Events across Scotland

Something on every day

Gathered from across Scotland every day and written in our own words, with the big ones photographed by us.

What is on near you

A postcode, a town or a village, or let your phone say where you are. Every event then tells you how far it is.

Monday

9 November

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.

1pm · MusicLunchtime Concert: For The Love Of The LuteAn hour of lute music from Samrat Majumder: Dowland, Bach, a new commission and old Scottish tunes.Perth 6.30pm · EventCar BombLong Island mathcore band, heavy and complex, with Frontierer in support.Glasgow 7pm · MusicJoan As Police WomanThe Brooklyn songwriter Joan Wasser, with her soulful, slow-burning songs and her trio.Glasgow 7pm · MusicPusciferThe experimental art-rock project of Maynard James Keenan, frontman of Tool and A Perfect Circle.Glasgow 7pm · MusicDom MartinBelfast blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Glasgow 7pm · MusicEmployed To ServeHeavy metal band from Woking.Glasgow 7pm · MusicBecky Sikasa - The TunnelsA rising singer in British neo-soul.The Tunnels, Aberdeen 7pm · MusicEmbrace - Music HallThe Yorkshire band play their number one album Out of Nothing in full, twenty years on.Music Hall, Aberdeen 7.30pm · MusicStu LarsenAustralian troubadour playing soulful folk-rock with shades of country and blues.Glasgow 7.30pm · MusicStories: The Tap Dance SensationA tap dance show that tells its stories through rhythm.Edinburgh 7.30pm · MusicMartinů String QuartetOne of the leading Czech string quartets.The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh All day · MusicThe Rhythm RascalsSwing and early jazz from Harlem to Scotland, led by a New York jazz player.Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh All day · TheatreMusT present FootlooseThe university's musical theatre society stages Footloose, the musical of the 1984 dance film.Byre Theatre, St Andrews On now · GardensUntil 10 NovemberWinter, 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, Aberdeen On now · WorkshopsUntil 9 NovemberPower Tools IntroductionLearn to use drills, saws, sanders and routers over two evenings with workshop manager JJ. Sold out.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh On now · WorkshopsUntil 11 NovemberWeld 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 On now · WorkshopsUntil 19 NovemberSew Your Own Roll-Top BackpackSew a roll-top backpack from a basic pattern, from cutting to construction, with maker Nicola.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh On now · ArtUntil 14 NovemberWallnuts: new work by local artistsNew paintings, photography and textile art by the Wallnuts group of local artists, at the Harbour Cottage Gallery in Kirkcudbright.Harbour Cottage Gallery, Kirkcudbright On now · WorkshopsUntil 10 NovemberSewing Techniques WorkshopLearn essential sewing machine techniques for beginners and novices.Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh

Tuesday

10 November

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

11am · ArtTASDAGA talk on Raphael, the Renaissance painter every artist once tried to emulate, and why he is less known today.The Crichton, Dumfries 6.30pm · MusicMyles SmithThe Luton singer-songwriter behind the hit Stargazing.Glasgow 7pm · MusicFlo & JoanMusical comedy duo of two sisters, armed with a piano and a percussion section.Glasgow 7pm · EventErra + CurrentsA metalcore double bill from the American bands Erra and Currents.Glasgow 7pm · MusicMike ViolaAmerican producer, songwriter and singer, decades into a busy career.Glasgow 7pm · DanceEmbraceThe Yorkshire band play their number one album Out of Nothing in full, twenty years on.Glasgow 7pm · EventUnderscoresAmerican bedroom-pop producer mixing pop, punk and electronic sounds.Glasgow 7pm · MusicMatthew & the AtlasBritish folk-rock band balancing acoustic tradition with electronics.Glasgow 7pm · BooksAn Evening with Mike Gloistein: Polar Travels; A Life with the British Antarctic SurveyMike Gloistein on more than thirty years with the British Antarctic Survey, and his travels at the poles.Scone Library 7.30pm · MusicGrace CummingsMelbourne folk-rock singer-songwriter and stage actor, with a big, raw voice.Glasgow 7.30pm · MusicAttila the Stockbroker - KrakatoaThe English punk poet and musician, with more than four thousand gigs behind him.Krakatoa, Aberdeen 7.30pm · TheatreKevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity - Thrilling & Beautiful Magic - The Tivoli TheatreLevitations and illusions from the magician and scientist Kevin Quantum.The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen 7.30pm · TheatreOperation MincemeatThe Olivier-winning musical comedy about the true wartime plot to fool the Nazis with a dead man.Glasgow 7.30pm · TheatreThe Haunting of Hill HouseA new stage version of Shirley Jackson's ghost story, tense and unsettling.Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh 8pm · ArtSession A9 Still Alive @ 25The Scottish traditional band celebrate twenty-five years as one of the country's best live acts.Eden Court, Inverness All day · TheatreRotten Work & The Game of LifeA double bill of dance from Scottish Dance Theatre, Scotland's national contemporary dance company.Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh All day · ArtStudio Smith Tain Winter ShowThe winter show of paintings by Ingebjorg and Inger Smith, with cards, knitwear and gifts, in Tain.Tain All day · MusicThe Royal Opera: CarmenA screening of the Royal Opera's Carmen, Damiano Michieletto's staging of Bizet's tale of obsession.Montrose All day · WorkshopsCarrie’s Handweaving at The Make RoomThe weaver Carrie demonstrates hand weaving and sells her woven pieces in a Perth craft studio.Perth All day · FamilyBite Sized Concert Women in Love and LifeAn hour of song and piano about women in love and in life, with tea and a chat afterwards.Musselburgh All day · WalksGuided Walk: Winter Delights at Logan (2)The last guided walk of the season at Logan, the subtropical garden in Galloway, before it closes.Edinburgh

