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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
Bught Park Arena, Inverness
Sat 25 May
01463 239111
- 10:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ayrshire Athletics Arena, Kilmarnock
Wed 12 Jun
01563 555227
- 19:00
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



