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22 October
V&A Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show, Dundee

Featured · until 17 January

V&A Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show

Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show is on display at V&A Dundee.

8am · FamilyCrestie WalksAn early walk through Abernethy Forest looking for crested tits, then the Loch Garten centre before it opens.RSPB Scotland Loch Garten Nature Centre, Nethy Bridge10am · FamilyWoodland Explorers in the October HolidaysA family morning in the trees at Voxter near Brae, with a creepy-crawly hunt.Voxter House, Brae10.30am · FamilyHalloween Family Trail at Drum Castle - Drum Castle, Garden & EstateA spooky Halloween trail round the pond and grounds, for families.Drum Castle, Garden & Estate, Aberdeen10.30am · FamilyGoose Walk to the Wetlands at MerseheadA walk at Mersehead to a hide to watch the Barnacle Geese back for the winter, with a hunt for children.RSPB Scotland Mersehead, Southwick10.30am · HistoryMacmillan Coffee MorningA charity coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support, with the castle gardens open for donations.Dunvegan Castle, Dunvegan11am · HistoryPuzzle Zone: Sensory Overload - Banff CastleA detective puzzle trail about a conservationist on the run from her kidnappers.Banff Castle, Banff11am · FamilyStorytime With Sabine Muir - Braemar CastleInteractive stories for primary-age children with a local author, with a drink and a snack.Braemar Castle, Braemar11am · ArtTaster Workshops - Explore Printmaking!Try a printmaking technique and take home fresh prints in a morning taster with printmaker Fiona Maher.Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh12pm · EventPasta and Sauces at BallintaggartA half day at Ballintaggart Farm near Grandtully: fresh pasta and simple Italian sauces, then a late lunch of what you made.Ballintaggart, Grandtully12.45pm · MusicLunchbreak Concert: Ensemble Haar - Aberdeen Art GalleryA lunchtime set from Aberdeen's new contemporary music quartet, part of the sound festival.Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen5.30pm · HistoryMeet the Gods, Creatures, and Heroes of Celtic legendThe Gaelic writer Martin MacIntyre tells stories of the gods, creatures and heroes of Celtic legend.National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh5.45pm · FestivalsGaloshans Festival: Now She is Witch with Kirsty LoganThe Scottish novelist Kirsty Logan on her work, for Greenock's Halloween festival of the Galoshans.Greenock Central Library, Greenock6pm · MusicSound Festival: Neil Tomas Smith - The Lemon TreeA percussion theatre piece in which three players are pushed to their limits by the tasks set for them.The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen6pm · ArtElectro-Etching Taster WorkshopLearn copper electro-etching and printing, a low-toxicity alternative to acid etching, in an evening taster. Sold out.Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh6.30pm · EventFashion Show and Pop-up Shop in aid of Gareloch RDAA fashion show and pop-up shop raising money for Riding for the Disabled on the Gareloch.Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre, Helensburgh6.30pm · ArtSolar Inks WorkshopMaking ink from garden plants for drawing and painting, with the Crathie artist Naomi Mcintosh.Crathie7pm · EventKytesMunich indie-pop band of three friends who grew up together.Glasgow7pm · EventThe Wedding PresentThe Leeds indie band of David Gedge, jangling and heartfelt since the mid 80s.Glasgow7pm · Music10cc's Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of SongsThe 10cc co-founder and his band play the hits, from I'm Not in Love to Dreadlock Holiday.Glasgow7pm · EventSoul II SoulThe London sound system behind Back to Life and Keep On Movin', live.Glasgow7pm · MusicPet NeedsColchester band of two brothers, playing punchy indie punk.Glasgow7pm · MusicDamian LewisThe actor from Homeland and Band of Brothers, on tour as a singer and guitarist.