Events in Stirling in August 2025
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Events in Stirling
The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith
This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: The Japanese Garden at Cowden
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Stirling Ghostwalk
Take a tour of the strange tales and stranger characters of Stirling's Old Town on the Stirling Ghostwalk... comedy, drama, fact and fable - fun for boys & ghouls of all ages!
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Stirling Song Club
On the last Sunday of every month, Slanj-A-Va hosts the Stirling Song Club, providing a platform for musicians and songwriters to form a community and refine their craft!
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Stirling Folk Club Events 2025
Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club in 2025!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kilbryde Castle
Come and explore Kilbride Castle gardens! They cover some 12 acres and are situated above the Ardoch Burn and below the castle.
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New Falkirk Stadium Car Boot Sale
Come and visit Falkirk Stadium Car Boot Sale, the biggest and best car boot sale in the region, every Sunday - weather permitting... all welcome!
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Scotlands Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Thorntree
Thorntree is an inspiring garden to visit at any time of the year. From the garden you can see panoramic views from Aberfoyle and the hills beyond to Doune.
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LKP Markets & Events: Thistles Centre Market
LKP Markets & Events is delighted to host a regular market at The Thistles Shopping Centre, come along, have a browse and support local talented businesses!
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Denny Health Walk
Join Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland’s Walking for Health Project for this free weekly walk in Denny. It's a low level, inclusive health walk open to everyone!
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The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns at our monthly residency at Slanj-A-Va, Stirling.
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Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns as they take the stage at The Riverside Inn, Callander!
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Killearn Country Market
Don't miss the Killearn Country Market, a regular craft fayre boasting bakes, woodworking, jewellery, art and more, all hand-crafted by talented makers from around Scotland!
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The Mini Guns
Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns as they take to the stage at Dalgair House Hotel, Callander!
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Scotland’s National Hero
Who was William Wallace? Listen as a costumed actor gives you an insight into the life of Scotland’s National Hero.
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Stirling Farmers Market
The ever popular Stirling Farmers' Market on Port Street is held on the 2nd Saturdays of each month!
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Aerial Yoga
Feeling inspired to try something new or expand your existing practice? Then join Andriani's Ahimsa Yoga at 3 Wellgreen Lane, Stirling for these Aerial Yoga classes on Mondays & Tuesdays!
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Weave A Tartan Scarf In A Day Workshop
Learn how to weave a beautiful tartan scarf on this one day workshop run by Radical Weavers in Stirling!
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Design & Weave Your Own Tartan Workshop
Immerse yourself in a creative voyage at Radical Weavers 'Design & Weave Your Own Tartan' workshops!
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Smoke and Steel: The History of Scotland’s Railways
This exhibition at Stirling Castle charts the rise, decline and renewal of Scotland's railways.
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Preschool Activities With Active Stirling
Come along to The PEAK, Stirling for three very different, but fun, weekly preschool sports activities!
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Holosomatic Breathwork Class
Join Trossachs Wellbeing for a transformative 90-minute breathwork class designed to reconnect, rejuvenate, and restore at The Yoga Tree, Stirling!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Gardener’s Cottage Walled Garden
The walled garden, acquired in 2013 by the present owners, has been planted with extensive herbaceous borders, box hedging, roses and many unusual plants.
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Introduction to blacksmithing
If you want to learn traditional skills, use your hands, and create something wonderful, then this one-day introduction to blacksmithing run by Green Aspirations Scotland is for you!
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Summer Family Fun
Come along to Affinity Sterling Mills Outlet Shopping for FREE family fun every weekend from 28th June - 10th August!
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The Record Hide: Pop Up Record Shop
The Record Hide bring their monthly Pop-Up Record Shop to the historic Masonic Hall in Bridge of Allan.
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School Holiday Adventure Days with Roll Outdoors
Drop the screens, grab the paddle, let the adventure begin on a School Holiday Adventure Day at Roll Outdoors in Callendar!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Bannockburn House Gardens
Bannockburn House, an A-listed mansion built in 1675 by Sir Hugh Paterson, now sits in 26 acres of woodland and gardens.
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Open Reflection & Music Recital
Come along to Trossachs Church and take some time out from busy lives for quiet reflection with a short acoustic musical performance.
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Creepy-Crawly Club
Calling all 1-7 year old children and their grown-ups! Join the Creepie Crawlie Club at Mugdock Country Park and learn about bugs and beasties.
