Thinking of holding a Homecoming Event? Four of Aberdeenshire's areas have set aside some Seed Funding to encourage communities and their local groups to celebrate!
| June |
Event |
Time (approx.) |
Venue |
| Saturday 02/06/09 |
Taste of Grampian Food Festival |
9.30am to 4.30pm |
Thainstone Centre, Inverurie |
Saturday
06/06/09
|
Cove Gala
|
1.00pm to 5.00pm |
Loirston School Playing Fields |
| Saturday 06/06/09 |
Midsummer Prom 2009 |
|
Raemoir Hotel, Banchory |
| Saturday 06/06/09 |
Cornhill Highland Games |
|
Cornhill, Banff |
| Saturday 06/06/09 |
Stonehaven Feein Market |
|
Market Square, Stonehaven |
| Sunday 07/06/09 |
Turriff & District Pipe Band Annual Contest |
|
The Haughs, Turriff Showground, Turriff |
| Sunday 07/06/09 |
Luthermuir Gala Day |
|
Luthermuir Village Hall & Park |
| Sunday 07/06/09 and Monday 08/06/09 |
Kildrummy Castle Rally |
|
Leithhall to Aberdeen |
| Monday 08/06/09 to Saturday 13/06/09 |
Torry Gala Week Various
|
|
In & Around Torry
Gala At Tullos School |
Saturday 13/06/09
|
Oldmeldrum Sports and Highland Games |
|
Pleasure Park
Oldmeldrum |
Sunday
14/06/09
|
City of Aberdeen Highland Games |
10.00am to 5.00pm |
Highland Games Field
Hazlehead |
| Saturday 20/06/09 and Sunday 21/06/09 |
RW Thomson Memorial Rally |
|
Baird Park and Market Square, Stonehaven |
| Saturday 20/06/09 and Sunday 21/06/09 |
Castle Fraser Steam & Vintage Fair |
|
Sauchen, Inverurie |
| Sunday 21/06/09 to Saturday 27/06/09 |
Skateraw Fair |
|
Newtonhill |
| Saturday 27/06/09 |
Drumtochty Highland Games |
|
|
Saturday
27/06/09
|
Ferryhill Gala |
1.00pm to 4.00pm |
Albury Road School Playing Fields |
| July |
Event |
Time (approx.) |
Venue |
Thursday
02/07/09 to Sunday 05/07/09
|
Scottish Traditional Portsoy Boat Festival |
|
Portsoy |
| Thursday 02/07/09 to Sunday 05/07/09 |
Stonehaven Folk Festival |
|
Stonehaven |
| Saturday 04/07/09 |
Forres Highland Games |
|
Grant Park, Forres |
| Saturday 04/07/09 |
Fettercairn Show |
|
|
| Sunday 05/07/09 to Tuesday 28/07/09 |
The Aboyne and Deeside Festival |
|
Deeside |
Monday 06/07/09 to Sunday 26/07/09
|
Under The Influence 2009 |
|
The Grassic Gibbon Centre
Laurencekirk |
| Saturday 11/07/09 |
Braemar Junior Highland Games
|
|
Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park,
Braemar |
| Saturday 18/07/09 |
Tomintoul Highland Games |
|
Tomintoul |
| Saturday 18/07/09 to Sunday 25/07/09 |
Peterhead Scottish Week |
|
Peterhead |
Saturday 18/07/09 to
Monday 03/08/09 |
NE Clan Fortnight |
|
Aberdeen City and Shire
|
Saturday
18/07/09 |
NE Clan Ball & Gala Evening |
7.30 pm to 1.00am |
Haddo House Hall,
Tarves
|
Sunday
19/07/09
|
Stonehaven Highland Games |
From 11am |
Glenury & Mineral Well Park, Stonehaven |
Sunday
19/07/09
|
Homecoming Ecumenical Church Service |
3pm |
St.Machar’s Kirk,
The Chanonry, Old Aberdeen |
| Sunday 19/07/09 |
Aboyne Sheepdog Trials |
|
Aboyne |
Monday 20/07/09
|
Elphinstone Institute “Your North East” Conference,
|
9am-5pm |
King’s College Conference Centre, Old Aberdeen |
| Tuesday 21/07/09 |
Clan Homeland Coach Tours ½ day |
|
Aberdeenshire |
Tuesday
