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Ardrossan Whitlees Gala Day
Date	Location
Family attractions, parade, the crowning of the Gala Queen and stalls and fairground attractions for the kids. View full details
24 Jun Noon	Ardrossan, Ardrossan

Auchinleck's Alive and Kicking Gala Day
Date	Location
Gala, children's entertainment and fun for all the family. Part of Auchinleck's Alive and Kicking Festival. View full details
29 Jul To be confirmed	Merlin Loch Park, Auchinleck

Banner Open Day
Date	Location
Gala day in Knightswood's Banner area, with a bouncy castle, fire engine, face painting, football, bric-a-brac, music, raffles and produce from local allotments. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
2 Jun Noon	Banner Road, Glasgow

The Big Lunch
Date	Location
Community gala organised by Greater Pollok Integration Network. Bring a picnic and enjoy live music, bouncy castles, entertainment, sports and games. Part of Refugee Week. View full details
17 Jun 12.30pm	Kennishead Avenue, Glasgow

Big Sunday
Date	Location
Party in the park to get WestFest off to a grand start. There's live music from local acts including Revolver, Anderson, McGinty, Webster, Ward & Fisher and ceilidh sounds from Mad Parrot, alongside plenty of stalls to browse and loads to keep the kids entertained. Part of Dundee WestFest. View full details
10 Jun 1pm	Magdalen Green, Dundee

Carnoustie Gala Week
Date	Location
A week of fun community events to celebrate Carnoustie Gala Week including songs of praise, quiz night, putting competition and Gala Day on Sat Jul 7 with fun for all the family. View full details
30 Jun–7 Jul Times vary	Carnoustie, Carnoustie

Celebrate Cameroon
Date	Location
Sample Cameroonian traditions, food and music. Part of Refugee Week. View full details
18 Jun 4pm	300 Broomloan Road, Glasgow

Community Day
Date	Location
A day organised by the Bajuni Community in Scotland, with a football match followed by a celebration of culture and cuisine. Part of Refugee Week. View full details
23 Jun 3pm	KATS Building, Glasgow

Dundee WestFest
Date	Location
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. View full details
10 Jun–18 Jun Times vary	Various venues, Dundee

Falkirk Wheel 10
Date	Location
A day of fun to celebrate ten years since the re-opening of the Forth & Clyde and Union canals, and the Falkirk Wheel, which connects the two in dramatic engineering style. There are myriad activities and entertainment both on land and on water, with a flotilla of 60 vessels, including the oldest passenger boat in Scotland, forming the centrepiece of the event. You can also have a go at canoeing, fishing, or even abseiling, take part in a raft race, join a guided walk, watch a theatre… View full details
7 Jul 10am	The Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk

Family Fun Day
Date	Location
Special summertime activities alongside the usual museum tour. View full details
29 Jul 11am	National Mining Museum Scotland, Newtongrange

Float and Fancy Dress Parade
Date	Location
A parade down Whittinghame Drive with a range of prizes for floats and fancy dress. Entrants must be assembled for judging by 12.30pm. Part of Haddington Festival. View full details
2 Jun Noon	Whittinghame Drive, Haddington

FORK Gala
Date	Location
A fun day with stalls, music, food and drink, puppet shows, canoe rides on the river rapids and even a dog show, all brought to you by the Friends of the River Kelvin. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
9 Jun 11am	Halfpenny Bridge House, Glasgow

Gala in the Garden
Date	Location
Special day out to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with music, displays and activities in the park. View full details
2 Jun 1pm	Duntrune Demonstration Gardens, Dundee

Glasgow Show
Date	Location
Glasgow's oldest park plays host to attractions from around the world, extreme sports, a live music stage, street theatre, countryside activities and all manner of fun for kids. View full details and ticket info
21 Jul–22 Jul Sat & Sun 11.30am–5.30pm	Glasgow Green, Glasgow

Haddington Festival Fun Day
Date	Location
Fun for the whole family throughout the day with a range of activities including a fun fair, modern and Irish dancing displays, It's A Knockout, fun run and road race and theatre shows. Part of Haddington Festival. View full details
2 Jun 1.30pm	Neilson Park, Haddington

Hawick Summer Festival
Date	Location
A week of family fun, including guided walks, food events, quiz shows and much more, is packed in between the opening event, a fun Hootenanny, and the final hurrah, Party on the Pitch, which is estimated to attract over 4000 revelers. View full details
18 Aug–26 Aug Times vary	Various Venues, Hawick

