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Events in Stirling in October 2023

View all the upcoming events in Stirling during October 2023 below or use the calendar to find events taking place on a specific month or date.

Events in Stirling

Stirling Ghostwalk

4th January 2023 - 23rd December 2023

Join Stirling Old Town's most grumblesome Ghoul, the Happy Hangman, Jock Rankin, on a creepy, comic guided ghostwalk!

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Stirling Car Boot

Selected dates between 8th January 2023 - 17th December 2023
Stirling

From food to sweets and treasures to junk, Stirling Car Boot is open every Sunday regardless of the weather!

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Stirling Farmers Market

Selected dates between 14th January 2023 - 23rd December 2023
Stirling

The ever popular Stirling Farmers' Market on Port Street is held on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month!

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Falkirk Stadium Car Boot Sale

Selected dates between 29th January 2023 - 24th December 2023

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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Thistles Wolf Pack Kid’s Club

Selected dates between 1st February 2023 - 30th November 2023

It’s back! The long-awaited return of our free sustainable Kids’ Club, The Wolf Pack is finally here on the last Sunday of every month.

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The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

1st March 2023 - 31st December 2023

This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.

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Scotlands Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Thorntree

16th March 2023 - 31st October 2023
Kippen

Thorntree is an inspiring garden to visit at any time of the year. From the garden you can see panoramic views from Ben Lomond to Doune.

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Weekly Traditional Music Classes

Selected dates between 22nd April 2023 - 30th December 2023

Fèis Fhoirt are holding traditional music classes for young people aged 8-18 of all abilities, from complete beginner to advanced performers, on Saturday mornings at the Tolbooth Stirling.

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Jazz Night at the Westlands Hotel

Selected dates between 1st May 2023 - 18th December 2023

Catch the Allan Jazz Quartet at the Westlands Hotel every Monday night from 7.45pm, with a different repertoire each week.

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Cluaran School of Highland Dance

17th August 2023 - 17th December 2023
Stirling

Cluaran School of Highland Dance Stirling is holding Highland Dance classes for children ages 3 years upwards both beginners and experienced.

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Free Beginners Karate Class

17th August 2023 - 31st December 2023
Stirling

Now in it's 50th year, Stirling Karate Club is one of Scotland's oldest. The club is offering a free intoductory class for kids (8 years and upwards), adults and over 60s.

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Tolbooth Cafe Concerts

Selected dates between 26th August 2023 - 31st October 2023

Join us at the Tolbooth Stirling for our FREE Saturday Cafe Concerts!

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Grierson & McLaren Exhibition

16th September 2023 - 30th October 2023

This exhibition at Creative Stirling is a multimedia celebration of Norman McLaren and John Grierson, two local filmmakers who were significant pioneers within the global film community.

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Intro to Green Woodworking

Selected dates between 16th September 2023 - 29th October 2023

This one-day course run by Green Aspirations Scotland will teach you everything you need to know about working with green wood.

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Stirling Jailhouse Horrors

16th September 2023 - 31st October 2023

This autumn let our Prison Surgeon, Dr Forrest, thrill you with the Horrible History of Stirling’s terrible Tolbooth – the worst Jail in Britain!

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Satellite CLL with the Thomas Graham Community Library

1st October 2023 - 20th December 2023

The University of Strathclyde's Centre for Lifelong Learning are delighted to be delivering a small selection of their adult learning classes from the Thomas Graham Community Library.

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Stirling Folk Club Events 2023

1st October 2023 - 27th November 2023

Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club this year!

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Balfron720 Local History Exhibition

5th October 2023 - 28th October 2023
Balfron

Come along and view the Balfron720 Local History Exhibition at Balfron Library during October!

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Restorative Yin and Breath Workshop

Selected dates between 7th October 2023 - 28th October 2023

Join Shams for this Restorative Yin and Breath Workshop at The Wee Yoga Room in Bridge of Allan this October!

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Arnprior Farm Pumpkins

9th October 2023 - 29th October 2023

Arnprior Farm is thrilled to announce the return of its beloved Pumpkin Festival for Autumn 2023.

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Pumpkin patch

14th October 2023 - 29th October 2023
Alloa

Come and pick your favourite pumpkin at Hillview Animal Park in Alloa, with opportunities for social media selfies, festive photos and fun for all the family!

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Black History Month: Thomas Stuart Smith’s Black Portraiture

27th October 2023 - 28th October 2023

Join our free tour of Thomas Stuart Smith's black portraits as part of The Smith's Black History Month tour series.

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Little Scare-lings at Dobbies Stirling

27th October 2023 - 29th October 2023

Become an official Little Scare-ling; Join the team at Dobbies Stirling for terrifying treats, frightful fun and petrifying planting this Halloween!

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Stirling Dark Side: Halloween Walking Tour

27th October 2023 - 31st October 2023
Various Locations Stirling

Immerse yourself in the creepy history of Stirling, Scotland's city with a long, dark history, on this Halloween Walking Tour!

