Posts for May, 2026

Meet at The Grantown Hub (2 High St.) for 7pm. A complimentary drink at each of the six venues. Costumed tour guides and local dramatic incidents acted out at each location. Prepare to learn lots of things you didn’t know about Grantown and its characters. Dressing up is entirely optional, but feel free to join in the fun! An award will be presented for the best costume and a free prize draw is included.

A day to celebrate the community and heritage of Braemar with performances and displays from different community groups. A Fun day for all the family!

The day includes a dog show, a teddy zipline, stalls from local businesses, hand-on crafting sessions, displays from dancers, pipers and traditional crafters, a march from the Invercauld and Duff Highlanders.

Join us for a showing of the movie A Real Pain : cousins make the journey to Poland to honour their grandmother. The adventure becomes complicated as old tensions resurface.

Licenced bar & snacks available. Tickets available to buy online (preferred).
Parking either on the street outside the YMCA or there are 2 small public car parks within a minute’s walk.

An evening of concentration, nibbles, a wee drink and lots of fun!

Grab 3 friends and come and see if you know your thrillers from your dramas!

£30 for a table of 4. Nibbles platter included. Licenced bar available.

After an incredible show with us last year, these guys booked to come back straight away, so get your dancing shoes on Boat of Garten, its time for a Rock N Roll party!

Three Artists celebrate the music of Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly & Elvis Presley all driven by a lively Rock n Roll Band!

All the classics from I Drove all Night , Oh Boy & Return to Sender!

We dare you to stay in your seats!
Will Rock n Roll in Boat of Garten ever die ? That’ll be the Day!

❤️ Suits all ages
🚪 Doors open at 6.30pm
⏰ 7:30pm-10:30pm approx

We will have a licenced bar running on the might with non alcohol drinks also available.
We have paper tickets available to buy at the Hall, priced at £18.50 each – CASH SALES ONLY PLEASE!
Or wegottickets online also has tickets for sale.

Join nature and travel writer Joe Minihane for a one day writing workshop in and around the Dell’s tipi. This informal, friendly one day nature and memoir writing retreat is for anyone looking to tell their own story, whether you already love to write or are a beginner in search of inspiration.
With time to walk and explore the forest surrounding The Dell, chances for encounters with nature, and prompts designed to get creativity flowing, this will be a relaxed and informal day that will help you on your writing journey.
There will be writing exercises, one to one tutorials and the opportunity to share work with the group at the end of the day if you wish. You’ll leave armed with new ideas and work that you’ve made and can feel proud of.

Joe Minihane is a writer and journalist based in Sheffield. He is the author of Floating (Duckworth 2017), a memoir about wild swimming and mental health, and a recipient of the Society of Authors’ K Blundell Trust award. He has also written a series of guide books for the London-based publisher on Hoxton Mini Press, while his writing on travel and the outdoors has appeared in The Guardian, Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, Lonely Planet and CNN.

Lunch and refreshments included. For more info or to book head to the ticket link

An hour of theatre and comedy with author and Mountaineer John D. Burns
In a remote Highland bothy, a traveller finds shelter from the storm. In his rucksack he has coal for the fire, candles to ward off the darkness, and a little whisky to bring some cheer. The wanderer invites you into his world.
In a unique piece of theatre, John tells stories of his wild journeys among Scotland’s mountains. There are near death adventures on ice wreathed cliff faces. Tales of dark deeds in distant bothies and even a brush with royalty. Yet in the heart of so much beauty there is conflict. Hear how working-class folk have fought to establish their right to wander the hills.
Come and join John, smell the woodsmoke and be transported to a world where all you have is what is packed on your back and the dreams that you follow.
John D. Burns is an award-winning mountain author and his books, Bothy Tales and The Last Hillwalker, have become acknowledged as classics among those who enjoy the outdoors. You can hear more of John and his wonderful guests on his podcast, Outdoors in Scotland.

A rare chance to catch local musician Hamish Napier performing solo – for the first time in his hometown.

Join us for this extra special music event at the Spey Bank Studio, an intimate arts venue.

Hamish will play for an hour, with music inspired by Strathspey and the Cairngorms. Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start.

Hamish is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist and composer from Grantown-on-Spey. He is inspired by the heritage and nature of his native landscape of Strathspey. His album The Woods explores the flora and fauna of Scotland’s native forests. It won Album of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards and is the third album in his Strathspey Pentalogy, a ambitions project to produce 5-albums in celebration of his homeland,

Humorous, engaging and heart-warming, Hamish’s performances often incorporate poems and stories about nature, folklore and communities.

Great selection of unique arts and crafts.

Grantown Open Studios is an artist-led initiative rooted in collaboration, skill sharing and place, and returns from 1–4 May 2026, inviting visitors to experience the growing creative energy of Grantown-on-Spey and the surrounding area.

This artist-led event brings together 18 artists and makers, opening studio doors that are rarely accessible to the public and offering a unique opportunity to meet creatives in their working environments. Visitors can plan their journey in advance using the interactive map available at www.grantownopenstudios.com.

The event showcases an inspiring breadth of disciplines, reflecting the remarkable concentration of talent in the area. From contemporary abstract painting, ceramics and design to illustration, photography, wildlife art, leatherwork and paper art, Grantown Open Studios highlights both established and emerging creatives. Alongside studio visits, an expanded programme of partner venues and events will feature exhibitions, workshops, performances and talks, offering a rich and immersive cultural experience.

New for 2026, the Grantown Open Studios express – a free, bookable bus service – will connect venues across the programme, making it easier than ever to explore the full range of studios and events. This initiative enhances accessibility while encouraging visitors to engage more deeply with the creative community.

Grantown Open Studios is supported by the Cairngorms Trust, the Cairngorms National Park Authority, the Berryburn Community Fund and delivered in partnership with Grantown Business Association, whose support has been instrumental in enabling the project to grow.