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

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16 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.

7.30am · MusicFundraiser Ceilidh for Aberdeen Foyer Charity - Music HallA fundraising ceilidh with the Cabrach Ceilidh Band, marking thirty years of the Aberdeen Foyer charity.Music Hall, Aberdeen9am · FamilyBalgone PumpkinsA pumpkin patch to pick from on a country estate near North Berwick, with a haunted trail once the light goes.Balgone Pumpkins, North Berwick10am · FamilyAutism Friendly Quiet OpeningA calmer early opening of the museum for children and adults with autism and additional needs.Glasgow10am · HistoryAutism Friendly Daft Spidey Meet and GreetA calm meet and greet with Daft Spidey, a friendly Spider-Man, for children with autism or additional needs.Glasgow10am · ArtSlow Stitched NeedlebookHand-stitch a needlebook from reclaimed fabric and lace, learning appliqué and visible mending. Sold out.Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh10.30am · HistoryEvent: Squirrel Safari at Fyvie CastleA walk with the rangers at Fyvie Castle, looking for red squirrels.Fyvie Castle, Garden & Estate (National Trust for Scotland), Fyvie
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Tomorrow

17 October
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
7am · FestivalsVivacity Wellness FestivalA day of movement, healing therapies, creative workshops and talks, with a women's health programme.The Crichton, Dumfries7.15am · FilmIT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (12A)The Iranian director Jafar Panahi's thriller, in which a chance accident spirals out of control.Orkney8.30am · EventGhostly Tales at Gilnockie TowerGhostly tales of the Border reivers, told inside a 16th-century tower house near Canonbie.Gilnockie Tower, Canonbie9.30am · WalksForest Bathing at Loch LomondTwo slow hours of forest bathing in the woods at RSPB Loch Lomond, with a certified guide.RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond, Gartocharn9.30am · BooksSpirit of Place Writing WorkshopA writing and poetry workshop drawing on the landscape of Loch Insh.Cairngorms10am · FestivalsMassed ChoirsHundreds of Gaelic singers sing together in the grand finale to the week-long Royal National Mòd.Glasgow
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Sunday

18 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.

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, Kinross10am · WalksOutdoor 101: Hill Walking Skills - NavigationTwo sessions of hill navigation practice, for walkers wanting more confidence out on the hills.Atlantis Leisure, Oban10am · ArtCasting from nature workshopA morning pressing natural objects into clay to make casts, with the Speyside artist Mary Bourne.Glenlivet Public Hall, Glenlivet10.15am · WildlifeBirding for Beginners – Autumn MigrantsA beginners' morning at Lochwinnoch on the autumn birds, indoors first and then out on the reserve.RSPB Scotland Lochwinnoch, Lochwinnoch10.30am · ArtCasting from NatureA morning making clay impressions of leaves and natural objects with the artist Mary Bourne.Cairngorms10.45am · WalksBoat of Garten Local Orienteering EventA local orienteering event with four courses, from beginners to the experienced, to run or walk.Boat of Garten
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Week beginning Monday 19 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.

Anstruther
Mon 19 Oct · 9am · GardensCharity Garden Opening - Abriachan Garden NurseryA four-acre garden above Loch Ness opens for charity, with winding paths through native woodland.Abriachan Garden Nursery, AbriachanMon 19 Oct · 10am · FamilyLinlithgow Family AdventureHands-on family sessions round Linlithgow Palace on its wildlife, history and landscape, for ages five and up.Linlithgow Palace, LinlithgowMon 19 Oct · 10.15am · FamilyAdult & Child Crochet Workshop, Archerfield Walled GardenA beginners' crochet class in a walled garden, where a child and an adult make friendship bracelets together.Archerfield Walled Garden, DirletonMon 19 Oct · 10.30am · FamilyFamily fun: Become the artwork - Aberdeen Art GalleryA playful family workshop with Gray's School of Art, dressing up in boiler suits to become the art.Aberdeen Art Gallery, AberdeenMon 19 Oct · 11.30am · TheatreThe Utterly Revolting Science Show - The Tivoli TheatreA family science show of burps, farts and bodily noises, on a journey through the human body.The Tivoli Theatre, AberdeenMon 19 Oct · 12pm · HistoryLoose Goose in Castle DouglasThe Loose Goose workshop on the road from Caerlaverock, stopping at the Threave nature reserve.The Stove, DumfriesMon 19 Oct · 1pm · FamilyThe McDougalls: Halloween Party Show - Peterhead Community TheatreA Halloween party show from the children's theatre company The McDougalls, for all the family.Peterhead Community Theatre, PeterheadMon 19 Oct · 1pm · MusicLunchtime Concert: Fantastic FiddlersAn hour of music celebrating the travelling fiddlers and violinists of history and their virtuoso playing.PerthMon 19 Oct · 6pm · MusicSynthesisA one-night mix of visual art, live music, digital work, installation and performance.Glasgow
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Week beginning Monday 26 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.

