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Every Council-run primary school in Aberdeen will be sent a “treasure chest” of Tall Ships goodies to spark their imagination and excitement before the 50-strong fleet arrives in the Granite City this July.
Along with the thrill of the Treasure Boxes and learning packs, each school will…
Aberdonians are being encouraged to dust off their hidden treasures and bring them along to the city’s Art Gallery to be valued free of charge by experts from auctioneers Lyon &…
A new source of cultural funding for local organisations and individuals, who would otherwise not receive creative investment, will be launched on Monday 28 April, by Aberdeen City Council.
The Acorn Fund will be open to Aberdeen-based organisations, community groups and individuals, to…
A Sea Journey, the stirring Tall Ships Aberdeen anthem which had its debut recital by Abbotswell School pupils last week, is now available to watch and hear in a new video
The official Aberdeen anthem for this summer’s much-anticipated Tall Ships spectacular was given its premiere yesterday (Thursday 27 March) to great acclaim.
In another first for The Tall Ships Races, the event's official mascot - Dorry the Dolphin…
From 1 April 2025 Provost Skene’s House will be open: April to October Thursday to Monday 10am-5pm (Sunday 11am-4pm) Admission free About Provost Skene’s House Provost Skene’s House celebrates the pioneering people of Aberdeen and the North-East of Scotland…
Aberdeen’s Christmas Village is set to return to the city later this year following positive feedback on last year’s event.
Councillors from the Finance and Resources Committee yesterday agreed an update on the event after an independent evaluation of the Christmas Village was…
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives will re-open to the public for research visits at the Town House on Broad Street on Tuesday 29 April. The Archives have been closed to the…
Two talented musicians are celebrating success at the Aberdeen finals of the Scottish Young Musicians Competition 2025, held at the Cowdray Hall, earlier this week.
Violinist Michelle Tse, a pupil at Aberdeen Grammar School, won the Aberdeen City Council Senior Solo Performer of the Year…
Art comes in all shapes and sizes and in all sorts of unusual venues. None more so than Scotland’s contemporary art gallery in a bus, which is visiting Aberdeen this week. Around 100 S1 pupils at the city’s Lochside Academy enjoyed visits to the bus today (Friday) when it was parked up at the…
Enjoy a little night music as pupils from city schools compete in the finals of the Aberdeen Young Musician of the Year 2025 competition at the Cowdray Hall later this month (24 and 25 March 2025).
The annual contest is held in partnership with the Scottish Young Musicians competition…
Aberdeen Central Library is hosting a special World Book Day evening of poetry and music this week to celebrate the North East’s poets, past and present.
The event takes place this Wednesday (5 March) between 6 and 7.30pm and launches The Wee Gaitherin’ Heritage Exhibition which runs…