EVENTS
By Month * Year-Round * Competitions * Photography Courses
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| Date | Event | Location | Link | ||||||
| January | |||||||||
| Jan 2, 2010 | Diesel Gala - Bo'Ness & Kinneil Railway. Special one-day event for Diesel Enthusiasts featuring class 37 haulage of all trains. | Knockhill, Perth & Kinross | Bo'Ness & Kinneil Railway | ||||||
| Jan | Knockhill Racing - Speed Sunday | Knockhill, Perth & Kinross | Knockhill Racing | ||||||
| February | |||||||||
| *DATES EXTENDED* Feb 1 to Mar 15, 2010 |
Scottish Snowdrop Festival | Dawyck Botanic Garden and 60 other gardens in Scotland. | Snowdrop Festival and Botanic Gardens | ||||||
| March | |||||||||
| March13, 2010 | Bikers Challenge the Dark Side |
Galloway Forest Park | 7stanes | ||||||
| March onwards | Harley
Davidson Ride Outs by Clyde Valley HOG |
Clyde Valley | Clyde Valley HOG | ||||||
| March 26 to 28, 2010 | Hawick
Reivers Festival The programme includes concerts, a procession led by costumed riders on horseback and a 16th century market and Reivers Encampment. |
Hawick, Scottish Borders | Hawick Reivers Festival | ||||||
| March 28 & 29, 2010 | The Trossachs Spring Outdoor Festival "Tramping through the Trossachs" in spring each year, showcases fantastic opportunities around Aberfoyle, Gartmore and Kinlochard . |
The Trossachs | Visit The Trossachs | ||||||
| April 2 to 18, 2010 | Dumfries & Galloway Wildlife Festival | Dumfries & Galloway | Wildlife Festival | ||||||
| April | |||||||||
| Starting in April | Are the ospreys back in town?Check out the website. |
David Marshall Lodge | www.forestry.gov.uk/aberfoyleospreys | ||||||
April |
Exhibitions about Photography held at various times of the year. Free admission. |
National Gallery of Scotland | National Gallery of Scotland. | ||||||
| April | Army
Cadets Musical Spectacle Eighty young pipers and drummers will perform a full Beating of Retreat. Free admission. |
Edinburgh Castle Esplanade. | Contact Fred. | ||||||
| TBA | Linlithgow Rangers' Spring Railway Trip & Walks | Kinneil House Grounds/Antonine Wall at 12.10 and 13.40. | Linlithgow Ranger Event | ||||||
| TBA | A RENAISSANCE EASTER | Sterling Castle. | Historic Scotland | ||||||
| TBA | Highland Wildlife Park Photography Tour I (doesn't include transport) |
Highland Wildlife Park, Aviemore | Edinburgh Zoo | ||||||
| TBA | Highland Wildlife Park Photography Tour II (does include transport) |
Highland Wildlife Park, Aviemore | Edinburgh Zoo | ||||||
| April 23 to 25, 2010 | Central Scotland Horse Trials | Scone Palace, Perthshire | CSHT Peak Photos from 2008 |
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| *Members Attending* April 30, 2010 |
Beltane Fire Festival | Edinburgh
[Download
Map] Ask Graham G. about this one! |
Beltane Fire Society | ||||||
| May | |||||||||
| TBA | Scottish Mining Mayfest | Scottish Mining Museum | Scottish Mining Museum | ||||||
| *Members Attending* TBA |
*Official Photographers* Avant Gardens Festival |
New Hopetoun Gardens between 11 AM and 2 PM. | New Hopetoun Gardens | ||||||
| TBA | Ayrshire Classics Car Club | Dean Castle Classic Vehicle Show, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire | Dean Castle | ||||||
| TBA | Lothian & Borders Classic & Vintage Motorcycle Club – Peebles Show | Drill Hall, Peebles | SVVF | ||||||
| May 2, 2010 | BUPA Great Run | Edinburgh | Great Run | ||||||
| TBA | Classic Car Show | National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride | National Museum of Rural Life | ||||||
| May to Sept every year | Knockhill Racing Circuit | Knockhill Racing Circuit | Knockhill Racing Circuit | ||||||
| May 8, 2010 | Linlithgow's Beautiful Fun Dog Show | Linlithgow Palace | Linlithgow Ranger Event or Dog Show | ||||||
