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Festivals

Comedian Elf Lyons performing on stage in a striped top and diamond waistcoat

Two Weeks of Big Laughs Hit Aberdeen

Russell Howard, Susan Calman and a backstage photo show anchor the fortnight.

Group gathered on grassy dunes reading an information board, black and white with orange sun graphic.

Climate Week North East: A Fortnight of Small Local Action

Beach cleans, film nights and repair sessions fill two weeks of community events.

Herb-topped fish fillet with grains, roasted vegetables and lemon on a plate

Aberdeen Restaurant Weeks Back With a Feast of Flavours

Much-loved food festival returns with several city favourites making their debut.

Jenna Watt, Annabel Lunney and Mae Diansangu, the team behind A Mustard Seed

WayWord Festival Invites Local Writers to Help Build a New Play

Three writer-performers will craft the story alongside Aberdeen playwright Mae Diansangu

Alan Greig performing with arms raised, reflected in a row of bathroom mirrors.

Aberdeen Queer Arts Festival Comes Back to the Lemon Tree

Drag, music and theatre return, alongside two shows about growing older.

Two performers, one on cello, beneath Robert Montgomery’s lit poem at Bon Accord Baths

Watch: Nuart Aberdeen’s 2026 Film

Benjamin Parry turns a week of Aberdeen street art into a poem.

Graphic illustration of an orange octopus on a blue-grey halftone background

Festival of the Sea Brings Maritime Celebrations Back to Aberdeen

Aberdeen’s two-week maritime celebration returns this July with trails, ships and sea-themed activities