Aberdeen City Aberdeen Arts Centre 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 Aberdeen Arts Centre is a community arts venue in the heart of Aberdeen, delivering a varied programme of theatre, dance, music, spoken word, comedy, film and creative learning events. Their mission is to provide the people of the North East of Scotland with an exciting and welcoming venue, where they can experience and participate in everything the performing arts has to offer. They are committed to making these experiences accessible and enriching for all in our beautiful, iconic building in the heart of Aberdeen. Tours and family creativity sessions will be available. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Bridge Club 7 September 2024 Come and find out about one of Aberdeen's oldest clubs. Founded in September 1933, The Bridge Club is celebrating it's 90th Anniversary this weekend. Though founded as a Bridge club, the building has been home to Aberdeen Scrabble Club for a number or years, and since 2018 has been the home of Bon Acord Chess Club. View Details Facilities WC Refreshments Not Accessible
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Central Fire Station 7 September 2024 The Central Fire Station is one of four fire stations located within Aberdeen City. The station was opened in 1998 and further converted in 2016 to house the Aberdeen City LSO HQ. This is a great chance to explore the station, have a firefighter experience and get fire safety advice. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC Refreshments Events For Children WC
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Central Library 7 September 2024 Opened in 1892, Central Library is the headquarters for library services within Aberdeen City. The building is also home to the Lending Library, the Media Centre, the Information Centre and the Central Children's Library. Situated in the heart of the city close to the Art Gallery and theatre, the library has long been part of the cultural centre of Aberdeen. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC
In Person 2024 Theme Aberdeen City Aberdeen Family History Society 7 September 2024 Founded in 1978, the society exists to assist and promote the study of genealogy and family history in the North East of Scotland. Records held cover the whole of Scotland, a considerable amount of data on the rest of the UK as well as many places around the world. Visit and inquire about your family history and see the research rooms. View Details Facilities WC Refreshments Limited Access
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre (AMIC) 7 September 2024 Recently acquired by AMIC, this grand granite building dates back from 1900's having been utilised as a primary school and more recently a business centre. Now serves as the Central Mosque of Aberdeen. We are in the early stages of the transformation project which we embarked on earlier this year. The place helps to gain inner peace. It opened on 25 March 2022. The charity has been serving the Muslims and wider community for over four decades. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Parking
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Science Centre 7 September 2024 Join Aberdeen Science Centre for an exclusive event as we dive into offshore wind energy with a variety of hands-on activities alongside our usual 60+ exhibits. Imagine constructing your own wind turbine and facing the challenge of installing it on a floating base to test out your engineering skills – will it float!? You'll even get to decommission your prototypes at the end, completing the full cycle. Let's inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers. Event made possible due to funding by OPTIO. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court 7 September 2024 Aberdeen Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court is located in this grade, "A" listed building built between 1868 and 1874. View Details Facilities Disabled WC WC Refreshments Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Synagogue 8 September 2024 Aberdeen Synagogue is located inside a grade B listed building in the conservation area central Aberdeen. It is the most northly Synagogue in the UK. View Details Facilities Not Accessible Events For Children Refreshments
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Town House Civic Rooms 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 Aberdeen’s historic Town House acts as the base for the city’s Lord Provost and the Civic Rooms, which are used for all sorts of civic events and special occasions, are lavishly furnished. View Details Facilities Not Accessible WC
In Person Aberdeen City Aberdeen Trades Union Council, John Londragan House 7 September 2024 Affiliated trade union branches and organisations. The Council was formed in 1868 and is still going strong, playing an important role as it continues to support workers in these challenging times. The space is also home to Aberdeen Social Centre which is an activist support and networking hub. The aim of the Centre is to build the capacity of and the connections between grassroots community activism. View Details Facilities Disabled WC WC Refreshments Limited Access
In Person Aberdeen City Albyn School 8 September 2024 Albyn School is an independent school for boys and girls aged 2-18 in the heart of Aberdeen’s West End. The school has expanded and changed since moving to its current location at 17-23 Queen’s Road in 1925 adding modern twists and buildings while honouring the more traditional parts of the school at the same time.Come and visit our wonderful school! View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC
In Person Aberdeen City Bon Accord Baths 7 September 2024 A Category B listed Art Deco building. Visitors will be able to explore some of the main public areas of the building, and appreciate its unique features. This includes the public reception/lobby areas, studios, private bathing area, café, pool hall and spectator decks. The baths is currently also hosting an exhibition of old media photographs of the building in use, alongside an architecture exhibition by the Scott Sutherland School (RGU) focusing on imaginative use of the building. View Details Facilities Limited Access
