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.
Featured Events, Festivals & Highland Games
Scotland's Adventure Coast is ready for you!
FyneFest
29th - 31st May 2026Over the weekend, festival-goers can look forward to around 150 unique beers from independent breweries across the UK and beyond, along with brewer talks, four stages of live music, yoga sessions, kids’ activities, a ceilidh, and so much more. FyneFest is proudly family and dog-friendly, with glamping pods, on-site camping, and a return coach service from Glasgow to make attending as easy as possible.
Loch Lomond Springfest Food & Drink Festival
4th & 5th April 2026Loch Lomond Springfest 26 - 4th & 5th April from 10am-5pm
Check out everything going on at Springfest26 this April
Mid Argyll Show
8th August 2026The Mid-Argyll Agricultural Show is a major event held annually on the second Saturday in August. Hundreds of exhibitors enter competitions in Baking, Produce, Crafts, Flowers and Vegetables, as well as the Dog and Livestock classes.
Go Wild About Argyll's Events & Festivals
Argyll and the Isles boast a vibrant cultural heritage, as well as thriving sports, music, and food and drink scenes, making them the perfect stage for numerous events, concerts, exhibitions, and festivals.
Our annual programme features numerous world-class events and festivals that attract visitors and audiences from across the UK and beyond. Here are some of our top events, festivals, and Highland Games.
2026
- Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival (April)
- FyneFest, Glen Fyne (May)
- Helensburgh Food & Drink Festival (May)
- Helensburgh Beer & Gin Festival (May)
- Fèis Ìle - Islay Festival of Music and Malt (May)
- The Sound of Gigha (June)
- Festival of the Sea - Clipper Race 2026 (July)
- Tiree Music Festival (July)
- Inveraray Highland Games (July)
- Sound of Iona Music Festival (July)
- Loch Lomond Summer Fest (July)
- Bute Highland Games (August)
- Mull of Kintyre Music Festival (August)
- Mid Argyll Show (August)
- Doon the Watter Revival Music Festival, Dunoon (August)
- West Highland Yachting Week (August)
- Bute Noir (August)
- Cowal Highland Gathering (August)
- The Argyllshire Gathering / Oban Games (August)
- Jura Music Festival (September)
- Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival (September)
- World Stone Skimming Championships - Easdale (September)
- Dunoon Trad Music Fest (September)
- Loch Lomond Christmas Festival (December)
2026 Dates to be confirmed
- Oban International Sea Shanty Festival (June)
- ButeFest (July)
- Tarbert Seafood Festival (July)
- Argyll Food Festival, Oban (September)
- Cowalfest (September)
- Islay Jazz Festival (September)
- Mull Rally (October)
- Colonsay Food & Drink Festival (October)
- Tiree Wave Classic (October)
- Helensburgh Fireworks Display (November)
- Oban Winter Festival (November/December)
- Helensburgh Festival of Light (December)
- Helensburgh Winter Market (December)
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Jack Docherty in The Chief - No Apologies
01 May 2026, 28 May 2026Jack Docherty is Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson - your Chief, our Chief, The People’s Chief! As seen on BBC Scotland’s Scot Squad and The Chief, this...
John Perivolaris – Isola
14 dates between 01 May 2026 and 23 May 2026Isola reflects on the idea of the island as an existential condition. The images were photographed at the opposite ends of Europe, in the Western Isles of Sc...
Live in Loch Goil Festival
01 May 2026, 02 May 2026, 03 May 2026Lochgoilhead's favourite festival - brought to you from the organisers of Gig in the Goil - returns from with a fantastic lineup of live music, plus local fo...
Celebrating over a decade of SOAP!
02 May 2026SOAP are a multi-award-winning cover band from Dunoon, Scotland. Since forming in late 2015 they have been gigging constantly throughout Scotland with regula...
Cowal Music Club present Gerry Forde’s New Phoenix Jazz Band
03 May 2026Jazz concert with Lorne Cowieson, trumpet and flugelhorn player of national reputation, who comes to Dunoon with a seven piece band. More details to be confi...
Dunoon Film Festival
08 May 2026, 09 May 2026, 10 May 2026Taking place at Dunoon Burgh Hall and Studio Cinema Dunoon, and in partnership with Screen Argyll, the festival features a selection of films and workshops t...
Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour
14 May 2026, 16 May 2026The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back! On the back of her sold out shows Femme Fatality and Merchant of Menace, this year sh...
The Journey Back
15 May 2026The Journey Back.
The beloved show that’s wowed audiences arenas over will be doing a regional theatre tour in 2026 and we can’t wait to have a sing song wi...
Your destination for a magical wedding
Tie the knot in Argyll & the IslesWhether you're dreaming of a romantic beach ceremony on a secluded island or a traditional Scottish wedding in a historic castle, there are plenty of venues to choose from.
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