What's on
Argyll & the Isles - Scotland's Adventure CoastThe atmospheric landscapes and picture-perfect backdrops of Argyll & the Isles, are the perfect stage for our diverse range of music, cultural, sporting events, and festivals.
All year round you can explore what's on for foodies, whisky aficionados, music enthusiasts, history buffs, cultural admirers, adventurous souls, sport fanatics and everyone in between.
Go Wild About Argyll's Events & Festivals
Argyll and the Isles have a vibrant cultural heritage, sports, music, and food and drink scenes, so they offer the perfect stage for many events, concerts, exhibitions, and festivals.
Our annual programme includes many world-class events and festivals that attract visitors and audiences from all over the UK and beyond. Here are some of our top events, festivals, and Highland Games.
- Fèis Ìle - Islay Festival of Music and Malt (May)
- Helensburgh Food & Drink Festival (May)
- Helensburgh Beer & Gin Festival (May)
- FyneFest, Glen Fyne (May / June)
- The Sound of Gigha (June)
- Oban International Sea Shanty Festival (June)
- Tiree Music Festival (July)
- Inveraray Highland Games (July)
- ButeFest (July)
- Sound of Iona Music Festival (July)
- Tarbert Seafood Festival (July)
- West Highland Yachting Week (Aug)
- Bute Noir (August)
- Cowal Highland Gathering (August)
- Mid Argyll Show (August)
- Bute Highland Games (August)
- Doon the Watter Revival Music Festival, Dunoon (August)
- Mull of Kintyre Music Festival (August)
- The Argyllshire Gathering / Oban Games (August)
- Argyll Food Festival, Oban (September)
- Cowalfest (September)
- Islay Jazz Festival (September)
- Jura Music Festival (September)
- World Stone Skimming Championships - Easdale (September)
- Mull Rally (October)
- Colonsay Food & Drink Festival (October)
- Tiree Wave Classic (October)
- Oban Bay Fireworks (November)
- Oban Winter Festival (November/December)
- Oban Hogmanay Fireworks (December)
- Helensburgh Festival of Light (December)
- Helensburgh Winter Market (December)
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From Brick to Building: Mount Stuart's Development
Every day between 01 Aug 2025 and 31 Aug 2025To mark 30 years of public opening of Mount Stuart House & Gardens, this exhibition explores the estate’s architectural evolution. From origins at Rothesay C...
Bute Noir
01 Aug 2025, 02 Aug 2025, 03 Aug 2025Scotland's premier island crime fiction festival returns. Come and enjoy a weekend of crime fiction fun!
Guided Tour of Dunollie Castle
21 dates between 01 Aug 2025 and 29 Aug 2025Immerse yourself in the fascinating history of Lorn and the Clan MacDougall by taking part in a guided tour of Dunollie Museum, Castle & Grounds in Oban.
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The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE Performance
01 Aug 2025A Scottish Premiere
The next iteration of the wildly anticipated piece of Music Theatre, spawned from the book of the same name. Polymath Gemma Cairney is b...
FONDS: Stories of People through Objects they Love
18 dates between 01 Aug 2025 and 30 Aug 2025Told through photography and in the participants’ own words, FONDS is a project about how the evocative objects we keep connect us to the people and places w...
Aqua Mystiq
23 dates between 01 Aug 2025 and 31 Aug 2025Rosalind Macleod, like many artists is drawn to the Isle of Mull because of its largely unaltered
land and seascapes which can be tempered and dramatically c...
Ceramics
23 dates between 01 Aug 2025 and 31 Aug 2025An exhibition of new works by ceramicist Sue Taylor.
Flavours of WildLuing with The Wild Cooke Foraging Weekend
01 Aug 2025WildLuing are teaming up again with Lucy, The Wild Cooke to celebrate the beautiful island of Luing, in the Inner Hebrides, looking at seasonal wild foods an...
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