Òran Mór, Glasgow7pm · FamilyChristine BovillGlasgow singer-songwriter with a jazz chanteuse's style and a folk upbringing.Òran Mór, Glasgow7pm · MusicLady LeshurrThe Birmingham rapper known for her quick-witted Queen's Speech freestyles.Glasgow7pm · ArtThe Paint Club: Highland CowA painting workshop where everyone paints a Highland cow.The Babette, Inverness7.15pm · ComedyCarl HutchinsonComic who mixes storytelling and physical comedy with down-to-earth banter.Glasgow7.30pm · EventBrian Bilston & Henry NormalTwo poets, the social media favourite Brian Bilston and the writer Henry Normal, on stage together for the first time.Glasgow7.30pm · EventToploaderThe band behind the hit cover of Dancing in the Moonlight, formed in the late 90s.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicIguana Death CultRotterdam rock band mixing garage punk, psych-rock and post-punk.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicAlan Davies: Think AheadThe comedian and QI regular with a new stand-up show.Edinburgh7.30pm · MusicRsno - Brahm's Violin Concerto - Music HallThe Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Brahms's Violin Concerto and Sibelius's sixth symphony.Music Hall, Aberdeen7.30pm · ComedyAnia Magliano: Peach Fuzz - The Lemon TreeStand-up from the London comic, fresh from the latest series of Taskmaster.The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen7.30pm · Traditional musicNorrie Tago MacIver | TOLBOOTH | FolkThe Lewis Gaelic singer Norrie Tago MacIver, once the voice of Skipinnish, back after a sold-out show.Carloway7.30pm · FilmMareel Film QuizA film quiz with cunning quizmasters and prizes for the winners and the losers too.Shetland7.30pm · MusicMike Lindup TrioThe Level 42 singer and keyboard player, with a trio playing funk and jazz.Cottiers, Glasgow7.30pm · FilmCove & Kilcreggan Film SocietyA village film society's monthly screening on the Rosneath peninsula, open at the door.Cove Burgh Hall, Helensburgh7.30pm · Traditional musicDeiseil: Dancing in Time, An Tobar and Mull TheatreStepdance, Scotland's percussive dance, explored through fiddle, feet, Gaelic song and story, in Bunessan.Bunessan Hall, Bunessan7.30pm · EventThe Last People on EarthA show by Andy Cannon, brought to the Garioch Heritage Centre in Inverurie by Open Road.Garioch Heritage Centre, Inverurie7.45pm · TheatrePerth Film Society: TouchBaltasar Kormákur's romance about a man tracing the woman he lost in his youth, a lifetime later.Perth8pm · HistoryOorie Linlithgow: Buried, Beheaded & BewitchedA darkly entertaining walking tour of the old burgh of Linlithgow, full of ghost stories and grisly history.The Cross Well, Linlithgow8.15pm · ComedyFallen Angels by Noël CowardNoël Coward's champagne comedy of bad manners, which shocked audiences when it opened.Eden Court, Inverness8.30pm · MusicHue and CryThe Glasgow brothers Pat and Greg Kane, behind the 1980s hit Labour of Love.Eden Court, InvernessAll day · MusicSound Festival - Various venues: AberdeenshireThe North East's festival of new music, with concerts, installations and sound walks across the region.Various venues: Aberdeenshire, AberdeenAll day · FamilyLost IllusionsA French film adapted from Balzac's novel about a young poet chasing fame in Paris.HaddingtonAll day · MusicEnsemble HaarAberdeen's newest contemporary music ensemble playing a programme of new works, with a talk beforehand.AberdeenAll day · Musicsoundwalk: Cainnt nan Eun/The Language of the BirdsA GPS-guided walk of bird and place recordings, mapped to the Forvie nature reserve and Mill of Benholm.BenholmAll day · TheatreNeil Smith: Try Try TryA percussion theatre piece in which three players are pushed to their limits by the tasks set for them.AberdeenAll day · FamilyFamily Soundwalk: Explore Union Terrace GardensAn hour's listening walk for families through the city-centre gardens, turning everyday sounds into music.AberdeenAll day · ArtLeona Jones: apeironA piece of experimental radio art built from elemental sounds, part of the sound