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West End Festival
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One of the widest-ranging multi-arts festivals in the country, the West End Festival seems to swallow the West End's entire cultural output for the three weeks of its duration. The sterling music line-up (which in 2011 featured The Horrors, Alasdair Roberts and the Fence Collective) and the carnivalesque Festival Sunday are especially noteworthy. On the final Saturday, The Hidden Lane Festival opens the door on the city's creative collective, including open studios and exhibitions .
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1 Jun–24 Jun Times vary West End, Glasgow
3 Harbours Arts Festival
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Ten days of art, music and storytelling in Prestonpans, Port Seton and Cockenzie. There are plenty of seafood stalls for the crustacean-hungry (not to mention plenty of non-seafood food stalls for those of that persuasion), plus kids' events, live music and a real ale tent.
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2 Jun–10 Jun Times vary Various venues, East Lothian
Aboyne and Deeside Festival
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A diverse programme from the wee festival, which has covered theatre, comedy – last year featuring Hardeep Singh Kholi – with exhibitions, workshops, music and film all included. Planned acts include the Bingham Quartet and an appearance from children's author Mairi 'Katie Morag' Hedderwick.
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13 Jul–29 Jul Times vary
Deeside Theatre will act as main venue, but some events will take pace around Deeside. 		Deeside CEC Theatre, Aboyne
Burns an' a' That! Festival
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One of Scotland's prized festivals, celebrating the life and times of our Robert Burns. Literary events, music, talks and films are joined by more unusual events, all linked to Burns.
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30 May–3 Jun Times vary Various Venues, Ayrshire
Edinburgh Book Fringe
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Hosted by Word Power Books, this festival gives a platform to local publishers and writers, whether polemicists or comedians, during the capital's festival month. The Word Power bookshop is an intimate venue where authors can engage with their audience.
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10 Aug–24 Aug Times vary Word Power Bookshop, Edinburgh
Mearns Connections Festival
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A civilised celebration of Grassic Gibbon, Eardley and Burns, with a performances, concerts and dinners with entertainment.
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3 Aug–5 Aug Times vary The Grassic Gibbon Centre, Laurencekirk
St Monans Community Arts Festival
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Community-led festival exploring the arts with relation to the cultural background of the village St Monans. Children and families are welcome to take part in theatre productions and workshops, while private houses are opened up as venues for art exhibitions. There are choral, jazz, chamber and folk music events, a ceilidh and a strong emphasis on promoting the creative endeavours of those within the community – local poet Gordon Meade has been a guest in years past.
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7 Sep–9 Sep Times vary St Monans, Anstruther
Aberfeldy Festival
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A bigger and better version of previous years, with plans to expand the literary strand of this community affair. Saturday features a Family Fun Day and Traders Market, while the rest will be curated by a special guest, following up the work of last year's ideas man: Ian Rankin.
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2 Nov–3 Nov Times vary Various Venues, Aberfeldy
Black Isle Words
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In the cosy setting of the Old Brewery, this festival places an emphasis on local writers and an informal environment. Events include a ceilidh without dance, where authors are encouraged to freely improvise and collaborate together, as well as a number of literary workshops.
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7 Sep–9 Sep Times vary The Old Brewery, Cromarty
Bloody Scotland
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Scotland's first festival dedicated to crime fiction has picked a good time to start – 2012 marks the 125th anniversary of the publication of the first Sherlock Holmes story, the 35th anniversary of William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw (generally reckoned to be the start of Tartan Noir), and the 25th anniversary of the first publication of Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels. More than 40 crime writers will be attending the festival to share their views on the genre.
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14 Sep–16 Sep Times vary Stirling, Stirling
Books, Borders and Bikes
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A festival of literature and thought, with a healthy twist. As well as intelligent events which look at important political and cultural themes through literature and other art forms, visitors can also join woodland walks and storytelling cycle rides around the grounds. Past guests include Mark Thomas, Sir Menzies Campbell and David Starkey.
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18 Aug–19 Aug Times vary Traquair House, Innerleithen
Faclan: The Hebridean Book Festival
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This book fest on Britain's Western cusp is lucky enough to call An Lanntair (Gaelic for 'the lantern') arts centre in Stornoway home. Now in its eighth year, it has moved to the cusp of winter, and this year dwells on ideas of belief, exploring the stories, legends, premonitions, beliefs shared and traded round the hearths of generations of Gaels.
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1 Nov–3 Nov Times vary Western Isles, Western Isles
Fringe by the Sea
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North Berwick's multi-arts festival is intended as a less intense arm of Edinburgh's August extravaganza. Those who take the short journey out of the city can enjoy musical performances, book readings, kids' events, theatre shows and more, all against the backdrop of beautiful coastline and sea air, and without the hustle and bustle of the Royal Mile. Musical highlights in 2011 included Rachel Sermanni, Eddi Reader and Jake Cogan.
