Arran International Festival A Song for Arran
21 Aug 26
Brodick Church
Arran International Festival
19:00 World premiere of a new work created by Composer-in-Residence Electra Perivolaris with the children of Kilmory Primary School, developed through a creative process starting in May 2026 and shaped by the young people of the island. The children are joined by the internationally acclaimed Brook Street Band, musicians from Arran, and visiting young artists from Germany and Ukraine. Serves as prelude to The Brook Street Band's candlelit concert The Magic Hour, which follows directly afterwards.
Where to stay for Arran International Festival A Song for Arran?
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7 Aug 26 – Brodick Shore Scramble
8 Aug 26 – St Bride's Church Summer Fayre
8 Aug 26 – Brodick Highland Games
9 Aug 26 – The Boat in the Writing Room (Film)
9 Aug 26 – Tractor Show at Arran Heritage Museum
9 Aug 26 – Arran Open Studios Film Night
11 Aug 26 – Tuesday Talks: Music and Dementia
11 Aug 26 – Bushcraft for 8 - 12 yr olds
12 Aug 26 – Arran Horticultural Society Summer Show
12 Aug 26 – Gaelic Landscape Walk Kildonan
13 Aug 26 – RNLI Stableford Open Golf
13 Aug 26 – 'Back to the Bronze Age' drop in session at the roundhouse
14 Aug 26 – Arran Open Studios
15 Aug 26 – Linoprint workshop
17 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival of Chamber Music & Song
17 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival Songs of Love and Memory
18 Aug 26 – Tuesday Talks: The Tartan Army
18 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival Inspired by Song and Dance
19 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival Heimat Stories of Home and Beyond
19 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival Chet
20 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival A Concert Crossing Borders
20 Aug 26 – COAST Blackwaterfoot Shore Scramble
21 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival The Magic Hour by Candlelight
22 Aug 26 – From Field to Fabric
22 Aug 26 – CHAKAI. An introduction to the Japanese Tea Ceremony
22 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival Baroque At Tea Time
22 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival Stories in Song
22 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival Baroque Brunch
23 Aug 26 – Dog Show at Arran Hertage Museum
23 Aug 26 – Glen Cloy Trail Race
23 Aug 26 – CHAKAI. An introduction to the Japanese Tea Ceremony
23 Aug 26 – Arran International Festival DRYAD
25 Aug 26 – Tuesday Talks: The Trans Canada Highway and Back
29 Aug 26 – GMC YOGA BRUNCH SOCIAL
30 Aug 26 – McLellan Festival: Rossini Messe Solennelle