Aberdeenshire celebrates!

Would you like to find out about arts and crafts activity happening in your area?  Meet new people and revisit an old hobby, or try your hand at something new – events will be added to this page in the lead up to Aberdeenshire Celebrates!  So please check back to see what’s happening in your area…and put a creative date in your diary!

Scroll down and click on the events below for more information:

• Garioch Art Group Exhibition
• Thursday 14 – 21 February @ Newmachar Library

• Ellon Arts and Craft Group Showcase 
• Friday 15 February, 10am onwards @ Ellon Library

• Westhill Men’s Shed
• Friday 15 February, 10am – 4.00pm @ Westhill Men’s Shed, Westhill

• Playing with Words – Junior Writing Group
• Friday 15 February, 3.30-5.00pm @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• A Hobby Happening
• Saturday 16 February, 10.20am – 12.30pm @ Banchory Museum and Banchory Library

• Bookbinding for beginners
• Saturday 16 February, 10.30am – 12.30pm & 13.30pm -15.30pm @ Inverurie Library

• Knitting Club 
• Saturday 16 February, 10.30am – 11.30am  @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• Life-Drawing
• Saturday 16 February, 1030am – 11.30am @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• Still-Life
• Saturday 16 February, 10.30am-11.30pm @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• North East Meets the Wild West - Meet the Cowboys
• Saturday 16 February, 1.30-4.30pm @ Inverurie Town Hall

• A day of FREE easel painting for the whole community
• Sunday 17 February, time 11am – 3pm @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• Singing for Fun
• Sunday 17 February, 10.30am – 3.30pm @ Dickson Hall, Laurencekirk

• Come & see what Kemnay has to offer you
• Sunday 17 February, 11am – 2pm @ Kemnay Village Hall

• Perma – Prep with Devron Arts
• Sunday 17 February, 11am-3pm @ Brander Building Garden, Huntly

• Grand Designs – family craft workshop
• Sunday 17 February, 1.00pm – 3.00pm @ the RSPB Loch of Strathbeg

• Singing Workshop
• Sunday 17 February, 2.30-4.30pm @ The Broadstraik Inn, Elrick, Westhill

• Gildas Quartet Concert
• Sunday 17 February, 7.00pm @ Woodend Barn, Banchory

• It’s Toddler Time! 
• Monday 18 February, 9.30am – 10.15am @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• Two day Wood Engraving course with Chris Daunt
• Monday 18 & Wednesday 20 February, 10am-5pm @ Crathes Hall, near Banchory

• Westhill Men’s Shed
• Monday 18 February, 10am – 4.00pm @ Westhill Men’s Shed, Westhill

• Still-Life
• Monday 18 February, 11.00am-12.00pm @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• Readings to Remember
• Monday 18 February, 11.30am onwards @ Inverurie Library, Inverurie

• After School Art Club - P1 to P4
• Monday 18 February, 3.30pm – 4.15pm @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• After School Art Club – P5 up
• Monday 18 February, 4.15pm – 5.15pm @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• Bookmaking with Susan Cassie
• Monday 18 February, 5pm -8.30pm @ Newmachar Library

• Adult Craft Club
• Tuesday 19 February, 1.30pm – 3.00pm @ Scene on the Green, Aboyne

• Illustrated Talk about the history of Wood Engraving
• Tuesday 19 February, 2pm @ Lange Byre Gallery, Woodend Barn, Banchory

• Try Morris Dancing with the Banchory Morris Men
• Tuesday 19 February, 8.15pm – 10pm @  Crathes Hall, near Banchory

• Fraserburgh Arts and Craft Group Showcase
• Wednesday 20 February, 10.00am – 6.00pm @ Fraserburgh Library

• Buchan Heritage Society Open Night
• Wednesday 20 February, 7.30pm – 10.00pm @ Longside Parish Church Hall, Longside

• Poetry, Readings and Song! from Deeside Heritage Society
• Wednesday 20 February, 7.30pm @ Bowling Club Pavilion, Aboyne

• Community Open Day
• Thursday 21 February, 10.00am – 3.00pm @ The Hotspot, Peterhead

• Grioch Art Group
• Thursday 21 February, 7.00pm – 9.00pm @ Garioch Community Centre, Inverurie

• Lighthouse Rock in Concert
• Thursday 21 February, 7pm @ People First (Cycling World), Fraserburgh

• Scottish Country Dance Taster Class
• Thursday 21 February, 7.30pm – 9pm @ Dyce Primary School Hall, Aberdeen

•  Hygge Exhibition Opening with artists’ talks 
• Thursday 21 February, 6.00pm – 8.00pm @ Woodendbarn, Banchory

• Open Traditional Music Session
• Thursday 21 February, 8pm @ Bennachie Lodge Hotel lounge bar, Kemnay