Festival Calendar for 2018
Please click on festival for link to their website for further information and updates and a the bottom of the list for earlier in the year dates
While correct at time of printing please check with festival for any amendments, alterations or additions.
August
02/08 04-Aug Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
04/08 11/08 Alnwick International Musical Festival
03/08 12-Aug Interceltique De Lorient – France
06/08 12-Aug Piping Live
23/08 26-Aug Marymass Folk Festival
08/08 12-Aug Mull of Kintyre Music Festival
17/08 19-Aug Innerleithen Music Festival
23/08 26-Aug Tonder Folk Festival
September
TBC Blas Festival
07/09 10-Sep Portpatrick Folk Festival
05/09 09-Aug Linlithgow Folk Festival
13/09 16-Sep Ceol Cholsa
15/09 16-Sep Shawfest – Glasgow TBC
22/09 24-Sep Dunbar Traditional Music Festival (The Belhaven Best)
21/09 23-Sep Isle of Jura Music Festival
28/09 30-Sep Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival
30/09 30-Sep Queensferry Mini Folk Festival
October
05/10 07-Oct Selkirk Sessions
TBC Dalbeattie Folktober Festival
05/10 07-Oct Ullapool Guitar Festival
05/10 13-Oct Celtic Colours – Cape Breton
03/10 07-Oct Glasgow Americana
11/10 15-Oct Shetland Fiddle & Accordion Festival
12/10 24-Oct The Spree – Paisley
27/10 27-Oct Perth All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Fest
November
2/11 – 4/11 Perthshire Amber
TBC Denholm Festival
Earlier in the Year 2018
January
18/01 04-Feb Celtic Connections
February
14/02 07-Mar Inverness Music Festival
March
05/03 10-Mar Gallowa Music Festival
14/03 18-Mar Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival
16/03 18-Mar Neil Gow Annual Scottish Fiddle Festival Programme
23/03 25-Mar Hawick Reivers Festival
30/03 04-Apr Edinburgh International Harp Festival Concerts link
April
02/04 05-Apr Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin’
06/04 08-Apr Glenfarg Folk Feast Programme
20/04 22-Apr Northern Streams
26/04 06-May Tradfest – Edinburgh
May
03/05 06-May Shetland Folk Festival
04/05 06-May Highland & Islands & Dance Festival
04/05 06-May Girvan Traditional Folk Festival
11/05 13-May Moniaive Folk Festival
11/05 13-May Fife Traditional Singing Weekend:
18/05 20-May Strichen Festival
24/05 26-May Isle of Skye Accordion and Fiddle Festival
24/05 27-May Knockengorroch World Ceilidh
24/05 27-May Orkney Folk Festival
23/05 03-Jun Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
25/05 27-May Montrose Muisc Festival
25/05 02-Jun Islay Festivle
25/05 27-May Strathyre Music Festival
June
01/06 03-Jun Portsoy Folk Festival
04/06 09-Jun Oban Live
08/06 10-Jun Arran Folk Festival
07/06 10-Jun Eden Festival
08/06 10-Jun Keith Festival TMSA
25/06 06-Jul Blas International Summer School (Ireland)
15/06 17-Jun Killin Music Festival
22/06 24-Jun Solas Festival
29/06 01-Jul Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival
30/05 01-Jul Glasgow West End Festival
July
02/07 07-Jul Ceolas Music Summer School
05/07 08-Jul Stonehaven Folk Festival
06/07 04-Jul Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Trad Music & Dance Fest
07/07 07-Jul Sma Shot Day
13/07 15-Jul Furness Tradition
14/07 16-Jul Tiree Music Festival
13/07 15-Jul Lossiemouth Folk Festival
13/07 15-Jul Rothbury Traditional Music Festival
27/07 04-Aug Aberdeen International Youth Festival
18/07 21-Jul Hebridean Celtic Festival
21/07 23-Jul Cullerlie Traditional Singing Weekend
21/07 21-Jul SAW 3rd Acoustic Festival New Cumnock
27/07 29-Jul Ugie Folk Festival
27/07 30-Jul Southern Fried Festival
27/07 29-Jul Butefest
28/07 30-Jul Speyfest
31/07 07-Aug Shetland Fiddle Frenzi
While correct at time of printing please check with festival for any amendments, alterations or additions.
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