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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.Look out for Scottish Showtime - a live professional performance of traditional Scottish music and dance suitable for adults & children. Venue: Spectrum Centre by the bus station in central Inverness. Dates: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays (8.30pm - 10.30pm) in June, July, and August. Book your tickets by phone +44(0)1349 830 930 or via their web site. Or from the Inverness Tourist Information Centre or at the show on the night of the performance. This popular show has been running for 37 years.
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).
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 IMAG - events list in local magazine
- The Inverness City Advertiser - detailed events listings covering music, nightclubs, cinema, theatre, sports, exhibitions, restaurants, etc.
- 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
Events in 2009 (dates to be confirmed in some cases):
- Homecoming Scotland 2009 - variety of events throughout the year
- 5 - 13 June: Nairn Book and Arts Festival
- 12 - 14 June: Rockness - music festival by Loch Ness
- June - September: Inverness Summer Festival - multiple events
- 19 June: InvernessBID are organising all day entertainment and a knight’s city walk at Falcon Square.
- 20 June: InvernessBID are organising live music, dancers, jugglers, jesters, puppet shows, horse-drawn carriage rides, side shows, over 90 stalls, demonstrations, archery and paintball for the Marymas Medieval Fair at Northern Meeting Park (near Inverness Cathedral) from 11am - 5pm. Procession of the Marymas Queen from the Town House at 11.30am to the Northern Meeting Park at 12 noon. All profits from the Fair support Crossroads (Inverness) which provides free, home-based respite care to any age and disability in the Inverness area.
- 18 - 19 July: Inverness Highland Games in Bught Park including the Masters World Championships. Tickets can be booked online. Web site includes video and photos from previous Games, as well as electronic postcards. A DVD is available.
The games are 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.- 27 July - 1 August: Inverness Tattoo from 8pm - 10pm at the Northern Meeting Park (by the cathedral)
- 5 - 6 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.
- First Friday and Saturday in August: Highland Field Sports Fair at Moy Hall (between Aviemore and Inverness). Tel: 01463 232618.
- early August: Nairn Jazz Festival
- 7-8 August: Tartan Heart Festival on the Belladrum Estate, by Beauly. Family-orientated outdoor festival of rock, country, blues and world music.
- second Saturday in August - Highland Games at Strathpeffer.
- 22 August - Glenurquhart Highland Games at Drumnadrochit, Loch Ness
- 5 September August - The Great River Ness Raft 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.
- 4 - 12 September: Blas Traditional Music Festival (various venues around the Highlands)
- September: First Monster - 120k team duathlon race around the shores of Loch Ness to raise money for Save the Children
- September : Highland Feast / Food & Drink Festival
- late September / early October: Inverness Book Festival
- 4 October: Loch Ness Marathon plus 5K and 10K River Ness fun runs.
- October: Highland Archaeology Fortnight - events and seminars throughout the region.
- Buaidh Chruinneil na h-Alba ~ Scotland's Global Impact conference: 22 – 24 October 2009 at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness. Part of the Highlands' Homecoming Scotland celebrations.
- October: Blazin' in Beauly (music festival)
- 5 November: Bonfire & Fireworks display at Bught Park
- November: Inverness Film Festival.
- November - December: Inverness Winter Festival
2010
- February: Inverness Fiddlers' Rally at Eden Court
- March: The Inverness Music Festival
- March: Inverness Half Marathon
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
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