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Aboyne and Deeside Festival
Date	Location
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. View full details
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

The Better Crack Club
Date	Location
Regular storytelling club for adults. View full details
17 Feb 8pm	Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow

Beyond the Garden Gate
Date	Location
A festival of books and gardening, with expert speakers, open gardens and kids' activities, all organised by Moffat Book Events. View full details
26 May–27 May Sat & Sun 10am–10pm	Various Venues, Moffat

Books, Borders and Bikes
Date	Location
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. View full details
18 Aug Times vary	Traquair House, Innerleithen

Bright Club: Glasgow
Date	Location
Bright Club features its usual intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city's universities turn their studies into entertaining stories. View full details and ticket info
1 Mar 7.30pm	The Admiral, Glasgow
26 Mar 7.30pm Part of Glasgow Comedy Festival.	The Stand, Glasgow

Burns an' a' That
Date	Location
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 – such as wine tasting – all linked to Burns. View full details
30 May–3 Jun Times vary	Various Venues, Ayrshire

Count Me In Stories and Rhymes for Under 5s
Date	Location
Storytelling and rhymes to join in with for the littlest people in the family at Broughty Ferry Library. View full details
11 Feb–31 Mar Mon 2.15pm; Thu & Sat 10am	Broughty Ferry Community Library, Broughty Ferry

Creative Inspiration for Health, Wellbeing and Healing
Date	Location
Abdul Wadud and Afifa explore how written and visual work can help with spiritual enlightenment and general wellbeing. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. View full details
5 Mar 6.15pm	Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh

The Doric Festival
Date	Location
Community-organised festival held in the north-east of Scotland, celebrating the area's Doric traditions and heritage. Storytelling, song, drama and musical concerts and recitals form the backbone of the events programme, with the sustenance of the Doric language supported through prose, poetry and drama-writing competitions. View full details
28 Sep–14 Oct Times vary	Various venues

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Date	Location
The big daddy of arts festivals, the Fringe has it all. The facts and figures speak for themselves: nearly 1.9 million tickets sold in 2011 for 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues. It's the biggest celebration of theatre, comedy, cabaret, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions and music in all its forms in the world. View full details
3 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Various venues, Edinburgh

Electric Tales
Date	Location
A blended mix of comedy and storytelling, making for a chilled night of funny yarns and verse told by a range of performers, with the sole aim of cheering you up. View full details
13 Mar 8.30pm With our favourite funny females, Siân Bevan and Susan Morrison.	The Stand, Edinburgh

Glasgow by Night Cruise
Date	Location
An atmospheric river cruise taking in some of Glasgow's most famous landmarks, including the five bridges, all lit up and sparkling at night. View full details
16 Feb 7pm	Broomielaw Pontoon, Glasgow

Guid Crack Club
Date	Location
Regular storytelling club involving song and music aplenty. View full details
24 Feb 7.30pm Storytellers including guest Peter Snow tell tales of 'Women Fair and Foul'.	Waverley Bar, Edinburgh

Kelburn Garden Party
Date	Location
A broad-minded boutique festival set in the scenic landscape surrounding Kelburn Castle. Scottish musical acts from all genres play across numerous stages, tents and secret locations, while theatre and art performances hare elbow room with workshops and children's events, all against the psychedelic backdrop of the graffiti'd Castle wall. View full details
30 Jun Times vary	Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Largs

LGBT Families Day: Storytelling for Children
Date	Location
An event open to all children (not just those from LGBT families) aged 5–8, with stories exploring the diverse types of LGBT family in a child-friendly way. Part of LGBT History Month. View full details
18 Feb 2pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Mythical Yoga: The Element of Spirit
Date	Location
Take a journal and pen and wear loose clothing as you learn to explore body, mind and spirit through a combination of storytelling and yoga. No experience is necessary for this workshop. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. View full details
1 Mar 9.30am	Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh

Neu! Reekie!
Date	Location
Avant-garde spoken word, film and music night describes itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'. View full details
24 Feb 7pm 30 Mar 7pm	Scottish Book Trust, Edinburgh

The Power of Dream and Story in Islam
Date	Location
Luqman Ali presents a talk on storytelling in the Qur'an and how it is essential to Islam. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. View full details
29 Feb 7.30pm	The Augustine Church, Edinburgh

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

Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Date	Location
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. View full details
19 Oct–28 Oct Times vary	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Scottish Tales of the Sea and Shore
Date	Location
Learn about the Selkie of Sule Skerrie with storyteller Lea Taylor and storyteller and clarsach player Heather Yule. Ages 14+. View full details
17 Feb 7.30pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Sea stories and songs from Scotland
Date	Location
Two sessions of song and storytelling for kids, with ages 10 and under at 2pm and 10+ at 3pm. Singer/storyteller Lea Taylor and clarsach player/storyteller Heather Yule provide songs and stories from the Highlands and Islands. View full details
11 Mar Sun 2–3pm & 3–4pm	Patrick Geddes Room at John Hope Gateway Centre, Edinburgh

Skye Storytelling Festival: A Bardic Journey
Date	Location
The 21st Skye Storytelling Festival has a new format, taking the form of bus travel from Edinburgh to Skye with stops en route at places where renowned Bards lived and worked. Stories of their lives and work are told on-site at each place, culminating at Glendale on the isle of Skye, the birthplace of Neil MacLeod (the Skye Bard). View full details
21 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	Various Venues, Scotland

Spiritual Experiences of Illness
Date	Location
Abdul Wadud and Afifa examine how different forms of illness can change the way we think, and open up our minds to creativity. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. View full details
5 Mar 9.30am	Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh

Tales from the Homeland: Stories and Culture of Palestine
Date	Location
This exhibition explores the sights, smells and sounds of Palestine, featuring music, dance, food and stories. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. View full details
25 Feb 10am	McDonald Road Library, Edinburgh

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