Heavy Horse Show
Date	Location
One of Scotland's biggest heavy horse shows, offering the chance to get up close to nearly 200 horses, from tiny Shetlands through to sturdy Highland ponies and giant Clydesdales. Watch show classes, donkey classes and agility courses in the ring, take a pony ride and join in with children’s craft workshops. View full details and ticket info
15 Jul 10am	National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride

Hillhead High Summer Fete
Date	Location
An afternoon of art, stalls, music, teacher soaking and assault courses. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
9 Jun 1pm	Hillhead High School, Glasgow

Holyrood Pleasure Gardens Summer Fete
Date	Location
Live music, stalls, bouncy castle, face painting, kids' games, a tombola and lots of tasty food to buy. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
16 Jun 1.30pm	Holyrood Pleasure Gardens, Glasgow

Leith Festival
Date	Location
A growing community arts festival in which most participants, artists and performers are Leith-based. Previous years have seen 150 events hosted by around 50 venues within a one-mile radius in Edinburgh's port community, including the Leith Festival Gala Day on Leith Links, as well as the Leith Short Film Festival and tons of walks, talks and tours. View full details
8 Jun–17 Jun Times vary	Leith, Edinburgh

Leith Festival Gala Day
Date	Location
Leith festival Gala Day has become an institution in Edinburgh, with crowds gathering every year to see the pageant (setting off at noon), packed with puppets, bands and dancers, wend its way from Pilrig Park to the Links, where people gather afterwards, whatever the weather, to munch burgers and listen to some funky tunes. There's also a country dancing demonstration by local children (2pm) and the announcement of the winners in the Big Man Walking prize (3pm). Part of Leith Festival. View full details
9 Jun 11am	Leith Links, Edinburgh

Linkylea Festival
Date	Location
Family friendly music festival now in its sixth year raising funds for a children's charity in India. This year's line-up includes Black Diamond Express, The Stagger Rats, Philly Bouchereau, The Imagineers and the John Langan Band. View full details
16 Jul Noon	Linkylea, Haddington

Long Hot Days
Date	Location
Glasgow East plays host to a summer of gala, play and fun days with children's activities, street theatre, stalls, sports, arts and crafts and fun for all the family at different sites around the area. View full details
2 Jun Noon PEEK Jubilee Celebrations.	David Street, Glasgow
3 Jun Noon Dalmarnock Jubilee Gala Day.	Dalmarnock Community Centre, Glasgow
4 Jul 11am Beardmore Park Fun Day.	Beardmore Park, Glasgow
7 Jul Noon Broomhouse Gala Day.	Broomhouse Park, Glasgow
18 Jul 11am Craigend Fun Day.	St Dominic's Church, Glasgow
19 Jul 11am Ruchazie Gala Day.	Croftcroighn Park, Glasgow
20 Jul 11am Garthamlock Fun Day.	Garthamlock & Craigend East Parish Church of Scotland, Glasgow
26 Jul 11am Carntyne Community Day.	High Carntyne Church of Scotland, Glasgow
27 Jul 11am Gallowgate Fun Day.	Gallowgate Flats, Glasgow
28 Jul 11am Connie Fun Day.	Connie Learning Centre, Glasgow
28 Jul Noon Glasgow East Parks Festival.	Alexandra Park, Glasgow
29 Jul Noon Barlanark Fun Day.	Barlanark Community Hall, Glasgow
1 Aug Noon National Play Day.	Beardmore Park, Glasgow
3 Aug Noon Bridge Family Fun Day.	The Bridge, Glasgow
4 Aug Noon Calton Fun Day.	Bain Square, Glasgow
5 Aug Noon Cranhill Gala Day.	Cranhill Park, Glasgow
9 Aug 11am Bridgeton Fun Day.	Bridgeton Library and Learning Centre, Glasgow
10 Aug Noon Glenburn Gala Day.	Glenburn Centre, Glasgow
11 Aug Noon Wellhouse Gala Day.	The Hub, Glasgow
11 Aug Noon Helenslea Fun Day.	Helenslea Community Hall, Glasgow
12 Aug Noon Camlachie Fun Day.	Camlachie Community Learning Centre, Glasgow
25 Aug Noon Shettleston New Family Fun Day.	Shettleston New Parish Church, Glasgow

Lord Provost's Youth Parade
Date	Location
The Youth Parade, made up of various youth groups from Dundee and its twin towns, winds its way through the city centre. View full details
2 Jun 2.30pm	City Centre, Dundee

