What's On - Events in Balquhidder, Comrie, Crianlarich, Kenmore, Killin, Lochearnhead, St Fillans
Forthcoming Events
Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre and Rainbow Trout Fishing Ponds. Open daily, 10:00 to 17:00. Auchingarrich, by Comrie.
Wednesday 28 Dec: Twix-mas Live Music (01838-300272) Crianlarich Hotel, Crianlarich (21:00).
Thursday 29 Dec: Bagpiping at The Watermill: Harry MacLachlan plays pipes outside the cafe. The Watermill, Aberfeldy (15:00 to 16:00).
Friday 30 Dec: Live Music: Ted Christopher. Coach House Hotel, Killin (21:00).
Saturday 31 Dec: New Year Fireworks Display. Falls of Dochart Bridge, Killin (23:45).
Saturday 31 Dec: Hogmanay Flambeaux: unique midnight torchlight procession; pipe band. Melville Square, Comrie (23:45).
Sunday 1 Jan: New Year's Day Street Party: pipe band, dancing and (normally) mulled wine; broth; sausage rolls. (01796-473153) Atholl Road (main street), Pitlochry (13:00 to 16:00).
Sunday 1 Jan: Live music. Bridge of Lochay Hotel, Killin (20:00 to 23:00).
Sunday 1 Jan: Live traditional Scottish music session. (01567-820436) Ben Lawers Hotel, Lawers (20:30).
Sunday 1 Jan: New Year Charity Race Evening (3-course meal £15 extra). (01838-300272) Crianlarich Hotel, Crianlarich.
Monday 2 Jan: New Year Dance: Tommy Walker's Scottish country dance band. Tickets from News First, Killin. No tickets available at the door. McLaren Hall, Killin (20:30 to midnight).
Monday 2 Jan: Live Music. (01838-300272) Crianlarich Hotel, Crianlarich (21:00).
Events in 2011
(while most have these have now taken place, they tend to be annual events so this gives you a flavour of what to expect in 2012!)
Outdoor Activity Events
Sunday 29 May: Scottish Cross-Country Mountain Biking Race Series, Round 3, Comrie Croft, Comrie, from 11:00.
Saturday 4 June (09:00) - Sunday 5th June (15:00): Bob MacGregor Memorial 2-Day Motorcycle Trial: Kinnell Estate, Killin.
Saturday 18 June: Rob Roy Way Challenge - walk from Drymen to Callander then cycle to Kenmore via Killin, commences Drymen 07:00 - 08:45. Post-event Party in the grounds of Taymouth Castle, Kenmore.
Saturday 9 July: 11th Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon, Ardtalnaig, Loch Tay.
Saturday 27 August: Tay Fitness Killin 10K - open to all (walk, jog or run) charity event, Dochart Bridge, Killin, 12:00.
Sunday 9 October: Hairy Coo! Grassroots Mountain Bike Races, Comrie Croft, Comrie. Comrie Croft Barn Dance on the Saturday evening.
Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 October: Loch Tayside Hill Race Weekend - Meall nan Tarmachan, Saturday 11:00; Sròn a Chlachain (Killin), Sunday 11:00. Ceilidh with buffet supper on the Saturday evening, MacLaren Hall, Killin.
Highland Games and Agricultural Shows
Saturday 2 July - Sunday 3rd July: 18th Lochearnhead Shears International Sheep-shearing Competition, Games Park, Lochearnhead.
Wednesday 6 July: Kenmore Highland Games, Sports Field, Kenmore (17:30 - 21:30).
Saturday 23 July: Lochearnhead Highland Games, Games Park, Lochearnhead (12:30 - 17:30).
Wednesday 3 August: Killin Highland Games, Breadalbane Park, Killin (13:00).
Friday 12 - Saturday 13 August: Atholl & Breadalbane Agricultural Show & Highland Gathering, Wade's Park, Aberfeldy.
Saturday 20 August: Killin Agricultural Show, Breadalbane Park, Killin.
Sunday 21 August: Crieff Highland Gathering, Market Park, Crieff (10:30).
Activities for Children
Tuesday 13 & 27 July; Tuesday 9 & 23 August: Close Encounters: a walk for children of all ages (adults must be accompanied by a child and vice versa), Ben Lawers NNR car park, 10:30 to 12:30.
Live Traditional Music
1st Sunday of each month at the Ben Lawers Hotel, Lawers Village, from 8.30 pm.
Last Sunday of each month at the Coach House Hotel, Killin, from 8.30 pm.
Arts Events
Saturday 11 to Sunday 19 June: Forth Valley Open Studios - a celebration of talent and individual inspiration.
Each Sunday evening (19:00) from 10 July to 7 August: Balquhidder Summer Music - classical music concerts, Balquhidder Parish Church.
Saturday 3 to Sunday 11 September: Perthshire Open Studios - a celebration of visual arts and crafts.
Friday 30 September to Sunday 2 October: Callander Jazz & Blues Festival (various venues). Commences 18:00 Friday evening.
National Trust for Scotland Events
Wednesday 6 July: Hillside Safari: ranger-led walk over the National Nature Reserve, Ben Lawers NNR car park, 13:30 to 16:00.
Wednesday 6 July: Illustrated talk: Close encounters of the Turf Kind - archaeology of Glen Lochay, National Trust Office, Killin, 20:00.
