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Royal Highland Show 2012

Scottish Festivals

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Meadows Festival
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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.
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2 Jun–3 Jun Times vary The Meadows, Edinburgh
CAMRA Aberdeen Grampian and Northern Isles Beer Festival
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The Campaign for Real Ale's most northerly festival features a range of real cider, perry and bottled continental beers alongside its massive selection of 100 real ales from around the UK. Among the events in the 2012 edition is the Olympic-themed 'Thirst Among Equals' session.
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31 May–2 Jun Thu 4pm–midnight; Fri 3pm–midnight; Sat noon–11pm Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
West End Festival
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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 .
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1 Jun–24 Jun Times vary West End, Glasgow
FyneFest 2012
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Located on a working farm an hour outside Glasgow, FyneFest is strongly focused on the local side of food, drink and music. Food comes from the likes of Winston Churchill Venison and Loch Fyne Oysters, with plans for a hog roast in 2012, and beer comes from both the farm's own brewery (Fyne Ales) and microbreweries around the UK.
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1 Jun–4 Jun Times vary Fyne Ales, Cairndow
Edinburgh International Film Festival
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Now 66 years old, the EIFF is facing a period of change, with a new director at the helm and a reputation to regain as one of the most important film festivals in the UK. We don't yet know what format this year's festival will take, but expect UK and international premieres, retrospectives, short film programmes, panel discussions, live talks, educational and training sessions.
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20 Jun–1 Jul Times vary Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Coloursfest
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Coloursfest is Scotland's longest running dance event and each year brings together 10,000 clubbers and a roster of superstar DJs. This year's line-up includes Paul van Dyk, Laidback Luke, Paul Oakenfold, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Bryan Kearney, John O'Callaghan, Artic Moon, Indecent Noise and John Askew.
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2 Jun–3 Jun 5pm Braehead Arena, Glasgow
Haddington Festival
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Haddington Festival has built up its programming to include a wide selection of music, arts and theatre for all ages. Last year included a spooky panto, concert and sporting competitions.
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24 May–3 Jun Times vary Various Venues, Athelstaneford and Haddington
Isle of Gigha Music Festival
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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.
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29 Jun–1 Jul Times vary Isle of Gigha, Hebridean Islands
Leith Festival
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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.
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8 Jun–17 Jun Times vary Leith, Edinburgh
The Insider Festival
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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…
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15 Jun–17 Jun Times vary Inshriach House, Aviemore
The Dundee Blues Bonanza
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Over 130 local and international blues artists play, and watching is completely free of charge. 2011's highlights included Vigilantes, Three Card Trick, Street Dog Andersen, Doc Brown & The Groovecats, Baby Isaac, Al Hughes and the Black Cat Jook Band. There's also a dedicated junior workshops strand, covering tuition in harmonica, slide guitar, piano, drumming and more.
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29 Jun–1 Jul Times vary Various venues, Dundee
Culross Festival
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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.
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1 Jun–3 Jun Times vary Abbey House, Culross
Cumnock Music Festival
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A family friendly weekend offering music in the evenings and a carnival on Saturday. Friday features The Tremeloes and The Fortunes, while Saturday offers The Troggs, Ballroom Blitz, and an old school music night. Choral evenings with local artists are held earlier in the week leading up to Friday's kick off.
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9 Jun–16 Jun Times vary Cumnock, Cumnock
Mauchline Holy Fair
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A great day out, timed to coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, with live music, stalls and entertainment throughout the village.
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2 Jun 11am Mauchline Town Centre, Mauchline
Orkney Fine Wine Festival
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A boutique collection of tastings and wine events, with bottles from vineyards around the world. The festival includes a fair, giving wine buffs the chance to mingle with makers and merchants and get top advice for your cellar.
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9 Jun–26 Jun Times vary Various venues, Orkney
Prestonpans Music Festival
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Local festival with well-known acts on the main stage, house and trance on the We Love the 90s stage plus an Urban Stage, alongside funfairs, beer tents, children's entertainment and food. Headline act still tbc but across the three stages Callum Beattie, The Mode, Call Atlantis, Paul N'Jie, Kobi Onyame, Bigg Taj, Simba, QFX, Dream Frequency and many more will be performing.
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28 Jul Noon Greenhills, Prestonpans
Aberdour Festival
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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.
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20 Jul–29 Jul Times vary Various Venues, Aberdour
Forfar Gala Week
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Nestled in the heart of the Forfar community, this festival aims to entertain all ages with activities ranging from kid-friendly football competitions to a bowling match, via a continental market and falconry display. Music, theatre and workshops are also part of the action.
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17 Jun–24 Jun Times vary Forfar, Forfar
Millport Country & Western Festival
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A rootin' tootin' weekend of free country and western gigs across several venues on the Isle of Cumbrae. Past acts on the billing have included Lazy Dog and Carson City.
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31 Aug–2 Sep Times vary Various Venues, Millport
Ballater Victoria Week
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The Ballater community has been hosting Victoria Week since 1987, making this year a silver jubilee to go with the Queen's Diamond celebrations. In honour of all those years of royalty, the programme of events includes a film night, book fair, exhibitions, safari and children's disco.
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4 Aug–12 Aug Times vary Various Venues, Ballater
Borders Book Festival
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Taking place in the National Trust's Georgian Harmony Garden, the Borders Book Festival attracts world-class literary figures, this year featuring Iain Banks, Hilary Mantel, Ian Rankin, Liz Lochhead, Andy McNab and Kathy Lette, as well as stars including Sir David Frost, Rory Bremner and Jeremy Vine. The Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction is also announced, and family events include sessions based on popular books, as well as book printing, writing competitions, and storytime and…
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14 Jun–17 Jun Times vary Harmony Garden, Melrose
Crail Food Festival
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A celebration of food from Fife, including local producer’s markets, food sampling, cookery demonstrations and workshops. The thing that raises this above other food fests of its ilk, though, is the top-notch musical entertainment that takes place in the evening – 2011 featured local lad (and Mercury Prize nominee) King Creosote.
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15 Jun–17 Jun Times vary Crail, Anstruther
The Eden Festival
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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.
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15 Jun–17 Jun Times vary Raehills Meadows, Moffat
Isle of Jura Music Festival
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Festival celebrating the best in Scottish traditional music, from musicians living on Jura and neighbouring Islay, to worldwide touring acts. 2011 featured a return of Jura Music Festival legends Deaf Shepherd, along with Dougie MacLean, Mary Ann Kennedy, The Paddy Callaghan Trio and the Fergie MacDonald ceilidh band.
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22 Sep–24 Sep Times vary Craighouse, Isle of Jura
Largs Viking Festival
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This annual festival marks the Battle of Largs in 1263 – the last skirmish between the Scots and the Norse. The week of events includes a continental and farmers' market with craft fair and events including Owl Magic and Kirsty’s Critters. It closes with the 'Party at the Pencil', a re-enactment of the Battle of Largs and a fireworks display.
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1 Sep–9 Sep Times vary Town Centre, Largs

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