3 to 19 November · Aberdeen
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.
Christmas Tree Festival at St Conan's Kirk
27–29November
If you are in Argyll at the end of November, here is a warm way to start Christmas. St Conan's Kirk, the church on the shore of Loch Awe near Dalmally, fills with more than 70 Christmas trees for its festival, and you get to vote for your favourite. There is music through the weekend, with carols on the organ, pipes, a brass ensemble, ukuleles and choirs singing Christmas songs, and hot drinks and home baking to keep you going. Look out for the Panto Gallery too, where you guess the pantomimes from the clues. The festival runs from 10am to 6pm on Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, and entry is by donation.
Lochawe, in Argyll and Bute
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Also on in November.
4 November to 20 December · Kilmartin
From Sea and Stone
Kilmartin Museum sits in a glen full of cairns and standing stones, and this winter it hands its gallery to young artists from across Argyll.
5 to 14 November · Dundee
Being Human Festival, Dundee
Desperate Dan and Grand Theft Auto were both made in Dundee, and for ten days this November the Being Human Festival celebrates the stories behind them.