In Person Aberdeen City Camphill School - Hermann Gross Exhibition 7 September 2024 Established in 1940, Camphill School Aberdeen’s mission is to transform the lives of children and young people with learning disabilities and very complex additional support needs from across Scotland who require a minimum of 1:1 highly specialist support. Many struggle in mainstream education and other care options, yet thrive at Camphill. Young people are empowered to grow in confidence, independence and reach their fullest potential, leading to happier and healthier lives. View Details Facilities WC Parking Disabled Access Disabled WC
In Person Aberdeen City Cancelled - Aberdeen Saints Croquet Club at Westburn Park 7 September 2024 This event has been cancelled. View Details Facilities Parking WC
In Person Aberdeen City Childline Aberdeen 7 September 2024 The NSPCC's Childline service is a confidential place for children to contact - over the phone or online - whatever their worry. Childline helps children and young people 24 hours a day, every day of the year. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Parking
In Person Aberdeen City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 7 September 2024 The church building was designed in Salt Lake City and must have looked very American when it was first built. It has unfortunately lost its original copper roof but its elegant needle-topped spire is a familiar landmark on North Anderson Drive. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Parking Hearing Loop
In Person 2024 Theme Aberdeen City Confucius Institute 7 September 2024 The Institute provides Chinese language teaching and cultural events to the North East Scotland community. It acts as a linguistic and cultural bridge, promoting knowledge exchange between China and the people of North East Scotland and serving as the first port of call for information on China. The building has had many uses in its long history, including a museum and a bank, and its courtyard bamboo garden is one of Old Aberdeen's best kept secrets. View Details Facilities Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking Limited Access
In Person Aberdeen City Cruickshank Botanic Garden 7 September 2024 There have been gardens and parkland on the site since at least the late 17th century. The Botanic Garden, founded with a bequest from Miss Anne Cruickshank, is an educational resource and a beautiful and secluded amenity for University of Aberdeen staff and students and the general public. Visit and enjoy at your leisure! View Details Facilities Limited Access
In Person Aberdeen City Devana Parish Church Holburn 7 September 2024 A very active church which is the centre of the community. It was built in late Victorian times and is steeped in history. It is the home base for many local groups and organisations. The church is the location of five War memorials, and was the home church of the Gordon Highlanders. It is one of the few churches in Scotland to have two women commemorated on its war memorials. It is also unusual in having a communion table which is an official Commonwealth War Graves memorial. View Details Facilities Disabled WC Disabled Access WC Refreshments Parking Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Devana Parish Church of Scotland 7 September 2024 This Victorian church is the location of the Piper Alpha window commemorating the loss of 167 people on 6th July 1988 in the worst off shore disaster in the world. It also has a Memorial Chapel which contains the memorial of the 51st Highland Division and a memorial to the 94 church members killed in WW1. There are various other stained glass commemorative windows. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Parking Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Donside Hydro 8 September 2024 Visit this multi-award winning Community Hydro scheme. Meet the volunteer Directors who will conduct the tours and tell you all about the scheme. See first-hand the Archimedes Screw, the widest in the UK when it was installed in 2016. Have a look around the turbine house, and find out how electricity is generated. Take a walk along the edge of the lade in an area that is steeped in industrial history, where mills have been operating for centuries and which now harnesses the power of the river to produce clean, green renewable energy. View Details Facilities Limited Access Parking
In Person 2024 Theme Aberdeen City Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 The Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust was established in 2007 to take over the remaining building and turntable of the former Ferryhill locomotive depot, restore it and transform the site into a working railway heritage site for the North East of Scotland. In this endeavour, the Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust has had widespread support. View Details Facilities WC Refreshments Events For Children Limited Access
In Person Aberdeen City Fountainhall Church at the Stocket 7 September 2024 Fountainhall Church was founded in 2023 with two places of worship (Fountainhall Church at the Cross and Fountainhall Church at the Stocket) and also Fountainhall Church Centre. The Stocket is a multi-purpose building with a number of rooms which are used extensively. Originally designed by Dr William Kelly, the building was completed in September 1900 and originally called St Ninian’s. The Sanctuary contains many items of interest including impressive stained glass windows. There will be music, refreshments, tours of the garden and a display of the 1st year of the church at the Stocket on display. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking
In Person Aberdeen City Fountainhall Church Centre 7 September 2024 Fountainhall Church was formed in 2023 by the union of four historic churches (Holburn West, Midstocket, Queen’s Cross & Rubislaw). Opened in 1971, the Centre is a multi-purpose building used extensively by community and church groups. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking
In Person Aberdeen City Freemason's Hall 7 September 2024 8 - 29 July 2024 Freemasons Hall in Crown Street is a purpose built Masonic building and was completed in 1910 and is a listed building both in and out. There are many architectural features in the several rooms in the building especially the plasterwork on the ceilings are to be admired. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Gilcomston Church 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 The main building was built in the 1860s by Architect William Smith (whose initials are carved on a stone underneath the small front windows) and was opened in 1868. It is built of grey granite and sandstone, with red and black granite stones around the arches and window openings. It was granted Grade B Listed Status in 1990. The building originally had accommodation for 1200. It is in the early decorated Gothic style. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Gray's School of Art 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 Gray’s School of Art is a vibrant collection of studio spaces and workshops where artists and designers create and exhibit work. The building has housed these activities for the last 60 years and sports fantastic examples of traditional and modern creative facilities. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Parking
In Person Aberdeen City Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) 7 September 2024 The Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) at the University of Aberdeen is the largest site of biomedical research in Aberdeen. Its scientists and research staff study neuroscience, microbiology, immunology, cell and developmental biology, pharmacology, bone and muscle and more. In use are state of the art instruments, used in ways unique to Aberdeen. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Events For Children Parking
In Person 2024 Theme Aberdeen City International School Aberdeen 7 September 2024 Established in 1972, ISA is Scotland’s first international school. With an international approach and firm roots in Aberdeen, half of their 500+ student population is local. They welcome you to visit their impressive campus. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking
In Person Aberdeen City King's College Chapel, University of Aberdeen 7 September 2024 The University was founded in 1495 and the chapel is its oldest surviving building and the oldest building in Aberdeen City. Inside includes the finest surviving pre-reformation choir stalls in Scotland and a host of other treasures. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Parking Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Masjid Alhikmah and Community Centre 7 September 2024 Masjid Alhikmah is a place of worship. It’s also a welcoming hub for the whole community. It’s every bit as diverse as those it serves, and is a much-needed place where people can come together, to pray, to learn, to meet, to reflect. There will be guided mosque tours available and a live prayer viewing. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments
Aberdeen City Music Hall, Aberdeen Performing Arts 7 September 2024 The Music Hall is Aberdeen's 200 year old former assembly room - designed by Archibald Simpson and initially built in 1822. The Music Hall has been home to countless notable performers ranging from Charles Dickens to David Bowie; today they welcome a diverse range of events including bands, comedians and art sales. View Details Facilities Disabled WC Disabled Access WC Refreshments
In Person Aberdeen City Outer Spaces' Artist Resident: Esther Helfer at Union Terrace 7 September 2024 8 - 29 September 2024 Outer Spaces is a charity collaborating with artists, art collectives, organisations, and commercial property owners, to occupy and activate the nation’s empty commercial spaces. Our aim is to build an alternative infrastructure for the arts by matching artists with empty shops, offices, and industrial space, to produce and exhibit their work, and rehearse, perform, and deliver workshops and events. We also programme residencies and projects to help sustain and support artistic practice and we commission artists to engage audiences with art practice. View Details Facilities Not Accessible WC Refreshments
In Person Aberdeen City Outer Spaces' Artist Resident: Ionut Stefan at Union Terrace 7 September 2024 Outer Spaces is a charity collaborating with artists, art collectives, organisations, and commercial property owners, to occupy and activate the nation’s empty commercial spaces. Our aim is to build an alternative infrastructure for the arts by matching artists with empty shops, offices, and industrial space, to produce and exhibit their work, and rehearse, perform, and deliver workshops and events. We also programme residencies and projects to help sustain and support artistic practice and we commission artists to engage audiences with art practice. View Details Facilities Not Accessible WC
In Person Aberdeen City Outer Spaces' Artist Resident: kooperator.space at The Academy 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 Outer Spaces is a charity collaborating with artists, art collectives, organisations, and commercial property owners, to occupy and activate the nation’s empty commercial spaces. Our aim is to build an alternative infrastructure for the arts by matching artists with empty shops, offices, and industrial space, to produce and exhibit their work, and rehearse, perform, and deliver workshops and events. We also programme residencies and projects to help sustain and support artistic practice and we commission artists to engage audiences with art practice. View Details Facilities Disabled Access
In Person Aberdeen City Peacock Print Studio 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 Since 1974, Peacock - a workshop for art has supported thousands of artists in the production of artworks, ranging from prints to video works, photography, performance and site-specific public installations; reconfiguring the relationship between the artist, the artwork and the audience. View Details Facilities WC Limited Access
In Person 2024 Theme Aberdeen City Port of Aberdeen - South Harbour 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 Scotlands largest berthage port which officially opened in 2023. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Events For Children
