Families from across Perthshire and beyond will have the opportunity to try out a range of Scottish traditional musical instruments during a weekend festival (Fèis) in Aberfeldy in June.

Scone Palace in Perthshire has announced details of its first ever ‘Forest Festival’, being held in celebration of the International Year of the Forests.

Perth Festival has announced its 40th programme, which will take place from the 18th to 29th May 2011.

The Puppet Animation Festival is once again coming to Craignish Village Hall, Ardfern, on the 22 & 26 April 2011.

This year’s Blas Festival got off to a flying start with tickets starting to sell within hours of going on sale on 8 March.

The inaugural Orkney Writers’ Course, run by the GMB Fellowship in partnership with the St Magnus International Festival, will complement the prestigious and highly successful Conductors’ and Composers’ Courses at the Festival in Orkney.

Uist Eco Film Festival’s website was launched today (Monday 14 March 2011).

Organisers of goNORTH 2011 are delighted to announce the addition of a further two festivals to the goNORTH Festival Tour 2011.

The Shetland Folk Festival committee have completed the line up for the 31st Festival by announcing more than fifty local bands that will play at venues the length and breadth of Shetland, as well as the Festival Club over the four-day event.

Papa Westray, Orkney, 14-21 February 2011.