February 2020
Wander down snowdrop-lined paths over 100 acres of gardens & grounds. Free admission. Coffee shop. Scone Palace, Friday-Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm every week.
Ericht Scottish Country Dance Club Class. Blairgowrie Town Hall. Beginners/Improvers Class 7.10 pm - 8.20 pm; General Class: 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Every Tuesday until 24th March.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Ericht Scottish Country Dance Club. Annual Dance. Blairgowrie Town Hall. 7.30pm - 11pm.
Midland Division 2 fixture at JJ Coupar Park, Coupar Angus Road, 3 pm.
March 2020
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15 am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Early Georgian to 1930's furniture, porcelain, glass, jewellery, silver, paintings & sculpture, carpets & rugs. Scone Palace, 10.30 am - 5 pm. Admission: Adults £5; Children free.
Celebration of Perthshire's 18th Century fiddle legend at venues thoughout Dunkeld & Birnam. Tickets from Birnam Arts: 01350 727624.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Highland Perthshire's newest music festival. 20 live bands at Pitlochry Town Hall and McKays Hotel.
Midland Division 2 fixture at JJ Coupar Park, Coupar Angus Road, 3 pm.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Association of Blairgowrie Craftworkers Spring Fair, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 10 am - 4 pm. Contact 01828 640140 for more information.
Midland Division 2 fixture at JJ Coupar Park, Coupar Angus Road, 3 pm.
April 2020
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Senior Gents Open. Over 50's, 60's, 70's categories. Scratch & handicap (24 limit). Contact Strathmore Golf Centre: 01828 633322.
Over 450 classic & vintage cars, buses & motorcycles displayed in the grounds of Scone Palace. For more information contact 01738 552300.
Three days that jump start the racing season, including the Highland National. "One of the great institutions of British racing" (Cornelius Lysaught). Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Lots of great local produce - beef & lamb, fruit & vegetables, cupcakes, confectionery & chilli! Books, crafts & gifts. Wellmeadow. 10 am - 6 pm.
Masters Texas Scramble for Men's, Ladies' & Mixed teams. Chance to win US Masters tickets! Contact Strathmore Golf Centre: 01828 633322.
May 2020
Scotland's biggest all-women's cycling event. Dunkeld to Coupar Angus - 16 to 64 miles of quiet roads with cake stop(s).
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Ericht Scottish Country Dance Club. Summer Dance. Blairgowrie Town Hall. 7.30pm - 11pm.
The season's first evening meeting. BBQ in The Barn. Local craft beers & ales. Gates open at 4.30 pm. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Prizes for the best dressed lady, the best dressed gentleman and the best hat! Gates open at 12 noon. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
2020 line-up includes Scottish Opera, Adam Kay, Tenebrae and Jules Holland’s R&B Orchestra. Contact 01738 621031.
Gents Strokeplay Open. Scratch & handicap (24 limit). Contact Strathmore Golf Centre: 01828 633322.
Spectacular 81-mile closed road cycling sportive on loch-side, tree-lined roads, Pitlochry. Contact Marie Curie on 0208 233 5900.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15 am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Lots of great local produce - beef & lamb, fruit & vegetables, cupcakes, confectionery & chilli! Books, crafts & gifts. Wellmeadow. 10 am - 6 pm.
3 days of arts & crafts exhibitions, classes & workshops, plus heritage, archaeology and outdoor events. Various venues around Alyth.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15 am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Senior (55+ years) Gents 4 Ball Better Ball Open, Lansdowne. Handicap limit: 24. Contact Blairgowrie Golf Club: 01250 872622.
Ladies Team Open. Handicap limit 36. Contact Alyth Golf Club: 01828 632268.
One of the most scenic races in Scotland! Starts from Rattray Connect Community Centre: Walkers 9am: Runners 10.30am. (entries close 30th April). Contact 01250 873923 for more information.
June 2020
Ladies 4-Ball Better Ball Open. Handicap limit 36. Contact Strathmore Golf Centre: 01828 633322.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Meet the potters, talk pots and buy direct. Scone Palace. Visit www.potfest.co.uk for more information.
54-mile, 24-hour hiking challenge through spectacular scenery, supporting ABF, The Soldiers' Charity. For more information contact 0207 811 3216.
Gents Open Strokeplay. Handicap limit 18. Contact Alyth Golf Club: 01828 632268.
One of the best days out on the Scottish racing circuit! Gates open at 11.30am. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Open Mixed Foursomes, Lansdowne. Handicap limits: Gents 18; Ladies 30. Contact Blairgowrie Golf Club: 01250 872622.
Eclectic range of glass, leather, jewellery, knitwear, art, photography, cards, etc. Birks Cinema. 10am - 3pm.
