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Whether you want a fast-actioned day or a restful day with some exotic animals, A Grand Day Out has all the information for you to decide on how best to entertain the family, and there's something for everyone!
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This Week's Grand Day Out Ideas...
Diddy-Dirty Money are coming to Glasgow for one night only and we have a pair of tickets to give away! MTV Crashes … Glasgow in partnership with Glasgow City Marketing Bureau and EventScotland, will see P-Diddy's new collective, Diddy-Dirty Money play an up close and personal gig at the city's Old Fruitmarket. Click here to enter.
Enjoy six days of whisky related events at the Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival. Experience what it was like to be a whisky smuggler on a landrover tour, travel along The Whisky Line by train and enjoy talks and distillery tours, some of which aren't usually open to the public (Paid and free entry)
Fraserburgh Surf Festival
The Fraserburgh Surf Festival merges three urban lifestyle sports - surfing, skate boarding and BMX - to create a weekend Extreme Sports Festival. Welcoming the UK's top professional surfers you can sit back and enjoy the competition or get your feet wet with surf lessons available for young enthusiasts. (Free Entry)
Autumn is a great time to get out and explore Scotland. With plenty of things going on, you'll find plenty to do. Treat yourself to an overnight stay or weekend break with a host of special deals running throughout the autumn season.
The hugely popular Aberdeen International Street Market returns to the city's Union Terrace featuring fantastic produce from the UK and Europe. There will be an array of food, crafts and gardening supplies to taste, browse and buy from over 70 stalls. (Free Entry)
Get out and experience the best of Scotland in Autumn with a wide range of buy one, get one free and buy one, get second half price, including Aberdeen Snowsports Centre to Treasure Trails Northeast.
In its fifth year, the festival commissions and showcases innovative high quality dance and cross art performances, in particular dance with live music, visual art, language and literature. Highlights include "Starcatchers" for children with a passion for dancing and the beautiful Scottish Ballet performance "Geometry and Grace". (Paid Entry - Varies dependent on performance)
Castle Fraser near Inverurie provides the perfect backdrop for getting arty this autumn and trying your hand at squirrel related crafts. And once you’ve fulfilled your artistic leanings, you can see how you do in the squirrel quiz and take a walk through the beautiful autumnal grounds to see how many red squirrels you can spot! (Ticket price is included in admission cost Adult £10.50, Concession £7.50)
After the success of A Chorus Line last year, Wayward Theatre return with more dance dynamite as they kick off their Sunday shoes with Footloose the Musical. With the film soundtrack album having sold 15 million copies worldwide, the celebratred musical now bursts onto stage in Aberdeen. (Paid Entry - £9)
An exhibition of clothing worn during the opulent Edwardian period, when high society, social status and dressing to impress was everything. Discover more about exclusive dress codes and what the upper class wore to Edwardian balls, dinners and weekends in the country. (Free Entry)
