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Monday

2 November
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.

10am · ArtGlaze IntensiveFive days mixing, testing, applying and firing experimental and sculptural glazes, from high gloss to matt, at Scottish Sculpture Workshop.Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden6.30pm · MusicCody JohnsonThe Texan country star and former rodeo rider, known for big live shows.Glasgow7pm · DanceJalen NgondaAmerican soul singer with a voice of raw feeling and elegance, in the classic soul mould.Glasgow7pm · EventJasmine JethwaLondon singer whose music draws on both Western and Indian culture.Glasgow7pm · MusicSwervedriverOxford alternative rock band of the shoegaze era, formed round Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge.Glasgow7pm · EventDizzee RascalThe Mercury Prize-winning grime MC behind Bonkers and Dance wiv Me.Glasgow7.15pm · TheatreDe Gaulle: LibertéThe second part of Antonin Baudry's film of Charles de Gaulle, the fight to free France.Eden Court, Inverness7.30pm · MusicGateway New Writing Festival: MondayA night of short new plays from a festival of new writing.Edinburgh7.30pm · MusicBleach LabSouth London indie quartet with spacious, dreamy songs.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicNick HakimBrooklyn singer, songwriter and producer with a hazy, soulful sound.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicVan MorrisonThe Belfast singer-songwriter behind Brown Eyed Girl and Moondance, one of music's true originals.GlasgowAll day · TheatreThe Collective in Wonderland | Theatre | DanceAn evening of dance from a local dance company, on a Wonderland theme.Beacon Arts Centre, GreenockAll day · WorkshopsPower Tools IntroductionLearn to use drills, saws, sanders and routers over two evenings with workshop manager JJ. Sold out.Edinburgh Open Workshop, EdinburghOn now · MusicUntil 5 NovemberAutumn Highland FestivalA fortnight of events in Dornoch showing off local food, whisky, music, golf and history.DornochOn now · MusicUntil 5 NovemberDornoch Autumn Highland FestivalA run of events in Dornoch showing off local food, whisky, music, golf and history.DornochOn now · Food and drinkUntil 2 NovemberArran's Food Journey festival passportHop on the bus round Arran with a festival passport and collect four stamps from the island's food and drink makers for a chance at a prize.Isle of Arran, BrodickOn now · TheatreUntil 7 NovemberOthelloShakespeare's tragedy of a newly married couple torn apart by fear, passion and paranoia.GlasgowOn now · FamilyUntil 7 November1984Orwell's story of Winston and Julia's love affair under Big Brother, in a new adaptation by Chris Hannan.Royal Lyceum Theatre, EdinburghOn now · TheatreUntil 7 NovemberAn Evening With... Brian CoxThe Scottish actor of stage and screen looks back on six decades, in an evening raising money for the theatre.Royal Lyceum Theatre, EdinburghOn now · TheatreUntil 8 NovemberConfluenceA promenade performance of short pieces about the moments when lives cross and change.Eden Court, InvernessOn now · HistoryUntil 3 NovemberCockenzie Ghost WalkAn evening walk through Cockenzie and Port Seton with ghost stories from the old harbour villages.Starts Port Seton Co-op, ends 1722 Waggonway Museum, CockenzieOn now · ArtUntil 2 NovemberMezzotintWork a metal plate in the mezzotint technique for rich velvety blacks, over three days. Sold out.Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

Tuesday

3 November
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive

Featured · until 15 November

France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive

France-Lise McGurn studied at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee, and this is the show she has come back with: her largest in a UK institution, taking both galleries at Dundee Contemporary Arts.

Dundee
5.30pm · BooksPoetry, Memory and LossAn evening of poetry, conversation and reflection on grief, part of To Absent Friends week.Glasgow6.30pm · MusicSoilChicago heavy rock band, going since the late 90s, fronted by Ryan McCombs.Glasgow7pm · MusicMessa At The White HotelItalian doom rock band with jazz and blues in the mix, touring the album Close.Glasgow7pm · EventTheBoyShadowBand blending the ethereal and the heavy, from beauty to brutality.Glasgow7pm · MusicDizzee Rascal - Music HallThe Mercury Prize-winning grime MC, one of the UK's most successful rappers.Music Hall, Aberdeen7.30pm · MusicGateway New Writing Festival: TuesdayA second night of short new plays from the festival of new writing.Edinburgh7.30pm · MusicPure Reason RevolutionBritish progressive rock band mixing prog, electronica and close harmonies.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicThe ShiresBritish country duo whose debut was the first UK country album to reach the top ten.Glasgow7.30pm · TheatreCircuit Des Yeux Feat. Alan Sparhawk Presents Nosferatu (1922)Murnau's silent horror classic Nosferatu, with a new live score by Circuit des Yeux and Alan Sparhawk of Low.Glasgow7.30pm · FamilyAnnie - His Majesty's TheatreThe family musical of the New York orphan, set in the Great Depression.His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen7.30pm · EventJuliette Lemoine & Chris Amer | TOLBOOTH |Juliette Lemoine and Chris Amer, a duo moving from meditative passages to fiery intensity.Stirling7.30pm · EventTiny TimThe social media comic who shares his calls online, in a live show about muddling through adult life.Greenock Town Hall, Greenock7.30pm · MusicFrancis Rossi: Quo SongbookFrancis Rossi of Status Quo plays the band's classics and some deeper cuts, with stories between the songs.Perth7.30pm · TheatreHadestown: The MusicalThe Tony-winning folk musical of Orpheus and Eurydice, on a journey to the underworld and back, on screen.Eden Court, Inverness8pm · TheatreLucy Beaumont - Bad at Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos - The Tivoli TheatreThe Hull comic on a year of losing at quiz shows and getting on well with weirdos.The Tivoli Theatre, AberdeenAll day · GardensWinter, Wonder, Wander - Duthie Park and David Welch Winter GardensThe park's great glasshouses dressed in festive lights for a wander after dark.Duthie Park and David Welch Winter Gardens, AberdeenAll day · MusicAdam Ross at Montrose PlayhouseThe singer-songwriter launches Bring On The Apathy, his third album, with a full band.MontroseAll day · WorkshopsSewing Techniques WorkshopLearn essential sewing machine techniques for beginners and novices.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh

