere in Moray, with the full programme on the festival's website.