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What's On in Highland
Perthshire for October
2010
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
see website for details.
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
A selection of 6 plays including;
Kiss Me Kate - Romantic, touching and
hilariously funny, with a classic Cole
Porter score,
6th/11th/14th/16th.
Noises Off - a hilarious classic comedy!
1st/7th/16th.
Rough Crossing - A wickedly funny
nautical comedy! 4th/9th/12th/13th..
Bus Stop - A bittersweet American
Romance. 2nd/8th/14th.
An Ideal Husband - Wilde’s sharp,
elegant, stylish comedy-drama explores the
dangers inherent in a life lived in the
public spotlight is not to be missed!
2nd/7th/9th/15th
Nana by Olwen Wymark -a scandalous tale of lust and
corruption. 5th/6th/13th.
Tel:Box Office: 01796 484
626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Sundays October 11:30am
Garden Tours
Explorers Garden, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Led by experienced guides who bring Explorers to life.
£4 includes garden entry. Tel 01796 484626
www.exploretsgarden.com
Sunday 3rd October 10.30am-12.30pm
Fantastic Fungi –
Meet: The Hermitage Lower Car Park Dunkeld
A beginner’s guide to the fascinating world of fungi found
at the Hermitage. Includes basic id and folklore. Charge: Adults
£3; Children £2 Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Sunday 3rd October 8pm
Highland Night In The Theatre
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The award-winning Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl
Junior Pipe Band bring the best of the pipes, dance and song to
the stage for a wonderful evening of traditional Scottish
entertainment, with comedy from the irrepressible Eddie Rose.
Supporting the David Dobson Trust Fund.
Box Office Telephone - 01796 484626 Email: boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk
Web
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Wednesday 6th October 2.00 - 3.30pm 2010
RED SQUIRREL WALK
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Come and look for red squirrels and learn more about them.
Meet at Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl. Cost: Adults £2,
Children £1 Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Sunday 10th October 11am - 3.30pm
ROARING STAGS WALK
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
A walk amongst the hills to hear stags at their best. 6
miles. Some rough walking. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Phone 01796 481355
to book. Cost: £6 Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Tuesday 12th October 10.30am-12 noon
Autumn Safari – Suitable for families with 5-12
year olds.
Meet: Outside Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
A walk in the woods - collecting nuts and seeds and looking
at autumn leaves and fungi. Children £2; accompanying adults £1
Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Wednesday 13th October 2.00pm
The Battle of Killiecrankie –
Meet: Outside Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Get to grips with the gory details of this gruesome battle.
Interactive battle talk (1hr) in woods above Soldier’s Leap;
followed by children’s craft activities and a display of weapons
outside the visitor centre. Charge: Adults £3; Children £2 Tel:
0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Wednesday 13th October 2.00 - 3.30pm
AUTUMN TREASURE HUNT
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
A family event searching for clues and treasure. Meet at
Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl.
Cost: £2 per child Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 14th Oct 11am-4pm
Crann-apple Cider Festival
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay
Bring your apples to press, sample a wide range of flavours,
and enjoy home baking and local produce. Normal entry + £3
Tel. 01887 830583
www.crannog.co.uk
Friday 15th - Sunday 31st October 2010
Pitlochry Autumn Festival
Pitlochry
A range of events will run alongside The Enchanted Forest in
Pitlochry this Autumn, including ghost tours, storytelling,
musicians, street entertainers and a special Hallowe’en Marquee.
Contact - Pitlochry Information Centre Telephone - 01796 472215
Email:
pitlochry@visitscotland.com Web
www.pitlochryautumnfestival.co.uk
Friday 15th - Sunday 31st October 2010
The Enchanted Forest
Faskally Wood by Pitlochry 6.30pm-10pm
Perthshire Big Tree Country's renowned Enchanted Forest sound
and light show is now in its ninth successful year. The event
takes place at Faskally Wood, near Pitlochry and is once again
set to entertain visitors from far and wide. Booking is
Essential.
Contact - Ticketline Telephone - 0844 888 6688
Web
www.enchantedforest.org.uk
Saturday 16th October 2.00 and 4.00pm.