| TBA | Scottish Traction Engine Society | Steam in the Park event at the Balado Activity Centre. Contact smokie767@aol.com and 01241 434 600. Click here for Photos. | Scottish Traction Engine Society | ||||||
| TBA | Steam in the Park | See above. | See above | ||||||
| TBA | Gourock Highland Games | Gourock | Inverclyde | ||||||
| Mid May to Mid June | Bluebell Festival | David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre Achray Forest Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Stirling. | Bluebell Festival | ||||||
| May 19 to 31, 2010 | Borders Festival of the Horse | Throughout The Borders | Borders Festival of the Horse | ||||||
| May 22, 2010 | The Scottish Pipe Bank Championships | Levengrove Park, Dumbarton Tel: 0141 221 5414 |
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association | ||||||
| TBA | Border Vintage Agricultural Association's auction & car boot sale (Saturday) and rally (Sunday only). | Springwood Park, Kelso from 12 noon. | BVAA | ||||||
| TBA | Scottish Vintage Bus Museum - Bus Running Day | Lathalmond by Dunfermline, Fife. Ask Fred about this one! | SVBM | ||||||
| TBA | Jim Clark Rally | Edinburgh. Contact Ian G. for more details. | Jim Clark Rally. | ||||||
| TBA | Party at the Palace 1503 Pageantry, feasting, jousting, falconry and more besides featuring 100+ costumed performers. |
Linlithgow Palace | Linlithgow Palace | ||||||
May 29, 2009 |
Traquair
House Medieval Fayre Demonstrations and displays of ancient skills and crafts and battle re-enactments, early music, archery, and falconry. * Other events throughout the year. |
Innerleithen,
Peeblesshire |
Traquair House | ||||||
| May 23, 2009 | Edinburgh Marathon | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Marathon | ||||||
| Spring | Osprey Watch Centres | Places to view nesting ospreys. Ask Stuart about this one! | Forestry Commission | ||||||
| June | |||||||||
| *Members Attending* June 4 to 6, 2010 |
*Official
Photographers* Gardening Scotland - 10th Anniversary |
Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh | Gardening Scotland | ||||||
| Ongoing | Photography Exhibitions - Learn from art! Exhibitions on all year round. | The National Galleries of Scotland's collection of Scottish and international art is among the best in the world, and is housed in five galleries across Edinburgh. They are open daily and entrance is free. | National Galleries | ||||||
| First Sunday in June | Mid Calder Camera Club Gala Day Exhibition | Institute Hall starting at 11 am. | Contact Steve C.. | ||||||
| June
(Lanark Day) June (Lanark Week) |
Lanark
Lanimers Day - A
12th century "examination of the boundary stones" that has turned into a week long festival. |
Lanark | Lanark Lanimers | ||||||
| June | Festival of Historic Transport | Dunfermline Fire Station. Ask Fred about this one! | FHVC | ||||||
| June 24 to 27, 2010 | Royal Highland Show | Edinburgh | Royal Highland Show | ||||||
| June 26 to 27, 2010 | Scottish Traditional Boat Festival | Portsoy on the Banffshire Coast | Scottish Boat Festival | ||||||
| June or July | British Superbike Championships | Tayside & Central | Events Scotland | ||||||
| June (TBA) 2012 | Round Britain Boat Race | Round Britain Race | Queensferry Gazette | ||||||
| July | |||||||||
| July 2 to 4, 2010 | The Game Conservancy Scottish Fair | Scone Palace, Perthshire | The
Scottish Fair and Scone Palace |
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| Transformed by Light | Gladsone Gallery, Edinburgh | Transformed by Light | |||||||
| July | Various Exhibitions | City Art Centre, Market St, Edinburgh | City Art Centre | ||||||
| July | Falconry Display by Raptor World | Scone Palace, Perthshire | Scone Palace | ||||||
| July | Scottish Transport Extravaganza | Glamis Castle, Forfar | Visit Angus and SVVC | ||||||
| July | A Knights Joust at Linlithgow Palace | Linlithgow Palace 12:30 - 4:30pm | Historic Scotland | ||||||
