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| Isle of Skye Accordion & Fiddle Festival Around Portree | 22 May '08 to 24 May '08 Telephone: 01478 612055 Email: info@skyemusic.co.uk Website: www.skyemusic.co.uk |
| Garden & Craft Fair Armadale Castle grounds | 24 May '08 to 25 May '08 Website: www.clandonald.com |
| Skye Music Festival Broadford Airstrip ??? | To be confirmed: previously end of May Telephone: 01471 822135 Website: www.skyemusicfestival.co.uk |
| Dunvegan Gala Day | To be confirmed: previously end of May Telephone: 01470 521581 |
| Donald MacDonald Quaich Piping Competiton Armadale Castle Donald MacDonald, born about 1750, is a seminal figure in the preservation of traditional piobaireachd music. | 13 June '08 Telephone: 01471 844305 Website: www.clandonald.com |
| Skye Half Marathon & Fun Run Portree area | 14 June '08 Telephone: 01478 613755 Website: www.skyehalfmarathon.org.uk |
| Skye Pipe Band Festival Portree No Festival for 2008 (see web-site) | To be confirmed: previously end of June Website: www.skyepipebandfestival.com |
| Archery Tournament Armadale Castle | 1 July '08 Telephone: 01471 844305 Website: www.clandonald.com |
| Glamaig Hill Race Sligachan This race was first started more than 100 years ago when a Ghurka, one of a group of climbers visiting Skye, ran barefoot to the top of Glamaig and back. His time was unbeaten for the first few years of the race | 5 July '08 Telephone: 01478 650204 Website: www.sligachan.co.uk |
| Scottish Chamber Orchestra Portree Community Centre Tickets on sale at Portree Community Centre and Portree TIC | 11 July '08 Website: www.sco.org.uk |
| Fèis an Eilein Multiple venues around Skye Skye’s longest running festival is back for its 17th appearance on the summer festivals’ circuit this July. Billed as “the biggest small festival in Scotland” it means that, once again, Skye is the place to spend the last fortnight of July in this year that Scotland celebrates Highland Culture. | 15 July '08 to 25 July '08 Website: www.skyefestival.com |
| Skye and Lochalsh Arts and Crafts Association Show (SLACA) Portree Library | To be confirmed: previously end of July Telephone: 01478 612697 Email: portree.library@highland.gov.uk |
| Free Craft Workshop Day Glendale Village Hall 11am - 4pm Suitable for all ages - young and old. Just turn up on the day. | 31 July '08 Telephone: 01470 511240 |
| Sailing Competition Portree Part of the Skye Highland Games | To be confirmed: previously early August Telephone: 01478 612540 Email: astewart@csmco.net Website: www.skye-highland-games.co.uk |
| Skye Agricultural Show Portree Cows, sheep, tractors, quads, food, drink... | To be confirmed: previously early August |
| Piping Competition Around Portree Part of the Skye Highland Games | 5 August '08 Telephone: 01478 612540 Email: astewart@csmco.net Website: www.skye-highland-games.co.uk |
| Isle of Skye Highland Games The Lump, Portree One of the highlights of the Skye calendar and enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year as well as the local population who come from all corners of the island, and beyond, to witness or to participate in this authentic expression of Highland tradition and culture. | 6 August '08 Telephone: 01478 612540 Email: astewart@csmco.net Website: www.skye-highland-games.co.uk |
| Annual 2 Day Craft Fair Glendale Village Hall Organized by Dunvegan & N.W.Skye Craft Group. 10am-5pm. To take part, or for more details, telephone Terry Wilding | 7 August '08 to 8 August '08 Telephone: 01470 511240 Website: www.craftsonskye.org.uk |
| Dunvegan Silver Chanter bagpipe competition | To be confirmed: previously early August Telephone: 01470 521206 Website: www.dunvegancastle.com |
| Blas Festival Around Skye & Lochalsh Last year - Celebrating Highland Music | To be confirmed: previously end of August Website: www.blas-festival.com/skye-lochalsh.html |
| Drams in the Field Glenelg Last year - Celtic Music weekend | To be confirmed: previously mid September Website: www.dramsinthefield.com |
| Skye Jazz Festival Sleat | To be confirmed: previously mid October Telephone: 01471 844207 Website: www.seall.co.uk/events.htm |
| St Andrew`s Day Worldwide The patron Saint of Scotland (and several other countries) seems more popular with Scots abroad. There are many St. Andrew`s societies in places where Scots settled. This used to be a very popular feast day in Scotland as well. | 30 November '08 |
| Hogmanay Homes, halls and bars everywhere Traditional Scottish New Year celebrations: the biggest party of the year. Singing, dancing, eating and drinking with your friends. Home for `the bells` at midnight with your family then out again for `First Footing`: visiting your friends and neighbours for more singing, dancing, eating and drinking... until you`re full. | 31 December '08 to 1 January '09 Telephone: everyone you miss at Midnight |
| Burns` Night Your place or mine. Time for a night of food, drink and poetry celebrating the life and work of Rabbie Burns, the world famous Scottish poet who died in 1796. | 25 January '09 Website: www.rabbie-burns.com |
| Charles Darwin`s Birthday Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) Intelligently selected natural designer. | 12 February '09 Website: www.darwinday.org |