DIARY OF EVENTS

 

27 AUG  

Cairngorm Ceilidh Dancers

7.30PM - 11.30PM, Daviot Village Hall ( IV2 5XL )

£6.00

Ceilidh & Social dancing to George Rennie
Contact:
Patsy Thompson
01540 651377

27 AUG  

Nairn High Street Takeover

From 11.00am, Nairn High Street

Festival activities begin with the ‘Creative Takeover’ of Nairn High Street with a fancy dress storytelling theme!
Contact:
https://www.facebook.com/events/748742419882004?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D
27 AUG  

Festival Club at The Bandstand: Samba Sene and Diwan

9pm, The Bandstand

Tickets £7.50 or free entry for diners

Exuberant fusion of funky mbalax, Afrobeat rhythms with undercurrents of ska , rock, Sengalese soul
Contact:
http://www.nairnbandstand.co.uk
27 AUG  

Storytelling: Margot Henderson - Storytelling for Families.

10.30 am and 12 noon, Nairn Library

Free

Free storytelling event , no booking required Margot Henderson is a Scots Irish poet, storyteller and community artist
Contact:
https://www.nairnfestival.co.uk/whats-on/storytelling-margot-henderson-storytelling-for-families-free-entry-no-booking-required
27 AUG  

Open Day with Forres Friends of Woods and Fields

1100-1600, The Haugh, field beyond Sanquhar Loch

Free

Kids activities. Veg growing. Piper. Wildlife walks. Meet the ponies. Music. Crafts. Drinks & cakes. All welcome.
27 AUG  

Coffee Morning at Memorial Hall, Hopeman

10.30am to 12.30am, Hopeman Memorial Hall

£3

Hopeman Golf Club Ladies' Section are holding a coffee morning in aid of Moray Food Plus. All welcome
Contact:
Jacky Pratt
07753340222

28 AUG  

Black Isle Bronze Tour

10.30 am , Nairn

£18

A rare glimpse into the workings at the UK’s premier sculptural and architectural bronze foundry, right here in Nairn.
Contact:
https://www.nairnfestival.co.uk/
28 AUG  

Talk and walk: Nairn High Street - Hidden Histories with John Urquhart

1.30pm - 3.30pm , Academical Square, (outside The Classroom Restaurant) Nairn High St,

£10

Join local historian John Urquhart as he takes you on a journey through time along Nairn’s High Street
Contact:
https://www.nairnfestival.co.uk/whats-on/talk-and-walk-nairn-high-street-hidden-histories-with-john-urquhart
28 AUG  

Talk: Isobel Gowdie - by Helen Wright

4.00pm, Outside Auldearn Church Hall,

£5

Artist Helen Wright will give an onsite talk about her recently-created Isobel Gowdie mural in Auldearn.
Contact:
https://www.nairnfestival.co.uk/whats-on/talk-isobel-gowdie-by-helen-wright
28 AUG  

Theatre: 'The Ghosts of Campfire Stories' presented by Crimson Tea Productions

6.00pm, The Little Theatre, Nairn

£6 (Under 18s £3)

It is based upon old legends of The Sea Maiden of Kessock - a tragic tale of a Ceasg - and the Kelpie of Loch Ness myth
Contact:
https://www.nairnfestival.co.uk/whats-on/the-ghosts-of-campfire-stories-presented-by-crimson-tea-productions
28 AUG  

Highland Paranormal tour and investigation of Auldearn Cemetery

7.00pm, Auldearn Parish Church, Auldearn

£10

Highland Paranormal will conduct a tour and investigation of Auldearn's historic cemetery.
Contact:
https://www.nairnfestival.co.uk/whats-on/highland-paranormal-tour-and-investigation-of-auldearn-cemetery
28 AUG  

KINLOSS ABBEY TOUR INCUDING ABBOT'S HOUSE

2 P.M., KINLOSS ABBEY

FREE

Guided tour of Abbey and locked Abbot's House to tell their story and explain current conservation work.
Contact:
Timothy Paul Finnegan
+447403844344

http://www.kinlossabbey.org