| July | Highlander Challenge World Championship | Scone Palace, Perthshire | Alba
Games and Scone Palace |
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| July | TREEFEST & Wood Market | Inverleith Park, Arboretum Place, Edinburgh | Edinburgh Treefest | ||||||
| TBA | Glasgow's River Festival | Clyde River, Glasgow | Glasgow River Festival | ||||||
| July | The Rat Race Urban Adventure | Edinburgh | The Urban Rat Race U.A. | ||||||
| July | Inverness Highland Games | Inverness | City of Inverness | ||||||
| July | Ayrshire Vintage Tractor & Machinery Club 27th Annual Rally | Eglinton Country Park Ayrshire | Margaret
Howie at margaret.avtmc1@btinternet.com or 01292 287297 |
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| July | Heavy Horse Show Come and see Clydesdale horses, donkeys, and Highland and Shetland ponies at one of Scotland’s biggest heavy horse shows. | National Museum of Rural life | Agriculture UK | ||||||
| July | Air Show - National Museum of flight annual air display | East Fortune 10:00 - 17:00 pm | www.nms.ac.uk/flight | ||||||
| July | Summer Fair | Hopetoun House 11:00 - 5:00 pm | Hopetoun House | ||||||
| August | |||||||||
| Aug | Festival of Orchids | Scone Palace, Perthshire | Scone Palace | ||||||
| During the Edinburgh International Festival | Pictorial Photography Exhibition | The Photographic Exhibition Centre, 68 Great King Street, Edinburgh. | Edinburgh Photographic Society | ||||||
| Aug | Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Edinburgh | The Fringe | ||||||
| Aug | Ayr
Flower Show |
Rozelle Estate, Monument Road, Ayr | Ayr Flower Show | ||||||
| Aug | Lowther Horse Driving Trials & Country Fair | Lowther
Penrith, Cumbria. Contact Stuart for further in formation |
Lowther Estates | ||||||
| Aug | The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Weekend / Fife Historic Vehicle Club Festival of Transport Weekend | Dunfermline Fire Station / The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum. Ask Fred about this one! | SVBM | ||||||
| Aug | Jousting | Linlithgow Palace | Historic Scotland | ||||||
| Aug | Taste of the Tattoo | Linlithgow Palace at lunchtime. Free. This event will bring the Edinburgh Military Tattoo out to West Lothian. Taking place in the Linlithgow Palace grounds, you can enjoy the talents of performers from all over the world | www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk | ||||||
| Aug | Canal Fun Day & Cardboard Boat Race | Linlithgow Canal Basin at 1 pm | LUCS | ||||||
| Aug | The Cowal Highland Gathering | Dunoon | Cowal Gathering | ||||||
| Aug | Kirkintilloch Canal Festival | Kirkintilloch Town Centre | Kirkintilloch Canal Festival | ||||||
| Aug | Strathaven Balloon Festival | Strathaven Park, Strathaven, Lanarkshire | Balloon Festival | ||||||
| Aug | Diesel Gala - Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Bo'ness, Falkirk - Wormit station building (south end of Tay Bridge). Special timetable and fare. | Bo'Ness & Kinneil Railway | ||||||
| Aug | Largs Viking Festival | Events through the week include a parade, skirmish, raptor display, and RAF Typhoon will perform in 2009. | Largs Viking Festival | ||||||
| Aug | Birds of Prey – Meet birds of prey close up and find out more about falconry. | Holyrood Park 11:00 - 3:00 pm | www.historic-scotland.gov.uk | ||||||
| September | |||||||||
| Sept | Dundee Flower & Food Festival | Dundee | Dundee F&F Festival | ||||||
| *Members
Attending* Sept |
Scottish
Nature Photography Fair (includes a competition) |
Battleby Centre, Redgorton, Perth | Scottish Natural History | ||||||
| Sept | Scotland’s Countryside Festival | Glamis Castle | Scotland Countryside | ||||||
*Members
Attending* |