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6 Aug–12 Aug Times vary North Berwick, North Berwick
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
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The 2012 edition of the festival that began as a celebration of oral folk tale traditions continues to spread its influence across the country, with many events taking place far from the festival's spiritual home at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Inspiration this year comes from European folklore, in particular the tales of the Brothers Grimm.
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19 Oct–28 Oct Times vary Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Biggar Little Festival
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The name is something of a red herring as this small Lanarkshire is really punching above its weight with a programme of around 70 varied arts events put on by different community groups and local businesses, plus a couple of big name touring artists booked by the festival committee. Covering comedy, theatre, exhibitions, walks, dance and music of all kinds, the festival offers affordable local access to the arts for all.
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18 Oct–28 Oct Times vary Various Venues, Biggar
Borders Book Festival
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Taking place in the National Trust's Georgian Harmony Garden, the Borders Book Festival attracts world-class literary figures, this year featuring Iain Banks, Hilary Mantel, Ian Rankin, Liz Lochhead, Andy McNab and Kathy Lette, as well as stars including Sir David Frost, Rory Bremner and Jeremy Vine. The Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction is also announced, and family events include sessions based on popular books, as well as book printing, writing competitions, and storytime and…
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14 Jun–17 Jun Times vary Harmony Garden, Melrose
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
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To say the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival ticks a few boxes would be an understatement. Established in 1979 with a view to bring world-class artists to a mainly rural area, it has grown in confidence and sale year on year. The nine-day family-friendly multi-arts Borders-based festival boasts everything from theatre, dance and music to literature, film and art. Acts appearing last year included Opera Wow, Dick Gaughan, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The jamboree culminated in Streets…
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25 May–2 Jun Times vary Various Venues
Dundee WestFest
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Community arts festival based in the west end of Dundee, starting with a gala day, Big Sunday, on Magdalen Green that features live music and entertainment, kids' activities, stalls, food and drink. Throughout the week there's a mix of walks, talks, literary events, music, dance, theatre, art and film.
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10 Jun–18 Jun Times vary Various venues, Dundee
East Neuk Festival
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An appreciation of classical music, excellence in writing and visual art, held in the scenic East Neuk of Fife. Visitors can expect to find musicians both local and international in attendance, including this year the Hagen Quartet, the Leipzig String Quartet and various ensembles from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, while the wordy strand includes nature writer Richard Mabey, poet Tom Pow and novelist Andrew Greig.
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27 Jun–1 Jul Times vary Various venues, East Neuk
Edinburgh Independent & Radical Book Fair
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The Independent and Radical Book Fair hosts another plethora (over 70 publishers were present at the last festival) of left-field stalls, as well as exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, creative writing events and author talks.
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24 Oct–28 Oct Times vary Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Book Festival
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One of the world's biggest and most prestigious book festivals, the EIBF annually welcomes over 750 writers, poets, artists, politicians, journalists and thinkers from around the world to discuss, debate and review the world in which we live. With readings, debates, workshops every day, visitors can engage with world renowned authors and debut novelists, Nobel prize winners and children's illustrators.
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11 Aug–27 Aug Times vary Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh
Glasgow Poetry Week
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A celebration of the spoken and written word, with events dotted around Glasgow's poetical corners. Launches and happenings will cover most tastes with the city's finest literary organisations encouraging everyone from hardcore stanza fans to the verse-cautious to have a dabble.
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28 Sep–7 Oct Times vary Various venues, Glasgow
goNORTH
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goNORTH is a two-sided festival: one half dedicated to a series of discussions, workshops and conference events tackling the latest issues in Scotland's creative industries; the other showcasing some of the talent being developed within those industries. The music programme is especially exciting, with gigs from French Wives, Make Sparks, Mark Norris & the Moon, Stanley Odd, Plum, Vigo Thieves, Lady North, Washington Irving and many more.
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6 Jun–7 Jun Times vary Various Venues, Inverness
Imprint
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A literary festival with a community feel. With local authors William McIlvanney and Zoe Strachan as patrons, Imprint attracts a range of writers and performers while workshops and The Imprint Writing Award allow up-and-comers to test their talents.
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12 Nov–17 Nov Times vary
Festival hub at Burns Centre, though some events around East Ayrshire. 		Burns Monument Centre, Kilmarnock
Inky Fingers Minifest
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A grassroots minifest, born from the Edinburgh lit scene, which celebrates the best of spoken word and experimental practices. With word slams, storytelling, workshops and competitions, this is a quirky wordy addition to the Edinburgh Festivals programme.
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7 Aug–12 Aug Times vary Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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