In Person Aberdeen City Quaker Meeting House 7 September 2024 It is the only purpose built Quaker Meeting House still in use in Scotland. It features the plain simplicity of a typical QMH with the Elders' Bench. There are 2 full size photographs of two of the 79 Quaker Tapestries at Kendal on display, one relating to early Quaker history in NE Scotland, both were embroidered by Quakers in Scotland in 1980's. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Parking Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City Robert Gordon's College 7 September 2024 Robert Gordon's College is an independent school for children aged 3 to 18 years. The school was built between 1732 and 1742 by Robert Gordon as a residential school for poor boys on land previously occupied by a monastery of Black Friars. View Details Facilities WC Not Accessible
In Person Aberdeen City Society of Advocates Library 7 September 2024 A stunning listed building housing a historic and private members legal library. Located within the building is a stained glass window by Daniel Cottier. A city centre hidden gem! View Details Facilities Not Accessible WC
In Person Aberdeen City St Andrew's Cathedral 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 The church contains the national memorial to Samuel Seabury, consecrated first Bishop of America in Long Acre, Aberdeen, on 14th November 1784. Roof heraldry depicts the American States and the Jacobite supporters of the Episcopal Church View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking
In Person Aberdeen City St James' Episcopal Church 7 September 2024 St James is a thriving Episcopal Church on the corner of Union Street. The building was built in 1887 and has been in continuous use since then. It has three large stained glass windows and other historic artefacts, including a working pipe organ. View Details Facilities Disabled WC WC Disabled Access
In Person Aberdeen City St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church 7 September 2024 Situated at St Johns Place (off Crown Terrace). The north aisle was added in 1898 with the tower being constructed in 1913. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Events For Children Refreshments Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City St Machar's Cathedral 7 September 2024 Situated in historic Old Aberdeen, this impressive 15th century granite structure is witness to 1400 years of faith. With its mediaeval twin towers, and world-famous heraldic ceiling dating from 1520, the Cathedral is Aberdeen’s oldest public building and one of the treasures of Scotland.Visitors can hear about the history of the Cathedral and the recent restoration work, view original records from the 14th century in the Charter Room, take part in children’s activities, try ringing the Cathedral bells, and enjoy live music! View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking Hearing Loop
In Person Aberdeen City St Margaret's School for Girls 7 September 2024 Founded in 1846, St Margaret’s School for Girls is the oldest all-through girls’ school in Scotland and offers a supportive and welcoming environment. Visitors to St Margaret’s School for Girls will be taken on a guided tour by prefects or members of staff. There will also be the opportunity to view items from the school’s extensive archive. View Details Facilities WC Parking Limited Access
2024 Theme Aberdeen City Station House Media Unit (shmu) 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 Established as a charity in 2003, Station House Media Unit (shmu), is one of the core cultural organisations in North East Scotland and is at the forefront of community media development in the UK. A community anchor organisation, supporting residents in the seven regeneration areas of Aberdeen in radio and video production, traditional and on-line publications, music production and digital inclusion. As well as tours of the building in both the old part (originally the station master’s house) and the newly developed space including state of the art community media facilities, they will also be running creative, music, radio/podcast and tv/film taster sessions throughout the afternoon. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC Refreshments WC Events For Children Parking
In Person Aberdeen City The Belmont Community Cinema Ltd 7 September 2024 8 September 2024 The Belmont Cinema is a much-loved part of the cultural heritage of Aberdeen. The cinema was designed by local architects and opened in 1896 as a Trades Hall. It opened as a cinema in 1910 and for decades has been showing an eclectic range of films. After closing in 2022 a charity was formed to save the cinema. View Details Facilities Disabled Access WC
In Person Aberdeen City The Rowett Institute 7 September 2024 The Institute is a research centre that studies human health and nutrition including human intervention studies, dietary assessment, appetite regulation, electrophysiology, microbiology, food security, toxicology, life course nutrition, and systems medicine. Members of the public will be welcome to join guided tours of the building and research groups will be showcasing their work. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Events For Children Parking
In Person Aberdeen City The Sir Duncan Rice Library 7 September 2024 The Sir Duncan Rice Library was opened by HM The Queen in September 2012. Designed by Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lasse. Its eight floors house the largest of the University's modern collections including Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, historic collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives. Library will be open 9am - 10pm. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children Parking
In Person Aberdeen City The Zoology Museum 7 September 2024 The Zoology Museum is the only zoological museum in the region and boasts one of the largest collections in Scotland including animals of the world, from protozoa to whales. View Details Facilities Disabled WC WC Events For Children Parking Disabled Access
In Person Aberdeen City Trinity Hall 7 September 2024 A hidden gem in the city centre and the home of The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen. Founded in 1587 there are artefacts on display dating from the 15th century and outstanding stained-glass windows. View Details Facilities Disabled Access Disabled WC WC Refreshments Events For Children
