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MHOR Festival

A huge array of activities are on offer at this festival, including baking competitions, a Great British Feast with food prepared by star Scottish chefs and many more activities for kids and adults alive. There's plenty to eat and drink, too – from a barbecue to an oyster bar, beer festival and a food market buffet. A…

Monachyle Mhor, Lochearnhead

Sat 25 May

Prices vary / 01877 384622

  • 11:00

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

Kuk Sool Won Scottish Championships and Masters Exhibition

Martial arts championships all day with a masters exhibition in the evening.

Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

£8 (Children £5; under 5s free) / 07743 885719

  • 08:00 – 16:30
  • 17:30
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Ricoh Women's British Open 2013

The biggest women's golf tournament outside the USA takes place on St Andrews' legendary Old Course.

Old Course, St Andrews

Thu 1 Aug

Times vary / Prices to be confirmed / 01334 473017

Fri 2 Aug

Times vary / Prices to be confirmed / 01334 473017

Sat 3 Aug

Times vary / Prices to be confirmed / 01334 473017

Sun 4 Aug

Times vary / Prices to be confirmed / 01334 473017

TweedLove Bike Festival

Now in its fourth year, TweedLove is ten days of bike riding and good times in the iconic Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. TweedLove encompasses all things cycling – from road and mountain bike races that attract pro cyclists to family rides through Peebles town centre and informal jaunts into the hills guided by…

Various Venues, Peebles

Sat 25 May

Times & prices vary / 0131 555 0044

Sun 26 May

Times & prices vary / 0131 555 0044

Mon 27 May

Times & prices vary / 0131 555 0044

…and 14 more dates until 31 May 2014

Toryglen Football

Football for young people

Toryglen Regional Football Centre, Glasgow

Fri 31 May

Free / 0141 276 0570

  • 18:45 – 21:15

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0141 276 0570

  • 18:45 – 21:15

Fri 14 Jun

Free / 0141 276 0570

  • 18:45 – 21:15
…and 12 more dates until 6 Sep

Burghley Game and Country Fair

Get your agricultural on with the sixth annual Game and Country Fair, featuring falconry, gun dog and sheepdog displays, fishing ferret racing and even 'horse skateboarding' at the National Horse Boarding Championship. There's also a slew of craft tents, cookery demonstrations and trade stands for human folk.

Burghley House, Stamford

Sun 26 May

£4–£11 (Children £4; Seniors £10) / 01283 820548

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Mon 27 May

£4–£11 (Children £4; Seniors £10) / 01283 820548

  • 10:00 – 18:00

ECU European Cheerleading Championships

For the first time ever, the Europe-wide cheerleading competition will be held in the UK. Over two days nearly 3000 competitors from 34 countries will spin, flip, pyramid and chant for the title of best cheer squad on the continent.

Emirates Arena, Glasgow

Sat 29 Jun

Times & prices to be confirmed / 0141 287 7000

Sun 30 Jun

Times & prices to be confirmed / 0141 287 7000

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Edinburgh Marathon Festival 5K, 10K and International Breakfast Run

Want to join in with the Edinburgh Marathon Festival fun but don't feel like, well, running a marathon? Not to worry: you can still get a taste of that elusive runner's high with a brisk 5k, or push yourself further with a 10k to show some solidarity with the brave folk going for the full 26.2 miles. There's an…

Edinburgh: various venues

Sat 25 May

Prices to be confirmed

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.

Joseph Pearce’s, Edinburgh

Tue 28 May

Free / 0131 556 4140

  • 19:00

Tue 4 Jun

Free / 0131 556 4140

  • 19:00

Tue 11 Jun

Free / 0131 556 4140

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

Houghton International Horse Trials

Exciting new classes have been incorporated into this year’s Houghton International Horse Trials. In addition to the traditional three day event, hotly contested each year by many of the top event riders in the world, the venue also hosts Norfolk’s Festival of Showing and British Showjumping classes. Showing takes…

Houghton Hall, King's Lynn

Sat 25 May

£7 (Children £4) / 01485 210070

  • 08:00 – 18:00

Sun 26 May

£7 (Children £4) / 01485 210070

  • 08:00 – 18:00

Gang Warily Recreation Centre, Southampton

Sat 24 Aug

Prices to be confirmed / 023 8089 3603

  • 08:00 – 18:00

Sun 25 Aug

Prices to be confirmed / 023 8089 3603

  • 08:00 – 18:00

Mon 26 Aug

Prices to be confirmed / 023 8089 3603

  • 08:00 – 18:00

Glasgow parkrun

An informal weekly 5k run in Pollok 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…

Pollok Country Park, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

Free / 0141 276 0924

  • 09:30

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 0141 276 0924

  • 09:30

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 0141 276 0924

  • 09:30
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The Open Championship

Golf's most prestigious annual tournament with the world's best golfers taking part.

Muirfield Golf Course, Gullane

Thu 18 Jul

Times vary / 01334 460000

Fri 19 Jul

Times vary / 01334 460000

Sat 20 Jul

Times vary / 01334 460000

Sun 21 Jul

Times vary / 01334 460000

2L Saloon Stock Car World Championship Final

World Championships final in stock car racing

Cowdenbeath Racewall

Sat 10 Aug

£20 (£15; Children £5; under fives free) / 01506 410996

  • 18:00 – 22:00

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

Monaco Grand Prix Live

It's OK, we can't afford to go to Monaco either. Luckily, you can enjoy the race live on the big screen in Merchant Square. You can also get in on the action with a four-lane Scalextric track. See. It's like we're practically there.

Merchant Square, Glasgow

Sun 26 May

Free / 0141 552 5908

  • 12:00 – 16:00

The Aviva Premiership Rugby Final 2013

The finalists will have spent nine long months vying for the right to be crowned Champions. It's the culmination of 135 games between the top 12 teams and the season all comes down to this one game, which has sold out Twickenham for the last five years.

Twickenham Rugby Football Union

Sat 25 May

£13.63–£135 / 0844 8472492

  • 15:00
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Isle of Kerrera, Oban

Sat 31 Aug

Times to be confirmed

Sun 1 Sep

Times to be confirmed

Cuestars

Friendly, social snooker group for the LGBT community and friends, meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

Shandon Snooker, Edinburgh

Tue 28 May

£2 / 0131 313 2069

  • 19:00 – 21:00

Tue 11 Jun

£2 / 0131 313 2069

  • 19:00 – 21:00

Tue 25 Jun

£2 / 0131 313 2069

  • 19:00 – 21:00
…and 4 more dates until 27 Aug

Hamburger Golf Club

Thu 25 Jul

Times vary

Fri 26 Jul

Times vary

Sat 27 Jul

Times vary