Wednesday

4 November

Featured · until 26 November

Drawing Inspiration

The Burrell Collection sits in the woods of Pollok Country Park, and this autumn it has a quiet treat for anyone who loves drawing.

Glasgow
8am · GardensCharity Garden Opening - Oldtown of Leys GardenA three-acre garden on the edge of Inverness opens for charity, with views over the town.Oldtown of Leys Garden, Inverness10am · WalksWetland Birds Guided WalkA guided walk at Loch Leven at the height of the season for wintering ducks and swans.RSPB Scotland Loch Leven, Kinross11am · HistoryCathedral | Guided Cathedral TourA guided tour of Dornoch Cathedral and the eight hundred years of history in its stones.Dornoch Cathedral, Dornoch12.30pm · ArtLunchtime Talk: Aberdeen - Art and Energy - Aberdeen Art GalleryA curator's lunchtime talk on the gallery's works on paper about art and energy in Aberdeen.Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen7pm · MusicL.A. GunsLos Angeles hard rock band of the 80s, with Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis.Glasgow7pm · MusicHoly FawnArizona band mixing shoegaze with heavier sounds.Glasgow7pm · MusicThe Home TeamBand mixing pop, rock and heavy riffs into what they call heavy-pop.Glasgow7pm · MusicNieve EllaWest Midlands indie-pop singer writing candid songs about heartbreak and growing up.Glasgow7pm · BooksSylvia Plath, Witchcraft & Radical PoetryA talk on the witch trials and witch imagery in the poetry of Sylvia Plath, with a Q&A.Glasgow7pm · MusicBlue Rose CodeThe Edinburgh-born songwriter Ross Wilson, whose folk and soul songs come straight from the heart.Glasgow7pm · MusicFrancis RossiThe Status Quo frontman tells the band's story through its songs, past and present.Glasgow7pm · MusicAshley SinghLondon singer and skilled acoustic guitarist.Glasgow7pm · MusicUglySix-piece art rock band from Cambridge, likened to Black Country, New Road.Glasgow7pm · MusicAll My Friends Know I Cannae SpellA semi-autobiographical show on teenage romance, conflict, identity and dyslexia, full of dark humour.Òran Mór, Glasgow7pm · MusicChoir Party by Candlelight: The One Night Choir For Everybody!A one-night pop-up choir where a big crowd learns to sing pop classics in harmony by candlelight.Cottiers, Glasgow7.20pm · TheatrePechaKucha Night Volume 33A night of quick-fire talks, twenty slides of twenty seconds each, from creative people in Dundee.Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee7.30pm · MusicGateway New Writing Festival: WednesdayA third night of short new plays from the festival of new writing.Edinburgh7.30pm · EventMidwifeSelf-taught guitarist and engineer making dark, anthemic soft-gaze.Glasgow7.30pm · SportMaisie Adam: Whatsherface - The BarnThe Yorkshire comic from Taskmaster and A League of Their Own, with a new show.The Barn, Aberdeen7.30pm · Musicmor ve ötesiOne of Turkey's best-known rock bands, on tour.The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh7.30pm · TheatreThe Big Comedy Roadshow - The Tivoli TheatreA mixed bill of stand-up, with well-known TV comics alongside newer names.The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen7.30pm · EventTiny Tim - Inverurie Town HallThe social media star who posts his phone calls as he muddles through adult life, live on stage.Inverurie Town Hall, Inverurie7.30pm · EventBay City RollersThe tartan-clad 1970s pop band, led now by original member Stuart 'Woody' Wood, fifty years on from Rollermania.Perth8pm · MusicShay O'Dowd - DrummondsA Glasgow indie-pop singer-songwriter on his first UK tour.Drummonds, AberdeenAll day · TheatreThe Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel Spark's story of the Edinburgh schoolteacher and her chosen girls, on stage.Pitlochry Festival Theatre, PitlochryAll day · MusicWe Will Rock You - Helensburgh SavoyThe Helensburgh company's annual show, this year the musical built on the songs of Queen.Victoria Halls, HelensburghAll day · TheatreConnor Burns, Las Cinema & Theatre, PortreeThe young Scottish stand-up and social media favourite, with his new show on Skye.Làsport Rìgh, PortreeAll day · TheatreSCO 26/27: Tchaikovsky SerenadeThe Scottish Chamber Orchestra with a Tchaikovsky programme and a cello concerto, conducted by Andrew Manze.Byre Theatre, St AndrewsAll day · ComedySt Andrews Play Club present Ladies’ DayA local company in Amanda Whittington's comedy of four fish-factory friends off to the races.Byre Theatre, St AndrewsAll day · DanceSpot’s Birthday PartyAn interactive party show for children aged two and up, with Spot the dog, songs, dancing and Makaton.ArbroathAll day · FamilyThe Turn of the ScrewA stage version of Henry James's ghost story of a governess and two children who seem too good to be true.PerthAll day · BooksSpirit of placeA writing workshop on the shores of Loch Insh with the storyteller Merryn Glover.CairngormsAll day · ArtModern Medicine TalksA short public talk on a current medical subject, one of a series from menopause to parasites.EdinburghAll day · MusicDavid Bowie: On TourAn exhibition on David Bowie on tour, with costumes, instruments and the story behind his changing image.V&A Dundee, DundeeAll day · WorkshopsWeld Your Own Hairpin LegsWeld a set of four hairpin legs over two evenings with welding tutor Gavin of Models and Props.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh

