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A new festival looking at Aberdeen’s maritime heritage and future is set to drop anchor in the city this July.
The Festival of the Sea will be a two-week celebration from 15th to 28th July of Aberdeen’s relationship with the sea and coastline.
Aberdeen City Council Co-Leader…
Aberdeen is preparing for the return of the popular Highland Games to Hazlehead Park next month.
The Aberdeen Highland Games, taking place on 16 June from 10am to 5:30pm, is set to be a fun-filled day of activities that all ages can enjoy.
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen,…
A consultation on a proposed Busking Code of Practice has been extended to the end of June.
The Busking Proposed Code of Practice aims to help buskers contribute to Aberdeen’s cultural vibrancy by promoting a harmonious and respectful busking environment in the city centre. …
The Belmont Cinema, major restorations to His Majesty’s Theatre, a taekwondo group, and a community radio station are among a raft of local organisations which are to benefit from grants approved today.
Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee agreed the monies for projects…
A striking ceramic pot by renowned artist Grayson Perry has gone on display for the first time at Aberdeen Art Gallery. The purchase has been supported by grants from Art Fund, Aberdeen Art Gallery Trusts and the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Flamboyant, forthright and funny, Sir Grayson…
Her Excellency Madame Hélène Duchêne, the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, is just one of the many visitors Aberdeen Art Gallery has welcomed to the current special exhibition which celebrates the work of influential French-American artist Louise Bourgeois. Aberdeen Art Gallery is the…
Serving military personnel, veteran associations, reservists, cadet and youth organisations, accompanied by local pipe bands, will march along a new route in Aberdeen’s Armed Forces Day parade on Saturday 29 June 2024.
The parade will start at Albyn Place at 11am and go along Union Street…
An exhibition of works created within the last year by a number of award-winning artists with a strong North East connection opens to the public tomorrow (Saturday) at Aberdeen Art Gallery. All of the works on display in Gordon Contemporaries are by artists who have previously been winners of…
Aberdeen's Remembering Together Project, part of Scotland's Covid Community Memorial Programme, has announced that the city's memorial will be located in Bon Accord Gardens.
Constructed from upcycled local granite, it will be created by George King Architects .
The programme is…
A marketplace of charities showcasing support available to those living in Northfield took place on Saturday at Northfield Academy.
The Northfield Celtic Celebration is the last of three monthly events for those living in Northfield, hosted by the Community Learning and Development…
Experts from auction house Lyon & Turnbull visit Aberdeen Art Gallery this week with an open valuation event on Saturday 23 March. People are encouraged to look out their hidden treasures or dust-off their family heirlooms and take advantage of this unique opportunity to have their objects…
A project to share information from the UNESCO-recognised Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire’s archives for community access was yesterday awarded £23,636.
The grant to Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums at the Finance and Resource Committee yesterday is for the Sharing the…