festival.StromnessAll day · ArtVictoria Crowe & Gemma McGregor: Orkney SequenceA film made from Victoria Crowe's Orkney paintings, with music by the Orkney composer Gemma McGregor.AberdeenAll day · ArtSarah Watts (clarinet) & Duncan MacLeod (electronics)Clarinet and electronics inside a hidden Cold War nuclear bunker, in music drawn from Gaelic landscape.HopeAll day · FamilyFamily Promenade ConcertA relaxed concert that moves from room to room around the maritime museum, for all ages.AberdeenAll day · ArtLeona Jones: BookInsA mass read-aloud, where readers bring a favourite and everyone reads from it at the same time.AberdeenAll day · MusicSpotlight gig: Any EnemyNorth East Scotland's new music ensemble playing fresh work by three emerging Scottish-based composers.AberdeenAll day · MusicJames Tenney: In a Large Open SpaceA rare performance of James Tenney's open-form piece by a Montreal string quartet and an Aberdeen ensemble.AberdeenAll day · MusicLate Night soundsession: Architectural ArpeggiosAn hour-long relaxed concert of six new pieces on the link between music and photography.AberdeenAll day · TheatreCommunity Day with Duncan MacLeodInstrumentalists of any age spend a day rehearsing and performing a musical collage by Duncan MacLeod.AberdeenAll day · ArtLydenskab: Aberdeen Unfolded SharingA Danish ensemble shares what came of a week of experimental workshops with communities in the North East.AberdeenAll day · MusicCommunity Day ConcertA short performance by local musicians of a new collage piece inspired by Aberdeen's landscape.AberdeenAll day · MusicThe Edinburgh QuartetScotland's long-running string quartet premieres Ben Lunn's second quartet, alongside a piece by Caroline Shaw.EdinburghAll day · MusicQuatuor Bozzini: Composers’ Lab SharingThe Montreal string quartet plays short new works written over three days by four emerging Scottish composers.AberdeenAll day · MusicRed Note EnsembleScotland's contemporary music ensemble in an evening of new pieces, one made with a French collective.TongueAll day · ArtJames Weeks: weatherworld quartetsSix short string quartets about being out in the weather, full of rain and wind, played by Quatuor Bozzini.AberdeenAll day · MusicSeasonal Quartet: Ali Smith (writer) & New European EnsembleThe Scottish novelist reads from her Seasonal Quartet, with live music from the New European Ensemble.AberdeenAll day · MusicRoundtable: ListeningA panel of composers talking about what it means to listen, chaired by Pete Stollery.AberdeenAll day · MusicSpotlight gig: Red Note EnsembleAlto flute and percussion in new works by six emerging Scottish-based composers.AberdeenAll day · TheatreAlistair MacDonald (electronics) & Darren Gallacher (percussion)Percussion and live electronics built from old Scots words and field recordings of accents.AberdeenAll day · ArtMimi Doulton (soprano): No Man is an IslandA soprano sings a set of Scottish premieres of new work, alongside a documentary film.AberdeenAll day · MusicLate Night soundsession: Tom MacfadyenFive young Scottish electroacoustic composers premiere pieces made from sounds recorded at home.AberdeenAll day · MusicSCO-27 Max Richter+The Scottish Chamber Orchestra plays music by Max Richter, the composer who has reshaped modern classical music.EdinburghAll day · TheatreThanks for Being HereA witty play of video and viewpoints from the Belgian company Ontroerend Goed, all about the audience.Tron Theatre, GlasgowAll day · FamilyHalloween at Dunvegan Castle GardensA Halloween trail for families through the woodland of the castle gardens at Dunvegan.Dunvegan Castle, DunveganAll day · EventNT Live: The MisanthropeA filmed London staging of Molière's comedy about the trouble with telling the truth, with Sandra Oh.An Lanntair, StornowayAll day · TheatreThe Tailor of InvernessMatthew Zajac's acclaimed one-man show about his Polish-Ukrainian father's life.Byre Theatre, St AndrewsAll day · MusicQuartet MalamatinaA new Scottish guitar quartet reimagining classical music for today.ForfarAll day · HistorySpirit