Thursday

5 November

Featured · until 30 November

John Bellany: Anchored

John Bellany came back to the fishing communities of the east of Scotland again and again in his paintings, and they show just how hard life at sea could be.

Anstruther
2pm · MusicAfternoon Performance: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5Ryan Wigglesworth leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Russian musical tales and Tchaikovsky's Fifth.Glasgow6pm · MusicRicky Gervais: Legend - P&J LiveThe creator of The Office with his most personal stand-up show yet.P&J Live, Aberdeen7pm · MusicCat PowerThe American singer Chan Marshall, moving between indie, soul and blues, with new songs.Glasgow7pm · EventGirliNorth London pop artist with a chaotic mix of pop, electronic and punk spirit.Glasgow7pm · MusicRyan BeattyAmerican singer-songwriter with yearning songs, woozy production and layered vocals.Glasgow7pm · MusicDaisy VeacockSinger blending jazz and pop, with clever lyrics about young city life.Glasgow7pm · EventFreya SkyeYoung pop singer, known from Disney's Zombies, on her first UK tour.Glasgow7pm · MusicColaMontreal band formed by members of Ought after that band split, playing wiry post-punk.Glasgow7.30pm · TheatreNational Theatre Live: Golden BoyJosh O'Connor in Clifford Odets's play of 1930s New York, screened from the National Theatre.Eden Court, Inverness7.30pm · EventOh My God! It’s The ChurchA mock church service played for laughs, with a rock-gospel band and plenty of singing along.Glasgow7.30pm · TheatreBoyzlifeBrian McFadden and Keith Duffy of Westlife and Boyzone, singing their old bands' hits.Glasgow7.30pm · ArtMaria BCOakland-based songwriter making hushed, intimate songs.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicSCO 26/27: Tchaikovsky SerenadeThe Scottish Chamber Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings.The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh7.30pm · MusicButch KassidyLondon post-rock band known for explosive compositions and deafening live shows.Glasgow7.30pm · TheatreTwist & Shout - The Tivoli TheatreA musical journey through the 1960s, sung by a cast from the West End.The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen7.30pm · MusicDuncan Chisholm, Michael Mcgoldrick, Gerry O'Connor, Tony Byrne - Music HallFour leading names in Celtic music, among them the Scottish fiddler Duncan Chisholm and flute player Michael McGoldrick.Music Hall, Aberdeen7.30pm · MusicBlue Rose Code | TOLBOOTH |The Edinburgh songwriter Ross Wilson and his project Blue Rose Code, with Scots folk and soul.Stirling7.30pm · TheatreThe Tailor of InvernessMatthew Zajac's one-man show about his Polish-Ukrainian father, a tailor in Inverness, with live fiddle.Shetland7.30pm · TheatreSteven LindsayThe Scottish singer-songwriter, once of The Big Dish, back on stage.Cottiers, Glasgow7.30pm · TheatreIrvine Welsh’s PORNOThe stage version of Irvine Welsh's sequel to Trainspotting, with Renton and co twenty years on.Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee7.45pm · FamilyPerth Film Society: Le Roman de Jim (Jim’s Story)A French film about a family in the Jura mountains torn apart when the boy's real father comes back.Perth8pm · ComedyJacob Hawley: SpaceThe comic and podcaster with a new stand-up show.Glasgow8pm · EventStuart Mitchell and Friends: On the RoadThe Glasgow comic who found fame on TikTok, on the road with two of his pals.The Queen’s Hall Dunoon, DunoonAll day · TheatreNational Theatre Live Golden BoyA screening of the London stage revival of Clifford Odets' boxing drama, with Josh O'Connor in the lead.HaddingtonAll day · SeasonalCallendar House FireworksA free fireworks display in Callendar Park, with music from a local DJ first.Callendar House, FalkirkAll day · FamilyReady Steady 60s ShowA tribute show to the music of the 1960s, played live.HaddingtonAll day · MusicBay City Rollers | Theatre | MusicThe Edinburgh boy band of the 1970s, behind Shang-a-Lang and Bye Bye Baby.Beacon Arts Centre, GreenockAll day · AdultsPhil McIntyre Live Ltd, MZA & And Your Dog present Connor Burns: FlowThe young Scottish stand-up Connor Burns with a new show, for adults.An Lanntair, StornowayAll day · MusicDivertimento (N/C 12 TBC)A film of a young conductor breaking class barriers to start her own orchestra.Byre Theatre, St AndrewsAll day · MusicThe Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award CeremonyThe ceremony for the Scottish Album of the Year award, hosted by Vic Galloway and Nicola Meighan.DundeeAll day · FamilyFirelight at the CastleAn autumn evening of firelight on Castle Hill, with views over the city and marshmallows to toast.Inverness Castle, InvernessAll day · MusicThe Real WorldThe First Thursday Blues Club brings the Glasgow blues band The Real World to Leith Dockers Club.Leith Dockers Club, EdinburghAll day · WorkshopsSew Your Own Roll-Top BackpackSew a roll-top backpack from a basic pattern, from cutting to construction, with maker Nicola.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh

Friday

6 November

Featured · until 21 November

Clann-Nighean an Sgadain / Following the Fish

Between 1850 and 1950, thousands of young women followed the herring fleets around the coast, gutting and packing millions of fish a week.

Stornoway
10am · ArtRosemarkie Community MarketA community market in Rosemarkie with local makers, plants, art, fresh produce and home baking.Fortrose10.30am · EventWee WildlingsA woodland walk, a story and nature play at Loch Leven for two- to five-year-olds.RSPB Scotland Loch Leven, Kinross1pm · ArtChristmas Card LinocutCut a festive linocut design to print onto cards or wrapping paper, with printmaker Rosanna.Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh3pm · Dark skiesStargazing weekend with Scotland’s top astronomer Steve OwensA stargazing weekend with the astronomer Steve Owens, with talks, the planetarium and the dark sky park.Selkirk Arms Hotel, Kirkcudbright5.30pm · FestivalsA Write Highland HoolieMallaig's small, much-loved book festival, over a weekend by the harbour.Mallaig6pm · FamilyBadger Banquet at MerseheadBadgers come to feed in the garden after dark, watched from inside the Sulwath Centre at Mersehead.RSPB Scotland Mersehead, Southwick6pm · ArtFestive Craft & Sip: Pottery Ornaments (adults, BYOB)Make clay festive ornaments by hand, decorated and fired by the studio; adults bring their own drinks.The Craft Pottery Studio, Glasgow6.30pm · FamilyFireworks NightA family fireworks display in West Lothian.Linlithgow Rugby Club, Linlithgow6.30pm · MusicFuture PalaceBerlin post-hardcore and alternative rock band fronted by Maria Lessing.Glasgow6.30pm · ArtIf Stone Could Speak – Work-in-Progress Play ReadingA reading of a new play about Adam Christie, the artist who spent half a century as a patient in Montrose's asylum.Montrose Museum, Montrose7pm · EventGlasvegasThe Glasgow band of James Allan, known for big, emotional wall-of-sound songs like Daddy's Gone.Glasgow7pm · MusicGary Meikle: Yer MawThe Scottish comic whose stories of family life have made him a big name online.Glasgow7pm · MusicIan ProwseThe Liverpool singer-songwriter of Amsterdam and Pele, back on the road.Glasgow7pm · MusicGentleman's Dub ClubNine-piece band from Leeds playing dub, ska and roots reggae.Glasgow7pm · EventBlackgoldMasked nu-metal five-piece, mixing heavy riffs with hip-hop vocals.Glasgow7pm · ArtOscar-winning Classics at the Cowdray - Aberdeen Art GalleryOscar-winning film scores, from The Wizard of Oz to The Lion King, played live.Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen7pm · MusicHorse Jumper Of LoveBoston indie rock and slowcore trio.Glasgow7pm · MusicDallahan - The TunnelsA band from the Scottish and Irish trad scenes who also draw on music of the Balkans and North America.The Tunnels, Aberdeen7pm · MusicThe WranIrish trad-fusion band of brothers, mixing folk tradition with punk energy.Glasgow7pm · MusicNight of the Wolves | TOLBOOTH |A night of live rock, alternative, metal and punk from Dead Dolphins, Kyn and The Leadhead Collective.Stirling7pm · MusicGun GhaolThe world's only Gaelic metalcore band.Mad Hatters (upstairs at Hootananny Ceilidh Cafe Bar), Inverness7.30pm · EventTchaikovsky SerenadeThe SCO and conductor Andrew Manze in a programme from Nordic refinement to Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings.Glasgow7.30pm · EventAlabama 3The London acid-house country blues band behind The Sopranos theme, playing their first two albums.