Aberdeen

Popular events

Days Out

• An Evening with Ray Mears
  The legendary survivalist's first Scottish tour, a two hour show exploring his crazy wild world…
• Aberdeen International Street Market
  Street market with over 70 stalls selling produce from all over Europe.
• Aberdeen Winter Festival: Fireworks Night
  An exciting display of colourful, bright and noisy high aerial fireworks complete with family…
• Aberdeen Winter Festival: Santa & His Reindeer Parade
  Santa and his reindeer cohorts proceed from the Castlegate, along Union Street to the Mall…
• Artist Adventurers
  A selection of drawings and watercolours of Spain, ranging from the early 1800s to the beginning…
• Premier League Darts
  Eight dart die-hards will compete in Premier League Darts, the fourth time the event has visited…
• How to Make the Perfect Poo
  A whole show about going to the toilet, with mushy, sloppy demos and the intestines of a giant rag…
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Books

• Found Magazine
  Michigan brothers David Rothbart and Peter Dazzles present a collection of notes, letters…
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Clubs

• Deep End
  Saturday's house fix at Snafu, hosted by the notorious Funky Transport joined by special guest…
• To Rococo Rot, Laki Mera, Sarah J Tingle
  Avant-garde minimalism from To Rococo Rot, lush electronica from pan-European collective Laki Mera…
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Comedy

• Tim Minchin
  The 2005 Perrier Best Newcomer winner shows off his skills as a comedian, actor, composer and…
• The Mighty Boosh
  Join Vince Noir and Howard Moon (that's Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt in disguise), plus a…
• The Foot Fist Way
  A low-budget mockumentary about a small-time martial arts training school and inept tae kwon do…
• Lee Evans
  The rubber-faced comedian sets out on a new UK tour.
• Tropic Thunder
  While filming a war movie, three Hollywood actors become embroiled with a heroin cartel run by a…
• Al Murray
  National tour from the ranting landlord and Perrier winner.
• Dan Antopolski & Isy Stuttie
  Perennial Fringe performer Antopolski returns with a ludicrously original show. Isy Stuttie…
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Film

• The Stone of Destiny
  Smith's hysterical, historical heist film gets a Scotland-only release. Cox plays Ian Hamilton, a…
• How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
  Toby Young's semi-scandalous memoir about the period the gobby English journo spent carousing with…
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  Bruno (Butterfield) is the nine-year old son of a Nazi Commandant (Thewlis). When his father is…
• Igor
  Animated story about a hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist…
• City of Ember
  Students from the amazing underground city of Ember go through a series of adventures in order to…
• The House Bunny
  Predictably pitiful comedy about a recently unemployed 'Playboy' mansion bunny (Farris) who goes…
• Taken
  Retired US secret agent operative Bryan (Neeson) steps into fray when his daughter Kim (Grace)…
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Kids

• We're Going On a Bear Hunt
  Michael Rosen's every popular children's book is brought lovingly to life on stage.
• Aberdeen Winter Festival: Santa & His Reindeer Parade
  Santa and his reindeer cohorts proceed from the Castlegate, along Union Street to the Mall…
• A Smart Attack of Art
  Expect jokes, music, audience participation and prizes from CBeebies presenter Mike Amatt, putting…
• Pied Piper and Punch and Judy
  Kidgloves Puppets present some classical children's entertainment.
• How to Make the Perfect Poo
  A whole show about going to the toilet, with mushy, sloppy demos and the intestines of a giant rag…
• Wild Autumn October Camp
  Children will be encouraged to consider nature, animals and the environment, through games and…
• Spooky-wood Ghost Walk
  A series of guided walks through the woods for Halloween. Suitable for aged 8+.
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LGBT

• Y @ THT Aberdeen
  Relaxed and sociable meeting for under 25's that are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender of…
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Music

• Aberdeen Winter Festival Christmas Carols Concert
  Sing along to your favourite carols.
• Abba The Show
  Tribute to the mighty Swedes.
• The Killers
  Las Vegas rockers, due to release third studio album 'Day & Age', return to Aberdeen.
• Aberdeen Sinfonietta
  A programme of Mozart works from this local ensemble. Conducted by David Jones with pianist…
• Aberdeen Singing Chorus
  The Chorus present 'The Sound of Scotland'.
• Steve Steinman's Vampires Rock
  Steinman and his band, The Hell Bound Express, blast their way through some of the world's best…
• MacFloyd
  Internationally acclaimed tribute combo to Pink Floyd, who recreate (on a slightly smaller scale…
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Theatre

