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Annual Celtic Samhain Festival
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Dress up and celebrate this ancient Celtic Hallowe'en festival. Bring a lantern to keep evil at bay and join the torch lit procession through loch-side woods. There's a wicker ram that will be lighted and a carved lantern competition, storytelling and music, apple-ducking, hot soup, and fire shows. Booking essential.
31 Oct 6.00–8.00 Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay
The Guid Crack Club
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A special night of stories for Hallowe'en.
31 Oct 10.00 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Boo at the Zoo
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Those cuddly critters at the zoo might not seem so friendly after you hear some of the myths and legends about them. For brave souls aged 12+.
31 Oct 7.00–9.00 Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh
Ceilidh Tree
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Giant Productions present the story of the shortest day of the year and a lone tree standing in a forest clearing as lots of woodland creatures gather round for a special moment. Cuddle in for stories and songs suitable for nursery age children.
7 Nov 10.30am Lochgelly Centre, Lochgelly
12 Nov–13 Nov 1.00; Thu 10.30am & 1.00 Regal Community Theatre, Bathgate
15 Nov 10.00am & 2.00 Perth Theatre, Perth
National Tell A Story Day: Halloween Tales
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Be spooked out by some scary storytelling in the Haunted Forest. Come and share your own stories . . . if you dare! Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
31 Oct 1.00–4.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
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The festival is Scotland's annual celebration and showcase of storytelling as a contemporary art form and a rich part of Scotland's cultural heritage. Performance, workshops, talks and children's events follow this year's 'Northlands and Sagalands' theme.
24 Oct–2 Nov (Times vary) Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Big Draw: North
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Wendy Woolfson leads a family workshop in creating art from live stories and northern tales.
18 Oct 1.00–4.00 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Peach and the Pirates
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Robert Howat writes and performs this storytelling adventure about fearless Peach, who sneaks aboard a pirate ship. By Slinky Productions.
21 Oct 2.30 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Talking Trees Storytelling
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Tales of magic, mystery, trees and travel for children of all ages (5+).
19 Oct 2.00–3.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Tiny Tales
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Stories, rhymes and songs for wee (and not so wee) ears. With Michael Kerins. Ages 6mnths-3 yrs.
21 Oct 11.00am Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Toddler Time: That's Not My Penguin
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Attend a reading of 'That's Not My Penguin', which was a finalist in the Richard & Judy Galaxy British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year 2008, then take part in craft activities.
17 Oct 11.00am Borders Books, Glasgow
Trick or Treat with Theresa Breslin
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A Hallowe'en storytelling session with award-winning children's author Theresa Breslin. Feel free to dress up, prizes will be awarded.
25 Oct 10.00am & 11.30am Perth Concert Hall, Perth
Family Story Circle
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Partake in the monthly family storytelling club. Ideal for children 5-7 and families.
11 Oct 2.30 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Guid Crack
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Halloween night at the Storytelling centre with the best scary stories in town.
31 Oct 10.00 Waverley Bar, Edinburgh
In the Mood
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Sing-along, storytelling and fun with traditional music as well as hits from the 30s-60s.
13 Oct, 3 Nov, 1 Dec 3.00–4.30 Perth Concert Hall, Perth
Lands of the Northern Lights
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Be enchanted by tales of lands of forest, fjords, ice and snow. Part of the 2008 Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
26 Oct 1.00–4.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Storytelling Café: Harvest
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Storytelling, music and song in a relaxed café atmosphere with Marie Louise Cochrane.
8 Oct 7.00 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Supernatural History Tours
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Visit one of Scotland's allegedly most haunted locations, the Real Mary King's Close, this Halloween for a truly terrifying frightfest and learn about the centuries worth of urban myths and strange paranormal activities that have plagued the site. New evidence of the supernatural is available for your own assessment. Find out for yourselves, if you think you're brave enough. Tours run every 20 minutes.
25 Oct–31 Oct 6.00–9.00 Mary King's Close Tours, Edinburgh
Tiger who Came to Tea: Tea Party and Storytime!
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To coincide with the stage adaptation of Judith Kerr's children's story, you can hear some stories then decorate a tiger-licious cake with tiger stripes.
11 Oct–12 Oct 11.00am Borders Books, Glasgow
Toddler Time: That's Not My . . .
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Hear some stories from the That's Not My . . . series, which includes penguins, bears, dragons and cars.
10 Oct 11.00am Borders Books, Glasgow

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