Posts for August, 2023

The Boat of Garten Car Boot Sale is back for a final time this year, and we are holding this one indoors, so no need to worry about the weather!

From 12:00 to 15:00, join us for a fun-filled afternoon of treasure hunting.

Start decluttering and gather your goodies, because this Car Boot Sale is your chance to sell them all! And guess what? We’ve got you covered with a complimentary table!

Secure your stall today for just £10!

Simply contact the Hall to book: info@boathall.org.uk // 01479 831123

The most magical time of year wouldn’t be complete without a trip to a Christmas Market, so join us for Boat of Garten’s popular Christmas Market here at the Community Hall.

Enter our Winter Wonderland and shop and support the best of our local businesses, crafters and charities that the Cairngorms has to offer.

The Hall will be providing a BBQ, hot and cold drinks, home baking and some mulled drinks too to warm you up.

Contemporary circus meets inventive folk music in a wild, tender celebration of our enduring relationships with the landscape and each other.

Made especially for village halls by local artist Ellie Dubois and composer Sarah Hayes, Hold Fast is a spellbinding family show exploring our community and the water running through it.

Held at various locations:

Fri 8 Sept // 7:00pm // Kincraig Community Hall
Sat 9 Sept // 7:00pm // Newtonmore Village Hall
Tue 12 Sept // 7:30pm // Talla Nan Ros Community Hall, Kingussie
Wed 13 Sept // 7:00pm // Nethy Bridge Community Centre
Fri 15 Sept // 5:00pm // Carrbridge Village Hall
Fri 15 Sept // 7:30pm // Carrbridge Village Hall
Sat 16 Sept // 7:00pm // Boat of Garten Village Hall
Mon 18 Sept // 5:00pm // Macdonald Aviemore Resort
Mon 18 Sept // 7:30pm // Macdonald Aviemore Resort
Tue 19 Sept // 5:00pm // Grantown Grammar
Tue 19 Sept // 7:30pm // Grantown Grammar

An evening with Karen Dunbar – Star of Chewin’ the Fat – at Boat of Garten Community Hall

Get ready for an intimate weekend of music in the heart of the Cairngorms this autumn.

Braemar Folk Festival returns with packed mainstage concerts in the atmospheric surrounds of St Margaret’s, while cosy venues throughout this quintessential highland village come alive with foot-stomping jam sessions, bespoke workshops and informal acoustic sets.

Nestled in the upper reaches of the Dee valley, among the mountains and Caledonian pine forests, there is plenty of opportunity to roam in the hills, swim in the rivers and lochs and enjoy the stunning nature and landscapes that this special part of Scotland has to offer.

Braemar Folk Festival is now an established and growing focal point in Scotland’s cultural calendar and was a finalist for ‘Event of the Year’ at the 2022 BBC Trad Music Awards. This October’s event is set to be the biggest yet.

Arrive in Braemar on the Friday afternoon and get into the festival vibe, with a welcome session led by some of Scotland’s top young trad talent in the local pub. We’re spoiled for great talent with an all-star, all-female line-up for our opening night concert, featuring Scots Singer of the Year Beth Malcolm and the powerhouse string group Kinnaris Quintet, with the tunes going on afterwards right into the wee small hours.

Saturday’s packed programme features workshops for beginners and improvers, a guided walk to reach a truly unique fireside concert in a mountain bothy*, plenty of opportunities for informal jamming throughout the day before you dance the night away to the sounds of the Low Light Listening Lounge and high-octane Elephant Sessions.

On Sunday, we’ll take things at an easier pace — with more workshops and a farewell session before you wind your way home.

While we want you to come to Braemar, stay the whole weekend and really soak up the festival atmosphere we know that accommodation options in the village are limited. That’s why this year we’ve put on a Festival Bus, to take you to and from our Friday and Saturday night concerts, and opening up more accommodation options throughout Deeside.

The Badenoch communities hold an annual heritage festival which builds on the very successful Kingussie festivals held previously.

This year’s Badenoch Heritage Festival will be held from 17-23 September 2023.

As usual, there will be a wide range of events including walks, tours, talks and concerts, with something for everyone interested in learning more about heritage around Badenoch.

Details of the events being held will be posted here nearer the time, once they are finalised. Booking details will then be posted on Eventbrite.

Established in 2022 in collaboration with HM the Queen’s ‘Reading Room’ – a worldwide network of literary communities – we are delighted to announce the grand return of the Braemar Literary Festival for its second year.

Turn the page on your next big adventure and visit us in our storybook setting from 29th September to 1st October 2023, for a weekend celebrating the power and quiet beauty of the written and spoken word.

Connecting bibliophiles of all ages with heartfelt readings from the authors who penned the words and a forum to engage in spirited discussion, we stand proudly as part of the new Scottish cultural scene.

Tickets are now on sale.

Tribute band The Sound of Springsteen will take to the stage at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort on Friday 22nd September 2023 for a one-off fundraising gig to support the community owned Aviemore Ice Rink.

This fantastic 8-piece tribute to “The Boss” is ready to rock the Macdonald Aviemore Osprey Arena with songs such as
🇺🇸 Born in the USA
⚾️ Glory Days
🔥 Dancing in the Dark, and some of Bruce’s most recent hits, including “Ghosts”

Aviemore Ice’s fundraising gig promises to be a fabulous evening to live music as popular local band Blind Broken will open the evening and they will have you alternating between signing your heart out and dancing your socks off.

This event is being sponsored by Macdonald Aviemore Resort
Tickets are priced £25 and available from https://www.aviemoreicerink.com/events

Profits from ticket sales will go towards supporting the community owned Aviemore Ice Rink which provides quality ice sports for visitors and the whole community, from junior and senior ice hockey and local school ice skating and curling sessions.

Come and enjoy a fabulous evening of live music and support Aviemore Ice Rink!
https://www.belocal.scot/a-conscious-choice/

We love a good old family Sunday Social at The Dell!

Join us for a day of kicking back, listening to some fantastic music, having a bite to eat and a good catch up with pals.

We are absolutely delighted to have DJ Karawane back to bless our ears with his funky tunes that are guaranteed to get you dancing.

We will be kicking things off from 2pm, with food and drink being served all the way through till 9 and hopefully the Scottish sun will be shining down on us.

Tickets cost £5 and can be bought through our eventbrite page, kids go free.

If you get in touch we can send you the link. Hope to see you here!

IN THE WOODS begins on Thursday 27th July with a Supper Club in the Tipi. This is a beautifully intimate evening of long table feasting and making new acquaintances. With canapes and a welcome drink on arrival, followed by a four course meal and musical interludes.

Please click on the booking link to find out more and to see our menu choices