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Events in and around Inverness
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Weather:
Notoriously unpredictable of course!
A weather forecast for Inverness is provided by Yahoo and there's also one by the BBC and one by MetCheck.
Annual Events:
In July and August, there are various events for tourists in Inverness city. These include Highland Dancing on a mini-stage in High Street on Thursday evenings at 6pm and Pipe Band performances on Tuesday evenings at 8pm.
You are also likely to see a piper or two busking in the streets of Inverness and sometimes other musical entertainment around the Eastgate shopping centre.Live music sessions are held daily at the Scottish Ceilidh Bar called Hootananny in Church Street (tel: 01463 233651).
Other bars and pubs with music include: Blackfriars Pub (Academy Street), The Gellions (opposite the tourist information centre), Johnny Foxes (on the riverside near the main bridge).
The Glen Mhor Hotel, on Ness Bank by the river, has a jazz night in Nicky Tams Bar every Tuesday and every second Sunday.
For reviews of pubs and clubs in Inverness, visit urBarred.com
The Ironworks Live Music Venue at 122b Academy Street features concerts in all genres of music. Tel: 07787 535306.For more venues, see the notice board in the tourist information office or posters around the city centre.
Vue (formerly Warner) is a cinema multiplex a couple of miles outside the city centre.
Concerts and other spectacles take place at Eden Court Theatre (near the cathedral on the river) following a major refurbishment project.
For LGBT friendly events in Inverness - click here
The Farmers' Market is held on the first Saturday of each month (except January), with stalls of local produce (meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, cheese, homebaking) in the Eastgate pedestrian area of Inverness city centre.
In July, August and September the market is held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.For additional events listings, see:
- Inverness Courier local events calendar in the local newspaper
- The Inverness City Advertiser - detailed events listings covering music, nightclubs, cinema, theatre, sports, exhibitions, restaurants, etc.
- The IMAG - events list in local magazine
- whatsoninverness
- Cultural events diary on HI-ARTS
- Community Events Calendar provided by Moray Firth Radio
- Events listings supplied by the Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board
- What's on at Strathpeffer Pavilion
Events in 2010:
- June - September:
- Inverness Summer Festival
- 1 - 31 August: Scotland’s Housing Expo
- 28 August - Glenurquhart Highland Games at Drumnadrochit, Loch Ness
- 28 - 29 August: Inverness Flower Show
- 28 August - Inverness Raft and Duck Race. This popular event was first staged in Inverness in 1978 and has since become a firm favourite with both locals and visitors. Organised by CHILDREN 1ST - Tel: 01463 794477.
- 3 - 12 September: Blas Traditional Music Festival (various venues around the Highlands)
- 11 September: First Monster - 120k team duathlon race around the shores of Loch Ness to raise money for Save the Children
- 3 October: Loch Ness Marathon plus 5K and 10K River Ness fun runs.
- October: Blazin' in Beauly (music festival)
- 2 - 17 October: Highland Archaeology Fortnight - events and seminars throughout the region.
- Inverness Winter Festival
- 5 November: Bonfire & Fireworks display at Bught Park.
- 19 & 20 November: Liet International 2010 in Inverness - song contest for Europe's regional and minority languages
- late November: Inverness Film Festival.
For 2011:
- February: Inverness Fiddlers' Rally at Eden Court
- March: The Inverness Music Festival
- March: Inverness Half Marathon
- 23 July: Inverness Highland Games. Web site includes video and photos from previous Games, as well as electronic postcards. A DVD is available.
The games are usually preceded on Saturday morning by the March of the Highlanders (sponsored walk from Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre to the Inverness Highland Games) in aid of the Highland Hospice.- late July: Inverness Tattoo, on 6 nights from 8pm - 10pm at the Northern Meeting Park (by the cathedral)
- early August: Black Isle Show at Mannsfield Showground, Muir of Ord (tel: 01463 870870). This is the largest agricultural show in the North of Scotland. It attracts over 2,000 cattle, horse and sheep entries, more than 300 trade stands and over 25,000 visitors to the show each year. There is plenty to see and do, craft fair, food fair, 'On the Farm' exhibition for the kids, agricultural stands, vintage rally and sheep shearing.
- early August: Highland Field Sports Fair at Moy Hall (between Aviemore and Inverness). Tel: 01463 232618.
- 5 - 6 August: Belladrum - Tartan Heart Festival on the Belladrum Estate, by Beauly. Family-orientated outdoor festival of rock, country, blues and world music.
- tbc: Inverness Book Festival
Other pages to visit about Inverness:
Inverness Area Sightseeing Guide (Loch Ness, castles, etc.)
Accommodation
- Travel & Transport
- Tours & Activities
- Sightseeing
More Photos of Inverness
Local Books & Videos
- External Links
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