Wednesday

11 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

5.30pm · MusicPalm Houses Sessions: cello (1)An hour of calm live cello from Su-a Lee among the plants of the Palm Houses.Edinburgh 6pm · WildlifeScottish Masters - P&J LiveFormer players of Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United and Rangers in an indoor football tournament.P&J Live, Aberdeen 6.30pm · ArtIgorrrFrench musician fusing metal, baroque, electronic and Balkan music into something all his own.Glasgow 6.30pm · MusicStevie WonderThe American soul legend behind Superstition and Sir Duke.Glasgow 7pm · EventMeekFeel-good band with contrasting vocals and honest lyrics over uplifting beats.Glasgow 7pm · MusicLots of Hands & SundotsTwo DIY indie-rock bands sharing top billing on a UK tour.Glasgow 7pm · MusicVal Mcdermid & Jo Sharp: This Door of the SeasThe crime novelist and the Geographer Royal for Scotland on the novel they wrote together.Glasgow 7pm · EventThe SheepdogsCanadian rock band with a classic 70s sound, touring the album Changing Colours.Glasgow 7pm · MusicJazz EmuArchie Henderson's viral comedy character, a self-styled funk star with songs to match.Edinburgh 7pm · DanceYard ActThe Leeds post-punk band, known for their wit and spoken-word storytelling.Glasgow 7pm · MusicTeenage Fanclub - The Lemon TreeThe Scottish indie band known for their hooks and soaring harmonies.The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen 7pm · MusicSiobhan MillerFolk singer and songwriter, hailed as one of Scotland's finest traditional singers.Glasgow 7pm · MusicOle 60Kentucky alt-country and southern rock band mixing Appalachian storytelling with grunge and folk.Glasgow 7pm · EventJohn Lydon - I Could be Wrong, I Could be Right | THE ALBERT HALLS |The former Sex Pistols singer, once Johnny Rotten, in a spoken-word evening of stories and opinions.Stirling 7pm · EventHeidi Talbot and Boo HewerdineThe Irish singer Heidi Talbot with the English songwriter Boo Hewerdine, a night of folk song.Kilmelford and Kilninver Village Hall, Kilmelford 7pm · MusicAttila the Stockbroker plays Upstairs, Inverness (support Calum Baird)The punk poet and musician on his first full Scottish tour, with support from Calum Baird.Upstairs Inverness, Inverness 7.15pm · ComedyCatherine BohartThe Irish comic, a planner who hates change, on a couple of eventful years.Glasgow 7.30pm · EventCloud NothingsCleveland indie rock band that began as Dylan Baldi's teenage basement project.Glasgow 7.30pm · TheatreFly Fishing Film Tour - The Tivoli TheatreA touring programme of short films about fly fishing, adventure and water.The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen 7.30pm · MusicDumbo Gets MadItalian psychedelic pop project of the songwriter and producer Luca Bergomi.Glasgow 7.30pm · Event60 JunoPost-punk band from Merced, California, with deep, dreamy, nostalgic melodies.Glasgow 7.30pm · EventSession A9 | TOLBOOTH |A Scottish traditional band now in its twenty-fifth year, known as one of the country's best live acts.Isle of Skye 7.30pm · MusicMishra | TOLBOOTH |A band mixing folk and world music, with an international following.Stirling 7.30pm · TheatreThe Tailor of InvernessMatthew Zajac's one-man show about his Polish-Ukrainian father, a tailor in Inverness.Eden Court, Inverness 8pm · MusicAMPLIFI: Jaz Riley - Khalid Al Khajah - TayohA showcase of three new names from Scotland's music scene.The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh 8pm · TheatreJenny TaliaAustralian comedy rocker with a guitar and a sharp, unruly stand-up act.Glasgow 8pm · MusicAlice Faye in concertA rising Scottish singer, fresh from a standout set at Celtic Connections.Black Bull Gartmore, Gartmore All day · MusicThe Uprising| Haddington filmA historical drama with Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell and Stephen Dillane, in a midweek film night.Haddington All day · MusicWe Will Rock You | Theatre | Musical TheatreGreenock's light opera club stages the Queen musical, a rock tale of a future where music is banned.Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock All day · MusicPiano Concert with Gerardo RodriguesThe Portuguese pianist Gerardo Rodrigues, playing gentle neoclassical piano.Dundee All day · ArtIntroduction to Furniture Making - Part One: Frame ConstructionMake a hardwood side table with hand-cut mortise and tenon joints in a five-day hand-tool course led by Isabelle Moore.Albion Business Centre, Edinburgh

Thursday

12 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