Scottish Festivals Calendar 2027
Updated for 2027
Scotland has festivals taking place throughout the year, celebrating music, film, literature, art, food, whisky, Gaelic culture and many other aspects of Scottish life.
We’ve created this Scottish Festivals Calendar to make it easier to find some of Scotland’s established annual festivals in one place.
The calendar includes festivals that attract visitors from across Scotland and beyond, from major events in Edinburgh and Glasgow to festivals taking place in the Highlands, Islands and smaller communities.
For anyone planning a trip around Scotland, a festival can also be a great reason to visit somewhere you might not otherwise have considered. You can build a few days around an event, explore the surrounding area and make the festival part of a wider Scottish adventure.
Scottish Festivals Calendar 2027 – Dates, Events & Locations
JANUARY
Celtic Connections
Thursday, 14th to Sunday, 31st of January 2027
Glasgow
Lerwick Up Helly Aa
Tuesday, 26th of January 2027
Lerwick, Shetland
FEBRUARY
Fort William Mountain Festival
Thursday, 11th to Sunday, 14th of February 2027
Fort William, Lochaber
Glasgow Film Festival
Wednesday, 24th of February to Sunday, 7th of March 2027
Glasgow
MARCH
Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Wednesday, 10th to Sunday, 28th of March 2027
Glasgow
StAnza Poetry Festival
Friday, 12th to Sunday, 14th of March 2027
St Andrews, Fife
APRIL
Edinburgh Science Festival
Saturday, 3rd to Sunday, 18th of April 2027
Edinburgh
Mull Music Festival
Thursday, 22nd to Sunday, 25th of April 2027
Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
Wednesday, 28th of April to Monday, 3rd of May 2027
Moray Speyside
Shetland Folk Festival
Thursday, 29th of April to Sunday, 2nd of May 2027
Shetland
Edinburgh TradFest
Friday, 30th of April to Monday, 10th of May 2027
Edinburgh
Bonfest
Friday, 30th of April to Sunday, 2nd of May 2027
Kirriemuir, Angus
MAY
Orkney Nature Festival
Monday, 17th to Sunday, 23rd of May 2027
Orkney
Orkney Folk Festival
Thursday, 27th to Sunday, 30th of May 2027
Orkney
Fèis Ìle – The Islay Festival
Friday, 28th of May to Sunday, 6th of June 2027
Islay, Argyll and Bute
JUNE
Glastonbury Festival
Wednesday, 23rd to Sunday, 27th of June 2027
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England
Heartland Festival
Friday, 25th to Sunday, 27th of June 2027
Ballinluig, Perthshire
East Neuk Festival
Wednesday, 30th of June to Sunday, 4th of July 2027
East Neuk of Fife
JULY
Kelburn Garden Party
Thursday, 1st to Monday, 5th of July 2027
Kelburn Estate, Fairlie, Largs, Ayrshire
TRNSMT
Friday, 9th to Sunday, 11th of July 2027
Glasgow
Tiree Music Festival
Friday, 9th to Sunday, 11th of July 2027
Crossapol, Isle of Tiree, Argyll and Bute
HebCelt
Wednesday, 14th to Saturday, 17th of July 2027
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
Friday, 16th to Sunday, 25th of July 2027
Edinburgh
Back Doune the Rabbit Hole
Friday, 16th to Sunday, 18th of July 2027
Cardross Estate, Stirling
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
Thursday, 29th to Saturday, 31st of July 2027
Belladrum Estate, near Beauly, Inverness-shire
Fringe by the Sea
Friday, 30th of July to Sunday, 8th of August 2027
North Berwick, East Lothian
Pittenweem Arts Festival
Saturday, 31st of July to Saturday, 7th of August 2027
Pittenweem, Fife
AUGUST
Shetland Fiddle Week
Monday, 2nd to Saturday, 7th of August 2027
Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Friday, 6th to Monday, 30th of August 2027
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh International Festival
Friday, 6th to Monday, 30th of August 2027
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Friday, 6th to Saturday, 28th of August 2027
Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh, Scotland
Party at the Palace
Saturday, 7th to Sunday, 8th of August 2027
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Piping Live!
Sunday, 8th to Friday, 13th of August 2027
Glasgow, Scotland
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Friday, 13th to Sunday, 29th of August 2027
Edinburgh, Scotland
World Pipe Band Championships
Friday, 13th to Saturday, 14th of August 2027
Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland
Reading Festival
Thursday, 26th to Sunday, 29th of August 2027
Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England
Creamfields
Thursday, 26th to Sunday, 29th of August 2027
Daresbury Estate, Cheshire, England
SEPTEMBER
Lammermuir Festival
September 2027 — dates TBC
East Lothian, Scotland
Wigtown Book Festival
Friday, 24th of September to Sunday, 3rd of October 2027*
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
OCTOBER
Royal National Mòd
Friday, 8th to Saturday, 16th of October 2027
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, Scotland
Planning Your Scottish Festival Trip
A festival can be a great reason to visit Scotland, but it doesn’t have to be the whole trip. Whether you’re travelling to Edinburgh for the summer festivals, heading to the Highlands for a music festival, or visiting one of Scotland’s islands for a traditional cultural event, there is usually plenty to see and do beyond the festival itself.
For visitors travelling from elsewhere in the UK or overseas, hiring a campervan can give you the freedom to explore more of Scotland before or after an event, rather than being tied to one location. You can build a few extra days into your trip and visit the countryside, coast, towns and attractions along the way.
How Can Scotlander Help?
If you’re planning a festival trip to Scotland and want to make more of your time here, Scotlander can help with both campervan hire and outdoor equipment hire near Edinburgh.
Our campervans provide a flexible way to travel around Scotland, while our outdoor equipment hire means you don’t necessarily need to bring bulky camping equipment with you. Depending on what you need for your trip, you can hire items such as tents, sleeping bags, camping mats, hiking equipment, cooking equipment and other outdoor essentials.
This can be particularly useful for visitors travelling to Scotland by plane or public transport who want to spend some time camping or exploring outdoors without having to bring all their own equipment with them.
Make the Festival Part of a Bigger Scottish Adventure
One of the best things about travelling to a festival in Scotland is that the event can be just one part of the trip.
You might spend a few days enjoying a festival before heading into the Highlands, explore the coast after a music festival, or combine an island event with walking, sightseeing and camping.
Wherever your plans take you, check the individual festival’s official website before travelling for the latest dates, programme information, travel arrangements and any camping or parking details.
If you need a campervan or outdoor equipment for your Scottish adventure, take a look at what Scotlander has available and start planning the rest of your trip.