Scotland’s National Airshow
National Museum of Flight, North Berwick - Saturday
A day of breathtaking aerial displays as aircraft old and new take to the skies over East Fortune, The display will also feature fantastic formation and single flying, from international and UK-based teams. Organisers have planned a whole day of on-the-ground activities where families and aviation enthusiasts can meet pilots and crews, explore one of Europe’s best collection of aircraft and take part in aviation-themed and family activities. Ticket prices vary. Visit nms.ac.uk to purchase and for more details.
Edinburgh Food Festival
George Square Gardens, Edinburgh - Until Sunday
With quality Scottish food at its heart, this festival is a great introduction for visitors to see just a soupçon of what Scotland’s larder has to offer. Expect stallholders offering everything from Alandas Gelato and Fish & Chips (East Lothian) to Jarvis Pickle pies (Berwickshire) and Chick & Pea street food (Edinburgh). Quenching thirsts throughout the event are a selection of popular drinks brands, including Fyne Ales from Argyll. Free to attend.
Aberdeen International Youth Festival
Various venues, Aberdeen - Until August 4
The annual multi-arts event has diversified in recent years to become a performing arts festival which includes a wide range of art-forms including dance, theatre, opera and contemporary, jazz, classical and traditional music, welcoming people from across the globe. The extended festival programme takes shows to towns and villages across the North East where young artists take their shows to churches, town halls and community venues to perform to local people. Visit aiyf.org for more details.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Usher Hall, Edinburgh - Friday
Named by the Guinness Book of Records as “the world’s greatest living explorer,” Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent his life in pursuit of extreme adventure, risking life and limb in some of the most ambitious private expeditions ever undertaken. Join him on this personal journey through his life, from his early years to the present day. Light-hearted and strikingly poignant, the evening will span Sir Ranulph’s childhood and school misdemeanours, his army life and early expeditions, right through the three-year Transglobe Expedition to his current Global Reach Challenge. Tickets are £32.50, plus fees. Buy at usherhall.co.uk.
Theatre Royal, Glasgow - Sunday
Judy Murray will talk tennis, her first book, encouraging women into sport and being a grandmother. A former Scottish tennis international with 64 national title successes, Judy was appointed Scottish National Coach in 1995, becoming the first woman to pass the LTA’s Performance Coach Award. She initiated the Scottish Development School, producing four Davis Cup players and one Fed Cup player, including her Grand-Slam-winning sons, Jamie and Andy. A not-to-be-missed event. Tickets are priced from £17, plus fees. Visit atgtickets.com to buy.
Day Out With Thomas
Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, Bo’ness - Saturday and Sunday
This event is set to be hugely entertaining for thousands of young visitors and their families and includes a steam train journey, plus visitors get to meet Thomas, Percy and The Fat Controller at the award-winning heritage railway less than an hour’s drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow. Additional entertainment such as entertainers, face painting, bouncy castles, roundabouts, miniature train, model railway and the interactive Museum of Scottish Railways are all included in the ticket price of £14, plus fees. Buy at dayoutwiththomas.co.uk/boness.
Anstruther Harbour Festival
Anstruther Harbour, Fife - Saturday and Sunday
Two marquees on the harbour front - one for music, dancing, entertainment and children’s activities, the other for crafts people and food producers selling their goods - will ensure the fun does not stop at this family-friendly food festival featuring local food and producers, as well as tastings and demonstrations. The event aims to celebrate, support and promote the maritime, harbour and land based heritage, culture, activities and interests of the local community. Search “Anstruther Harbour Festival” on Facebook to know more.
Explore Engineering
David Anderson Marine, Newport-on-Tay, Saturday and Sunday
Meet the people behind the city’s landmarks, including the road and rail bridges. It’ll be fun for all the family on this one-hour boat trip where the hosts will share the story of Dundee through its structures including the new V&A, Telford Docks, Broughty Ferry Castle and the Pile Lighthouse. Seeing these marvels from the river will give a unique insight into the city’s history and the people who make it possible - civil engineers. Tickets are £10. For more information, email alan.hutchison@tayroadbridge.co.uk.
Social in the Gardens
Ross Theatre Bandstand, Edinburgh - Tomorrow and Saturday
Back by popular demand and with a wider than ever range of events to inform, inspire and entertain, enjoy two days of live music, food and drink, market stalls, art installations, children’s activities and an open air family ceilidh. There is also a licensed bar. Free to attend. Visit edinburghsocialenterprise.co.uk to see the full programme.
Golspie Gala Week 2018
Fountain Road Car Park, Golspie - Until Saturday
This hugely popular and regular event since the early ‘70s is regarded as one of the foremost summer community festivals in the North of Scotland. Winding down this weekend, the packed programme of daily and evening events caters for children of all ages and adults. Many of the events are free of charge and sponsored by a business, and monies raised are donated to local charities and organisations in and around Golspie. Search “Golspie Gala” on Facebook.
Bubbles & Brunch
Hutchesons City Grill, Glasgow - Tomorrow
This event is bringing together a community of thinkers and leaders who are passionate about sharing ideas, connecting and having a conversation. Scottish business leaders have been invited to share their stories to empower and inspire business communities as well as the next generation of leaders. Guest speaker Jacqui Low, who recently was announced as the new chairman of Partick Thistle Football Club, boasts a career of more than 30 years spanning media, politics and government. Tickets are £25 from hutchesonsglasgow.com.
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