Stornoway
Mon 26 Oct · 9.30am · GardensCharity Garden Opening - Inverness Botanic GardensThe most northerly botanic gardens in the UK open for charity, with a tropical house and a cactus house.Inverness Botanic Gardens, InvernessMon 26 Oct · 10am · WildlifeCoastal Wildlife WanderA beach walk looking for coastal wildlife: shore birds, whales and dolphins offshore, shells and rockpools.Scottish Seabird Centre, North BerwickMon 26 Oct · 11am · HistoryJacobitism and Clanship in the North HighlandsA talk by Dr Nicola Martin on the Jacobite era and the clans of the far north Highlands.Historylinks Museum, DornochMon 26 Oct · 11am · HistoryJacobitism and ClanshipA talk on the Jacobite cause and the clan system, part of the Autumn Highland Festival in Dornoch.Historylinks Museum, DornochMon 26 Oct · 12pm · ArtSustainable design: our “Rain” exhibitionA curator's tour of the exhibition Rain, on how it was designed and built to be sustainable.National Library of Scotland, EdinburghMon 26 Oct · 2.30pm · HistoryAuthor Talk: A Fire in Their Hearts with Philip ParisThe author Philip Paris on the Covenanters, Scotland's 17th-century civil war and the exile that followed.Historylinks Museum, DornochMon 26 Oct · 5.30pm · TheatreNorth Sea, Nature UntamedA nature documentary about the North Sea, from a film-maker who once overlooked the waters on his doorstep.Eden Court, InvernessMon 26 Oct · 7pm · MusicCq WrestlingBritish grunge band of two songwriting best friends, with a fierce, melodic 90s sound.GlasgowMon 26 Oct · 7pm · EventKing No OneYork indie band who started out busking their own songs on rainy streets across the UK.Glasgow
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Week beginning Monday 2 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
Mon 2 Nov · 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, LumsdenMon 2 Nov · 6.30pm · MusicCody JohnsonThe Texan country star and former rodeo rider, known for big live shows.GlasgowMon 2 Nov · 7pm · DanceJalen NgondaAmerican soul singer with a voice of raw feeling and elegance, in the classic soul mould.GlasgowMon 2 Nov · 7pm · EventJasmine JethwaLondon singer whose music draws on both Western and Indian culture.GlasgowMon 2 Nov · 7pm · MusicSwervedriverOxford alternative rock band of the shoegaze era, formed round Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge.GlasgowMon 2 Nov · 7pm · EventDizzee RascalThe Mercury Prize-winning grime MC behind Bonkers and Dance wiv Me.GlasgowMon 2 Nov · 7.15pm · TheatreDe Gaulle: LibertéThe second part of Antonin Baudry's film of Charles de Gaulle, the fight to free France.Eden Court, InvernessMon 2 Nov · 7.30pm · MusicGateway New Writing Festival: MondayA night of short new plays from a festival of new writing.EdinburghMon 2 Nov · 7.30pm · MusicBleach LabSouth London indie quartet with spacious, dreamy songs.Glasgow
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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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