Tasting with Guests Tomatin DistilleryA tasting of Tomatin whiskies in a castle tower, with the story of the Highland distillery.Inverness Castle, InvernessAll day · HistoryLiving History with the Crafty Guidwives of SpeysideTraditional crafts shown round the castle at Braemar, from spinning and weaving to other wool work.Braemar Castle, BraemarAll day · ArtWhere Listening BeginsAn interactive exhibition on the science of the ear and how people listen.AberdeenAll day · ArtLeona Jones: babblesnatchAn eight-speaker sound installation where voices dart about and words burst out of the noise.AberdeenAll day · ArtRaydale Dower: Single DropA three-day sound installation in the old Bon Accord Baths, by the Aberdeen-born artist Raydale Dower.AberdeenAll day · ArtClaudia Molitor: Silent SeasA sound piece on noise pollution in the oceans, with scientists and sea workers describing its effects.AberdeenAll day · ArtLes Harmoniques du Néon: VITRINEA live audiovisual piece watched from inside a shop window, turning passing street life into music.AberdeenAll day · TheatrePORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)Céline Sciamma's love story of a painter and her subject on a remote island off Brittany.LochgellyAll day · MusicA NIGHT TO REMEMBER MOTOWN SHOWA night of 1960s Motown hits, sung by a cast that includes singers from The Voice.DunfermlineAll day · WalksGuided Biofluorescence Walk - Benmore Botanic GardenA guided walk after dark with UV lights, showing the glow of plants, fungi and insects in the botanic garden.Benmore Botanic Garden, DunoonOn now · TheatreUntil 24 OctoberTony Roper's The SteamieTony Roper's much-loved comedy of four women doing their washing in a Glasgow steamie on Hogmanay.Pitlochry Festival Theatre, PitlochryOn now · MusicUntil 31 OctoberScottish International Storytelling FestivalThe long-running festival of tales, music and characters from Scotland's traditional and modern culture.Various locations across Edinburgh, EdinburghOn now · Traditional musicUntil 24 OctoberStirling Science FestivalFour days of science for all ages across Stirling, with aerial workshops, sport games and a science ceilidh.The Albert Halls, StirlingOn now · HistoryUntil 1 NovemberWhispers of the past: Dark history of the castleA guided tour of Edinburgh Castle's grounds, on the darker side of its past and the stories in its shadows.Edinburgh Castle, EdinburghOn now · FamilyUntil 24 OctoberThe Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel Spark's story of a magnetic Edinburgh teacher and her chosen girls, on stage.GlasgowOn now · WalksUntil 25 OctoberHalloween Trail of Treats at The Gonks of Gardenshillock - The Gonks of GardenshillockA Halloween trail of treats based on a children's storybook about a witch and the Gonks.The Gonks of Gardenshillock, AberdeenOn now · TheatreUntil 22 OctoberHen Night Horror - The Tivoli TheatreA musical comedy-horror about a hen night that goes badly wrong days before the wedding.The Tivoli Theatre, AberdeenOn now · ArtUntil 1 NovemberGlasGLOWA Halloween light trail through the city's botanic gardens, themed this time as a Zombie Zoo.GlasgowOn now · MusicUntil 24 OctoberTristan & YseultEmma Rice's much-loved staging of the Cornish legend of doomed lovers, told with music, movement and humour.Royal Lyceum Theatre, EdinburghOn now · WalksUntil 30 OctoberPumpkin & Play at Monty's Farm ParkPumpkin picking in the woods, carving, games, alpacas and pygmy goats on a family farm park.Ardardan Estate, HelensburghOn now · BooksUntil 22 OctoberPublic SessionA hands-on science workshop for children at a discovery centre in Elgin, with plenty of messy play.Elgin Library, ElginOn now · SeasonalUntil 31 OctoberPathhead Pumpkin PatchPumpkins, ponies and Halloween fun on a farm near Kirriemuir.KirriemuirOn now · FamilyUntil 24 OctoberChildren’s Highlight Tours: Stories from the CollectionsA museum tour for children and families in Perth, with stories from the collection and a capercaillie that cannot dance.Perth Museum, PerthOn now · TheatreUntil 