Scottish Music Festivals
This is a small select list of some of the festivals and events taking place in Scotland. Please note that information on this list is correct at the time of collating the list but Taigh na Teud does not accept responsibility for any events which are cancelled or changed. Please check details with the contacts given with each event listing.
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January
Celtic Connections http://www.celticconnections.com
February
Inverness Music Festival http://www.invernessmusicfestival.org
March
Niel Gow Annual Fiddle Festival http://www.niel-gow.co.uk
Hebridean Tunes http://www.hebridean-tunes.com
Kirriemuir Festival of Music and Song http://www.kirriefestival.org/
Milnathort Music Festival http://www.milnathort.info / http://www.myspace.com/milnathortfolkfestival
National Accordion & Fiddle Club Festival http://www.boxandfiddle.com/festival.htm
Shennaghys jui Shennaghysjiu.com
Stirling Traditional Dance Festival http://www.dunedindancers.org.uk/public/festival.php
St Patrick's Festival, http://www.glasgowstpatricksfestival.co.uk/
Hawick Reivers Festival, www.hawickreivers.co.uk
April
Edinburgh International Harp Festival http://www.harpfestival.co.uk
Edinburgh’s Ceilidh Culture https://www.scotlandshop.com/tartanblog/the-best-ceilidhs-in-scotland
Edinburgh’s Youth Gaitherin http://www.eyg.org.uk
GlenFarg Folk Festival http://www.glenfargfolkclub.com
Knoydart Music Festival http://www.moidart.com/ardnamurchan-events/knoydart-music-festival
Northern Streams, Edinburgh http://www.northernstreams.org
Skye World Music Festival http://www.seall.co.uk
TRADFEST Edinburgh http://www.ceilidhculture.co.uk/
May
Ayrshire Burns an a’ that! http://www.burnsfestival.com
The Border Gaitherin http://www.bordergaitherin.com
Buchan Heritage Festival http://www.buchanheritagesociety.co.uk
Doune & Dunblane Fling http://www.dunblanefling.com
FifeSing http://www.springthyme.co.uk/fifesing/
Girvan Traditional Folk Festival girvanfolkfestival.co.uk
Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival http://www.obanfestival.org
Islay Malt & Music Festival http://www.theislayfestival.co.uk/index.php
Knockengorroch World Festival http://www.knockengorroch.org.uk/
Mo Fes http://www.montrosemusicfestival.co.uk/
Orkney Folk Festival http://www.orkneyfolkfestival.com/
Skye Accordion & Fiddle Festival http://www.skyemusic.co.uk
Shetland Folk Festival http://www.shetlandfolkfestival.com
Moniave Folk Festival, http://www.moniaivefolkfestival.co.uk/
Isle of Skye Accordion and Fiddle Festival, http://www.skyemusic.co.uk/festival.asp
Portsoy Traditional Music Festival, http://www.stbfportsoy.com/
June
Arran Folk Festival http://www.arranevents.com
Glasgow West End Festival http://www.westendfestival.co.uk
International Storytelling Festival http://www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk
Keith Festival http://www.keithfestival.btinternet.co.uk
Loanhead Music Festival http://www.loanheadfest.co.uk
Solas Festival http://www.solasfestival.co.uk
Strathyre Music Festival http://www.balvaig.co.uk
East Neuk Festival, Fife, http://www.eastneukfestival.com/
July
Barra - Feis Bharraigh http://www.feisbharraigh.com
Dunedin International Folk Dance Festival http://www.dunedindancers.org.uk
Guildtown Bluegrass Music Festival http://www.scottishbluegrass.com
Lomond Folk Festival http://www.lomondfolkfestival.com
The North Atlantic Fiddle Convention, Aberdeen http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone
Ross-shire Fèis Rois Cèilidh Trail http://www.feisrois.org
Skye Festival Feis an Eilein https://www.seall.co.uk
South Uist - Ceòlas Summer Music School http://www.ceolas.co.uk
Southern Fried http://www.southernfriedfestival.co.uk
SpeyFest, Fochabers, Moray, http://www.speyfest.com
Stonehaven Folk Festival http://www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk
Stornoway Hebridean Celtic Festival http://www.hebceltfest.com
Yn Chruinnaght Interceltic Festival http://www.ynchruinnaght.com/
Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival, Near Hawick, http://www.newcastleton.com/
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, Portsoy, http://www.stbfportsoy.com/
Hebridean Celtic Festival, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, https://www.hebceltfest.com/
Wickerman Festival, Dundrennan, http://www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk/
August
Auchtermuchty Festival http://www.auchtermuchty-festival.org.uk
Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Festival, Beauly, http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk
Edinburgh Festival Fringe http://www.edfringe.com
Glasgow- Piping Live! Festival http://www.pipingfestival.co.uk
Innerleithen Music Festival http://www.innerleithenmusicfestival.org
The Isle of Skye Highland Games http://www.skye-highland-games.co.uk
Mull of Kintyre Music Festival http://www.mokfest.com
Shetland Fiddle Frenzy http://www.shetlandfiddlefrenzy.com
Marymass Folk Festival, Kilwinning, http://www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk/
September
Blas Festival http://www.blas-festival.com
Ceòl Cholasa, Colonsay http://www.ceolcholasa.co.uk
Douglasdale Folk Festival http://www.douglasdalefolkfestival.com
The Doric Festival, Aberdeen http://www.thedoricfestival.co.uk
Dunbar Traditional Music Festival http://www.dunbarmusicfestival.co.uk/
Gigha Music Festival http://www.gigha.org.uk
Isle of Jura Music Festival http://www.juramusicfestival.com
Kirrimuir Festival http://www.kirriefestival.org/
Linlithgow Folk Festival http://www.linlithgowfolk.com
Portpatrick Folk Festival http://www.stranraer.org/portfest
Tarbert (Argyll) Music Festival http://www.tarbertmusicfestival.com
October
Beauly - Blazin’ in Beauly http://www.blazininbeauly.com
Biggar Little Festival http://www.biggar-little-festival.com
Royal National Mod http://www.the-mod.co.uk
Selkirk Sessions http://www.selkirksessions.com
Ullapool Guitar Festival http://www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com
Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Edinburgh, http://www.tracscotland.org/festivals
November
Denholm Folk Festival http://www.denholmfolkfest.co.uk
Perthshire Amber - The Dougie Maclean Festival http://www.perthshireamber.com
Fiddle Festival http://www.scotsfiddlefestival.com
SEALL Small Halls Festival https://www.smallhallsfestival.co.uk/">https://www.seall.co.uk
Carrying Stream Festival, Edinburgh, http://www.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk/
Northern Roots Music Festival, Bogbain, Inverness, http://www.bogbainfarm.com/festivals/