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RBS Museum Lates: Night of the Mummy
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Following an exceedingly popular first event, the National Museum once again opens its doors after dark to give adults a chance to play, with food and drink, live music from Sparrow and the Workshop and Bwani Junction, live comedy from Bright Club, a Silent Disco and even facepainting adding to the fun. Booking is essential.
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24 Feb
(Over-18s only) 7pm
Combined tickets for this event and the Fascinating Mummies exhibition also available (£18/£16).
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Fascinating Mummies
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Including treasures from the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, world famous for its Egyptology collections, this exhibition looks at the complex and intriguing rituals surrounding death in Ancient Egypt.
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11 Feb27 May Mon–Sun 10am–5pm National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
The Opening Of Ebrington Square
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A celebratory event marking the regeneration of the public space, featuring music, art and family fun. With Bronagh Gallagher, Codetta, Future Chaser, Inishowen Gospel Choir and The Wonder Villains.
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14 Feb Feb 14, 6pm–10pm Ebrington Square, Londonderry
Fascinating Mummies: Unwrap a Mummy
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Combine ancient history with detective work and unwrap a mummy to find out how they died. Ages 7+. Half-hourly sessions lasting 45 minutes are available throughout each day.
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11 Feb19 Feb Mon–Sun 10.30am–4.30pm National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Jack and Jill Market
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An opportunity for mums and dads to buy and sell nearly-new baby and kids' (ages 0–9) items of good quality. Book a stall to sell or turn up on the day to grab a bargain.
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19 Feb 10.30am Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh
25 Feb 10.30am North Inch Community Centre, Perth
26 Feb 10.30am Albert Halls, Stirling
3 Mar 10.30am Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow
4 Mar 10.30am Peebles Community Centre, Peebles
11 Mar 10.30am Hilton Treetops Hotel, Aberdeen
11 Mar 10.30am West Lothian College, Livingston
17 Mar 10.30am The Vine Venue, Dunfermline
18 Mar 10.30am Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh
24 Mar 10.30am Lanark Agricultural Centre, Lanark
25 Mar 10.30am Dundee International Sports Centre, Dundee
31 Mar 10.30am North Inch Community Centre, Perth
15 Apr 10.30am Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh
28 Apr 10.30am The Vine Venue, Dunfermline
Sally Morgan: Psychic Sally On The Road
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The psychic presents messages of a spiritual nature.
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16 Feb Feb 16, 8pm Watford Colosseum, Watford
27 Feb Feb 27, 7.30pm Sunderland Empire, Sunderland
28 Feb Feb 28, 7.30pm Middlesbrough Town Hall, Middlesbrough
29 Feb Feb 29, 7.30pm Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne
6 Mar Mar 6, 7.30pm Opera House, Manchester
9 Mar Mar 9, 7.30pm Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
12 Mar Mar 12, 7.30pm Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
14 Mar Mar 14, 7.30pm The Hexagon, Reading
15 Mar Mar 15, 7.30pm Orchard Theatre, Dartford
16 Mar Mar 16, 8pm, booking essential
22 Jun Jun 22, 8pm, booking essential
Concert Hall at Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
20 Mar Mar 20, 7.30pm Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
21 Mar Mar 21, 7.30pm Southport Theatre at Southport Theatre And Floral Hall Complex, Southport
22 Mar Mar 22, 7.30pm Great Hall at Assembly Rooms, Derby
23 Mar Mar 23, 8pm Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
29 Mar Mar 29, 7.30pm Auditorium at Belfast Waterfront, Belfast
1 Apr Apr 1, 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Norwich
3 Apr Apr 3, 7.30pm Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
4 Apr5 Apr Apr 4 & 5, 7.30pm The Plaza Theatre, Stockport
10 Apr Apr 10, 7.30pm Memorial Hall And Theatre, Barry
11 Apr Apr 11, 7.30pm St David's Hall, Cardiff
12 Apr Apr 12, 7.30pm Grand Theatre, Swansea
15 Apr Apr 15, 7.30pm Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol
16 Apr Apr 16, 7.30pm The Hawth, Crawley
17 Apr Apr 17, 7.30pm
13 Jun Jun 13, 7.30pm
New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
18 Apr Apr 18, 7.30pm Parr Hall at Pyramid & Parr Hall, Warrington
19 Apr Apr 19, 7.30pm St George's Hall, Bradford
20 Apr Apr 20, 7.30pm, doors 7pm
16 Nov Nov 16, 7.30pm
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
23 Apr Apr 23, 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Brighton
24 Apr Apr 24, 7.30pm, doors 6.30pm Charter Hall, Colchester Leisure World, Colchester
25 Apr Apr 25, 7.30pm Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
26 Apr Apr 26, 7.30pm Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
27 Apr Apr 27, 7.30pm Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham
30 Apr Apr 30, 7.30pm Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
1 May May 1, 7.30pm Venue Cymru, Llandudno
2 May May 2, 7.30pm Concert Hall at King George's Hall, Blackburn
3 May From May 3, May 3, 7.30pm Grand Theatre, Blackpool
10 May May 10, 7.30pm Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
11 May May 11, 7.30pm Embassy Theatre, Skegness
16 May May 16, 7.30pm New Theatre, Oxford
18 May May 18, 7.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
21 May May 21, 7.30pm Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
22 May May 22, 7.30pm Hull New Theatre, Hull
23 May May 23, 7.30pm Grand Opera House, York
24 May May 24, 7.30pm Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby
27 May May 27, 7.30pm New Victoria Theatre, Woking
30 May May 30, 7pm, doors 6.30pm IndigO2, London SE10
31 May May 31, 8pm The White Rock Theatre, Hastings
6 Jun Jun 6, 7.30pm The Anvil at The Anvil, Basingstoke
8 Jun Jun 8, 7.30pm Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes
20 Jun Jun 20, 7.45pm Guild Hall, Preston
27 Jun Jun 27, 7.30pm Woodville Halls, Gravesend
28 Jun Jun 28, 7.30pm Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
Glasgow Roller Disco
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Rock'n'roll fancy dress roller disco with DJs, visuals, tuck shop and live performers. Skate hire available (size 3+) when booking in advance. Family and adult sessions available.