25 OctoberShaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy BottomAardman's Halloween adventure on Mossy Bottom Farm, where Shaun and the Flock face a mysterious beast.Eden Court, InvernessOn now · TheatreUntil 22 OctoberDiggerA film about the most powerful man in the world, trying to save humanity from a disaster he caused.Eden Court, InvernessOn now · FilmUntil 22 OctoberHer Private HellA surreal, pink-hazed film set in a futuristic city, following a rising film star.Eden Court, InvernessOn now · WalksUntil 24 OctoberSpookfest at Landmark Forest Adventure ParkA Halloween fortnight at the forest adventure park in Carrbridge, with ghoulish fun for families.CairngormsOn now · FamilyUntil 25 OctoberBlock by BlockA drop-in family design challenge in the October holidays, building surreal streetscapes and windows.V&A Dundee, DundeeOn now · FamilyUntil 25 OctoberPeople Make Places!A family design jam in the October holidays, dreaming up future streets with playful design tools.V&A Dundee, DundeeOn now · HistoryUntil 23 OctoberDunfermline Abbey pilgrimage walksFree guided walks for Dunfermline Abbey's Pilgrimage Month, through Pittencrieff Park, Cairneyhill and Limekilns, booked ahead.Dunfermline Abbey, DunfermlineOn now · FamilyUntil 25 OctoberSuper-natural Halloween Trail at MerseheadA Halloween trail at Mersehead with a discovery rucksack, built round the reserve's wintering Barnacle Geese.RSPB Scotland Mersehead, SouthwickOn now · ArtUntil 22 OctoberMeet a Viking!A Viking visits the museum for two days, with replica objects for children to hold. Free to drop in.Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, InvernessOn now · EventUntil 25 OctoberPumpkin AdventuresHalloween fun for families in Callendar Park, Falkirk, over the October holidays.Callendar Park, FalkirkOn now · ArtUntil 25 OctoberParallels 4Four artists, Anna Gormezano Marks, Fiona Luing, Jenni Colquhoun and Solii Brodie, show art, illustration and jewellery at Coburg House.Coburg House, Leith, EdinburghOn now · ArtUntil 22 OctoberAfroCaledoniaEse Johnson, Philip Morrell and Carla Angus show ceramics, prints and stitched work on Black Scottish connection, at The Alchemy Experiment.The Alchemy Experiment, GlasgowOn now · ArtUntil 31 OctoberIvor Sexton: The SorrowsFigurative paintings by Ivor Sexton, inspired by the Italian Renaissance, at the Harbour Cottage Gallery on Kirkcudbright's waterfront.Harbour Cottage Gallery, KirkcudbrightOn now · WorkshopsUntil 23 OctoberCharleton Farm Pumpkin Cakepop WorkshopChildren make and decorate six pumpkin cake pops to take home.Montrose
The Daily for 20 October, from Scotland with love. The broken stone walls of a lochside castle rise from a small tree-covered island, autumn foliage glowing orange against the dark water and forested hillside beyond.

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V&A Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show, DundeeMore info3 April to 17 JanuaryV&A Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion ShowDundeeFrance-Lise McGurn: The Charm OffensiveMore info22 August to 15 NovemberFrance-Lise McGurn: The Charm OffensiveDundeeMore info1 September to 26 NovemberDrawing InspirationGlasgowMore info5 September to 30 NovemberJohn Bellany: AnchoredAnstrutherMore info18 September to 21 NovemberClann-Nighean an Sgadain / Following the FishStornowayMore info25 September to 24 OctoberHealth of the Sublime, The BarnBanchoryMore info26 September to 12 DecemberAlyth Arches ToursAlythMore info3 October to 18 NovemberCitizens Theatre heritage building toursGlasgowThe Enchanted Forest 2026More info8 October to 8 NovemberThe Enchanted Forest 2026PitlochryMore info9 to 28 OctoberLiz Myhill at Gallery An Talla DeargIsleornsayA farmer on a red tractor at Westerton holds up a pumpkin, with small squashes on the bonnet and fields behind.More info9 to 25 OctoberPumpkin Madness at Westerton FarmLaurencekirkMore info10 to 25 OctoberHalloween Trail of TreatsFintray

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