1 Look Again Festival
Aberdeen city centre, until Sunday
This new visual art and design festival invites people in Aberdeen and the North East to look at the urban landscape of the Granite City with fresh eyes. Along with gallery openings, creative workshops, exhibitions and talks, the five-day festival will also include a Sculpture Trail involving six of the city's 19th century statues being re-dressed with temporary pieces of art. With Robert Gordon University re-purposed as a pop-up cultural hub for the weekend, visitors can also take part in interactive tours of the city centre. www.lookagainfestival.co.uk
2 Glasgow Green Maze
George Square, Glasgow, from today
Get lost in the centre of Glasgow, find out more about sustainability, and generate electricity in the process with a trip into this pop-up maze. Part of the city's Green Year 2015 project, the 2.5m-high hedge maze is lined with innovative energy-converting floor tiles, so that the more you walk, the more power you can create - something also demonstrated though a series of performances by local dance groups over this weekend. Open daily from 10am until Thursday April 16, entry is free. www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3618
3 Evolution Motor Show Scotland
Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, Saturday
Continuing the ecological theme, this unconventional motor show features around 70 different makes and models of electric, hybrid and low carbon vehicles. Though perhaps not devised with the die-hard Top Gear fan in mind, it is backed by a clutch of official transport and sustainability organisations and is apparently the only show of its kind where you can drive all of the cars on display. Open from 9.30am to 4.30pm, tickets are free but you do need to pre-register online, and bring along a valid licence if you want to take a test drive. www.scotland.evolutionshow.co.uk
4 Nip Festival
Inverness, until Saturday
Billed as Scotland's boutique craft drinks festival, Nip showcases an abundance of spirit producers based in the region. Taking place across the city, the programme includes tastings, expert master classes, pairing events, live music and plenty of local food. The festival's centrepiece is Saturday's Whisky and Gin Day at Bogbhain Farm, featuring live music, workshops, talks and demonstrations - plus a the chance to try and buy from a range of distilleries. Available online until tomorrow, tickets are £30. www.thenip.scot
5 The Great Trossachs Funfest
The Trossachs, from Saturday
This week of outdoor events marks the opening of the 30-mile Great Trossachs Path and new visitor centres at Inversnaid and Glen Finglas. Committed ultra-marathoners will already have signed up for Saturday's Great Tartan Skidaddle run - but a more universal audience should be able to enjoy Sunday's free Great Egg Assault Course in Little Druim Wood near Brig o' Turk. Further ahead, the program also includes nature rambles, an RSPB cruise of Loch Lomond, and next weekend's Loop of the Loch event - a 16-mile run, cycle or duathlon at Loch Venachar. www.thegreattrossachsforest.co.uk
6 CBeebies Live! Justin & Friends: Mr Tumble's Circus
SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Saturday
If you're lucky enough to know anyone under the age of six, you'll also know that multi-faceted entertainer and presenter Justin Fletcher is top dog at tots TV channel CBeebies. He's also frontman of this huge arena touring show for pre-schoolers, which brings a number of his best-loved characters to the stage alongside a variety of circus performers plus CBeebies personalities including Robert the Robot, Swashbuckle's Gem, presenters Cat Sandion and Andy Day. Shows are at 1.30pm and 4.45pm, with tickets from £13.50. www.cbeebieslive.com
7 Easter at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
There's still another week and a half to enjoy the family Easter programme at the Queen's official Scottish residence. Visitors can hunt for clues, solve riddles and find brightly coloured eggs while taking an audio tour of the premises. There will also be dressing up, craft activities and games to enjoy in the Palace's Family Room - and if you decide you want to come back, tickets purchased directly grant free access for a full year. £11.60 £7, under 5s free.
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8 CSI Special: Who Stole The Easter Bunny's Eggs
Dundee Science Centre, daily until Apr 19
Meanwhile, Dundee Science Centre is hosting an activity-packed Easter schedule with a difference, with junior investigators invited to don white suits and goggles and help uncover the clues that will unlock a most heinous crime. A family friendly spin-off from a six-week forensics learning project undertaken alongside the Centre of Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee, entry to the drop-in event is included with admission to the Centre - £7.25 for adults and £5.25 for children. www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk
9 Glasgow Kiltwalk
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Sunday
Wear a kilt, walk 6, 13 or 26 miles and raise money for a range of Scottish children's charities in this well-known charity walk taking place between Glasgow's Hampden Park and Loch Lomond. Closing tomorrow, registration is £25 for the 26 and 13 mile distances, with entry to the 6 mile Wee Walk costing £5-£10, with a fundraising target of between £50 and £200 recommended for each participant. Further events are also planned for Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Perth, Speyside and Dundee later in the year. www.thekiltwalk.co.uk
10 Edinburgh Comic Con
Potter Row, Edinburgh, Saturday and Sunday
Although there are regular comic conventions in Glasgow, it's only the second year this Edinburgh event has been held. Those attending will find the usual mix of traders, panels, and prop displays, plus special guests from the world of film, television, comic books and video games. And as well as a Cosplay contest, which will see fans dress up as favourite characters, there's also a charity auction for Midlothian Foodbank. Open from 10am both days, tickets are £7.50-£10. www.heroconventions.com
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