Almond Valley Vintage Association (AVVA) Annual Rally | Oatridge College, Ecclemachan | Scottish Vintage Vehicle Federation Website or for further info, contact Fred or the organiser, Alistair McDonald | ||||||
| *Members
Attending* Sept |
Royal Air Force Air Show | RAF Leuchars | Air Show | ||||||
| Sept | Bo'ness Hill Climb Revival 120 classic cars and motorbikes will be heading up Scotland’s oldest permanent racetrack. For the first time in 50 years, there may also be motorcycles. |
Kinneil Estate, Bo'ness | BHCR | ||||||
| Sept | Stock Judging and Blacksmiths Demos & Steam Engine | National Museum of Rural Life | www.nms.acuk/rural | ||||||
| Sept | The Scottish Vintage Tractor and Engine Club – Farming Yesteryear | Scone Palace, Perth | SVTEC or Scone Palace | ||||||
| *Members
Attending* Sept |
National Museum of Flight Magnificent Machines Rally monster trucks, classic and vintage cars, scooter, fire engines and traction steam engines at the transport event of the year | National Museum of Flight, East Fortune | National Museum of Flight | ||||||
| October | |||||||||
| *** MCCC OUTING *** Oct |
Selm Muir Woods - Fungi and Insect Photo Opportunity Try your hand at photographing fungi and insects locally with our Vice Chairman and Natural History (macro) enthusiast, Ian McIntosh. Forum Discussion |
Selm Muir Wood Sunday Oct 11th 9:00am - 12:00pm. Adjacent to Selm Muir reservoir, just south of Oakbank Bing. BBC Map or Multimap |
Selm Muir Wood (Foresty Commission). |
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| *Members
Attending* Oct |
Photography Exhibition The 7th EMFF's photography exhibition is at the EICA at Ratho. Free entry. |
Edinburgh International Climbing Arena Centre Ratho |
Edinburgh Mountain. | ||||||
| *Members
Attending* Oct |
40 Years of Printmaking Exhibition Groundbreaking, vibrant, original prints made by users of Edinburgh Printmakers - the open-access printmaking studio and gallery. Free entry. |
Howden Park Centre 9am - 9pm Monday to Saturday, 10am - 5pm Sunday |
Edinburgh Printmakers. | ||||||
| Throughout October | Deer
Rut Join the forest rangers for an autumn afternoon in the forest listening to the roaring stags in the Loch Katrine area. |
David
Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre Achray Forest Queen Elizabeth Forest
Park Stirling. Call 01877 382258 |
Deer Rut Info | ||||||
| Oct | Aberfoyle
Mushroom Festival At this annual Mushroom Festival there will be activities, including fungal forays. |
Aberfoyle Village Car Park Loch Ard Forest Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Stirling | Aberfoyle Mushroom Festival | ||||||
| *Road
Trip Planned* Oct |
The
Enchanted Forest A light and sound extravaganza. |
Faskally Wood, Pitlochry, Perthshire. A mini-bus trip is being planned. Ask Steve C. for more information. | The Enchanted Forest | ||||||
| Oct | Pitlochry
Autumn Festival will include a number of events |
Pitlochry and and across Highland Perthshire. | The Pitlochry Autumn Festival | ||||||
| November | |||||||||
| Nov | Vintage
Ploughing Match |
Philipstoun Farm near Linlithgow. | |||||||
| Nov | St. Andrew's Day - FREE WEEKEND Historic Scotland |
Various Historic Scotland sites | Historic Scotland Free Weekend | ||||||
| December | |||||||||
| Dec 31, 2010 | Stonehaven Fireball Festival | Stonehaven | Stonehaven Fireballs | ||||||
| *Members
Attending* Dec 31, 2010 |
Hogmanay Bonfire | Biggar | Biggar Bonfire | ||||||
| Year-round Photographic Opportunities | |||||||||
| NAME | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION | LINK | ||||||
| Livingston Players | *Official
Photographers* Taking publicity photos, portraits, and dress rehearsal shots for plays throughout the year. |
Howden Park Centre. Contact Steve C. for the next rehearsal dates. |
The Livingston Players | ||||||
| Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre | Most animals (Otters to Axis Deer Tartan Sheep) are in fields; some in cages with wire but there is enough room for the lens to go through. Ask Fred & Vera. | Comrie, Perthshire | Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre | ||||||
| Greenbank Garden | Open all 21st March to 31st October 2008 with 30 photogenic domestic-sized themed gardens. | Glasgow | National Trust Scotland | ||||||
| Botanic Garden ED | Open all Year | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | |||||||
| Botanic Gardens GL | Open all Year | The Botanic Gardens | |||||||
| Forestry Commission | Events and walks scheduled, including Butterfly Walks, Red Squirrel Hunt (!), a Fungi Foray, and a Deer Rut in Stirling. | Throughout Scotland | Forestry Commission | ||||||
| Scone Palace | A number of events are held throughout the year in the Palace, its grounds, or in the parklands. | Scone Palace, Perth | Scone Palace | ||||||
| Event Scotland | Scotland's dedicated national events organisation is responsible for attracting, creating and developing sporting and cultural events throughout the country. | Throughout
Scotland |
Events Calendar | ||||||
| "Outside" Competitions | |||||||||
| NAME | DESCRIPTION | START / CLOSING DATES | LINK | ||||||
| Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival | PHOTO COMPETITION: |
Check website for dates. | EMFF | ||||||
| See Me ... A Positive Frame of Mind 2009 | PHOTO COMPETITION: |
Check website for dates. | See Me Scotland | ||||||
| Photographer of the Year | PHOTO COMPETITION: The Digital Camera Photographer of the Year competition is open to both amateurs and professionals. Organised by the UK's fastest-growing photography title, Digital Camera magazine, it aims to reveal the most inspirational and imaginative photographers from around the globe. |
Check website for dates. | POTY 2009 | ||||||
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) Photography Competition |
PHOTO COMPETITION: Win a day spent at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh with RBGE's professional photographer and have your winning photograph published in The Botanics magazine. All prizewinning photographs will form part of a special photography exhibition at RBGE. Leaflet |
Check website for dates. | RBGE | ||||||
British Wildlife Photography Awards |
PHOTO COMPETITION: Aimed at both enthusiast and professional UK photographers, there are seven main categories and two special awards for young people. The prize fund is £10,000. |
Check website for dates. | Photography Monthly | ||||||
| RHS Photo Competition | PHOTO
COMPETITION: There are five categories for amateur and professional garden photographers. Prize is £1000 and the title "RHS Photographer of the Year." |
Check website for dates. | Download Application Form and Information | ||||||
Edinburgh Zoo Photo Competition |
PHOTO
COMPETITION: Submit your zoo photos that are taken between 1st June and 30th September. |
Check website for dates. | Download Application Form and Information | ||||||
British Waterways Wildlife Photography Competition |
PHOTO
COMPETITION: Your dragonfly and damselfly pictures wanted! Enter the comp and best photo wins £100. |
Check website for dates. | British Waterways | ||||||
| Scottish Canals Photo Competition | PHOTO
COMPETITION: The competition is for pictures of any of Scotland's operational waterways, including the Union Canal. |
Check website for dates. Application form from Frances Mimnaugh at 0141 332 6936 |
Scottish Canals | ||||||
| Garden
Photographer of the Year |
PHOTO COMPETITION: Enter to win some of the £25K worth of prizes, plus the prestige of exhibiting at Kew Gardens. |
Check website for dates. | Garden Photographer of the Year | ||||||
| HOT SHOTS | PHOTO
COMPETITION: Channel 4 is launching a major new competition for photographers - the beginning of an exciting annual television and on-line event. |
