What’s on in and around Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh in Central Scotland. All within easy commuting distance of each other by both road and rail.
Whats On : September 2011
Saturday 3rd – Sunday 4th September 2011
Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival
Lomond Shores Balloch 10am – 6pm The 2011 event is being held at Loch Lomond Shores on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September. This amazing event is now running for its 6th year! Already we have some fabulous food providers booked in for you to come and visit - have you tried the award winning pies from Skinners Butchers? They are here for the weekend with absolutely mouthwatering pies and meats. What about the Scottish venison from Winston Churchill? And cakes....dont even get us started on them. The Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival is a celebration and demonstration of great Scottish cooking and excellent produce from both within Scotlands first National Park, and throughout Scotland. From the farmers to the chefs, the Festival will whet your appetite by tasting and selling game and fresh fish, tasty soups and bread, succulent roast meat and vegetables, and washing it down with tasty beer and whisky.
Saturday 3rd September 2011
Plod Trossachs Aberfoyle, - The 50km trek gets underway, in torchlight, near the pretty village of Aberfoyle at midnight on 2 September and takes you through some of the most challenging and breathtaking landscapes the Trossachs has to offer. After watching the sun rise, you will push on, through the next day, to the finish line to complete an adventure you will never forget. All of this is played out against the awesome backdrop of lochs, glens and majestic mountains. This circular hike will take you along tracks and paths, through glens, along rivers and burns, past mountains and lochs including, Loch Drunkie, Loch Achray and Loch Venachar, through the village of Brig-o-Turk and sections of the Rob Roy Way. This team-challenge is one not to be missed!
Saturday 10th September 2011
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
Stirling Castle, - Annual commemoration of The Battle of Stirling Bridge - March from Stirling Castle to bridge, gather on esplanade at 6.45pm. All welcome. Also a brilliant event to just watch!
12th August - 4th September 2011
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is one of the most exciting Arts Festivals in the world. Three weeks of outstanding performances from the worlds greatest artists, orchestras and companies.
Sunday 12th September
Trossachs Classic Car Run
View classic cars as they tour the Trossachs in the forth annual National Park Classic Car Run organised by the Caldeonian Motor Sports Club. For further information visit www.caledonianmsc.freeuk.com
30 September to 2 October
Callander Jazz and Blues Festival 2011
The sixth annual Callander Jazz and Blues Festival is once again fast approaching and as always will offer a long weekend of superb music with a number of extended themes and a unique new Festival venue. Last year, we ran out of audience space at quite a few of our headline performances which was most disappointing for the visitors concerned. This year we are doing something about the space situation by siting an outside event venue which is a first for Callander and a first for any Jazz Festival in Scotland. A theatre size Yurt, capable of seating 250 people, will be located in the grassed playing area behind Callander Primary School for the duration of the festival weekend. All seven of this years headline performances will be staged at this venue. The other Festival gigs, which will be in excess of 30, will still be staged in local hotels, pubs, restaurants and eateries in the town as in past years.The vast majority of this years live performances will take place in Callander and so we are looking forward to a very lively festival weekend. Festival Jazz cruises
There will be two Jazz cruises in the festival programme, the first on Saturday 1 October featuring the music of the Ness River Rhythm Kings, and the second on Sunday 2 October with the ever popular Winstons Pennine Jazz on board again for the third year running.
Both Jazz Cruises are on board the SS Sir Walter Scott and depart at 3 pm each day, with a cruise duration of two hours. Please note that tickets are only bookable from Lock Katrine Pier Ticket Office, tel: 01877 332000; e-mail: cruises@lochkatrine.com. Ticket price is £19.50 per person, or £14.50 per person for Festival Rover ticket holders.
BOAT AND BIKE HIRE - OPEN DAILY FROM 10AM-5PM ON THE BEACH AT LOCH LOMOND SHORES, BALLOCH
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Pedal boats and bikes available daily, kayaks and canoes available at weekends and during local school holidays.
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Winnock Hotel Ceilidh Nights
Drymen - Sunday night Ceilidhs - Open to All