Marymass Festival
Date	Location
A classic traditional festival, with a history going back over 1,000 years. Entertainment ranges from a horse-drawn parade of epic proportions, races, a fair, fireworks, over 100 community events and the famous Greasy Pole: which competitors shin up to reach a large ham. View full details
16 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Various Venues, Irvine

Montrose Donkey Derby
Date	Location
Family day out with a traditional Donkey Derby, loads of kids' activities, highland dancers, a display by Tayside Fire Brigade and live music. View full details
24 Jun 1.30pm	East Links, Montrose

Montrose Legion Gala Day
Date	Location
Gala day with stalls and activities at Montrose British Legion. View full details
24 Jun Noon	Royal British Legion, Montrose

O2 Glasgow Mela
Date	Location
For over 20 years this huge outdoor festival has been celebrating the traditions of Glasgow's many and varied immigrant communities with a mix of international music, dance, activities and stalls. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
23 Jun–24 Jun Sat & Sun noon–8pm	Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow

Peebles Arts Festival
Date	Location
A highly polished but volunteer-run, cross-platform community affair, brimming with quality workshops, tours, gigs, talks and theatre. The sheer variety of events, combined with unusual offerings – such as tours round some unusual historical sites – make Peebles stand out from the festival crowd. View full details
25 Aug–2 Sep Times vary	Various Venues, Peebles

Perth Diamond Jubilee
Date	Location
Perth's celebrations of the Queen's special day begins with a spectacular '1000 Pipers Parade' in which hordes of pipers from across the world take part. Then there's a Big Jubilee Lunch picnic on the North Inch with stalls and tasting opportunities offering up local produce to enjoy. View full details
2 Jun 11am	Perth, Perth

Pollokshaws Carnival
Date	Location
Colourful family event with music, dance, workshops, games and a parade. Part of Refugee Week. View full details
16 Jun 11am	Greenbank Park, Glasgow

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
Date	Location
Help celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with activities from crown decorating to tea drinking, finishing with the Mount Stuart bonfire. View full details
4 Jun Noon	Mount Stuart Visitor Centre, Isle of Bute

Refugee Week Celebration
Date	Location
A day of multi-cultural delights including international food tastings, face-painting and activities for kids, music hosted by the Glad Cafe, Scottish and African storytelling and the screening of a film celebrating the contribution of refugees to Scottish culture. Part of Refugee Week. View full details
17 Jun 1pm	The Hidden Gardens, Glasgow

Refugee Week Scotland
Date	Location
A broad range of events and activities celebrating the diverse culture of the refugee community in Glasgow and Scotland as a whole. Theatre productions, film screenings, gala days, art workshops, photography exhibitions, live music, food tastings and more. View full details
18 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	Various venues, Glasgow

Renfrew Gala Day
Date	Location
Live stage acts and activities including paintballing, fairground rides and charity stalls, with a parade departing from Canal Street. View full details
3 Jun 1pm	Robertson Park, Renfrew

Roofless
Date	Location
An ambitious outdoor arts programme working in partnership with five regions in Scotland, ensuring you'll see Transformers-style musical robots in Shetland, huge toppling sculpture in Ayrshire, an outdoor theatre takeover in Falkirk, a dance cycle in Dumfries and Galloway and a fire festival in Fraserburgh. Community groups work together for each project before a grand finale. View full details
31 May 2012–31 May 2013 Times vary	Various venues

Saltcoats Queen of the Sea Festival
Date	Location
A parade through the town and the coronation of this year's Queen of the Sea, plus stalls, face painting, an owl display and more. View full details
14 Jul 10am	Town Centre, Saltcoats

Sighthill Solstice
Date	Location
Celebrate the summer solstice with a parade to Sighthill Stone Circle followed by music food and dancing at the Youth Centre into the evening. View full details
21 Jun 4.30pm	Sighthill Youth Centre, Glasgow

St Monans Sea Queen Day
Date	Location
This traditional village festival sees a girl from the St Monans community nominated as the Sea Queen, a tribute to the area's fishing heritage. The day's festivities include a gala day, a fun fair for kids, live jazz music, plus a fair selling handicrafts, pictures, knitwear and locally-made foodstuffs. View full details
16 Jun To be confirmed	St Monans, Anstruther

Wildlife Jubilee
Date	Location
This celebration of nature is packed with things to do for the whole family. Children must be accompanied by an adult. View full details
5 Jun 11am	WDCS Scottish Dolphin Centre, Fochabers

Wonderland
Date	Location
Join in with the Alice in Wonderland theme and dress up for this event with the costumed performers and musicians from the Mardi Gras parade. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
3 Jun 1pm	Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow

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