This year Aberdour Festival is celebrating 50 years since man first laid foot on
the moon
Aberdour Festival brings together a packed programme of music, talks, sport, dance, literature and the visual arts, and we sincerely hope that you will find there is something for everyone!
Meanwhile Back in Aberdour
What’s on at the Aberdour Festival 2019
Friday the 26th of July
Aberdour Scarecrow Hunt
12:00am - 9:00pm
Everyone
Follow the Aberdour Scarecrow Trail! For the third year, scarecrows are returning to Aberdour! Get your…
Ice Cream Factory
5:40pm - 7:00pm
Fringe Experience Children Adult
Children and adults all welcome to come along and make your own magnificent ice-cream sundae. We have ice…
Aberdour ART Festival Opening Night
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Art Everyone
Various venues around the centre of the village, with refreshments. What better way to start your Festival…
Aberdour Art Festival
6:00pm - 4:00pm
Art Everyone
Aberdour ART Festival group presents a cornucopia of artwork to excite, challenge andappeal, featuring…
Saturday the 27th of July
Festival Crowning
10:00am - 10:15am
Everyone
This year our Festival Crowning takes place in Shore Road Park. Come down to the park and celebrate the…
Festival Parade
10:15am - 10:45am
Everyone
Aberdour’s newly crowned Royal Party will lead the parade through the village in true majestic style to the…
Sunrise Yoga at the Beach
10:15am - 11:00am
Fringe Sport Everyone
Greet the day the Yoga way! Stretch and tone your whole body through simple series of yoga poses led by hatha…
Village Sports Day
10:45am - 1:00pm
Sport Everyone
There will be races from 10.45am for all age groups to suit all levels of fitness. Trophies will be awarded to…
Rollerbeats
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sport Everyone
Rollerbeats, the ultimate roller disco experience, is coming to the Aberdour Festival! Whizz round to your…
Family Ceilidh w. Off Centre Ceilidh Band
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Music Everyone
Get down to Aberdour Castle with your dancing shoes on! What a wonderful venue for this amazing annual event…
The Johnston Brothers LIVE & AND ON FIRE
9:00pm - 12:00am
Fringe Music Adult
This Popular Acoustic Duo Always Get The Foresters Arms Rocking And They’re Back, Come Join Us From 9pm till…
Sunday the 28th of July
Sunrise Yoga at the Beach
10:15am - 11:00am
Fringe Sport Everyone
Greet the day the Yoga way! Stretch and tone your whole body through simple series of yoga poses led by hatha…
Donkey Brae Run
1:00pm
Sport Everyone
The Donkey Brae races are once again part of the Aberdour Festival. Why not bring your friends and family and…
Zorb Football
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Sport Everyone
Playing football in a giant inflatable body suits is simply hilarious! Get a team together with your friends…
Easter V Wester Annual Challenge Football Match
2:30pm - 5:30pm
Fringe Sport Everyone
Come along and watch or join the legends of yesteryear. Trophies presentation at the Foresters Arms at 5.00pm.…
Festival Bingo & BBQ
4:30pm
Fringe Everyone
Join The Foresters Arms Team For Pub Bingo! Enjoy A Burger Cooked On The BBQ. Our Newly Decorated Beer Garden…
Monday the 29th of July
Golf Tri-Am 2019
8:00am - 6:30pm
Fringe Sport
Stroke Play Competition for teams of three – male, female or mixed – with at least ONE member of the team…
5 @ Fordell Firs
9:30am - 2:30pm
Experience Children Teens
Can you face going sky high at Fordell Firs? For the first time older kids can get up there and adventure on…
Arts and Craft Drop in Workshop
10:00am - 12:30pm
Art Children
Come along to the Institute and meet some of our Festival crew who will help you to create to your heart’s…
Cosmos Planetarium – Blast Off!