Tuesday 13 July: Close Encounters: a walk for children of all ages (adults must be accompanied by a child and vice versa), Ben Lawers NNR car park, 10:30 to 12:30.
Wednesday 13 July: Mountain Flowers. High altitude guided walk. Bring lunch. Tel. 0844-4932136 to book. Ben Lawers NNR car park, 09:30 to 16:30.
Wednesday 20 July: Hillside Safari: ranger-led walk over the National Nature Reserve, Ben Lawers NNR car park, 13:30 to 16:00.
Wednesday 20 July: Illustrated talk: Pioneering Botanists of Ben Lawers, National Trust Office, Killin, 20:00.
Tuesday 27 July: Close Encounters: a walk for children of all ages (adults must be accompanied by a child and vice versa), Ben Lawers NNR car park, 10:30 to 12:30.
Wednesday 3 August: Hillside Safari: ranger-led walk over the National Nature Reserve, Ben Lawers NNR car park, 13:30 to 16:00.
Wednesday 3 August: Illustrated talk: Generations of Perthshire Traditions, National Trust Office, Killin, 20:00.
Saturday 6 August: Moths of Ben Lawers - bring warm clothes, midge repellent, torch and sunglasses, Ben Lawers NNR car park, 20:30.
Tuesday 9 August: Close Encounters: a walk for children of all ages (adults must be accompanied by a child and vice versa), Ben Lawers NNR car park, 10:30 to 12:30.
Wednesday 10 August: An Introduction to Navigation. Tel. 0844-4932136 to book. Ben Lawers NNR car park, 10:30 to 16:30.
Wednesday 17 August: Hillside Safari: ranger-led walk over the National Nature Reserve, Ben Lawers NNR car park, 13:30 to 16:00.
Wednesday 17 August: Illustrated talk: St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve, National Trust Office, Killin, 20:00.
Tuesday 23 August: Close Encounters: a walk for children of all ages (adults must be accompanied by a child and vice versa), Ben Lawers NNR car park, 10:30 to 12:30.
Wednesday 31 August: Illustrated talk: Botanising in the hills - Scotland and Norway compared, National Trust Office, Killin, 20:00.
Wednesday 7 September: Hidden History - the archaeological landscape of the slopes below Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve. Tel. 0844-4932136 to book. Kiltyrie on the A827, 10:30 to 14:30.
Heritage Events @ Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay
Thursday 7 April: The Crannog Creperie: All Day Iron Age Breakfast, 11:00 - 16:00.
Sunday 17 April: Celtic Craft Day, 11:00 - 16:00.
Sunday 24 April: Celtic Food & Drink Festival, 11:00 - 16:00.
Sunday 1 May: Beltane! Celtic Spring Celebration, 11:00 - 16:00.
Monday 30 May, Festival of Nettles, 11:00 - 16:00.
Sunday 12 June: "Living the Iron Age", 10:00 - 14:00.
Tuesday 21 June: Midsummer Music & Celtic Barbecue, 20:00 - 23:00.
Sunday 26 June: Loch Tay Tours in a Bronze Age Logboat, 11:00 to 13:30 & 15:00 to 17:30.
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 July: Celtic Plants & People, 11:00 - 16:00; Foraging Walks, 11:00 - 13:00.
Sunday 17 July: Go Native! Ancient Technology & Cooking, 11:00 - 16:00.
Monday 1 August: Lughnasa! Summer Harvest Festival, 11:00 - 16:00.
Monday 22 August: "Living the Iron Age", 10:00 - 14:00.
Monday 5 September: Hands-on Science, 11:00 - 16:00.
Sunday 11 September: Ancient Pots and Firing, 11:00 - 16:00.
Thursday 13 October: Cran-Apple & Cider Festival, 11:00 - 16:00.
Sunday 16 October: Fungi, Food & Fire, 11:00 - 16:00.
Sunday 30 October: Celtic Samhain Music & Storytelling Night, 18:00 - 20:00.
Monday 31 October: Spooks & Sacrifice - Celtic Samhain Festival Night, 18:00 - 20:00.
Sunday 13 November: World of Wood Fair, 11:00 - 16:00.
Thursday 20 November: Autumn Harvest Food & Drink Fair, 11:00 - 16:00.
Other Heritage Events
Sunday 7 August: Clanscape: Discover how we used to live, with National Park Rangers, Breadalbane Park, Killin (12:00 - 16:00).
Open Gardens
Sunday 8 May: Kilbryde Castle, Dunblane (14:00 - 17:00).
Sunday 22 May: Roman Camp Country House Hotel & Orchardlea House Gardens, Callander (13:00 - 18:00).
Sunday 12 June: Explorers' Garden, Pitlochry (10:00 - 17:00).
Sunday 12 June: Kilbryde Castle, Dunblane (14:00 - 17:00).
Saturday 25 June: Blair Castle Gardens, Blair Atholl (09:30 - 17:30).
Sunday 17 July: Auchleeks House, Trinafour, by Calvine (14:00 - 17:30).
Sunday 7 August: Drummond Castle Gardens, by Crieff (13:00 - 17:00).
Christmas / New Year
Saturday 31 December: Killin New Year Firework Display, Falls of Dochart, Killin (23:45).