Festivals in Scotland

Scotland hosts on average 200 festivals per year, ranging from cultural , musical and arts . The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the world's largest arts festival, and the country is also renowned for its hosting and organisation of sporting festivals and cultural events. ^[1] Considered the birthplace of golf , Scotland has hosted The Open Championship tournament 97 times, more than any other country, ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] and hosted international sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games three times.

Below is a list of some festivals in Scotland, either held annually or occasionally, as well as international sporting fixtures of which Scotland has been the sole host nation, or part of a joint?hosting duty. ^[8]^[9]^[10]

Annual festivals in Scotland [ edit ]

25 January: Burns Night
6 April: Tartan Day
May?September: Highland Games
27 May-4 June: Children's Festival
14?23 July: Jazz and Blues Festival
August: Edinburgh Festivals ( Edinburgh Fringe Festival , Edinburgh Military Tattoo )
30 November: St Andrew's Day
31 December: Hogmanay

Types of festivals [ edit ]

Religious [ edit ]

Beltane Fire Festival

Sports [ edit ]

Highland Games [ edit ]

Commonwealth Games host nation [ edit ]

Edinburgh ? 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Edinburgh ? 1986 Commonwealth Games
Glasgow ? 2014 Commonwealth Games

International football competition hosts [ edit ]

Rugby World Cup hosts [ edit ]

Golf [ edit ]

The Open Championship
- Prestwick Golf Club ? 1860 , 1861 , 1862 , 1863 , 1864 , 1865 , 1866 , 1867 , 1868 , 1869 , 1870 , 1872 , 1875 , 1878 , 1881 , 1884 , 1887 , 1890 , 1893 , 1898 , 1903 , 1908 , 1914 , 1925
- Old Course at St Andrews ? 1873 , 1876 , 1879 , 1882 , 1885 , 1888 , 1891 , 1895 , 1900 , 1905 , 1910 , 1921 , 1927 , 1933 , 1939 , 1946 , 1955 , 1957 , 1960 , 1964 , 1970 , 1978 , 1984 , 1990 , 1995 , 2000 , 2005 , 2010 , 2015 , 2022
- Musselburgh Links ? 1874 , 1877 , 1880 , 1883 , 1886 , 1889
- Muirfield ? 1892 , 1896 , 1901 , 1906 , 1912 , 1929 , 1935 , 1948 , 1959 , 1966 , 1972 , 1980 , 1987 , 1992 , 2002 , 2013
- Royal Troon Golf Club ? 1923 , 1950 , 1962 , 1973 , 1982 , 1989 , 1997 , 2004 , 2016
- Carnoustie Golf Links ? 1931 , 1937 , 1953 , 1968 , 1975 , 1999 , 2007 , 2018
- Turnberry ? 1977 , 1986 , 1994 , 2009

Sports and cultural [ edit ]

Fort William Mountain Festival

Arts [ edit ]

Film festivals [ edit ]

Literary festivals [ edit ]

Comedy festivals [ edit ]

Music festivals [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

^ "Events & Festivals" . www.scotland.org . Scotland.org . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .
^ Norris, Luke (17 July 2018). "The Open Championship 2018: Complete list of previous winners" . Fansided . Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ "Special notes on sports" . The Glasgow Herald . 19 June 1893. p. 9.
^ "The Open Golf Championship". The Times . 10 July 1893. p. 7.
^ "The Open Championship: third English course adopted" . Glasgow Herald . 18 November 1907. p. 13.
^ "The Open Championship". The Times . 18 November 1907. p. 12.
^ "Is the British Open the most Scottish golf tournament of all?" . www.golfinternational.com . Golf International. 7 January 2015 . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .
^ "Scottish Events, Festivals & Concerts" . www.visitscotland.com . Visit Scotland . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .
^ "Culture, Food & Music Festivals in Scotland" . www.visitbritain.com . Visit Britain . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .
^ "16 Best Scottish Music Festivals" . www.visitscotland.com . Visit Scotland . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .

[1] "Events & Festivals" . www.scotland.org . Scotland.org . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .

[2] Norris, Luke (17 July 2018). "The Open Championship 2018: Complete list of previous winners" . Fansided . Retrieved 9 January 2019 .

[3] "Special notes on sports" . The Glasgow Herald . 19 June 1893. p. 9.

[4] "The Open Golf Championship". The Times . 10 July 1893. p. 7.

[5] "The Open Championship: third English course adopted" . Glasgow Herald . 18 November 1907. p. 13.

[6] "The Open Championship". The Times . 18 November 1907. p. 12.

[7] "Is the British Open the most Scottish golf tournament of all?" . www.golfinternational.com . Golf International. 7 January 2015 . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .

[8] "Scottish Events, Festivals & Concerts" . www.visitscotland.com . Visit Scotland . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .

[9] "Culture, Food & Music Festivals in Scotland" . www.visitbritain.com . Visit Britain . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .

[10] "16 Best Scottish Music Festivals" . www.visitscotland.com . Visit Scotland . Retrieved 9 February 2024 .

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