Caber, hammer, tug o' war, running, cycling, piping & highland dancing. Food, drink & craft stalls. Glamis Castle, 12 noon - 5 pm.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15 am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Livestock events, dog show, show jumping, crafts & floral arts. Bogles Road, Essendy Field, Blairgowrie. 8.30am - 6.30pm.
Gents 36 Hole Scratch Open Open. Lansdowne & Rosemount. Handicap limit 5.4. Contact Blairgowrie Golf Club: 01250 872622.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15 am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
Falconry display on the lawns of Scone Palace, 12 noon - 4pm. Flying display at 2 pm. For more information contact 01738 552300.
Lots of great local produce - beef & lamb, fruit & vegetables, cupcakes, confectionery & chilli! Books, crafts & gifts. Wellmeadow. 10am - 6pm.
Ladies Tri-Am Open, Rosemount. Teams of 3 from same club. Handicap limit: 36. Contact Blairgowrie Golf Club: 01250 872622.
8-days of cycling events - gentle exploration, races and downhill trials - for all abilities & ages. Including the Ballo Enduro on Saturday 29th June. Contact 01828 958296.
Blairgowrie & District Next Steps Club. Meet at Blairgowrie Town Hall at 9.15 am. Contact 01828 640763 for more information.
5 day Mixed Pair Stableford event over Alyth, Blairgowrie, Forfar, Strathmore and Kirriemuir. Contact 01828 633322 for further information.
July 2020
Seven top-class jump races. Hog roast in The Barn. Champagne bar. Local craft beers & ales. Gates open at 12 noon. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Country sports, have-a-go activities & super shopping for food, drink, clothing & crafts. Scone Palace. 9.30am- 6pm. Ticket enquiries: 0844 776 6777.
Ericht Scottish Country Dance Club. Summer Dance. Blairgowrie Town Hall. 7.30pm - 11pm.
Gents Greensome Open. Handicap limit:28. Contact Strathmore Golf Centre: 01828 633322.
Ladies Open Greensomes. Handicap limit 36. Contact Alyth Golf Club: 01828 632268.
Falconry display on the lawns of Scone Palace, 12 noon - 4 pm. Flying display at 2 pm. For more information contact 01738 552300.
Association of Blairgowrie Craftworkers Summer Fair, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 10am - 4pm. Contact 01828 640140 for more information.
Romeo & Juliet performed by the Tree Inch Fools in an inventive and vibrantly musical production. Glamis Castle, 7 pm.
Rewind @ Scone Palace - The Ultimate 80's Festival with a stellar line-up, including Bananarama, Jimmy Somerville & Wet Wet Wet. Ticket enquiries: 0333 240 5816.
Alyth & Glenisla 27-hole Gents Open. Handicap limit 28. Contact Alyth Golf Club: 01828 632268.
Annual exhibition featuring over 30 local artists: painting, photography, sculpture, jewellery, furniture and a schools mini art competition. Molteno Hall, Fortingall. 10am - 6pm.
An inventive, musical take on Shakespeare's Merry Wives from the Tree Inch Fools at Glamis Castle, 7 pm.
Lots of great local produce - beef & lamb, fruit & vegetables, cupcakes, confectionery & chilli! Books, crafts & gifts. Wellmeadow. 10am - 6pm.
Evening meeting. Hog roast or fish & chips. Local craft beers & ales or champagne. Gates open at 4.30pm. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Local craft beers & ales or champagne. Gates open at 12 noon. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Three days of novice horse trials, dog agility tests, dog shows, birds of prey demonstrations and craft & artisan food shopping. Glamis Castle, Friday-Sunday 8am-5pm.
August 2020
Open Mixed Foursomes. Handicap limits: Men: 28; Ladies 36. Contact Alyth Golf Club: 01828 632268.
Mixed Pairs Open. Open to men's, ladies' or mixed pairs. Scratch & handicap. (Handicap limits: Gents 28; Ladies 36.) Contact Strathmore Golf Centre: 01828 633322.
Celebration of local arts, including workshops, concerts and fun-filled, family events.
Eclectic range of glass, leather, jewellery, knitwear, art, photography, cards, etc. Birks Cinema. 10am - 3pm.
Senior Gents Strokeplay Open. Over 55. Handicap limit 28. Contact Alyth Golf Club: 01828 632268.
Blairgowrie & Rattray Arts Week. Art, music & dance at various venues. Contact 07443 338580 for more information
Falconry display on the lawns of Scone Palace, 12 noon - 4 pm. Flying display at 2 pm. For further information contact 01738 552300.
Rugby 10s tournament and real ale festival. BBQ & bouncy castle. Blairgowrie Rugby Club, JJ Coupar Park, Coupar Angus Road. 12 noon - 6pm.
Highland dancing, pipe bands, track events, tug-o-war, the heavyweight events and much more at Scone Palace. For more information contact 01738 552300.