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16 Feb 7pm The Shed, Glasgow
Half Term Family Fun Days
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11 Feb19 Feb Mon–Sun 11am–4pm National Trust: Calke Abbey, Derby
Model Rail Scotland
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The model rail exhibition fires up its engines for another year of displays, new designs and practical advice.
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24 Feb26 Feb Fri–Sun 10am SECC, Glasgow
Eco Week
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Practical and fun activities for kids aimed at raising awareness of ways to help the environment. Activities include building a recycled zoo and making a garden bird feeder.
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13 Feb19 Feb Mon–Sun 11am–3.30pm Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh
Behind The Shutters Tour
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11 Feb29 Feb From Feb 11, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends Feb 29
1 Mar31 Mar From Mar 1, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends Mar 31
1 Apr29 Apr From Apr 1, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends Apr 29
2 May31 May From May 2, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends May 31
1 Jun30 Jun From Jun 1, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends Jun 30
1 Jul29 Jul From Jul 1, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends Jul 29
1 Aug31 Aug From Aug 1, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends Aug 31
1 Sep30 Sep From Sep 1, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends Sep 30
3 Oct31 Oct From Oct 3, Wed–Sun 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am, ends Oct 31
1 Nov4 Nov Nov 1–4, 11am–11.45am, doors 10.30am
Visitor Reception at National Trust: Sudbury Hall & The National Museum Of Childhood, Ashbourne
Pirate Week
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Swashbuckling activities, including games and fancy dress.
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13 Feb17 Feb Feb 13–17, 10.30am–3.30pm, children must be accompanied Knoll Beach at National Trust: Studland Beach And Nature Reserve, Swanage
Tsiknopempti
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A celebration of Greek carnival with food, music and dancing.
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16 Feb Feb 16, 7.30pm Great Hall at The Hellenic Centre, London W1U
Farmers Helpers Workshops
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Hands-on farm work sessions for ages 8–12, with plenty of opportunities to get up close to the animals – and their mess! Booking is essential.
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13 Feb17 Feb Mon–Fri 10am–12.30pm
2 Apr6 Apr Mon–Fri 10am–12.30pm
9 Apr13 Apr Mon–Fri 10am–12.30pm
Gorgie City Farm, Edinburgh
Glasgow Film Festival
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Scotland's fastest growing film festival has taken less than ten years to turn itself into a force to be reckoned with in the film festival world. The 2011 festival was widely considered a triumph, featuring a small retrospective to mark the centenary of the birth of Ginger Rogers, Mark Millar in a strand about superheroes in Glasgow and an excellent range of documentaries. The festival also incorporates the Glasgow Youth Film Festival, which in 2011 premiered Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's…
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16 Feb26 Feb Times vary Various venues, Glasgow
JLS, Olly Murs, Rizzle Kicks
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The award-winning four-piece plays its chart-topping pop and R&B hits.
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24 Mar Mar 24, 12.30pm, doors The O2 Arena, London SE10
Mottisfonts Mini Beasts Half Term Fun
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Family activities based on mini beasts.
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11 Feb19 Feb From Feb 11, Mon–Sun 10am–5pm, ends Feb 19 National Trust: Mottisfont Abbey, Garden, House & Estate, Romsey
Spring Into Spring Half Term Family Fun
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13 Feb17 Feb Feb 13–17, 11am–3pm National Trust: Gibside, Newcastle upon Tyne
By Leaves We Live
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Ten delicate paper sculptures left anonymously in various Edinburgh cultural and literary institutions over the last year have delighted and intrigued a growing number of fans. This exhibition offers the opportunity of a close encounter with two of them – the bookends for this anonymous artistic project, the first and the last of these enchanting tributes to the book, both gifted to the Scottish Poetry Library just off Edinburgh’s Canongate. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry…
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14 Mar18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Design & Democracy
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Work by 15 new designers, all recent graduates from Scottish art schools, and all demonstrating how design can alter the ways in which we live, be it in the fields of health, society or environment.
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11 Feb17 Mar Sat 11am–5.30pm
10 Feb23 Mar Mon & Fri 10am–4pm
21 Feb22 Mar Tue–Thu 9am–6.30pm
14 Feb16 Feb Tue–Thu 10am–4pm
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
Snowdrop Season
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Look at the snowdrops that carpet the ground at this time of year.
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30 Jan19 Feb From Jan 28, Mon–Sun 11.30am–12.45pm, gates 9am, last adm 5pm, ends Feb 19 National Trust: Attingham Park, Shrewsbury
1 Feb29 Feb Mon–Sun 10am–4pm National Trust: Prior Park Landscape Garden, Bath
Snowdrops by Starlight
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A bewitching light and sound spectacle in the beautiful snowdrop woods of the estate.
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11 Feb19 Feb To be confirmed Cambo Estate, St Andrews
Dads Rock
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Playgroup for dads and their kids aged 0–4, with games, creative bits and bobs, snacks, stories and 'rocking out'.
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11 Feb28 Apr Sat 10–11.30am Gate 55, Edinburgh
Public Astronomy Evening
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Hear about the history of the Observatory, journey through the solar system, observe the skies (weather permitting) and touch a real piece of outer space. Booking is essential.
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6 Jan30 Mar Fri 6.30–7.30pm & 8–9pm Royal Observatory Visitor Centre, Edinburgh

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