FEEDERS AND HOMES
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Help out your local wildlife by making nestboxes and
feeders. Drop in anytime between 2.00 and 4.00pm. Meet at
Atholl Estates Information Centre, Blair Atholl Cost:
Donations for materials. Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Sunday 17th Oct 11am-4pm
Food & Fire:
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay
Primitive Pyrotechnia & Fungi Fun Strike a spark and
discover the many methods of fire-making without matches, the
best tinder, and cooking with fungi. Normal entry + £4
Tel. 01887 830583
www.crannog.co.uk
Saturday 23rd - 24th October
Perth 800 - Tay Descent (by Canoe & Kayak)
River Tay Dunkeld - Perth
In conjunction with the Paddle Canoe and Kayak Exhibition
2010, the Scottish Canoe Association are holding a Tay Descent.
This will be suitable for most canoeists, there will be race
stages for more advanced paddlers. Long course from Dunkeld to
Perth (approx 23 miles)/ Short course from Kinclaven to Perth
(approx 12 miles). There is adequate parking at both starts (Dunkeld
in a pubic car park and Kinclaven in a field designated as a
Scottish Canoe Association Access Point). Parking at the finish
will be in the South Inch Car Park, Perth.
Contact - Stuart Smith Tel 01887 840758
Email:
stuart.smith@canoescotland.com Web
www.canoescotland.com
Friday 29th October - Sunday 7th Nov 2010
Perthshire Amber - The Dougie MacLean Festival
Various Venues in Highland Perthshire
Dougie MacLean is "Scotland's pre-eminent singer-songwriter
and a national musical treasure" (Performing Songwriter USA) who
has developed a unique festival which shares with visitors from
Scotland and abroad his native and very beautiful scenery, as
well as his music and musical friends. This 10 day festival
features international and Scottish musicians of the highest
calibre. The concerts are staged in a variety of wonderful
venues from an iron age crannog on Loch Tay, to historic Blair
Castle and Castle Menzies and atmospheric Dunkeld Cathedral to
the Festival Theatre in Pitlochry. Yet the Festival is so much
more than the music concerts. There are workshops, walks, talks,
open mic sessions and a Young Songwriter’s Showcase as well as
Cabaret Amber (free early evening music). It's also a
celebration of the history and culture of this unique county in
the heart of Scotland, at a time of the year when Perthshire is
ablaze with rich autumnal colour. Contact - Butterstone
Management & Events Telephone - 01350 724281
Email: admin@dunkeld.co.uk
Web
www.perthshireamber.com
Saturday 30th October 11am
Glenfiddich Piping Championship
Blair Castle Blair Atholl
Annual International Solo Piping Championship featuring 10
of the world's finest pipers. Admission - £8 Contact - Mrs
Liz Maxwell Telephone - 01698 573536
Email: liz.maxwell@wgrant.com
Web
www.glenfiddich.com
Saturday 30th October 8.00pm – 12.30am
Autumn Stovie Dance
Birnam hotel, Perth Rd Birnam by Dunkeld
Dance the night away to “shenanigan” Tickets £7.50 per
person Tickets available from hotel reception) Tel: 01350 728
030
enquiries@birnamhotel.com
www.birnamhotel.com
Sunday 31th October 2pm
Glenfiddich Fiddling Championship
Blair Castle Blair Atholl
Annual Solo Fiddling Championship featuring 8 of the
countries finest musicians.
Admission - £5 Contact - Mrs Liz Maxwell Telephone - 01698
573536
Email: liz.maxwell@wgrant.com
Web
www.glenfiddich.com
Saturday 31st October 2-3.30pm
Wild Hallowe’en – Suitable for families with 5-12 year olds
Meet: Outside Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Discover what the woodland animals associated with
Hallowe’en are doing at this time of year. Includes games and
activities about bats, spiders and owls. Charge: Children £2;
accompanying adults free Tel: 0844 4932192
www.nts.org.uk
Sunday 31st Oct 6 – 8pm
Spooks & Sacrifice:
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay
Celtic Samhain Festival Come dressed in costume and help us
celebrate this ancient Celtic Halloween. Bring a lantern; join
our torchlit procession through loch-side woods; watch our
wicker ram burn in ceremonial sacrifice and enjoy music &
storytelling, fire-shows, soup, apple-dookin’, and more.
Pre-booking essential. Adults £6.50 Children (age 4-16) £4.00
Tel. 01887 830583
www.crannog.co.uk
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