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She Carries the Land - Folklore of the Cailleach
SHE CARRIES THE LAND - Folklore of the Cailleach, is a solo exhibition by Scottish printmaker and illustrator Abbie Lois, taking place at Made in Stirling from 16th July.
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Back Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival
Doune the Rabbit Hole will be returning to Cardross Estate under new management from 1st to 3rd August as ‘Back Doune the Rabbit Hole’.
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Carve your own Spoon
Join Green Aspirations Scotland on 2nd August for this one-day course in the woods and learn how to make your very own wooden spoon with an axe, knife and spoon knife, following the sloyd tradition!
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Earring Making Workshop
Create a beautiful pair of earrings inspired by Mary, Queen of Scots at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum with Sam Reid (Braw Bumble) on 2nd August!
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Silver Sea Glass Pendant & Earrings
Join us at Central Scotland School of Jewellery for a weekend jewellery workshop for beginners and use silver and foraged beach treasures to create a stunning silver sea glass pendant & earrings set.
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Subliminal Summer Soundsytem Festival
Stirling's most popular dance music gathering on the grounds of The Old Town Jail returns for another day time dancing housefest on 2nd August.
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This workshop is a great follow-on from the Introduction to Blacksmithing workshop, allowing you to use the skills learned on that day, apply them again and learn some new ones!
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Bridge of Allan Highland Games
Enjoy a great day out at the 2025 Bridge of Allan Highland Games on the 3rd August at Strathallan Games Park.
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Make your own Rustic Stool
Learn how to use hazel round wood to make a rustic stool, using traditional tools and techniques on this one-day course run by Green Aspirations Scotland!
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Trees of Mugdock
Don't miss a fantastic opportunity to get outdoors as a family and learn more about nature and Mugdock with the support of our Ranger Stuart.
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Aluminium & Cold Connections Jewellery Summer School
In this lively three-day Aluminium Jewellery Summer School, learn how to create a variety of stunning effects for contemporary jewellery using anodised aluminium!
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Joshua Burnside
Belfast-based Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside is on a UK tour in 2025 with a date at the Tolbooth Stirling on 5th August!
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Killin Highland Games
Held in Breadalbane Park, Killin, the 2025 Killin Highland Games returns on Wednesday 6th August!
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Summer Junior Ranger Camp: Creative Woodland
Learn the ways of the wilds on this 3 day adventure in nature at Mugdock Country Park in August.
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WALL.E - Family-Friendly Film Screening
Bring the family along for this screening of WALL.E at Creative Stirling on 6th August.
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CODA - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin
CODA are the only proper four-piece Zep tribute band in Europe that looks and sounds as close to the real thing as possible. Catch them when they play the Tolbooth Stirling in August 2025!
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Bo’ness Fair Cheezingo - Country Hoedown!
Dust off your boots, grab your cowboy hats, and get ready for a night of boot-stompin’, hand-clappin’ good old-fashioned country fun with some Bingo thrown in at Bo'ness Town Hall on 8th August!
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Rubber Chicken Theatre proudly invites you to ‘Be Our Guest’ as the most enchanted musical of all time, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Macrobert Arts Centre in August.
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Ensemble Respiro Concert
Ensemble Respiro, musicians who are passionate about early music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, bring this concert to Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling on Friday 8th August!
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Earring Making Workshop
Come and join Sam at Made in Stirling for a earring making workshop on Saturday 9th of August!
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Gelli Plate Printing
Join local artist Frances Ryan for a creative day long Gelli Plate Printing Workshop at Central Scotland School of Craft on Saturday 9th August!
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Bushcraft Survival
Develop your survival skills in wild Mugdock! Bushcraft Survival on Sunday 10th August!
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Crochet For Beginners
Join us at Central Scotland School of Craft for an introductory workshop and learn the art of Crochet for Beginners crochet with Cynthia, one stitch at a time!
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Fabulous Musical Art
Get out in nature as a family and make something special to take home as a keepsake at Mugdock Country Park on Sunday 10th August!
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Interlocking Vortex Pendants
Join us at Central Scotland School of Jewellery for this class where you will learn some simple sawing and soldering techniques to turn Sterling silver wire into a tactile and kinetic vortex design!
