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Events at Various Venues (Scotland)

Breast Way Round

Location	Date	Tickets
	A bunch of bikers tour Scotland over the course of four days to raise awareness for MacMillan Cancer Support. Budding bikers (male or female) can register to take part by emailing breastwayround@aol.com. View full details
Various Venues	1 Jun–4 Jun Times vary	Free

Doors Open Days

Location	Date	Tickets
	A chance to look inside over 900 of the most interesting and significant pieces of architecture around Scotland, completely free of charge. Previous highlights have included Hampden Park, a Red Road community flat (now demolished), Donaldson’s College in Edinburgh (now private residences) and Edinburgh University’s Anatomy Lecture Theatre. View full details
Various Venues	1 Sep–30 Sep Times vary	0141 221 1466 free.

Festival of Dangerous Ideas

Location	Date	Tickets
	Week-long festival from Scotland's Colleges in partnership with Creative Scotland, aiming to highlight the importance of radical thinking as an agent for change in education. Activities happen across Scotland and online, with opportunities to debate, find out more about education, and experience new schools of thought, including meditation and environmental and wild food activities. View full details
Various Venues	11 Jun–15 Jun Times vary	07764 310470 Prices vary

French Film Festival UK

Location	Date	Tickets
	20th anniversary of the UK-wide festival dedicated to francophone cinema. The programme will feature guest film-makers and actors in meet-the-public sessions (which in 2011 included Daniel Autiel and Christophe Honoré), UK premieres, retrospectives, a learning programme for pupils and their teachers, documentaries, animation, shorts and special events. View full details
Various Venues	9 Nov–29 Nov Times vary	Prices vary (£2–£10)

The Jubilee Big Lunch

Location	Date	Tickets
	This year's Big Lunch falls on the same weekend as the Queen's Jubilee, so it's the perfect chance to get together with your neighbours for a street party or picnic to embrace the kind of community spirit that has fallen out of favour throughout the Queen's reign (not that we're blaming Her Majesty for that). Details on how to organise are on the website. View full details
Various Venues	3 Jun Times vary	Free

Love Parks Week

Location	Date	Tickets
	Founded in 2006, this celebration of park life is focused on the health benefits of spending time in local parks and green spaces. View full details
Various Venues	21 Jul–29 Jul Times vary	Prices vary

Scotland Loves Animation

Location	Date	Tickets
	Venues around Scotland will pay tribute to the art of animation as part of this festival, which includes a Japanese strand with its own packed programme: Scotland Loves Anime. View full details
Various Venues	5 Oct–14 Oct Times vary	Stand cinema ticket price

Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight

Location	Date	Tickets
	An annual national celebration of Scotland's food and drink culture. More than 200 events took place across the country in 2011, with participants including independent delicatessens and farm shops, farmers’ markets, food groups and restaurants. Activities range from in-store tastings to festivals, special events and menus. View full details
Various Venues	1 Sep–16 Sep Times vary	Prices vary (many events free)

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival

Location	Date	Tickets
	An arts and film festival which combines high-level programming with a worthy aim: to challenge and change attitudes towards mental health. Through a series of events, workshops and screenings around Scotland, the programme probes deeper questions while maintaining an exciting and varied line-up. View full details
Various Venues	1 Oct–24 Oct Times vary	0141 5720125 Prices vary; all free or low cost

Skye Storytelling Festival: A Bardic Journey

Location	Date	Tickets
	The 21st Skye Storytelling Festival has a new format, taking the form of bus travel from Edinburgh to Skye with stops en route at places where renowned Bards lived and worked. Stories of their lives and work are told on-site at each place, culminating at Glendale on the isle of Skye, the birthplace of Neil MacLeod (the Skye Bard). View full details
Various Venues	21 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	01470 511340 To be confirmed

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