Check website for dates. | TV Channel 4 | ||||||
| *Recent
Update* BBC Countryfile |
PHOTO
COMPETITION: Photographs should be taken in the UK and have the natural world or the countryside at their heart. Prints or slides. |
Check website for dates. | BBC Countryfile | ||||||
| BBC | PHOTO
COMPETITION: Different themes every month. Photographs are voted on by website visitors and winners are published on website. Opportunity to win "Photographer of the Year." |
Closes each mid-month. | BBC Monthly Competition | ||||||
| Photography Courses | |||||||||
| NAME | DESCRIPTION | START / CLOSING DATES | LINK | ||||||
| *Recent
Entry* Dean Bricknell Photography |
Photography Workshops (including wildlife) - Dean's office is in Bathgate. His wildlife photography workshops are held in various locations and are for small groups and one-on-one. | See website for details. | Call
01506 654 575 / 07984073264 www.deanbricknellphotography.com |
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West Lothian Council |
Digital Photography. Community based adult learning classes are held in local Community Centres (probably Linlithgow) and are free of charge. | Email or call for dates. | Call Catherine on 01506 775 154 or email cbal@westlothian.gov.uk | ||||||
| West Lothian College | Traditional Black & White Photography - Explore traditional silver-based photography. The course will cover an introduction to the medium, which includes the calculation of exposure in the camera, through to negative processing and darkroom development. (35 week evening course) | Check website for dates. | West Lothian College | ||||||
| West Lothian College | NQ Higher Photography - Advanced - The SQA Higher in Photography course is intended for those equipped with some basic experience of the medium. The course will include both theoretical and practical based exercises. In addition the candidate will produce a body of work which will be assessed externally.(35 week evening course) | Check website for dates. | West Lothian College | ||||||
| West Lothian College | Making
the most of your Digital Camera - This is a hands-on workshop where you work through the whole process step by step. (6 weeks) |
Check website for dates. | West Lothian College | ||||||
| West Lothian College | Digital
Imaging: Photoshop Manipulate and enhance images using Photoshop software. Intro course in September and Advanced in March. (12 weeks) |
Check website for dates. | West Lothian College | ||||||
| Open University | Digital
Photography: Creating and Sharing Better Images Visually focused, with text kept to a minimum, the course will develop your technical, visual and creative skills. (Online 10 weeks) |
Check website for dates. | Open University | ||||||
| OpenLearn | *
FREE * Picturing the Family Ideology and Methodology of Portraiture with a family history focus. Many other courses available, including IT. (Online 12 hours) |
Anytime. |
OpenLearn | ||||||
| Oatridge College | Digital Photography. A hands-on workshop where you work through the whole process step by step. (1 day) | Check website for possible dates. | Digital Photography Workshop | ||||||
| Inveralmond Community High School | Digital Photography Editing | Call for further details. | Call 01506 439 631 | ||||||
| Forth Valley College (Falkirk Campus) | Working with Photoshop - Beginner and Advanced evening classes available. 12-week courses. £75/85 | Check website for details. | Call
01324 403 123 www.forthvalley.ac.uk |
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| Forth Valley College (Flexible Learning Online) | Photoshop and PhotoShop 7. Online course (20 hours). £16.50 | Any time. | Call 01259 220 515 or email flexible.learning@forthvalley.ac.uk www.forthvalley.ac.uk | ||||||
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