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Lucy Lapinska & Jo Callaghan In Conversation
Waterstones Stirling is delighted to be joined by Lucy Lapinska and Jo Callaghan on Sunday 10th August for a discussion about AI in fiction.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Braehead Community Garden
Braehead Community Garden is an 11,000 square metre outdoor space, enjoying a direct view of Stirling Castle.
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The Great Scottish Craft Hoolie: Woodcrafts Weekend
The Hoolie is back in 2025 with two back-to-back weekends in August. This first weekend, 15th to 17th, will focus on wood-based crafts - from carving to turning.
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An Audience with the Square Peg
Spend an evening with Tam Cassidy, the square peg, some songs, laughter and chat at the Tolbooth on Saturday 16th August!
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Cyanotype Printmaking
Join us at Central Scotland School of Craft for a fascinating day of cyanotype printmaking on paper and textiles – a fascinating darkroom-free photography process.
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Kippen Flower Show
Come and visit the Kippen Flower Show in the historic village of Kippen, 10 miles from Stirling, on Saturday 16th August!
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Pointed Pen Calligraphy Workshop
Learn how to create beautiful calligraphy in this 2 hour workshop at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum with Calligrapher Ceri Smart on Saturday, 16th August!
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Stirling Highland Games
The Stirling Highland Games return in August with an exciting programme of activities to entertain everyone!
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Walk for Parkinson’s: Falkirk 2025
Whatever your reason. Whoever you walk for. Join Parkinson's UK in Falkirk and help raise vital funds for research into better treatments and hopefully, one day a cure.
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Mindfulness Walk
Immerse yourself in the here and now whilst walking Mugdock's quiet wild places on Sunday, August 17th!
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The Mysterious world of Runes
Learn the mysterious ways of the ancient Nordic alphabet as we follow a trail through Mugdock Country Park on Sunday 17th August!
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Willow Basketry Summer School
Join master basket weaver Anna Liebmann for four fun and sociable days of Willow Basketry Summer School and create a selection of willow masterpieces.
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Mosaic Masterclass with Oliver Budd: New Solutions for Seeing, Setting & Siting
In this four-day masterclass at Mosaic & Glass English mosaic artist and craftsman Oliver Budd will guide you to transpose an artwork or design into mosaic!
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Hello Again, the Neil Diamond Songbook
Hello Again, the Neil Diamond Songbook is a must see and the only tribute show for fans of the original artist, catch it at The Albert Halls Stirling on Friday 22nd August!
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The Hoolie is back in 2025 with two back-to-back weekends in August. This second weekend, 22nd to 24th, will feature other crafts - from blacksmithing to screenprinting.
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Indigo Dyeing
Join artist and nature enthusiast Liz Gaffney for an immersive Indigo Dyeing workshop, perfect for beginners and those looking to refresh their skills.
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Simple Silver Rings Taster Workshop
Join us at Central Scotland School of Jewellery for a bite-sized Silver Jewellery Making Taster Session and learn some basic jewellery making skills as you create a beautiful silver ring!
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Sensational Shelters
Learn how animals build cosy hidey-holes and then make your own at Mugdock Country Park on Sunday, August 24th!
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Whittle in the wilds
Try your hand at whittling and bring to life wood found in the forest by carving unique creations on this workshop at Mugdock Country Park on Sunday 24th August! Suitable for 8 - 12 year olds.
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Hannah Rarity
Don't miss singer-songwriter Hannah Rarity when she returns to the Tolbooth Stirling on Friday 29th August!
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The Provy Wummin
The Provvy Wummin is a gritty musical comedy, with a soundtrack to the 70s, don't miss it when it comes to The Albert Halls on Friday 29th August!
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Karen Dunbar
Chewin' The Fat star Karen Dunbar is back with her brand new 2025 Scottish Tour. Catch her at the Tolbooth Stirling on 30th August!
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Needle Felted Corals
Join us at Central Scotland School of Craft on 30th August for a meditative day making needle felted corals with world-renowned textile artist and doll maker Johanna Flanagan, aka The Pale Rook.
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Stone Setting in Wax
This one-day, intermediate-level class at Central Scotland School of Jewellery, is a perfect next step for jewellers who are already working in wax and want to expand their skills.
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Crafty Work
Get creatively crafty using the beauty of nature in this family workshop at Mugdock Country Park on Sunday 31st August!
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Spoon Carving
Join us for a fun filled Sunday spoon carving workshop with master wood-worker Louise Forbes, learning all the skills you need to carve your very own wooden spoon.