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Autumnal Aluminium Jewellery Workshop

Selected dates between 28th October 2023 - 29th October 2023

These workshop at Central Scotland School of Jewellery deep dives in to the decorative colouring of anodised aluminium which is perfect for jewellery making, sculpture and other craft projects.

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Broken Records

28th October 2023

Don't miss Edinburgh band Broken Records when they play the Tolbooth Stirling on Saturday 28th October!

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Kitchen Crafts: Build a spice rack and spice pots

28th October 2023

On this workshop, we'll take a traditional sloyd approach that has been for making buckets and cannisters and shrink it down to make spice pots.

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Macrame Plant Hangers

28th October 2023

Join us at Central Scotland School of Craft on 29th April for a therapeutic day of rhythmic knotting, and learn how to make a beautiful macrame plant hanger!

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Pumpkin Workshop

28th October 2023

Join florist Jennifer Morrison on 28th October for a fun afternoon where you will create a pumpkin filled with spooky blooms to take home and enjoy!

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Stirling Gin Festival

28th October 2023

Central Scotland’s first, biggest and best Gin Festival is returning in 2023 and held again at The Golden Lion Hotel on 28th October!

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Beginner Furniture Upcycling Workshop

29th October 2023

Would you like to be taken through the process of upcycling a piece of furniture from start to finish? This course will give you all the tools, tips and advice to upcycle a piece of furniture!

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Braw Mending

29th October 2023

Join us in our mission to craft a sustainable future by learning to make do and mend your favourite garments, blankets, or pretty much anything else you can imagine.

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Fun With Lupo and Lee

29th October 2023
Alloa

Fun With Lupo and Lee is a new and exciting Sunday literacy class for young children. The first 4 week block starts on 29th October at Tullibody Civic Centre.

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Little Alchemists Club

29th October 2023

Welcome to the witches cottage at Gartur Stitch Farm, leave the mundane world behind you as you become a little alchemist apprentice!

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Monthly Women’s Sharing Circle

Selected dates between 29th October 2023 - 17th December 2023

Women have been coming to gather in circle for millennia, and there is potent medicine in sitting with one another, listening, sharing, simply being. Join us at The Yoga Tree, Stirling!

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Paper Moon

29th October 2023

Join Poppy and her dog Peppy on this adventure as she launches across the canvas sky, at the speed of light, towards the Paper Moon.

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Pokemon Swap Shop

29th October 2023

The ever popular Pokemon Swap Shop at Waterstones Stirling is back... come and swap your doublers, treblers or unloved pokemon cards!

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Stirling Project Climate Vote Launch!

29th October 2023
Stirling

Greenpeace is running a campaign to register 1 million climate voters before the next general election and we need your help in Stirling.

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Sunday Pub Quiz

Selected dates between 29th October 2023 - 17th December 2023

Join us at The Crook Bar & Bistro for our weekly fun quiz, free to enter and with a weekly prize and also cash raffle!

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Fair Fright Night

31st October 2023

Join us at the Hippodrome Bo'ness for the first-ever Fair Fright Night, where you are sure to experience thrills and chills!

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Fair Fright Night

31st October 2023

Join us this Halloween in Bo'ness Hippodrome for the screening of Tim Burtons cult classic Beetlejuice (cert 12A)!

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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:

Halloween Brunch

Halloween Brunch

29th October 2023

Bring your mini monsters and little pumpkins along to The Redhurst's boo-brilliant family Halloween Brunch on Sunday 29th October!

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Cinema Screening: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Cinema Screening: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

28th October 2023

Eastwood Park Theatre are screening the cult classic film version of the 1973 West End hit, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, on Saturday 28th October!

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The Glasgow Wedding Fayre

The Glasgow Wedding Fayre

29th October 2023

Attendees can immerse themselves in a curated collection of exquisite wedding essentials at The Glasgow Wedding Fayre, being held at Parklands Hotel & Country Club on Sunday 29th October!

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Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:

Rhinestone Rodeo

Rhinestone Rodeo

29th October 2023

Grab your partners, polish your boots, and get ready for a Halloween rodeo hotter than a Texas summer.

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Flight Paths

Flight Paths

4th October 2023 - 12th November 2023

Don't miss the new exhibition 'Flight Paths' at the Scottish Ornithologists' Club in Aberlady, featuring linocut prints by Babs Pease and John Hatton along with sculptures by Helen Denerley!

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Dick and Dom In Da Haunted Bungalow

Dick and Dom In Da Haunted Bungalow

31st October 2023

Quadruple BAFTA award-winning duo, best known for their series 'Dick & Dom in Da Bungalow' and 'Are You Smarter than a 10-Year-Old' take The Three Sisters' DJ Decks, this Halloween.

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Events in Fife

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Witchcraft & Wizardry: Kirkcaldy

Witchcraft & Wizardry: Kirkcaldy

28th October 2023

Embark on a captivating journey through Kirkcaldy on Saturday 28th October, 2023 with Witchcraft & Wizardry: Murder by Magic!

