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Aberdeen has been awarded the most prestigious international trophy in sail training following the success of July’s Tall Ships Races.
Established in 2011, the Sultan Qaboos Sailing Trophy is awarded each year by Sail Training International on behalf of the Royal Navy of Oman to an…
Aberdeen’s Christmas festivities will continue on Monday (1 December) with a blessing service for the nativity scene in Union Terrace Gardens.
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140 years of artist-led education at Gray’s School of Art is being celebrated in a major new exhibition at Aberdeen Art Gallery. Featuring works by over 50 artists – all of whom studied or worked at Gray’s – the exhibition focuses on the art school environment: on what artists…
Aberdeen is set to be lit up with festive sparkle with the return of the annual Christmas Parade this Sunday (16 November).
The excitement will begin at 5:15pm with Santas on scooters, followed by the Charlie House Santa Fun Run.
The Lord Provost will then lead off the…
Famous Aberdeen author, Nan Shepherd, a foray into the amazing changes in Scotland’s recent history and the joys of creating comics and maps are just some of the highlights as Aberdeen City Libraries celebrate Book Week Scotland next week (17-23 November)
Now in its fourteenth year,…
Aberdeen’s Christmas celebrations were officially launched today with the opening of the Christmas Village on Broad Street.
…Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) venues such as His Majesty’s Theatre saw a 14% increase in ticket sales and a rise of new customers year-on-year.
APA – which also operates The Music Hall and The Lemon Tree – had new customers attending performances rising to 18,274 bringing it closer to its…
Aberdeen will bid to host the Tall Ships Races again as early as 2030 in consultation with the Port of Aberdeen and Sail Training International after the huge success of the event earlier in July which was the most attended free event in Scotland this year.
The event, which saw 496,000…
A step in a joint bid by several partners including Aberdeen City Council to host the prestigious World Rally Championships in the North East has been agreed.
The FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is a globally recognised motorsport series and Motorsport UK, in partnership with…
Residents are being asked to nominate an exceptional council employee or team to be crowned this year’s People’s Champion.
…Christmas celebrations are set to return to the city again later this year, bringing a twinkle of festive magic.
…Aberdeen’s fireworks display is set to light up the night skies again on Wednesday 5 November.
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