What's On in Fife, Tayside & Central Scotland

Active Families – Pickleball

Venue: Saltire Sports Centre

Website: https://angusalive.scot/events/active-families-pickleball/

Pickleball sessions are designed to enable whole families to take part in fun, recreational physical activity together at no cost to participants at all. The session is a non-instructor-led, fun environment...

Briarlands Farm

Venue: Briarlands Farm

Website: https://briarlandsfarm.co.uk

From jumping pillows and football golf to climbing frames and go-karts, there’s a variety of activities to keep wee ones entertained at Briarlands Farm. Visitors can enjoy tractor and trailer rides on...

HMS Unicorn – Summer at Sea

Venue: HMS Unicorn

Address: City Quay, Dundee

Website: www.hmsunicorn.org.uk

Step aboard HMS Unicorn and explore over 200 years of maritime history. Discover life on board through interactive displays, family trails and hands-on activities throughout the ship. With special events...

Nature Quest

Venue: RSPB Scotland Loch Leven

Website: https://events.rspb.org.uk

Perfect for families and groups, this adventure in a bag lets you team up, choose your nature scientist roles, and dive into exciting missions to help save the environment. Whether you're a seasoned explorer...

Pond Dipping Kit Hire

Venue: RSPB Scotland Loch Leven

Website: https://events.rspb.org.uk

Pick up a pond dipping kit from the visitor centre for just £4.50, which provides you with everything you need to explore the ponds. Each kit includes a net, shallow tray, bug pot and ID guide. They have...

Scotland's Secret Bunker

Venue: Crown Buildings, Troywood

Address: Nr St Andrews

Website: www.secretbunker.co.uk

Hidden beneath an ordinary-looking farmhouse in Fife lies one of Scotland’s most remarkable secrets. For over 40 years, the British government and military prepared here for the possibility of nuclear...

The Curators Curse Escape Room at Discovery Point

Venue: Discovery Point

Website: www.dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk/event/escape-room

In this brand new Escape Room, your mission is to save the day and find the museum’s curators before their biggest exhibition opens – can you follow the clues and solve the puzzle in time? Suitable...

The National Wallace Monument

Venue: Abbey Craig, Hillfoots Road

Address: Stirling

Website: www.nationalwallacemonument.com

Perfect for a family day out, The National Wallace Monument offers something for everyone. Explore interactive exhibition galleries, climb the famous 246-step spiral staircase, and enjoy panoramic views...

The National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCOS)

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.nycos.co.uk/regional-choirs-join-us

Does your child love to sing? (NYCOS) Regional Choirs are a fun and relaxed way for them to develop their musicianship skills while connecting with others. To sign up for a free trial for the upcoming...

Quiet Afternoon at Dynamic Earth

Venue: Dynamic Earth

Website: www.dynamicearth.org.uk

During quiet afternoons you will find reduced visitor numbers in the centre. Additionally, all videos in the galleries will be captioned and the 4pm Planetarium show includes BSL interpretation. Staff...

When screens were small but the magic felt huge

Venue: Museum of Communication

Website: www.museumofcommunication.org.uk

100 Years of Television - Go and see vintage TV equipment, learn how it all began, what new technologies came as a result, go in front of a studio camera and play some retrocomputer games. Entry is free...

Pumpkins at the Park

Venue: Highland Wildlife Park

Website: www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk

Pumpkins at the Park is a new and exciting seasonal offer that promises wholesome pumpkin fun! There's lots to do with themed photo opportunities, a spooktastic children’s trail, farmyard play, hot drinks...

The Enchanted Forest

Venue: Loch Dunmore Faskally Wood

Website: www.enchantedforest.org.uk

Celebrating 25 Years of Scotland’s Favourite Sound and Light Show. Expect spectacular light installations, immersive soundscapes and moments of wonder woven throughout Faskally Wood, all inspired by...

Spookfest at Landmark

Venue: Landmark Forest Adventure Park

Website: www.landmarkpark.co.uk

This October, the park will come alive with spooky surprises and eerie excitement for the whole family! From creepy photo ops to frightfully fun activities, there’s something for every little monster...

Behind the Scenes Tour

Venue: Dundee Rep

Website: www.dundeerep.co.uk

Step into the spotlight and experience Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre like never before with this exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour. Experience a journey that will unveil the hidden secrets, creative...

Mini Keeper Experience

Venue: Highland Wildlife Park

Website: www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk

Highland Wildlife Park are offering the chance for children, age 5-7, to get a taste of what it’s like to be a zookeeper! The Mini Highland Keepers will get opportunities to care for the animals, prepare...

The Utterly Revolting Science show

Venue: The Webster Memorial Theatre

Website: www.angusalive.scot

Brace yourselves for the Rude Science team’s hilarious, high-tech, highly-explosive journey through the human body, packed with burp biology, fart physics and revolting edible chemistry. Expect enormous...

Stirling Science Festival

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.stirlingevents.org/festival/stirling-science-festival

Stirling Science Festival will feature more than 50 events, most of them free to attend. Highlights include Glasgow Science Centre’s touring exhibit, an interactive Sports Throughout the Ages tour at...

GAMA Presents: Shrek the Musical

Venue: Rothes Halls

Website: www.onfife.com

Based on the beloved Shrek motion picture and the book by William Steig, with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, this hilarious and heart warming musical is packed with...

The Mcdougalls: Halloween Party

Venue: Carnegie Hall

Website: www.onfife.com

The McDougalls Halloween Party Show is filled with tricks and treats, guaranteed to have you screaming with laughter! (Don’t worry, there’s nothing too scary – just enough to keep your little monsters...

Spot’s Birthday Party

Venue: The Webster Memorial Theatre

Website: www.angusalive.scot

Join Spot and his friends for this engaging and interactive show for everyone age 2 plus and their grownups. With integrated Makaton, catchy songs, dancing and lots of interactive party games, this is...

The Santa Express – Lost in Lapland

Venue: Whitehall Theatre

Website: www.dundeetickets.whitehalltheatre.com

When Santa’s magical train takes a wrong turn, the journey to Christmas is thrown into chaos! Join our brave festive friends as they race through snowy forests, sparkling skies and the heart of Lapland...

Bob Marley for Babies

Venue: Perth Theatre and Concert Hall

Website: www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com

Four singing dancers (or four dancing singers!), and a cellist perform sophisticated vocal arrangements of the greatest hits by Bob Marley, one of the leading African-American cultural icons of the 20th...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: Byre Theatre

Website: www.byretheatre.com

Bonnie Princess Bonnie of the Clan McTeuchter is counting down to her 18th birthday – but there’s trouble brewing in the kingdom of Fantasia. With a feisty fairy, a castle full of chaos and her gloriously...

The Snow Queen

Venue: Dundee Rep

Website: www.dundeerep.co.uk

A magical new production of Dundee Rep Theatre’s 2018 Christmas hit returns this festive season - brought to life by Noisemaker, and directed by Emily Oulton. With an epic original score and spellbinding...

Polar Protectors

Venue: Dynamic Earth

Website: www.dynamicearth.org.uk

This winter, join the Polar Protectors for a festive adventure and help the resident elves find Santa and guide a lost animal safely home in time for Christmas.Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind Christmas...