Arcadia Scotland

Art and Culture

Hosts & Champions: Scotland in the Commonwealth Games

Throughout August, Macrobert Centre

An exhibition on the Commonwealth Games and Scotland's 80 years of participation.

Iona Leishman: And Yet It Stands

Throughout August, Stirling Castle

Paintings commemorating Marie de Guise, Mary Queen of Scots' mother.

The Other Mary

Throughout August, Stirling Castle

An exhibition dedicated to 'the other Mary', Mary of Guise, marking 500 years since her birth.

Music, Comedy and Dance

Project Y

1 August, Macrobert Arts Centre, 7:30pm

YDance, Scotland's national youth dance organisation, presents the fruits of its annual summer residency, Project Y. Featuring work by professional choreographers Yael Flexer, Jürg Koch, Errol White and Davina Givan, and YDance's artistic director, Anna Kenrick.

Feis Rois: The Ceilidh Trail

7 August, Tolbooth, 7:30pm

Young musicians take the road for a lively and vibrant series of ceilidhs throughout the Highlands.

Maria Stuarda

14 August, Stirling Castle, 7:30pm

Magnetic Opera present Donizetti's tragic piece that's based on the lives of Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I.

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham

28 August, Albert Halls or Tolbooth, 7:30pm

Musical double act Phil and Aly bring together a plethora of musical talent and witty banter.

Lectures, Sports and Local Festivals

Scotfairs Antique and Collectors Fair

1 August, Albert Halls, 10am

A large selection of collectables old and new, from rare treasures for the connoisseur to interesting and affordable pieces for anyone and everyone.

Bridge of Allan Highland Games

2 August, Strathallan Games Park

Highland dancing, athletics, cycling, wrestling, heavyweights, and Scottish championships.

Stirling Highland Games

15 August, The Peak Sports Village

Hear the rousing sound of the pipes and drums, and watch the edifying spectacle of a big man in a skirt chucking a tree trunk around – what more satisfying way to spend a day could there be?