21/07/09
|
Burns Opera “Ae fond kiss” |
7.30-10pm |
Haddo House Hall, Tarves |
Wednesday
22/07/09
|
Clan Homeland Coach Tours |
All day |
Aberdeen City and Shire |
Thursday
23/07/09e
|
Clan Homeland Coach Tours
|
½ day
|
Aberdeenshire |
Thursday
23/07/09
|
Ancestral Tours of Archives – ANESFHS; City Archives; Aberdeen Univ. Archives, ALIS, NHS Archives, Registrar Service
|
9am-5pm |
King Street;
Dunbar Street; King’s College; Oldmeldrum; Peterhead; |
Thursday
23/07/09
|
RAF Opera “MacRobert’s Reply” |
7.30-10pm |
Haddo House Hall, Tarves |
Thursday 23/07/09
to
Sunday 26/07/09
|
Elphinstone Institute’s Traditional Singing Weekend featuring talk on Burns’ songs & workshop |
|
Cullerlie Farm,
By Banchory |
| Saturday 25/07/09 |
Banchory Show |
|
King George V Park, Banchory |
| Tuesday 28/07/09 |
Clan Homeland Coach Tours |
½ day |
Aberdeenshire |
Tuesday
28/07/09
|
Burns Opera “Ae fond kiss” |
7.30-10pm |
Haddo House Hall, Tarves |
Wednesday
29/07/09 |
Clan Homeland Coach Tours |
All day
|
Aberdeen City and Shire |
Thursday
30/07/09
|
Clan Homeland Coach Tours |
½ day |
Aberdeenshire |
Thursday
30/07/09
|
Gordon Highlanders Mini-Tattoo
|
|
Playing fields at Huntly Castle |
Thursday
30/07/09
|
RAF Opera “MacRobert’s Reply” |
7.30-10pm |
Haddo House Hall, Tarves |
Thursday
30/07/09 to
Sunday
02/08/09
|
“Monboddo the Musical” |
7.30-10pm |
Crathes Castle Lawn, Banchory |
Friday
31/07/09
|
Ancestral Tours of Archives – ANESFHS; City Reference Library; City Archives; Aberdeen Univ. Special Collections, ALIS Local Studies, NHS Archives, Registrar Service |
9am-5pm |
King Street;
Dunbar Street; King’s College; Oldmeldrum; Peterhead; |
Friday
31/07/09
|
Turriff Show Ceilidh with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham |
7.30-11pm |
The Haughs,
Turriff |
| August |
Event |
Time (approx.) |
Venue |
Saturday
01/08/09
|
Aboyne Highland Games and March of NE Clans |
10.30am -5.30pm |
Village Green,
Aboyne |
Sunday
02/08/09
|
Aberdeen Tartan Day and Union Street Parade |
|
Union Street,
Aberdeen |
Sunday
02/08/09
|
Gordon Highlanders International Beating Retreat |
TBA |
Gordon Barracks,
Bridge of Don |
Sunday
02/08/09 to
Monday
03/08/09
|
Turriff Agricultural Show
Sun. Horse & pony judging
Mon. Livestock Parade |
Sun.8.30am-8pm
Mon.8.00am -6pm
|
The Haughs Showground,
Turriff |
| Wednesday 05/08/09 to Saturday 08/08/09 |
Aberdeen International Youth Festival |
All day, every day |
Various venues throughout the city |
| Thursday 06/08/09 to Sunday 09/08/09 |
Speyfest 2009 |
|
Speyside |
Friday 07/08/09 to
Sunday 09/08/09
|
Bennnachie Heritage Festival |
Every day |
Bennachie Centre, Esson’s car park, By Inverurie |
| Friday 07/08/09 to Sunday 16/08/09 |
Ballater Victoria Week |
|
Ballater |
| Thursday 13/08/09 |
Ballater Highland Games |
|
Monaltrie Park, Ballater |
Friday 14/08/09 to Sunday
16/08/09 |
Burns in the Mearns
|
|
Grassic Gibbon Centre, Arbuthnott |
| Saturday 15/08/09 |
Tarland Show |
|
Show Ground, Tarland |
| Saturday 15/08/09 |
Lourin Fair |
|
Old Rayne |
| Saturday 15/08/09 |
Cornhill Flower Show Hay |
|