• An Evening with Ray Mears
  The legendary survivalist's first Scottish tour, a two hour show exploring his crazy wild world…
• Disney's High School Musical
  Based on Disney's Emmy-winning film of the same name, 'High School Musical' tells the story of…
• Absurd Person Singular
  Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts.
• We're Going On a Bear Hunt
  Michael Rosen's every popular children's book is brought lovingly to life on stage.
• A Smart Attack of Art
  Expect jokes, music, audience participation and prizes from CBeebies presenter Mike Amatt, putting…
• Pied Piper and Punch and Judy
  Kidgloves Puppets present some classical children's entertainment.
• An Ideal Husband
  Peter Hall's acclaimed West End production of Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband' is brought to life…
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Visual Art

• Artist Adventurers
  A selection of drawings and watercolours of Spain, ranging from the early 1800s to the beginning…
• Black and White
  Work by local artists on the theme 'Black and White'.
• Children In Conflict
  This Wolverhampton Art Gallery touring exhibition brings together work by high-profile war artist…
• Barbara Rae
  Prints by honorary graduate of the University of Aberdeen.
• Lise Sarfati: La Vie Nouvelle
  A series of portraits by French photographer Lise Sarfati which aim to dramatise the complexity of…
• Daniel Herrmann: Talk on Eduardo Paolozzi
  Preceding Martin Kershaw's concert featuring a new commission inspired by the art of Eduardo…
• James McBey
  A selection of watercolours by the famous Aberdeen painter and etcher James McBey.
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Dance

• Scottish Ballet: Sleeping Beauty
  Scottish Ballet revives their version of the classic fairytale 'The Sleeping Beauty', presented by…
• Dance Live! 2008
  Aberdeen's festival of contemporary dance sees the city burst to life with a series of dance…
• Dance On Screen: Camera/Movement
  Curated by Helen Blaker, this programme of artists' single screen works in dance and moving image…
• Otter Pie
  Fish & Game (the young Glasgow company behind Eilidh's Daily Ukulele Ceilidh) use fragments of…
• Body Sensing - Three Legs
  A morning workshop of playful improvisational and meditative explorations of the senses with…
• The Curve Foundation with The Scottish Flute Trio
  The Scottish Flute Trio collaborates with Curve Foundation Dance Company, featuring choreography…
• Soundings
  Combining dance with live music, contemporary choreographer Charlotte Jarvis, musician David…
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Talks

• The Battle of Trafalgar
  Keeper of Science and Maritime History at the Museum, John Edwards, delivers a talk about Trafalgar.
• Colin Fry
  The phenomenal 'Sixth Sense' star uses his psychic gifts to wow his audience.
• Daniel Herrmann: Talk on Eduardo Paolozzi
  Preceding Martin Kershaw's concert featuring a new commission inspired by the art of Eduardo…
• Gender in Scottish Victorian Painting
  Assistant Keeper of Fine Art at the Museum, Griffin Co, delivers an examination of the…
• My Heart is in the Highlands
  Jennifer Melville discusses foreign artists and their discovery of the Scottish Highlands.
• Recent Archaeological Work at Marischal College
  Assistant Archaeologist Alison Cameron delivers a lunchtime talk about recent work carried out at…
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Sport

• WWE RAW - Survivor Series Tour
  The real deal WWE superstars of US wrestling bring the pain to the UK.
• WWE Wrestlemania Revenge Tour
  The real deal superstars of US World Wrestling Entertainment invade Scotland.
• Premier League Darts
  Eight dart die-hards will compete in Premier League Darts, the fourth time the event has visited…
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Popular places

Cafés

• The Sand Dollar Café
  2 Beach Esplanade, Aberdeen
• Café 52
  52 The Green, Aberdeen
• The Beautiful Mountain
  11-13 Belmont Street, Aberdeen
• Books and Beans
  Belmont Street, Aberdeen
• Cafe Drummonds
  1 Belmont Street, Aberdeen
• Café Society
  9 Queens Road, Aberdeen
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Cinemas

• The Belmont
  49 Belmont Street, Aberdeen
• Cineworld Aberdeen
  Queens Link Leisure Center 28 Links Road, Aberdeen
• Vue Aberdeen
  10 Shiprow, Aberdeen
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Clubs

