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Aberdeen has won ‘Sporting Event of the Year’ for the GetAbout Aberdeen Cycling Festival at the E Awards, which celebrates excellence and innovation in Scottish events.
The GetAbout Aberdeen Cycling Festival was held on Saturday 3rd September last year on the eve of the AJ Bell…
A global energy company which started in Aberdeen has been announced as the headline sponsor for this year’s European Pipe Band Championships which are taking place in the Scottish city for the first time since 1981.
Balmoral Group, which is an independent multi-discipline design…
Tickets are now on sale for the Aberdeen Highland Games at Hazlehead Park on Sunday 18 June 2023.
Those attending can enjoy traditional Highland Games events, trade and charity stalls, and stage entertainment from professional performers as well as local community groups. …
Tickets have gone on sale today (Thursday 23rd March) for the 2023 European Pipe Band Championships, which are coming to Aberdeen this June.
The Championships, held in partnership with The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and Aberdeen Inspired, will be held in the city’s Duthie…
The organisers behind Spectra, Scotland’s festival of light, are urging local businesses to complete a survey following the end of this year’s festival.
Aberdeen City Council are gathering feedback from visitors and local businesses to evaluate the success of the event and inform…
Spectra, Scotland’s festival of light, returns to bring sparkle back to Aberdeen’s city centre again this evening with a stunning display of light installations.
…Residents and visitors alike are invited to bring in 2023 with the return of the ultimate Aberdeen Street Party, the first to held since 2019, featuring some of The Killers greatest hits from tribute act The Kopycat Killers.
Three top-class acts will perform live on stage at Schoolhill…
Aberdeen’s Christmas programme will continue on Monday (28th November) when a blessing service for the nativity scene in St Nicholas Kirkyard will take place.
Reverend Gary Smith will welcome members of the public and local schools for the service on Monday at 10:30am, followed by…
Aberdeen’s Christmas lights are to be switched on this Sunday (20th November) with a festive themed parade.
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Dr David Cameron, will get the festivities underway, with Santas on scooters setting off just after 5.15pm followed by the Charlie House Santa…
Aberdeen has successfully bid to bring the much-loved Tall Ships back to the Granite City in 2025 - for the first time in over a quarter of a century - it was announced today (Friday 18 November).
The news will bring back happy memories for those who remember when the city previously…
The countdown to Christmas in Aberdeen officially started today with the opening of the Christmas Village to boost festive spirits.
‘Curated in the Quad’, run in partnership with Charlie House, is returning to spectacular Marischal College each weekend in the lead-up to Christmas,…
The build-up to festive celebrations will get under way in Aberdeen next month with the opening of the Christmas Village and Lights Switch-On.
Aberdeen City Council, in partnership with John Codona’s Pleasure Fairs and Aberdeen Inspired, will officially open the Christmas Village…