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Spectra, Scotland’s Festival of Light, will make a spectacular return to light up the skies of the North-east, from Thursday 6 February to Sunday 9 February 2025.

Drawing visitors from across Scotland and beyond, the popular festival will transform iconic Aberdeen city centre sites into a…

More than 360,000 people attended more than 700 performances at Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) venues in the last financial year.

APA – which operates venues including His Majesty’s Theatre, The Music Hall, and The Lemon Tree - delivered a number of projects which demonstrated significant…

Aberdeen's city centre will be filled with festive cheer as Christmas celebrations return next week. 

Locals and visitors alike took part in a new dinosaur trail in the city centre throughout the October holidays. 

An exciting new dinosaur trail is set to roar into Aberdeen’s city centre tomorrow.  

Aberdeen is set to sparkle over the festive period as a new light trail is added to the Christmas programme later this year. 

Aberdeen’s city centre is to transform into a brick-filled dinosaur adventure this October.  

Visitors and locals alike have taken part in a series of events and activities to celebrate Aberdeen’s maritime heritage and future.  

Festival of the Sea was a two-week celebration that took place from 15-28 July that explored Aberdeen’s relationship with the sea and coastline…

Aberdeen’s Festival of the Sea celebrations continue this weekend with a family-fun weekend in Union Terrace Gardens.  

Stories of the Sea, an exciting free weekend, will take place from 11am to 4pm this Saturday and Sunday at Union Terrace Gardens.  

Aberdeen City Council…

The countdown is on as a new festival celebrating Aberdeen’s maritime heritage and future drops anchor next week.

The Festival of the Sea will be a two-week celebration from 15th to 28th July exploring Aberdeen’s relationship with the sea and coastline through a wide range of events across…

More than 1,000 serving military personnel, veterans, reservists and cadet and youth organisations are set to parade through the city centre to mark Armed Forces Day this month.  

Residents and visitors alike are invited to watch the 2024 parade on Saturday 29 June, which will also…

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…