11:00am - 4:00pm
Experience Everyone
Enjoy a truly immersive voyage of discovery into intergalactic space. The Cosmos Planetarium is an immersive…
Shinty Taster
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fringe Sport Children
Aberdour Shinty Club will be hosting a Taster for children age 4 to 12. Come along and try Scotland’s…
First Piano on the Moon
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Music Everyone
Adapting Mozart, Chopin and Scott Joplin for outer space requires a pianist be specially equipped. Will has…
James Crawford – Scotland from the Sky
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Talk Everyone
James Crawford, author, historian and presenter of the BBC’s ‘Scotland from the sky’ will be landing at…
Antiques and Collectables – An Evening with Trevor Kyle
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Fringe Experience Everyone
Aberdour “Village in Bloom” in association with Aberdour Festival presents ‘Antiques and Collectables…
Comedy Night
7:30pm - 11:00pm
Comedy Adult
Rick Molland, an award-winning film maker and former Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up, having proven…
Tuesday the 30th of July
5 @ Fordell Firs
9:30am - 2:30pm
Experience Children Teens
Enjoy five hours of action packed fun with your friends at Fordell Firs! Here you can conquer Crate Climbing,…
Water Skiing at Townhill Loch
11:00am - 1:00pm
Sport Children Teens
Come and try water skiing and feel the thrill of being out on the water, with fully qualified coaches. Start…
Waterskiing at Townhill Loch
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sport Children Teens
Come and try water skiing and feel the thrill of being out on the water, with fully qualified coaches. Start…
John Fardell
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Talk Children Teens
In this fun interactive family event, Edinburgh-based author illustrator John Fardell (The Day Louis Got…
Kenneth Macleod
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Talk Adult Teens
Ken MacLeod was born on the Isle of Lewis and lives in Gourock. He is the author of seventeen novels, from The…
Energising Laughter with Kizer McKay (Laughter Yoga teacher)
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Fringe Experience Everyone
Come and laugh your cares away, find the child within and revive your energies with Kizer the Energiser.…
Try Bowling
6:50pm - 9:00pm
Fringe Sport Everyone
Join us at Club night and try your hand at bowls. We have qualified coaches to support you and a licensed bar…
Family Games Night
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Experience Family Everyone
Come down to the Institute for a fun-filled family games night, hosted by our one and only Colin McKinlay!…
Wednesday the 31st of July
Tennis Taster Sessions
9:30am - 11:45am
Fringe Sport Children Teens
Come and try tennis with fun games, matches and team challenges run by our experienced team of coaches. Open…
Rory and Ruby
10:00am - 10:45am
Talk Children
Come and meet Alison Caldwell the author of Rory and Ruby. Listen to her read her wonderful stories, Sandy Bay…
Rory and Ruby
11:00am - 11:45am
Talk Children
Come and meet Alison Caldwell the author of Rory and Ruby. Listen to her read her wonderful stories, Sandy Bay…
Games Zone
11:00am - 4:00pm
Children Teens
The Institute is where it’s happening for lots of games organised by some of Aberdour’s fifth years who…
Lego Trains & more…
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Experience Everyone
Come along and drive a LEGO train at this very large LEGO train layout. Bring along a LEGO model you have…
Earth orbit welcomes careful drivers: space traffic control and the space junk problem
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Talk Everyone
Earth orbit currently hosts around 2000 operational satellites, along with a large number of dead satellites,…
Mother & Daughters / Women & Girls Shinty Session
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Fringe Sport Everyone
Aberdour Shinty Club have a thriving women and girls section. The women’s development squad train on…
Silent Disco
7:30pm - 11:00pm
Music Everyone
Dance to your heart’s content to great sounds which you will listen to on wireless headphones. There will be…
The Coaltown Daisies
7:30pm - 11:00pm
Fringe Music
The Coaltown Daisies are a duo of singer-songwriters who write and perform dynamic folk, soul and americana…
Born in the Borders Meet the Maker: Tap Take-Over and Gin tasting
7:30pm - 11:00pm
Fringe
Get Your “Real Ale Self “ involved In Our Meet The Maker Workshop, Get Your Taste Buds Tingling In Tasting…
Thursday the 1st of August
AKF’s First Festival Futsal
9:00am - 2:30pm
Sport Children Teens
Futsal is fast-paced 5-a-side version of football. Played indoors with a heavier ball, Futsalis where Messi,…
Jo Jingles
9:30am - 11:30am
Children
Jo Jingles are the UK’s leading provider of music, singing and movement classes for babies, toddlers and…
Beach Exploration
10:00am - 12:00pm
Experience Children
Come and join the Ecology Centre and explore the beach and rock pools. Investigate all the creatures that call…
Flower Festival
11:00am - 5:00pm
Fringe Experience Everyone
As the Flower Festival changes location, come along and see the new display at St. Columba’s.…
St Fillans Lunches
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Fringe Everyone
Come along and join the Royal Party for lunch at the Church Hall. This monthly delight is provided by our…
Creation Station: Slime Making Workshop
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Children
Could this be… Slime from Space?!! The Creation Station is excited to bring you our amazing Slime Workshop.…
Frank Glynn and Arnie Arnstein