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicChisholm, McGoldrick, O’Connor and ByrneFour leading players of Scottish and Irish traditional music on one stage.The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh7.30pm · ComedyPhil Kay - Breakneck Comedy ClubThe unpredictable Scottish comic, a circuit veteran whose shows are rarely straight stand-up.Breakneck Comedy Club, Aberdeen7.30pm · MusicBoyzlife - Music HallBrian McFadden and Keith Duffy, formerly of Westlife and Boyzone, singing both bands' hits.Music Hall, Keith7.30pm · AdultsAn Evening of Laughter and Dancing on IslayThe farmer-comedian Jim Smith, then dancing with the Calamity Crofters, for over-18s on Islay.Ramsay Hall, Port Ellen7.30pm · BooksCurious Minds: Sleep: Why We Need It and Why We’re Losing ItA talk on why people need sleep, and why so many are getting less of it.AK Bell Library8pm · TheatreMoretallica - DrummondsA Metallica tribute band with a high-energy stage show.Drummonds, Aberdeen10pm · EventL.P. Rhythm Glasgow Weekender SWG3The English house DJ plays a late club night, part of Fly's Glasgow weekender.Glasgow10pm · MusicNightvision Presents David Rust // Aberdeen - Unit 51A club night with the Glasgow DJ and producer David Rust.Unit 51, AberdeenAll day · DrinkPerth Cocktail WeekTen days of cocktails across the bars of Perth city centre, with special drinks on offer.PerthAll day · TheatreCoppelia | Theatre | Ballet, ClassicalAlba Ballet dances Coppélia, the comic ballet of a toymaker and his life-sized doll.Beacon Arts Centre, GreenockAll day · TheatreRonnie Reggie and Me with Fred Dinenage | Theatre | TheatreThe broadcaster Fred Dinenage on his years knowing the Kray twins, the East End gangsters he wrote about.Beacon Arts Centre, GreenockAll day · MusicVivaldi: The Four SeasonsA Prague orchestra plays Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the old kirk by the Grassmarket.EdinburghAll day · TheatreScottish Dance TheatreScotland's national contemporary dance company in a double bill of new work by two European choreographers.HaddingtonAll day · MusicFIFE OPERA PRESENTS ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD BY OFFENBACHFife Opera marks fifty years with Offenbach's comic operetta, sung in English with a full orchestra.FifeAll day · MusicTWIST AND SHOUTA West End cast sings the hits of the 1960s, from Beatlemania to flower power.RothesAll day · EventLUCY BEAUMONT: BAD AT QUIZ SHOWS, GOOD WITH WEIRDOSThe Hull comedian on quiz show disasters and the odd people she meets.Dunfermline

Saturday

7 November

Featured · until 12 December

Alyth Arches Tours

The Alyth Arches, the ruins of the town's medieval church, are usually padlocked; guided tours now take visitors inside.

