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Argyll & the Isles - Scotland's Adventure Coast

The 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.

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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. 

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Theatre
Ships: Poetry and Music
10 Jul 2025

A live poetry reading with ships.

Join five acclaimed poets—Sharon Black, Leonie Charlton, Juliet Antill, Jon Miller, and Cait O'Neill McCullagh—for a speci...

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Theatre
SHIPS Poerty and Music Performance
10 Jul 2025

A Live Poetry Reading with SHIPS

Join five acclaimed poets-Sharon Black, Leonie Charlton, Juliet Antill, Jon Miller, and Cait O'Neill McCullagh-for a specia...

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Theatre
Write!
10 Jul 2025

Jumpstart Your Writing with Juliet Antill

Join poet and mindfulness teacher Juliet Antill (The Dark Horse, New Writing Scotland) for a transformative explor...

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Kids
Tiree Music Festival
11 Jul 2025, 12 Jul 2025, 13 Jul 2025

Overlooking the white sands of Crossapol Bay, Tiree Music Festival takes place in one of the most remote festival locations in the world and features a range...

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Days out
Whisky tasting with Ooshka Bar
12 Jul 2025

Mark from Ooshka Bar joins us in the Observatory overlooking Torsa Bay for a Whisky tasting evening.

4 specially selected whiskies will be chosen for us to...

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Days out
Summer Celebration Foraging
13 Jul 2025

Starting from The Pierhouse Hotel you will take a leisurely stroll exploring nature’s pantry on the way.

With welcome refreshments, snacks and tasters thro...

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Music
Vulva Voce
14 Jul 2025, 16 Jul 2025

Vulva Voce is a genre-defying string quartet known for performing music by women and underrepresented artists, blending classical, folk, jazz, and techno inf...

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Dance
Scottish Summer Country Dance
14 Jul 2025

Enjoy an evening of traditional Scottish Country Dancing. Join innorwatch. No partner required, friendly group look forward to showing you the steps with wal...

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Your destination for a magical wedding

Tie the knot in Argyll & the Isles

Whether 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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HOW TO ADD YOUR EVENT

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To add your events to please submit them using the form at datathistle.com/wild-about-argyll

As well as our own website, by using this form your events will also be distributed to a range of partners, including Visit Scotland, online travel agents, media partners, transport companies and more.

This service will help secure greater reach and result in more ticket sales.

Disclaimer

The information included in the What's On has been supplied to AITC by The List Limited and is subject to changes. Readers are advised to check with the venue or event organiser before relying in any way on the details published here. AITC and The List Limited are unable to accept responsibility for any loss or liability arising from any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in these listings.

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