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Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Twist and Shout
An all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late sixties!
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Giffnock Litter Pickers
Join the Giffnock Litter Pickers on Saturday mornings through the year and help remove litter from the streets of Giffnock!
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Foodies Festival Glasgow
Foodies Festival, the UK's biggest celebration of food, drink and music will return to Rouken Glen Park in August with headliners The Wanted 2.0, Scouting For Girls and Symphonic Ibiza!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:
Framed Embroidered Letter Workshop
Embroider and frame your own decorative letter keepsake with textile artist Lucy Freeman on 2nd August at Dovecot.
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The Underground Lectures: Mary Somerville: a Love for Mathematics, Science and Orange Marmalade
Join historian Ruth Boreham to discover how Mary’s Somerville thirst for knowledge never dimmed, no matter what her age!
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Beginners Sewing Day
Learn how to use a sewing machine and make an easy sewing project in just a few hours on this Beginners Sewing Day at Artisan Stitch!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Anster Cinema: Sing Sing
Sing Sing is a moving true story that will ultimately uplift you with its themes of resilience, humanity and the transformative power of art. Catch it at Dreel Halls on Sunday 3rd August!
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Forthlines : Responses to Fife’s coastline produced during Covid
This exhibition in the Scottish Fisheries Museum showcases squares made by people living in Fife reflecting places that they know and love.
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The Notwitches: Meet the Author & Illustrator
On 23rd August, Waterstones St Andrews will welcome Gary Panton and Dotty Sutton to take over our childrens' department! Join us for this free event filled with fun, drawing, chats and crafts!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Theatre School of Scotland: Wicked - The Untold Story 2 Day Camp
Join the Theatre School of Scotland for an enchanting two-day camp inspired by the beloved musical Wicked... make new friends and create unforgettable memories in a whimsical setting!
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Solange Pessoa
A major new presentation by one of Brazil's most renowned living sculptors, Solange Pessoa, will be hosted at Tramway Glasgow between Saturday 10th May and Monday 22nd September!
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Sloans Ceilidh
Sloans Famous Friday Ceilidh is back and it's bigger and better than ever... it's a must for everyone visiting Glasgow and any true weegie!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
CamGlen’s Got Talent Kids Camp
Let the kids show off their skills and discover new ones at Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust's CamGlen's Got Talent Camp this summer break!
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Valley View at Goulding’s Summer Pantos
This summer Valley View at Goulding's joins forces with local company Stagecraft Entertainment to bring you two brand new family shows... Puss in Boots and Into The Woods!
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The McDougalls: Pirate Adventure
Packed with singalong songs such as Row Row Row Your Boat and A Sailor Went to Sea, join The McDougalls for a fun-filled afternoon at Airdrie Town Hall!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Stitch & Kin Beginners Sewing Course
Come join Stitch & Kin at Kilmacolm Community Centre for a fun and interactive Beginner Sewing course where you'll learn all the basics to start creating your own stylish makes!
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Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
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Two Tribes
Two Tribes is a comedic clash of tradition and ambition set in the heart of Glasgow's East End! Don't miss it at Beacon Arts Centre in August.
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Ayr Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale
Whether you're wishing to purchase a few hidden treasures, interested in selling or just wishing for an enjoyable day out, there is something for everyone at Ayr's Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale!
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Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair
Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair, Scotland's biggest monthly arts & crafts fair returns for 2025 to Geilsland Country Estate, Beith!
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Kilmarnock Farmers Market
Ayrshire Farmers Markets hold a market in Kilmarnock town centre on the third Saturday of each month!
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Largs Market
You'll find fresh produce and sweet treats, handmade crafts, jewellery, artwork, gifts, pet supplies and more at Largs Market every Saturday in Gallowgate Square!
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Kelburn School Of Sorcery - The Dragon Trials
Step into a world of dragons, magic and adventure at Kelburn Castle's School of Sorcery this August... if you're not quite ready to go back-to-school, you're sure to have a fabulous time at this one!
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Adventure Cinema: Outdoor Cinema at Dumfries House
Adventure Cinema, the UK's largest outdoor cinema tour, returns this summer with incredible movies to watch under the sun and stars at Dumfries House!
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Ayr & District Flower Show
The annual Ayr & District Flower Show returns for a seventh year to Ayr Racecourse on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th August!
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