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Talk Adult
Francis J (Frank) Glynn will launch his third book, Compass of Shame. It is a sequel to Veneer of Manners,…
Kid’s Cricket Skills
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Sport Children Teens
Come and have a crack at cricket! A fun taster session of batting, bowling and fielding skills using soft…
Time to Save Lives: CPR & Defibrillator Familiarisation
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Talk Everyone
Come along and learn or refresh your C.P.R. in a relaxed setting with Members of the Training Team from St…
Easter v Wester Kid’s Cricket Match
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Sport Children Teens
Let the fun and game begin! Stay on after the practice or join in now for the main event, Aberdour’s first…
Cricket BBQ and Bar
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Experience Everyone
No need to cook tea tonight! The Festival catering team will be on hand selling delicious BBQ food for…
Easter v Wester Adult’s Cricket Match
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Sport Adult
The traditional Easter v Wester Village Cricket Match. A 20:20 game with some modified rules. Played with a…
The Foresters Arms Festival Quiz Night
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Fringe Adult
Come along and test you knowledge At The Foresters Arms ever-popular quiz! Maximum of 4 people per team.…
Friday the 2nd of August
Physi-ball
9:00am - 10:00am
Children
Physi-ball is part of the Enjoy-a-ball program just for toddlers. This session is an opportunity to take part…
Graffiti Workshop
9:30am - 4:30pm
Art Children Teens Adult
Fancy creating your own Banksy-style selfie? Local artist Garry Downie will talk you through producing your…
Enjoy-a-Ball
10:00am - 2:00pm
Sport Children
Voted as best UK activity, Enjoy-a-Ball is a sports coaching programme for girls and boys aged between three…
Sunrise Yoga at the Beach
10:15am - 11:00am
Fringe Sport Everyone
Greet the day the Yoga way! Stretch and tone your whole body through simple series of yoga poses led by hatha…
John Henderson’s Backwoods Adventure
10:30am - 3:00pm
Experience Children
Dare to take on the Backwoods Adventure! Robert, Charlotte and the gang are back to make sure everyone has…
Flower Festival
11:00am - 5:00pm
Fringe Experience Everyone
Come along and see the flowers in a wonderful setting.…
Combat Archery
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Sport Teens Adult
Dodgeball + Archery = Combat Archery! The newest, coolest thing since paint ball – without the mess! With…
Stuart Cosgrove: A Talk about American Soul Music
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Talk Adult
Writer and Broadcaster Stuart Cosgrove will be talking about his critically-acclaimed Soul Trilogy of books,…
N^S^: New Aberdour Space Administration
6:30pm
Experience Adult
Calling all Space Cowboys, aged 18 and over! An early evening expedition around Aberdour, calling in at local…
The Foresters Arms Festival Big Bash
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Fringe Music Adult
Featuring Total Harmony, The Happy Haggis Show and Miss Meatloaf! Come Along and enjoy a fun filled night with…
Saturday the 3rd of August
Sandcastle Competition
9:30am - 11:45am
Everyone Family
The Aberdour Baby and Toddler group organise this popular event and with 2019 being the 50th Anniversary of…
Sunrise Yoga at the Beach
10:15am - 11:00am
Fringe Sport Everyone
Greet the day the Yoga way! Stretch and tone your whole body through simple series of yoga poses led by hatha…
Flower Festival
11:00am - 5:00pm
Fringe Experience Everyone
Come along and see the flowers in a wonderful setting.…
Harbour Races
12:00pm
Sport Children Teens
Parental consent required and please note YOU WILL GET WET! Age 9-16 and must be able to swim 25m unaided.…
Try a Sail
12:00pm
Sport Everyone
Try a sail will also be taking place during the day and details will be available closer to the date from…
Beach Volleyball Tournament
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Sport Everyone
We are looking for 8 teams (2 people per team) to take part in the Aberdour Festival Beach Volleyball…
Silent Adventure Disco
12:30pm - 3:00pm
Music Everyone
“Your moves are awesome – you just don’t know it yet’! One of the biggest hits at last year’s…
Cover 2 Cover
9:00pm
Fringe Music Adult
Get Your Dancing Shoes On, Raise Your Glasses For “Spillage In The Village” Aberdour’s Own Duo…
Sunday the 4th of August
Sunrise Yoga at the Beach
10:15am - 11:00am
Fringe Sport Everyone
Greet the day the Yoga way! Stretch and tone your whole body through simple series of yoga poses led by hatha…
Flower Festival
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Fringe Experience Everyone
Come along and see the flowers in a wonderful setting.…
Open Gardens by the Forth
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Fringe Experience Everyone
Plant stall at 10 Manse Street. Proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Support. Tickets available beforehand at The…
Object of Desire
6:00pm
Fringe Drama Teens Adult
A nostalgic view of a 1950’s relationship through not so rose tinted spectacles, Object of Desire is a…
Festival Songs of Praise
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fringe Everyone
Come and enjoy the Songs of Praise singing the choices of many local people who will explain why they picked…
“Craic in the Courtyard” at the Aberdour Hotel with Yard of Ale and invited guests
8:00pm
Fringe Everyone
Come along to the Aberdour Hotel’s covered courtyard and round off the festival with some great music, great…
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