Alyth
9am · Food and drinkHuntly Farmers MarketLocal producers in Huntly Square on the first Saturday of the month, 9am to 1pm.The Square, Huntly9am · Food and drinkStonehaven Farmers MarketLocal producers in the Market Square, Stonehaven, 9am to 1pm.Market Square, Stonehaven9am · Food and drinkWesthill Farmers MarketLocal producers at Ashdale Hall in Westhill, 9am to 1pm.Ashdale Hall, Westhill Drive, Westhill9.45am · MusicIsle of Arran Songwriting WorkshopA two-day songwriting workshop on Arran with the Scottish singer-songwriter Findlay Napier.Ormidale Hotel, Brodick10am · FestivalsFocus Craft Fair (Festival of Crafts Unique to Scotland) - Stonehaven Town HallA fair of Scottish-made arts and crafts from the North East's longest-established makers' group.Stonehaven Town Hall, Stonehaven10am · FamilyHaddo's Christmas Craft Fair - Haddo HouseA Christmas craft fair with 47 makers, carol singers, musicians and food trucks.Haddo House, Aberdeen10am · ChristmasChristmas Crochet-along | Lil' Penguin BaubleA crochet session making tiny penguin baubles for the Christmas tree.The Summerhouse, Cardross10am · TheatreClay Days with Rebecca: Form and Play , An Tobar and Mull TheatreA gentle, hands-on introduction to pottery for beginners, over a weekend in Tobermory.An Tobar, Tobermory10am · MarketsMunlochy Community MarketA village market in Munlochy on the Black Isle, with local stalls and a community cafe.Fortrose10am · ArtRelief Printing WeekendCarve a wood block and print several colours from it by reduction over a weekend.Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh10am · ArtPainterly Screenprints with Gillian MurrayMake hand-drawn, painterly screenprint layers without computers over a weekend with printmaker Gillian Murray.Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh10am · ArtNeedle Felting: Standing RobinShape and join wool tops into a needle felted robin with artist Amy McNeil.Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh10am · WorkshopsGreenwood CarvingHand-carve small wooden household objects from green wood using hand tools.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh10am · WorkshopsMachine Knitting IntroductionLearn the basics of knitting on a domestic knitting machine with knitter Lucy.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh10.30am · FamilyBaby Boogie - Aberdeen Art GalleryA daytime disco of pop and rock for under-fives and their grown-ups.Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen10.30am · FamilyChinese Calligraphy Workshop - Confucius Institute of the University of AberdeenA two-hour introduction to Chinese calligraphy, for adults and older children.Confucius Institute of the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen11am · Food and drinkRNLI Christmas FayreA Christmas fair for the lifeboat charity, with cards, gifts, baking and nearly new stalls.Cove Burgh Hall, Helensburgh11am · MusicVivaldi: The Four Seasons – Bohemian Symphony Orchestra PragueA chamber group from the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague plays Vivaldi's Four Seasons.Inverness Cathedral, Inverness11am · WalksOutdoor Clothing Swap ShopFree winter and waterproof outdoor clothing to take away at the Gilbertson Park Games Hall in Lerwick.Gilbertson Park Games Hall, Lerwick1pm · FamilyKelvin Hall 10th Birthday Family DayA family fun day of crafts, games, sports and trails for the hall's tenth birthday.Glasgow1pm · HistorySpirit of Christmas, Steamship Cruise , Loch Katrine CruisesA one-hour festive sailing on the old steamship across Loch Katrine, with mulled wine, mince pies and carols.Loch Katrine, Trossachs Pier1.30pm · ArtFestive Craft & Sip: Tiny Village Houses (adults, BYOB)Hand-build up to three small clay village houses, glazed and fired by the studio; adults bring their own drinks.The Craft Pottery Studio, Glasgow2pm · WorkshopsLaser Cut Flower BouquetTurn your own drawing into a laser-cut flower bouquet with maker Angela of Earlob.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh2pm · WorkshopsNeedle Felting Workshop: Nordic GnomeNeedle-felt a Nordic gnome in a beginners' session led by Léla of The Green Boat.H1 Building, Hill of Rubislaw, Aberdeen3pm · TheatreThe Nutcracker - The Tivoli TheatreLocal ballet students dance The Nutcracker alongside two professional dancers.The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen3pm · BooksIn Conversation with Fantasy Author Hannah Kaner - InvernessThe fantasy author Hannah Kaner talks about her latest novel, A Snake Among Swans.Waterstones, Inverness5.30pm · ComedyKaren Dunbar: Aw Roon The Hooses - Inverurie Town HallThe Chewin' the Fat star, one of Scotland's best-known comedy actors, in a new show.Inverurie Town Hall, Inverurie5.45pm · SportScottish Premiership: Aberdeen vs Hibernian - Pittodrie StadiumAberdeen at home to Hibernian in Scotland's top football league.Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen6pm · ComedyPaul Smith - Happy - P&J LiveThe Liverpool comic, known for his crowd work, on his biggest tour yet.P&J Live, Aberdeen6.30pm · MusicPrince: Sign o' the Times ‘Gig-Like’ Screening | TOLBOOTH |Prince's concert film Sign o' the Times, screened loud and seated like a gig.Stirling7pm · EventThe RiflesThe London indie band with one of the most loyal fanbases in the country.Glasgow7pm · MusicGoldie BoutilierCanadian singer-songwriter with a cinematic mix of alt-country and retro pop.Glasgow7pm · FamilyThe Entitled SonsFamily rock band from Somerset: four brothers and their dad.Glasgow7pm · MusicA Country Night in NashvilleA honky-tonk country night with the singer-songwriter Maria Jordan and her six-piece band.Glasgow7pm · MusicThe DunwellsLeeds indie-folk and Americana band with strong vocals and heartfelt lyrics.Glasgow7pm · MusicAcross The Universe - The Beatles '66-'70The Beatles' studio years, 1966 to 1970, played by a live band and orchestra.The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh7pm · MusicSkerryvoreThe eight-piece band from Tiree and Oban mixing folk, trad, rock and Americana.Glasgow7pm · MusicHail The SunCalifornian post-hardcore and math rock band.Glasgow7pm · EventMoon WalkerHarry Springer's project, grown from a bedroom album into an eclectic live band.Glasgow7pm · HistorySaturday Night Blether with Len Pennie and Julie McNeillThe Scots-language poet Len Pennie and the writer Julie McNeill talk about poetry and why they write.Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (National Trust for Scotland), Alloway7pm · MusicKyle Falconer (The View)The singer of The View, playing the storytelling songs of his solo career and the band's hits.The Botanic House, Inverness7.30pm · TheatreThe End Of The World According To Jonathan PieThe furious fictional TV news reporter, played by Tom Walker, ranting at the state of the world.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicRSNO/27: Verdi RequiemThe RSNO, opera soloists and choirs under Patrick Hahn in Verdi's roof-raising Requiem.Glasgow7.30pm · TheatreAoc Productions Musical Theatre Cabaret - The CellarA fundraising night of musical theatre songs from past and present members of a local company.The Cellar, Aberdeen7.30pm · EventThe Tailor of Inverness - Tullynessle & Forbes Village HallMatthew Zajac's acclaimed one-man play about his Polish-Ukrainian father, a tailor in Inverness.Tullynessle & Forbes Village Hall, Tullynessle7.30pm · MusicThe Car ManMatthew Bourne's dance thriller of lust and murder, set to Bizet's Carmen.Edinburgh7.30pm · MusicDance Horizons: InnovationsAn evening of new dance from the Dance Horizons programme.Edinburgh7.30pm · MusicSkylights - Music HallAn indie rock four-piece drawing on Oasis, The Verve and the Courteeners.Music Hall, Aberdeen7.30pm · MusicOperation MincemeatThe hit musical comedy about the true Second World War plot to fool the Nazis with a corpse.Edinburgh7.30pm · ComedyA Scottish Comedy CollectiveFour Scottish comics on one bill, Jo Caulfield, Iain Hume, Cubby and Kirsty Lynch.Corn Exchange, Haddington, Haddington7.30pm · EventFell LineThe folk band Fell Line play the Barony Theatre as part of the Folkness series.Barony Theatre, Bo'ness8pm · MusicCalum MacPhail LiveA night of live music from the Scottish singer.The Corran Halls, Oban8pm · AdultsBlockbustarzA five-piece tribute to the glam rock of the 1970s, for over-18s.Beat Generator Live, Dundee8.30pm · ComedyKaren Dunbar: Aw Roon The HoosesThe BAFTA-winning comic from Chewin' the Fat and her own sketch show, on tour round Scotland.Nairn Community & Arts Centre, Nairn10pm · EventInvisible Presents Webbo - Unit 51A hard dance club night of dark beats and relentless kicks, headlined by Webbo.Unit 51, AberdeenAll day · SeasonalCars, Coffee & FireworksAn evening of modified cars and performance builds, rounded off with fireworks.Paxton House, PaxtonAll day · MusicCaledonian Fiddle Orchestra: Fiddler's RallyA big fiddle orchestra in a stirring night of Scottish traditional music.GlasgowAll day · FamilySpot's Birthday Party | Studio | FamilyA stage show for toddlers where Spot the dog celebrates his birthday, for ages two and up.Beacon Arts Centre, GreenockAll day · MusicThe Blackheart OrchestraA duo of multi-instrumentalists, recent winners of a UK rising stars award for progressive music.MontroseAll day · HistoryLiving History Talk & performance: Killiecrankie and Dunkeld with Dale MacDougall-HaighA talk in period costume on the battles of Killiecrankie and Dunkeld, where Bonnie Dundee led the Jacobites.MontroseAll day · ComedyThe Big Comedy Roadshow AutumnA night of stand-up from TV names and newer comics, on tour from Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon.ArbroathAll day · EventThe Bay City RollersThe 1970s tartan-clad pop band of Rollermania fame, still led by original member Stuart Woody Wood.ForfarAll day · MarketsMontrose MarketA producers' market on the High Street, with food and crafts from around Angus.MontroseAll day · FamilyChristmas Makers Market Weekend at Glenesk Folk MuseumA Christmas weekend in Glen Esk of handmade crafts, second-hand books, festive food and family activities.EdzellAll day · ArtAde Adesina: BardAn exhibition of the detailed prints of Ade Adesina, the Nigerian-born artist based in Aberdeen.EdinburghAll day · MusicUltimate Elvis - Emilio Santoro as ElvisAn Elvis tribute from a Graceland world champion, with a 50s band, on the young Elvis years.EICC, EdinburghAll day · ArtRhys Jones: Visiting Furniture Designer/ Maker PresentationFurniture designer-maker Rhys Jones talks about his Gesto Armchair and how Scandinavian modernism can be extended with new materials.Albion Business Centre, EdinburghAll day · ArtAlbion Open StudiosArtists and designers open their studios in a former lemonade factory in Edinburgh, so visitors can meet makers and buy their work.Albion Business Centre, EdinburghAll day · BooksFigure: Poetry of PrecisionPaint the figure from a life model in oils over two days with Kenneth Le Riche. Sold out.Leith School of Art, EdinburghAll day · ArtLandscape: Reveal & ConcealBuild layered landscape paintings in acrylic and mixed media over two days with Hayley Whittingham. Sold out.Leith School of Art, Edinburgh

