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Scottish Boat Race

The annual rowing competition (and second oldest in the country) between those old rivals, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh.

Glasgow Harbour

Sat 25 May

Free / 0141 330 5429

  • 12:30 – 14:00

Rock'n'Roll Ping Pong

Free table tennis club with DJs Ding and Dong providing the music. If you're feeling brave enough it's £1 to enter the sudden death tournament (strictly amateurs), and the winner takes home the cash.

The Bongo Club, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free / 0131 558 8844

  • 19:00

Strathclyde parkrun

An informal weekly 5k run in Strathclyde Country Park. Everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow (you're welcome to walk the route, bring your dog or push a buggy), so you can use it as a one-off fitness test, a chance to get some fresh air or come every week to try to beat your personal best time. It's friendly and…

Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell

Sat 25 May

Free / 01698 402060

  • 09:30

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 01698 402060

  • 09:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 01698 402060

  • 09:30
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec

Toryglen Football

Football for young people

Toryglen Regional Football Centre, Glasgow

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 276 0570

  • 18:45 – 21:15

Fri 31 May

Free / 0141 276 0570

  • 18:45 – 21:15

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0141 276 0570

  • 18:45 – 21:15
…and 13 more dates until 6 Sep

Tollcross parkrun

An informal weekly 5k run in Tollcross park. Everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow (you're welcome to walk the route, bring your dog or push a buggy), so you can use it as a one-off fitness test, a chance to get some fresh air or come every week to try to beat your personal best time. It's friendly and free, and…

Tollcross Park, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

Free / 0141 763 2345

  • 09:30

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 0141 763 2345

  • 09:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 0141 763 2345

  • 09:30
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec back to top

British Power Boat Water Skiing

Fast water skiing action on Loch Earn.

Lochearnhead Watersports Centre

Sat 25 May

Free

  • 12:00

Sun 26 May

Free

  • 12:00

Wiff Waff Wednesday

Monthly evenings of food and beer, eclectic music and the age-old game of'Wiff Waff (aka ping pong).

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

Wed 12 Jun

Free / 0131 555 7101

  • 18:00 – 22:30

Wed 10 Jul

Free / 0131 555 7101

  • 18:00 – 22:30

Edinburgh parkrun

An informal weekly 5k run along the promenade at Cramond. Everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow (you're welcome to walk the route, bring your dog or push a buggy), so you can use it as a one-off fitness test, a chance to get some fresh air or come every week to try to beat your personal best time. It's friendly…

Cramond Promenade, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

Free

  • 09:30

Sat 1 Jun

Free

  • 09:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free

  • 09:30
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec

Eglinton parkrun

An informal weekly 5k run in Eglinton Country Park. Everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow (you're welcome to walk the route, bring your dog or push a buggy), so you can use it as a one-off fitness test, a chance to get some fresh air or come every week to try to beat your personal best time. It's friendly and…

Eglinton Country Park & Visitor Centre, Irvine

Sat 25 May

Free / 01294 551776

  • 09:30

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 01294 551776

  • 09:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 01294 551776

  • 09:30
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec

Falkirk parkrun

An informal weekly 5k run in Callendar Park. Everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow (you're welcome to walk the route, bring your dog or push a buggy), so you can use it as a one-off fitness test, a chance to get some fresh air or come every week to try to beat your personal best time. It's friendly and free, and…

Callendar Park, Falkirk

Sat 25 May

Free

  • 09:30

Sat 1 Jun

Free

  • 09:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free

  • 09:30
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec back to top

Inverness parkrun

An informal weekly 5k run in Bught Park. Everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow (you're welcome to walk the route, bring your dog or push a buggy), so you can use it as a one-off fitness test, a chance to get some fresh air or come every week to try to beat your personal best time. It's friendly and free, and you…

Bught Park, Inverness

Sat 25 May

Free

  • 09:30

Sat 1 Jun

Free

  • 09:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free

  • 09:30
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec

Joseph Pearce's Jogging Club

Weekly running club following the very best kind of route: one with a bar at each end. After meeting at Joseph Pearce's the group jogs down to Sofi's for some refreshing lingonberry juice, before heading back up to JP's, which is a route of 3.5 miles.