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Senior (55+ years) Gents 4 Ball Better Ball Senior Open, Rosemount. Handicap limit: 24. Contact Blairgowrie Golf Club: 01250 872622.
Senior Fourball Better Ball Open. Over 50, 60 & 70 categories. (Handicap limits: Gents 28; Ladies 36). Contact Strathmore Golf Centre: 01828 633322.
Jump racing in a party atmosphere. Live music in The Barn. Slow cooked meat with local craft ales. Sports Bar. Gates open at 1pm. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Blair Castle Horse Trials. Eventing, show jumping, Pony Club games plus country fair with abseiling, terrier racing & falconry.
Lots of great local produce - beef & lamb, fruit & vegetables, cupcakes, confectionery & chilli! Books, crafts & gifts. Wellmeadow. 10am - 6pm. Contact
Scenic and challenging route along The Cateran Trail. 40 & 80-mile options. Contact 01828 958296for more information.
Gents Open, Lansdowne. Handicap limit 18. Contact Blairgowrie Golf Club: 01250 872622.
Senior Ladies 4BBB Open. Over 50. Handicap limit 28. Contact Alyth Golf Club: 01828 632268.
Perthshire Open Studios. 9-day event with over 200 artists opening their studios and workshops to visitors.
Your chance to get behind the scenes in some of Perth & Kinross's most interesting buildings.
5-Day Pairs Competition (Fourball, Greensome & Foursome) over Alyth, Blairgowrie, Forfar, Strathmore & Kirriemuir. Gents, Ladies & Mixed Teams. Contact 01828 633322.
September 2020
Massed pipes & drums, highland dancers, parades, fireworks and a ceilidh. Wellmeadow, 1pm - 9pm.
Blairgowrie & East Perthshire Walking Festival organised by Blairgowrie & District Next Steps. For more information contact 01828 640763.
Piping, hill races, highland dancing and heavy events. Blairgowrie & Rattray Highland Games, Bogles Field, Essendy Road, 10am - 5pm.
Mixed Texas Scramble Open. Handicap limits: Men 28; Ladies 36. Contact Alyth Golf Club: 01828 632268.
The best of textile artistry bringing together knitters, spinners and weavers. Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth. 11am - 5pm
Eclectic range of glass, leather, jewellery, knitwear, art, photography, cards, etc. Birks Cinema. 10am - 3pm.
Jump racing at the UK's most northerly racecourse. Hog roast or fish & chips. Local craft beers & ales or champagne. Gates open at 12 noon. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Lansdowne Ladies Texas Scramble. Handicap limit 36. Contact Blairgowrie Golf Club: 01250 872622.
The Scottish Vintage Tractor and Engine Club Rally. Displays & demonstrations. Scone Palace. 9.30 am - 5 pm. For more information contact 01738 552300.
Ericht Scottish Country Dance Club. Charity Dance. Blairgowrie Town Hall. 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm.
Join the party for the last two days of the Perth season. Gates open at 12 noon. Contact Perth Racecourse: 01738 551597.
Lots of great local produce - beef & lamb, fruit & vegetables, cupcakes, confectionery & chilli! Books, crafts & gifts. Wellmeadow. 10am - 6pm.
October 2020
The Enchanted Forest, Faskally Woods, Pitlochry. Scotland’s Big Tree Country award-winning sound & light event. Ticket enquiries: 0871 288 7655.
Bookmark, Blairgowrie, Rattray & The Glens Book Festival. 2020 Programme released in June. Various venues. Tickets available online or from Blairgowrie Library (01250 871305).
Eclectic range of glass, leather, jewellery, knitwear, art, photography, cards, etc. Birks Cinema. 10am - 3pm.
Friday Night ceilidh; Saturday dance classes and Scottish Country dance band at Blairgowrie Town Hall.
Halloween mountain bike racing for all ages & abilities. Contact 07951 742009.
The 69th Festival, including the Scottish Accordion Championships, at various venues throughout Perth.
Association of Blairgowrie Craftworkers Autumn Fair, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 1pm - 4 pm. Contact 01828 640140 for further information.
November 2020
Early Georgian to 1930's furniture, porcelain, glass, jewellery, silver, paintings & sculpture, carpets & rugs. Scone Palace, 10.30am - 5pm. Admission: Adults £5; Children free.
Three days of poetry, song, film and music in celebration of Hamish Henderson, one of Scotland's greatest poets.
Contemporary alternative music, poetry, art, films and literature. Various venues.
Meet the designers and buy unique gifts at Perth Museum & Art Gallery.
Cancer Research UK Christmas Fair, Scone Palace.
December 2020
Annual selling exhibition including professional and amateur work. Perth Museum & Art Gallery, George Street. 10am - 5pm.