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.
Today
20 October
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.
Tomorrow
21 October
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.
DundeeThursday
22 October
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.
GlasgowFriday
23 October
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.
AnstrutherSaturday
24 October
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.
StornowaySunday
25 October
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.
AlythWeek beginning Monday 26 October
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.
GlasgowWeek beginning Monday 2 November
Featured · until 8 November
The Enchanted Forest 2026
Every October the pines of Faskally Wood, a mile or so out of Pitlochry, are lit and scored for a month, and people walk through them after dark.
PitlochryWeek beginning Monday 9 November
Featured · 3 November to 19 November
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.
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The big ones this season
Exhibitions, festivals and gatherings we have been to and photographed, with their dates.
More info3 April to 17 JanuaryV&A Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion ShowDundeeMore 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 FishStornoway
More 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 toursGlasgowMore info8 October to 8 NovemberThe Enchanted Forest 2026Pitlochry
More info9 to 28 OctoberLiz Myhill at Gallery An Talla DeargIsleornsay
More info9 to 25 OctoberPumpkin Madness at Westerton FarmLaurencekirk
More info10 to 25 OctoberHalloween Trail of TreatsFintrayGoing to something?
Make a day of it
Days Out plans the rest of the day around where you are going: somewhere to eat, a walk or a castle on the way, written by people who live there.
Running something?
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