Victoria, Edinburgh

Tue 28 May

Free / 0131 555 1638

  • 19:00

Tue 4 Jun

Free / 0131 555 1638

  • 19:00

Tue 11 Jun

Free / 0131 555 1638

  • 19:00
…and 24 more dates until 26 Nov

The Southbank Bar, Nottingham

Mon 27 May

Free / 0115 945 5541

  • 20:00

A Pride of Lions

As the Lions head off to tour Australia, former Scotland internationals John Beattie and Peter Wright talk about life on the rugby team. David Barnes, author of Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British and Irish Lions, also gets in on the conversation.

National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Mon 27 May

Free / 0131 623 3918

  • 18:00

Ride the Braes MTB

Join the Countryside Rangers for this chance to ride the Cathkin Brase Commonwealth Games MTG track and soak up nature while you get your cycle on. A basic level of off road competency needed. Meet in the car park. Booking is essential.

Cathkin Braes Country Park, Glasgow

Sat 10 Aug

Free / 0141 287 8118

  • 12:00 – 15:00
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Skinny Tweed

A guide-supported road bike ride around that's going further afield this year. For 2013, it's an overnighter, returning to Peebles around midday. Free, but a deposit is required as places are limited. Booking is essential.

Kingsmeadows car park, Peebles

Sun 2 Jun

Free

Part of TweedLove Bike Festival.

SWAYED Dance Crew

Drop - In Dance Session for 12-18 year olds

Penilee Community Education Centre, Glasgow

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 882 3309

  • 16:30 – 18:30

Fri 31 May

Free / 0141 882 3309

  • 16:30 – 18:30

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0141 882 3309

  • 16:30 – 18:30
…and 13 more dates until 6 Sep

SWAYED Dance Crew

Drop - In Dance Session for 12-18 year olds

Lourdes Secondary School, Glasgow

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 276 8770

  • 19:00 – 21:00

Fri 31 May

Free / 0141 276 8770

  • 19:00 – 21:00

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0141 276 8770

  • 19:00 – 21:00
…and 13 more dates until 6 Sep

Walsall Arboretum parkrun

Free, weekly, timed 5k run. You can run, jog or walk, bring a friend, bring a dog, push a buggy – whatever you fancy as you try to beat your personal best. It's essential to register online in advance.

Walsall Arboretum

Sat 25 May

Free / 01922 653148

  • 09:00

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 01922 653148

  • 09:00

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 01922 653148

  • 09:00
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec

Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open

The Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, the only professional ladies' golf tournament to be played in Scotland, returns to Archerfield Links this summer. The event features some of the top players on the Ladies' European Tour, and Scottish golfer Carly Booth returns this year as reigning champion to defend…

Archerfield Links, North Berwick

Fri 30 Aug

Free / 01620 897050

  • 08:30 – 17:30

Sat 31 Aug

Free / 01620 897050

  • 08:30 – 17:30

Sun 1 Sep

Free / 01620 897050

  • 08:30 – 17:30
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Aberdeen parkrun

An informal weekly 5k run along the Beach Esplanade. Everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow (you're welcome to walk the route, bring your dog or push a buggy), so you can use it as a one-off fitness test, a chance to get some fresh air or come every week to try to beat your personal best time. It's friendly and…

Beach Esplanade, Aberdeen

Sat 25 May

Free

  • 09:30

Sat 1 Jun

Free

  • 09:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free

  • 09:30
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec

Anyone For Tennis?

Play tennis on the lawn. Equipment provided.

National Trust: Hinton Ampner Garden, Bramdean, Alresford

Mon 24 Jun

Tennis Court

Free / 01962 771305

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Tue 25 Jun

Tennis Court

Free / 01962 771305

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Wed 26 Jun

Tennis Court

Free / 01962 771305

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 11 more dates until 7 Jul

Bats, Beasties and Buried Treasure

Activities for the whole family to enjoy with everything from archaeological digs to bat walks.

Hamiltonhill Clay Pits, Glasgow

Sat 29 Jun

Free / 0141 237 9144

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Bromley parkrun

Free, weekly, timed 5k run. You can run, jog or walk, bring a friend, bring a dog, push a buggy – whatever you fancy as you try to beat your personal best. It's essential to register online in advance.

Norman Park, Bromley

Sat 25 May

Free

  • 09:00

Sat 1 Jun

Free

  • 09:00

Sat 8 Jun

Free

  • 09:00
…and 28 more dates until 21 Dec

Bumble Bees

Mixed ability contact rugby union. New players with and without disabilities are welcome.

Bradford And Bingley Sports Club

Sat 25 May

Free / 07914 345004

  • 10:30 – 12:00

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 07914 345004

  • 10:30 – 12:00

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 07914 345004

  • 10:30 – 12:00
…and 27 more dates until 14 Dec back to top