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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: The Ramada Hotel in Church Street, Inverness. Dates: Monday - Thursday (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 over 35 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 opened in August 2006 at 122b Academy Street (Tel: 07787 535306). It aims to feature concerts in all genres of music.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.
- 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 2008 (dates to be confirmed in some cases):
- 5 November: Bonfire & Fireworks display at Bught Park starts at 7pm
- 14 - 16 November: Continental Market, High Street, Inverness
- 20 November - 31 December: Inverness Winter Festival
- 20 November: Christmas lights switch on with entertainment from 6.30pm at the Town House
- 20 - 23 November: Inverness Film Festival.
- 29-30 November: St Andrew’s Day celebrations - including a torchlight procession, concerts, etc.
- 7 December: Santa Claus Run
- 20 - 21 December: Santa & reindeer at the Ness Islands (2-5pm)
- 31 December: Inverness Hogmanay concert
2009:
- Homecoming Scotland 2009 - variety of events
- February / March: The Inverness Music Festival
- February: Inverness Fiddlers' Rally at Eden Court
- early March: Inverness Half Marathon
- tbc May: The Nairnshire Challenge - across Nairnshire on foot and by bike in aid of local charities
- tbc June: Rockness
- tbc June: Nairn Book and Arts Festival
- 18 - 19 July: Inverness Highland Games in Bught Park. 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.- late July - early August: Inverness Tattoo
- 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.
- 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.
- mid August - The Marymas Fair is a traditional festival which was held every year from 1590 until 1850 on the feast day of Mary (August 15), and was then revived in 1986. It begins with a horse and carriage procession from the cathedral through the city centre with participants in medieval style costumes. Later the Marymas Queen is crowned in the presence of her four ladies-in-waiting. The fair itself in the Northern Meeting Park features craft stalls, entertainment, etc. Quite a colourful day full of events! (Telephone 01463 715 760 for details). It is usually held on the nearest Saturday to 15 August.
- late August - Glenurquhart Highland Games at Drumnadrochit, Loch Ness
- end 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.
- 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.
- October: Blazin' in Beauly (music 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
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