Welcome to the Whats On Guide to Aberdeen and Grampian
Aberdeen is Scotland’s third most populous city, one of Scotland’s 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom’s 37th most populous built-up area, with an official population estimate of 196,670 for the city of Aberdeen and 229,800 for the local authority area. Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen’s buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which can sparkle like silver because of its high mica content.
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Below you will find details of some of the many attractions at the 154th Turriff Show – we hope to see you there
The 154th Turriff Show will again have a very wide variety of attractions with fun for all the family:
Vintage Vehicle Display
Exhibition Marquee
Food Fayre
Indoor Shopping Mall
Trade Stands
Arts & Crafts Area
Highland Dancing
Open Dog Show (Sunday)
Companion Dog Show (Monday)
And much much more – so come along and enjoy yourselves
Events on now and coming soon in Aberdeen and Grampian
The Balmoral Challenge 2018, presented by our good friends at Artemis, is a unique event for your team of four to meet, be inspired by and walk with our wounded beneficiaries from across Scotland. Choose from one of three beautifully challenging routes, starting and finishing in front of Her Majesty The Queen’s Scottish residence – Balmoral Castle. This is a fine way for your team (or organisation) to mark Armed Forces Day and also the centenary of the end of World War 1. The event raises vital funds to support our ex-servicemen and women, and the expansion of Walking With The Wounded’s programmes across Scotland. To find out more or to register your team, visit wwtw.org.uk/Balmoral.
Category: Fundraisers, Charities
If it is the fourth Saturday in June it must be Auchenblae and the “Drumtochty Highland Games”. This has been the tradition for over 30 years.
Known as the friendliest Highland Games in the area they are firmly established in the Scottish Highland Games calendar as one of the most outstanding events.
This is not only because of the top competitors attending and records broken but also for the all-round entertainment offered and the sheer beauty of the venue.
Held in the grounds of Drumtochty Castle in Drumtochty Glen just 2 miles outside Auchenblae, any visitor will agree, there is no better place to be, on the fourth Saturday in June.
Come and watch the athletes trying to break some more records. Lots of opportunities for young and not so young to join in on some open games.
Make it a day out and enjoy the combination of exciting entertainment and nature at its best.
If you want to watch some of the best athletes and have a fun day out, then come to the Drumtochty Highland Games,referred to as the most friendly Games in the area and do not forget to bring your camera with you.
The 2018 Games will be held on Sunday 15th July 11am to 5pm at Mackie Academy and will feature, Highland Dancing, Running and Heavy events like Tossing the Caber, Hammer Throwing etc and Pipe Band Competition.
Entry prices: £8 for adults and £4 for children or a family ticket is £20 which admits 2 adults and 2.
No charge for children under one year
Dogs welcome.
Kids Mini Games Saturday 14th July from 2pm to 4pm.
Entry on the field. Registration starts at 1.15pm
Please contact us if you require more information.
Showcasing the best youth talent from all over the world, the festival has all sorts of entertainment including concerts, recitals, music, dancing, theatre and massed choirs.
Celebrating 126 years in 2018
The Games
A taste of something Scottish for everybody. A full programme of Light and Heavy Events, Massed Pipe Bands, Highland Dancing, Hill Races, fun for the entire family and much more. Visitors can take part in the Overseas Race – an opportunity to participate in a Northern Highland Games.
Join us
Whether you are a competitor in one of our many events, live in the area and looking for the perfect day out for the family, or have come to Scotland from any part of the world for your vacation, the Dufftown Highland Games is the ideal outting for you and your family.
Adult £6.00
Concession: £3
Events:
Running
Heavy Weights
Solo Piping
Light Field
Highland Dance
Contact Details:
M McBeath (Secretary)
29 Ladywood Drive, Aboyne, AB34 5HA
01339 886049
morag.mcbeath@btinternet.com
Below you will find details of some of the many attractions at the 154th Turriff Show – we hope to see you there
The 154th Turriff Show will again have a very wide variety of attractions with fun for all the family:
Vintage Vehicle Display
Exhibition Marquee
Food Fayre
Indoor Shopping Mall
Trade Stands
Arts & Crafts Area
Highland Dancing
Open Dog Show (Sunday)
Companion Dog Show (Monday)
And much much more – so come along and enjoy yourselves
The Ballater Highland Games are held annually on the second Thursday in August in Monaltrie Park, Ballater and in 2018 the Games will be held on Thursday 9th August.
There have been Games held in Ballater since 1864 and, apart from the war years, the Games have continued uninterrupted until the present day.
Many famous athletes and champions have competed at Ballater. Today the events form part of the circuits comprising the Glenfiddich Heavy Events Championship and the Grampian Games Qualifying Championship, which encourages the younger athletes to participate in the heavy and field events.
Ballater Highland Games prides itself in having something for everyone, young and old alike. On Games Day there are a number of varied trade stands, together with a funfair for the children. On occasion, personalities are to be seen, and one memorable day a military 25 pounder was fired by a certain television presenter to signal the start of the Hill Race.
To complete the day, Beat Retreat by the Pipe Bands is planned for 7pm on the Church Green in Ballater.
Christopher Hampson’s Cinderella 2018
The ultimate spectacle. Primary colours that burst out of the darkness. Billowing ball gowns whisking you into a magical world. And Prokofiev’s irresistibly melodic score showing well-loved characters in a whole new light – performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
Christopher Hampson’s Cinderella is everything you adore about the classic fairy tale – made fresh, funny and touching.
We meet Cinderella at the saddest of times, then see her taken for granted by her wicked stepmother and two nasty stepsisters. But there’s no time for despair: Cinderella’s fairy godmother is casting spells of dressmaker spiders, magical roses and a very special glass slipper. Will love conquer loneliness, and