Posts for June, 2026

A community gathering bringing together local creatives inspired by the theme ‘ROOTED’, bringing together artists, makers, and musicians to share creative responses to the landscapes and communities around us.

Artists will share their work in 10-minute slots, speaking about process, inspiration, environment, and the stories held within their work. The evening will also feature live music woven throughout the programme, helping create an atmospheric and reflective space for conversation and creativity.

Whether you come to exhibit, speak, perform, listen or simply spend an evening surrounded by creativity and conversation, we would love to welcome you.

This free, family-friendly event is open to everyone and will feature performances by pupils of St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe Polish Community School in Aviemore and by the Polish Folk Dance Group “Parzenica”, as well as bouncy castles, face painting, fire truck, arts and crafts, a circus workshop, a children’s art exhibition, local business stalls, a bake sale and raffle.
The event will take place on Sunday, 7th June 2026, from 12pm to 4pm at the Peregrine Suite of Macdonald Aviemore Resort. It is part of Polish Heritage Days, an annual UK-wide festival celebrating Polish culture, history and the contribution of the Polish community to British society.

Uisge Spè [River Spey]: Where Water Shapes a Nation, by Ed Smith. Exhibition launch evening at Eleven41 Gallery, Kingussie.

‘Uisge Spè’ is a long‑term photojournalistic study of one of Scotland’s most important rivers, tracing its 170‑kilometre course from the Monadhliath Mountains, through the central and eastern Highlands to the Moray Firth. Supported by The Cairngorms Trust, this is the first public launch of the exhibit, which will then move through at least four other venues within the River Spey catchment over the coming months.

More than a scenic backdrop, the Spey is portrayed as a living system where environment, culture, industry, and history converge. The project explores how climate change, fluctuating water levels, and land management threaten salmon, settlements, and whisky production, even as local communities and conservationists fight to protect its biodiversity. It examines the river’s role in shaping identity and belonging, from local students to global whisky branding, and connects visible historical traces to ongoing struggles over land, labour, and power. Through sustained, seasonal visual reporting and multiple canoe descents of the river, the work reveals the Spey as a microcosm of global tensions between heritage and globalisation, economic survival and environmental responsibility.

Meet at The Grantown Hub at 7pm. Six venues – a complimentary drink at each one. Last stop is the Ben Mhor Hotel which has traditional music being performed. Costumed tour guides and local dramatic incidents acted out at each location. Dressing up entirely optional but feel free to join in the fun by donning anything reminiscent of the last two centuries! An award will be presented for the best costume.

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 Coffee Morning with a difference as you are serenaded by the stars of Strathfest 26 music festival. What is not different is that you will be spoilt with your favourite cuppa and delicious fresh bakes of every description! Entry by donation.

Join us for a showing of the movie The Mastermind
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.

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.