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Meadows Festival
Date	Location
Taking place on the wide green expanse of Edinburgh's Meadows, this festival is dominated by a vast selection of stalls selling everything from sweeties to sculpture. There are also tents set up for live music performance and workshops, and a family-friendly funfair. Samba bands, fire performers, local primary schools football competition, a dog show and more add to the community-based vibe. View full details
2 Jun–3 Jun Times vary	The Meadows, Edinburgh

West End Festival
Date	Location
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 . View full details
1 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	West End, Glasgow

Knockengorroch World Ceilidh
Date	Location
A world of music in the hills, this festival features high-profile and emerging Scottish and international artists. It gives emphasis to world, folk and traditional music but includes experimental, urban and electronic music too, this year's typically diverse line-up features Skatalites, DJ Hype, Peatbog Faeries, Red Snapper, Utah Saints, The Shee, Baka Beyond, The Destroyers and many more. Other attractions include a dance tent, a Celtic long-house, cabaret, workshops, storytelling, healing… View full details
31 May–3 Jun Times vary	Knockengorroch Farm, Castle Douglas

Aberdour Festival
Date	Location
The picturesque seaside town plays host to an action-packed family-friendly festival. There's something for all ages and all tastes, from a beach day with a sandcastle competition for children and raft race for adults, to food and wine tastings with twinned towns in Italy and France, as well as sports, magic shows, children's activities and live music over the course of ten days. View full details
20 Jul–29 Jul Times vary	Various Venues, Aberdour

Plu Edinburgh
Date	Location
Weekender aimed at parents with kids under 6, offering products, demos, activities from science to sports, theatre, storytelling and music workshops to keep little people busy. View full details
1 Jun–3 Jun Fri–Sun 10am–5.30pm	Leith Links, Edinburgh

Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival
Date	Location
Family-focused festival of traditional music, with workshops, ceilidhs, concerts and adult and children's competitions. An attitude of hands-on music making is encouraged. View full details
29 Jun–1 Jul Times vary	Various venues, Newcastleton

The Bruce Festival
Date	Location
Dunfermline, home to the story of Robert the Bruce as well as the legendary king's grave, hosts a weekend of historical activities and re-enactments with a strong family feel. The centrepiece is Bruce Live in the Glen, a medieval village teeming with craftsmen, jesters, soldiers and knights, with storytelling, battle demos and plenty of hands-on activities to get involved with (sticking wounded soldiers back together at the medieval hospital being just one rather gruesome example). View full details
24 Aug–26 Aug To be confirmed	Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline

MHOR Festival
Date	Location
A huge array of activities are on offer at this Jubilee weekend festival, themed half around 'A Very British Carry On' and half 'A Right Old Highland Fling'. Accordingly, you can expect a home-built raft race (no motors allowed, and each vessel must have its own Queen on board), two baking competitions (one for bread, one for cakes), a Great British Feast with food prepared by star Scottish chefs, mini olympics with wellie throwing and a tug-o-war, afternoon tea and a ceilidh. In the… View full details
3 Jun–4 Jun Mon noon; Sun 11am	Monachyle Mhor, Lochearnhead

Pittenweem Arts Festival
Date	Location
As part of the art festival's 30th year, over 100 artists from around Britain will be dotted around the village of Pittenweem. Workshops for all ages will cover various artistic skills, while appearances from John Byrne and David Mackay Cook, and Jake Harvey's stone sculptures, which will be presented on the pier, promise to be particular highlights. View full details
28 Jul–5 Aug Times vary	Pittenween (Various Venues), Pittenween

Dunbar Traditional Music Festival
Date	Location
As it approaches its silver anniversary, the DTMF has a back catalogue filled with some of Scotland's best loved music names, including Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain, Sandy Legget and Ian Davidson. A range of trad music to suit most tastes, with a family concert on Sunday afternoon and workshops for all ages. View full details
28 Sep–30 Sep Times vary	Dunbar, Various venues, Dunbar