• Snafu
  Union Street, Aberdeen
• The Forum
  3 Skene Terrace, Aberdeen
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Galleries

• The Belmont
  49 Belmont Street, Aberdeen
• Aberdeen Arts Centre
  33 King Street, Aberdeen
• The Lemon Tree
  5 West North Street, Aberdeen
• Aberdeen Maritime Museum
  Shiprow, Aberdeen
• The Gordon Highlanders' Museum
  St Luke's Viewfield Road, Aberdeen
• Aberdeen Art Gallery
  Schoolhill, Aberdeen
• Gray's School Of Art
  The Robert Gordon University Garthdee Road, Aberdeen
• Studio The Lemon Tree Studio
  5 West North Street, Aberdeen
• Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Art Gallery
  Foresterhill, Aberdeen
• The Left Bank
  5 Bridge Street, Tarland
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Hotels

• Aberdeen Douglas Hotel
  Market Street, Aberdeen
• Hilton Treetops Hotel
  161 Springfield Road, Aberdeen
• Norwood Hall Hotel
  Garthdee Road, Aberdeen
• Thistle Hotel Aberdeen Altens Thistle Hotel
  Souterhead Road, Aberdeen
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Museums

• Aberdeen Maritime Museum
  Shiprow, Aberdeen
• The Gordon Highlanders' Museum
  St Luke's Viewfield Road, Aberdeen
• Grampian Transport Museum
  Main Street, Alford
• Archaeolink Prehistory Park
  Oyne, Insch
• Marischal Museum
  University of Aberdeen Marischal College Broad Street, Aberdeen
• The Tolbooth
  Castle Street, Aberdeen
• Provost Skene's House
  Guestrow, Aberdeen
• Zoology Museum
  Zoology Building University of Aberdeen St Machar's Drive, Aberdeen
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Pubs & Bars

• Ma Cameron's
  6–8 Little Belmont Street, Aberdeen
• Under the Hammer
  11 North Silver Street, Aberdeen
• Prince of Wales
  7 St Nicholas Lane, Aberdeen
• Revolution
  25 Belmont Street, Aberdeen
• Café Drummonds
  1 Belmont Street, Aberdeen
• Tiger Tiger
  1-2 Shiprow, off Union Street, Aberdeen
• Moorings Bar
  2 Trinity Quay, Aberdeen
• Northern Lights
  Hatton of Fintray, Aberdeen
• The College
  8 Alford Place, Aberdeen
• The Fittie Bar
  18 Wellington Street, Aberdeen
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Restaurants

• eLJo's
  4 Rose Street, Aberdeen
• Chi Restaurant & Bar
  Unit 8/9 The Academy, Schoolhill, Aberdeen
• Cinnamon
  476 Union Street, Aberdeen
• Simpson's
  59 Queens Road, Aberdeen
• The Square
  1 Golden Square, Aberdeen
• Udny Arms
  Main Street, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
• The Bothy
  81 Seafield Road, Aberdeen
• The Lairhillock Inn
  Netherley, Near Stonehaven, Aberdeen
• The Ashvale
  42-48 Great Western Road, Aberdeen
• Foyer Restaurant & Gallery
  82a Crown Street, Aberdeen
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Tourist Attractions

• Glover House
  79 Balgownie Road Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
• Satrosphere Science Centre
  The Tramsheds 179 Constitution Street, Aberdeen
• Starnafin Visitor Centre
  Crimond, Fraserburgh
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Theatres

• His Majesty's Theatre
  Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen
• The Lemon Tree
  5 West North Street, Aberdeen
• Music Hall
  Union Street, Aberdeen
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Venues

• AECC
  Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
• Aberdeen Arts Centre
  33 King Street, Aberdeen
• The Lemon Tree
  5 West North Street, Aberdeen
• Music Hall
  Union Street, Aberdeen
• MUSA
  33 Exchange Street, Aberdeen
• Studio The Lemon Tree Studio
  5 West North Street, Aberdeen
• Beach Ballroom
  The Esplanade, Aberdeen
• Moshulu
  Windmill Brae, Aberdeen
• Mitchell Hall
  Marischal College Broad Street, Aberdeen
• The North East of Scotland Music School
  Dorothy Hately Music Centre 21 Huntly Street, Aberdeen
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