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Holocaust Memorial Day will be commemorated by the city of Aberdeen at Aberdeen Art Gallery on Friday 26 January 2024.

Holocaust Memorial Day is held annually across the world to remember the six million Jews and other groups murdered under Nazi persecution, and more recent genocides in…

Aberdeen’s Christmas programme will continue on Monday (4 December) with a blessing service for the nativity scene in Union Terrace Gardens.  

The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Dr David Cameron, will welcome members of the public and local schools for the service on Monday at 10:30am. …

Aberdeen’s countdown to Christmas begins next week as festive celebrations return to the city.  

Aberdeen City Council, in partnership with John Codona’s Pleasure Fairs and Aberdeen Inspired, will officially launch the festive season on Thursday 16 November with the opening of the…

Aberdeen will sparkle this festive season as Christmas celebrations return to the city again later this year. 

Residents and visitors alike will be pleased to see traditional favourites in the festive events line-up including the Christmas Lights Switch-on Parade, Aberdeen Christmas…

The Prince of Wales today (27 June) visited Tillydrone Community Campus to launch Homewards – a programme that will…

Visitors and locals gathered in their thousands at Duthie Park on Saturday to attend the 2023 European Pipe Band Championships. 

More than 100 pipe bands from across Europe and as far away as Australia basked in the Aberdeen sunshine while participating in one of the largest piping…

The official Armed Forces Day flag is flying high in Aberdeen today (Friday 23 June) at the start of a week-long tribute to the UK Armed Forces. 

Aberdeen’s Armed Forces Day parade will be held next week (Saturday 01 July) and…

Aberdeen is preparing to welcome pipers from across Europe and beyond to the European Pipe Band Championships this Saturday at Duthie Park.  

Aberdeen City Council joined the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, Aberdeen Inspired and headline sponsors Balmoral Group, in bringing this…

Thousands of people turned up to Hazlehead Park on Sunday to enjoy the 2023 Aberdeen Highland Games. 

The day included traditional Highland Games competitions, including Highland Dancing and Solo Piping, as well as family-fun activities such as a climbing wall, facepainting, crazy golf…

The countdown is on as Aberdeen’s Highland Games returns to Hazlehead Park this Sunday. 

The Aberdeen Highland Games will take place from 10am to 5:30pm and is set to be a day of fun-filled activities that the whole family can enjoy. 

The programme will include traditional…

The historic Coronation of King Charles III was celebrated by generations of all ages across Aberdeen this weekend.

On Friday, specially-prepared Coronation-themed packs which contained cakes…

Aberdeen Football Club and the Gothenburg Greats team will join an illustrious roll of honour when the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen is bestowed upon them on Friday 12 May.

Recipients have included international figures such as Mikhail Gorbachev and Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Sir…