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The Haunting at The Kingsgate: Halloween Haunted House Attraction

The Haunting at The Kingsgate: Halloween Haunted House Attraction

13th October 2023 - 31st October 2023

For a limited time only, the team behind Edinburgh Zoo's "Spooktacular" event brings you "The Haunting at The Kingsgate" - Scotland's largest ever walk-thru "haunted house" attraction!

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Gathering Surface – Dan Drage

Gathering Surface – Dan Drage

25th August 2023 - 2nd February 2024

We’re delighted to host Gathering Surface, a series of art pieces shaped and installed by local artist Dan Drage.

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Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Bluevale Youth Nights

Bluevale Youth Nights

Selected dates between 28th August 2023 - 21st June 2024

Bluevale Community Club runs a completely FREE youth club for 11+ every Monday and Friday evening!

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Merchant Square Craft & Design Fair

Merchant Square Craft & Design Fair

Selected dates between 7th January 2023 - 26th November 2023

The Merchant Square Craft Fair & Design Fair is held every weekend, why not spend a relaxing afternoon browsing the stalls!

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The Rave Bingo Crew Halloween Special

The Rave Bingo Crew Halloween Special

28th October 2023

For one night only at Mecca Bingo Drumchapel, The Rave Bingo Crew will be bringing you a night of bingo like you have never had before, prepare for plenty chances to win some big money!

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Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

ORA Bar @ Rocca Presents

ORA Bar @ Rocca Presents

Selected dates between 29th September 2023 - 31st December 2023

Come down and join us for our amazing end of year entertainment with brilliant DJs and live singers every week at ORA!

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Pips and Panda and the Magic Egg

Pips and Panda and the Magic Egg

14th October 2023 - 28th October 2023

Kicking off this year's Biggar Little Festival, Purves Puppet's new production, Pips and Panda and the Magic Egg, is perfect for families!

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The Little Shop of Halloween Horrors

The Little Shop of Halloween Horrors

Selected dates between 7th October 2023 - 29th October 2023

Visitors to East Kilbride town centre are in for a spooky surprise this October as a spine-tingling array of ghouls and spectres descend on the malls to celebrate Halloween!

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Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Halloween at Xsite

Halloween at Xsite

28th October 2023 - 29th October 2023

Head along to Xsite on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th October for a weekend full of Halloween fun for all the family!

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Billy Joel Tribute UK

Billy Joel Tribute UK

28th October 2023

Gaz Jenkins, the UK's ultimate tribute to Billy Joel, is coming to Rocknrollas on Saturday 28th October!

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Halloween Movie Drive-in Weekend - CANCELLED

Halloween Movie Drive-in Weekend - CANCELLED

28th October 2023 - 29th October 2023

Join the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice for their annual Halloween Movie Drive-in Weekend in Linwood on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th October!

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Events in Other Areas

Ayr Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale

Ayr Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale

Selected dates between 8th January 2023 - 24th December 2023

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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Largs Market

Largs Market

Selected dates between 4th March 2023 - 23rd December 2023

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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Wylde Thistle Artisan Market

Wylde Thistle Artisan Market

Selected dates between 29th April 2023 - 3rd December 2023

Browse a selection of stalls offering hand crafted goods and locally produced food and drink at Wylde Thistle's Artisan Makers Market at Kelburn Castle!

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Culzean’s Scary Fairy Trail

Culzean’s Scary Fairy Trail

22nd September 2023 - 29th October 2023

A Wicked Witch has cast an evil spell on Culzean and caused some fairies to get lost... can you help find them on Culzean's Scary Fairy Trail?

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Movies at the Castle

Movies at the Castle

Selected dates between 30th September 2023 - 28th October 2023

Bring your chairs, blankets, sleeping bags and anything else you need to settle in for an evening of entertainment at one of Dundonald Castle's Movies at the Castle events!

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Halloween Trail

Halloween Trail

13th October 2023 - 29th October 2023

Have you got what it takes to conquer the Halloween trail at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum?

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Kelburn’s Haunted Forest Presents Asylum

Kelburn’s Haunted Forest Presents Asylum

13th October 2023 - 31st October 2023

Kelburn's Haunted Forest, the most famous scare-fest in Scotland, returns this October with immersive horror experience Asylum!

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The Addams Family

The Addams Family

24th October 2023 - 28th October 2023

Everyone's favourite eccentric family are coming to The Gaiety stage, as our local amateur Musical Theatre company APOS proudly present their 2023 production of The Addams Family!

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Persie Gin FREE In-Store Tasting at Geraldo’s

Persie Gin FREE In-Store Tasting at Geraldo’s

28th October 2023

Persie Gin's Sloe & Plum Gin is the perfect drink to ease you into the festive season, join Brand Ambassador Sam at Geraldo's for a tastings of this delicious spirit!

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Fawkes Festival: Dean Castle Country Park Halloween Firework Spooktactular

Fawkes Festival: Dean Castle Country Park Halloween Firework Spooktactular

Selected dates between 29th October 2023 - 31st October 2023

As the spookiest night of the year approaches, Fawkes Festival offers a spine-tingling experience for all the family at Dean Castle Country Park!

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