Memorial Hall, Cornhill |
| Saturday 15/08/09 |
Glenbervie Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition |
|
Drumlithie |
| Saturday 15/08/09 and Sunday 16/08/09 |
Deeside Steam & Vintage Club Ltd Annual Rally |
|
Banchory |
| Saturday 22/08/09 |
Lonach Highland Gathering & Games |
|
Ballabeg Park, Strathdon |
Saturday
22/08/09 to Sunday
23/08/09
|
Lighthouses in the Air |
10.00am to 4.00pm both days |
Walker Park |
| Sunday 23/08/09 |
Military Vehicle Tattoo |
|
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford |
| Sunday 23/08/09 |
Vintage and Classic Car Day |
|
Duff House, Banff |
Friday 28/08/09
|
Fyvie Homecoming Festival
Opening Folk Concert
Scottish evening with Burns Supper
|
|
Fyvie Castle
Royal British Legion Fyvie |
Saturday 29/09/09
|
Fyvie Homecoming Festival
“Open Village” with
exhibitions at church. school and
cottage hospital,
Ballad Bus,
Talk on tracing our family history,
5-a-side Gala, Tea Dance Ceilidh
|
|
Various locations +
Delgatie Castle,
Fyvie Castle,
School playing field,
Royal British Legion,
Community Hall |
Sunday 30/09/09
|
Fyvie Homecoming Festival
Community Garden Party with pipe band, silver band, dancers, stalls and races
“Songs of Praise”
Fyvie Castle
|
|
Fyvie Castle |
Saturday 29/08/09 and Sunday 30/08/09
|
Aberdeen Blooms 2009, inc RHS (Aberdeen)
Summer Flower Show |
9:00am to 6.00pm
|
Hazlehead Park
Games Field |
| Saturday 29/08/09 |
City of Aberdeen Clydesdale Horse Show |
10.00am to 4.00pm |
Duthie Park |
Saturday
29/08/09
|
Auld Woodside Gala Day |
12noon to 3.00pm |
Deer Road Play Park |
| Sunday 30/08/09 |
Aberdeen Pony Show |
9.00am to 3.00pm |
Duthie Park |
| September |
Event |
Time (approx.) |
Venue |
| Thursday 03/09/09 to Sunday 13/09/09 |
Aberdeen International Jazz Festival |
Various times |
Various City venue |
| Saturday 05/09/09 |
Banchory Flower Show |
|
Banchory |
| Saturday 05/09/09 |
Fraserburgh & District Annual Flower Show |
|
Dalrymple Hall and Arts Centre |
| Saturday 05/09/09 |
Braemar Gathering Princess |
|
Royal & Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Braemar |
| Saturday 05/09/09 |
Doors Open Day |
Various opening times |
Various venues across the city |
| Saturday 05/09/09 |
Inverurie Flower Show |
|
Inverurie Town Hall |
| Sunday 06/09/09 |
Grampian Motorcycle Convention |
|
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford |
| Monday 07/09/09 to Friday 11/09/09 |
Offshore Europe 2009 |
9.00am to 5.00pm daily |
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre |
Tuesday 08/09/09 to Thursday 10/09/09
|
Aberdeen Energy Festival Tent on the Terrace
|
7.30pm to 11.00pm |
Union Terrace Gardens |
| Thursday 10/09/09 |
Aberdeen Energy Festival
Fireworks Spectacular |
|
9.00pm Aberdeen Beach |
| Sunday 13/09/09 |
Wallace 700 Ceremony |
1.30pm to 3.30pm |
Rosemount Viaduct |
| Friday 11/09/09 to Monday 21/09/09 |
Techfest |
Various opening times |
Various venues across the city |
Friday 25/09/09
To Sunday 11/10/09 |
Doric Festival
|
Various times |
Various venues
across the Shire |
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