Sunday

8 November

Featured · until 18 November

Citizens Theatre heritage building tours

The Citizens Theatre has stood in the Gorbals since 1878, and after a long rebuild you can now go behind the scenes on one of its heritage tours.

Glasgow
8am · WildlifeRed Squirrel WatchAn early talk on red squirrels at Loch Leven, then a walk on the Leafy Loop to look for them.RSPB Scotland Loch Leven, Kinross10.15am · WalksGuided Wildlife WalkA warden's walk through the Lochwinnoch wetlands, pointing out what lives there.RSPB Scotland Lochwinnoch, Lochwinnoch11am · MusicK Pop Universe at CharliesA night of K-pop, the Korean pop music, back after the last one sold out.Charlies Loft, Milngavie11am · ArtFrench Link Stitch BookbindingBind a small hardback book with Cass, its French link stitch left showing on the spine.Scottish Craft School, Craft Central, Dunblane11am · FamilyFestive Pottery Ornaments (family friendly, ages 6+)A family session making clay festive ornaments by hand, for ages 6 and over.The Craft Pottery Studio, Glasgow11am · WorkshopsBrush Making Workshop with Simon Cooper - The BarnMaking a brush by hand from natural fibres with the basket maker Simon Cooper.The Barn, Aberdeen12.30pm · HistoryA Blether o Books with Ajay CloseThe novelist Ajay Close on the real people and events that lie behind one of her novels.Robertson Room, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway1.30pm · BooksKiller Conversations: N.M. YoungThe Scottish crime writer N.M. Young reads from her novel Damage and talks about her writing.Loch Leven Community Library, Leven2pm · ArtFestive Craft & Sip: Tiny Village Houses (adults, BYOB)Hand-build up to three small clay village houses, glazed and fired by the studio; adults bring their own drinks.The Craft Pottery Studio, Glasgow2.30pm · HistoryA Blether o Books with Sir Tom Devine OBESir Tom Devine, the leading historian of Scotland, in conversation with Dr Anna Groundwater.Robertson Room, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway3pm · MusicOcean's 3 and Aberdeen Jazz Orchestra - 321 - Aberdeen Arts CentreThree singers of crooner classics, with the Aberdeen Jazz Orchestra behind them.Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen4pm · MusicHelensburgh Fireworks DisplayA community fireworks display, with food, drink and live music before it starts.Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre, Helensburgh4pm · EventThe Tailor of Inverness - Phoenix Community CentreMatthew Zajac's acclaimed one-man play about his Polish-Ukrainian father, a tailor in Inverness.Phoenix Community Centre, Aberdeen6.30pm · MusicUndeathDeath metal band from Rochester, New York.Glasgow7pm · MusicKäärijäThe Finnish rapper and singer who came second at Eurovision with Cha Cha Cha.Glasgow7pm · EventThe Boo RadleysThe 90s Creation Records band behind Wake Up Boo!, restless and adventurous in sound.Glasgow7pm · MusicTheo BleakMusician exploring human darkness through the lens of nature.Cottiers, Glasgow7pm · MusicBig BraveMontreal experimental rock trio, heavy and slow.Glasgow7pm · MusicOscar BlueIrish singer-songwriter finding meaning in ordinary moments and small human connections.Glasgow7pm · EventCassiaTrio with bright, blissful melodies and a deep well of introspection underneath.Glasgow7pm · MusicMorcheebaThe trip-hop band born at a South London party thirty years ago, known for Skye Edwards' voice.Glasgow7pm · MusicGun Ghaol - KrakatoaA metalcore band singing in Gaelic, said to be the only one in the world.Krakatoa, Aberdeen7pm · MusicDublonNordic house producer behind Evolution and Belle.Glasgow7pm · EventGary Meikle - Your Maw | THE ALBERT HALLS |The Scottish comic Gary Meikle with a new show, written fresh as ever.Your Maw | THE ALBERT HALLS |7.30pm · TheatreShaer, Moss, WarnockA new folk trio of three young traditional musicians.Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh7.30pm · EventShaking HandThe band play their debut album from start to finish.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicGently TenderIndie band of former Palma Violets members, with Celia Archer of The Big Moon.Glasgow7.30pm · MusicBarbican EstateTokyo psych rock band, named for their love of Brutalist architecture.Glasgow7.45pm · MusicRosie Frater-TaylorYoung singer, songwriter and guitarist blurring jazz, folk, pop and soul.GlasgowAll day · EventJonathan Pie: The End of World According To Jonathan PieThe fictional ranting news reporter, played by Tom Walker, takes on the state of the world.EICC, EdinburghAll day · GardensSoil Unearthed (1)A gardening workshop on soil: testing it, reading it, and improving it for planting.EdinburghAll day · ArtPrecious Metal Clay for BeginnersMake pendants, earrings or charms in fine silver, starting with copper clay and moving to silver clay, in a beginner jewellery workshop.Craft Central, Dunblane

The big ones this season

Exhibitions, festivals and gatherings we have been to and photographed, with their dates.

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 DeargIsleornsayMore info9 to 18 OctoberSouth of Scotland Dark Sky FestivalDumfries and GallowayThe Royal National Mòd 2026More info9 to 17 OctoberThe Royal National Mòd 2026Glasgow

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