Posts for October, 2026

Come and join us at the Boathouse Restaurant and celebrate the magic of Christmas!
Gather your friends, family, or co-workers and enjoy a beautiful Christmas party night filled with good vibes , great company, laughter, music and karaoke and festive cheer. 

Menu: We offer both two course or three course dinner ticket options for your party.

Starters
Sweet Corn & Potato Chowder with a bacon crumb (gf/v)

Torched Goat’s Cheese Crouton with chives and hazelnut Roasted Beetroot, Orange & Micro Herb Salad (v/ve)

Ham Hock & Garden Herb Terrine with homemade piccalilli and toasted croute



Mains
Roast Turkey Breast with sage bread stuffing and red wine jus

Slow-Roasted Highland Beef with a rich beef jus (gf/v/ve)

Mushroom Stroganoff Filo Roll served with peppered mash and seasonal greens (v/ve)

All mains are served with duck fat roasted potatoes, root veg mash, seasonal greens, braised red cabbage, and chipolatas

Desserts
White Chocolate & Crystallised Ginger Cheesecake served with berry compote (v)

Traditional Steamed Christmas Pudding with brandied crème anglaise (gf/v)

Choux Buns filled with Cointreau-laced bitter chocolate pastry cream and topped with caramel sauce (v)

Get ready for a frightfully fun Halloween day filled with entertainment, music, fancy dress and delicious autumnal treats.

We’ll be joined by Bubbles the Clown, who is here to entertain rather than scare, plus Ruaraidh from Moray Flying Circus for an interactive circus skills workshop. Enjoy live music from Dave Godden, aka The World’s Smallest Ceilidh Band, and come dressed to impress in your favourite Halloween fancy dress.

The head chef and the amazing kitchen team will also be brewing up some delicious autumnal specials.

The café will be open from 10am, with the Halloween entertainment getting underway from midday.

Ring in 2027 with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers at Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Kick off the evening with a welcome drink and canapés, setting the perfect tone for the night’s celebrations. Indulge in a sumptuous four-course gourmet feast while enjoying live performances from talented supporting acts ahead of our headliner the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

Included in ticket price:

Welcome drink and canapes
4 course dinner
Live entertainment
Headline performance from Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Essential Information:

7pm – 2am
£150 per person
Over 12’s only. Full payment at time of booking, non refundable, non transferrable

Come along to our all-age community show for sharing storytelling, music, poetry and art, as we celebrate Bird and Beast. Featuring Bulgarian stories by guest storyteller Nana Tomova, in partnership with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival ‘Go Local’

This year’s Festival explores the rich relationship between storytelling and the natural world through our theme Bird and Beast. Storylands is a place for different kinds of creativity to meet, so the stage remains open to music, poetry, spoken word, performance and whatever else you might bring with you.

Join us for some unforgettable tales and moments that bring us closer to nature, as we follow the trail of footprints and feathers and let our imagination take flight.

Come with something to share, or simply come to listen.

Experience the thrill of film and TV music live on stage with the New Groove Collective big band!
Building on their increasing popularity of previous years, the Highlands-based group will perform soundtrack classics as well as fabulous other tunes written and arranged for big band.

With interval and refreshments.

Three Artsists celebrate three Icons of Country Music -Hank Williams, Jim Reeves & Johnny Cash.
All backed by a five piece Country Music Band.

Door time: 6:30pm, start time: 7:30pm

All ages (under-14s must be accompanied by an adult)

Paper ticket available directly from Boat Hall.

The Badenoch Heritage Festival returns from 13–19 September 2026, bringing together a varied programme of events celebrating the rich history, culture and heritage of the Badenoch communities.

Throughout the week, enjoy a range of walks, tours, talks, concerts and other events, offering opportunities to discover more about the people, places and stories that have shaped Badenoch over the centuries.

A highlight of this year’s festival is the launch of The Badenoch Drovers, a new book by historian David Taylor. The book explores the fascinating story of Badenoch’s drovers and their important role in the local community. At its peak, more than 150,000 black cattle were driven annually from the Highlands to the Falkirk Tryst, with the drovers’ success and integrity having a significant impact on communities across the area.

Whether you are interested in local history, heritage, landscape or simply want to discover more about Badenoch, there is something for everyone in this year’s festival programme.

View the full programme of events and plan your visit.

12.00-12.55 Ben Mhor – Beginners Drumming / Sam Fry OR @ YMCA – Guitar / Will Boyd-Wallis
1.00-1.55 Ben Mhor – Drumming Circle / Sam Fry + OR @ YMCA – Singing together / Shona Donaldson
2.00-2.55 Ben Mhor – Beginners Fiddle / Paul Anderson OR @ YMCA – Ukulele / Susie Minto Ken Walker
3.00-3.55 Ben Mhor – Experienced Fiddle/Paul Anderson OR @ YMCA-Moothie (key of A)/ NeilMcGregor
4.15-4.30 Ben Mhor – Workshop Concert Rehearsal
4.30-5.00 Ben Mhor – Workshop Concert (show your skills – all welcome to watch)

Borrow an instrument or bring your own (moothies in key of A). To borrow a violin or guitar (small sizes available) please email: fiddlerofstrathspey@gmail.com

Start your day with a refreshing cuppa, delicious home bakes and a blether. A special jaunty atmosphere is provided courtesy of the doyen of fiddlers, Paul Anderson. All welcome.

Whirl and birl the night away to the stirring traditional tunes of Reel Scotch. If you don’t know the steps or have forgotten them, don’t worry, all will be explained when you take the floor. The venue is the refurbished acoustically engineered main hall in the YMCA Community Centre. Families welcome. Disabled access by spacious modern lift. B.Y.O.B. (Bring your own bottle/booze). Prize raffle. Event organised by The Grantown Society (c/o The Grantown Hub) as part of the Fiddler of Strathspey Festival 2026 (15-19 September).