Isle of Gigha Music Festival
Date	Location
A cheery and chilled music festival, hosted by one of Scotland's wee-est isles. Includes a ceilidh led by Heuch!, a kid-friendly gala day, and an evening turn from The Blazing Fiddles in the Village Hall. Ease a sore heid with a Piper's Breakfast on the beach and a Survivor's Night at the Boathouse Bistro for those who make it through the whole weekend. View full details
29 Jun–1 Jul Times vary	Isle of Gigha, Hebridean Islands

Royal National Mod
Date	Location
A Scottish classic, raising a toast to Gaelic language and culture in all its forms. Competitions, concerts, shinty, dancing and more, courtesy of An Comunn Gàidhealach (The Highland Association) and hosted this year by Dunoon. View full details
12 Oct–19 Oct Times vary	Queen's Hall, Dunoon

Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Date	Location
Besides admiring the visiting vessels, traditional crafts, restoration and music from local folk clubs will all add to the festival in this family-led affair. View full details
22 Jun 7.30pm Showcase concert.	The Salmon Bothy, Banff
23 Jun–24 Jun Sat & Sun 9am–5pm	Various Venues, Banff
23 Jun 8pm Festival ceilidh.	The Salmon Bothy, Banff

3 Harbours Arts Festival
Date	Location
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. View full details
2 Jun–10 Jun Times vary	Various venues, East Lothian

Early Years Festival
Date	Location
Dedicated to babies and toddlers, this two year old, week-long festival takes a diverse approach to engaging the wee ones with visual art, theatre, movement, sport, film, and more. This year features workshops with Starcatchers and fun kids theatre including Hairy Maclary and The Magic Porridge Pot. View full details
1 Jul–8 Jul Times vary	Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow

The Eden Festival
Date	Location
A classy wee boutique festival, 2012's line-up includes Badly Drawn Boy, A Skillz, Slamboree, Sicknote, Mungos Hi Fi, King Porter Stomp, Bombskare, The Undercover Hippy, John Langan and Beans on Toast. The music is supported by family-friendly activities, exhibitions and cabaret and comedy tents. View full details
15 Jun–17 Jun Times vary	Raehills Meadows, Moffat

The Insider Festival
Date	Location
The affectionately curated Insider Festival celebrates its environment, with small, idiosyncratically-named stages hidden around the woods of the Inshriach Estate. With limited audience numbers and a high number of artists, this cosy celebration of music, food and performance is perfect for those afraid of festival crowds. This year's theme is a tribute to the Olympics of yesteryear, with a special Junior edition of the Games. 2012's line-up includes Hidden Lane Choir, Horndog Brass Band, The… View full details
15 Jun–17 Jun Times vary	Inshriach House, Aviemore

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

Piping Live!
Date	Location
Week long celebration of international bagpiping culture, with over 170 events including free pipe band displays in George Square, a Family Fun Day, street café, Pipe Idol, ‘come and try’ sessions for all ages and evening concerts, as well as the World Pipe Band Championships on Glasgow Green. View full details
6 Aug–12 Aug Times vary	City Centre, Glasgow

Rolling Hills Music Festival
Date	Location
Melrose plays host to this folky festival, kicked off with a ceilidh led by The Clarty Cloot Ceilidh Band. Other guests include The Tannahill Weavers, Phil Hare and Alison McMorland, while The Merlin Music Academy will be offering workshops in guitar, fiddle and accordion for those wanting to make their own noise. View full details
27 Jul–29 Jul Times vary	Corn Exchange, Melrose

St Monans Community Arts Festival
Date	Location
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. View full details
7 Sep–9 Sep Times vary	St Monans, Anstruther

Aberfeldy Festival
Date	Location
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. View full details
2 Nov–3 Nov Times vary	Various Venues, Aberfeldy

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–19 Aug Times vary	Traquair House, Innerleithen

Culross Festival
Date	Location
A varied, classy festival set in the grounds of a historic family home – a fact which seeps into the cosy family feel of the programming, which crosses from opera to blues with a sidestep at theatre and a medieval fair. View full details and ticket info
1 Jun–3 Jun Times vary	Abbey House, Culross

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

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