Braemar Creative Arts Festival

Fringe Events

Deeside knitwits trail

Sunday 13th until Saturday 26th October

The Deeside Knitwits' hairy, scary Halloween knitted trail opens on Sunday 13th October and maps can be picked up from the Mountain Shop, Taste Cafe and Gordons Tearoom. The trail will close on Saturday 26th and all the knitted items will be on sale at the Braemarket on Sunday . 27th October.

WEDNESDAY 23rd

Launch dinner with a buffet catered by from India On The Green & Mumbai, plus entertainment from Magician Garry Seagraves and guest performer from Breakneck Comedy.

Bring your own bottle.

Tickets from Ticketsource

or Lochcarron in Braemar

Festival Dinner

Braemar Village Hall £30

Start 19:00

THURSDAY 24th

A creative quiz where it helps to be clever and creative.

Teams of 4 people £10

Please register on the night.

Creative Quiz

Braemar Golf Club £10 perTeam

19:30 for 20:00 start

FRIDAY 25th

A tribute to Pete Seeger, led by Finlay Allison and Jimmy Ross.

An evening of music, film footage and a trip down memory lane with songs from the 50s and 60s.

Bring your own bottle.

Tickets from Ticketsource

or Lochcarron in Braemar

Tribute to Pete Seeger

Braemar Village Hall

Start 19:30

SATURDAY 26th

A great fun class for all ages led by Aberdeen University Circus Society.

This is a BCAF sponsored class so FREE to all participants.

Basic Circus Skills

Braemar Village hall

FREE CLASS . 15:00 - 17:00

SATURDAY 26th

A family event for all ages. Meet at Braemar Mews to collect your trail map and rules from the organisers. It should take about an hour to complete and report back to the back room of the Village Hall for results, hot soup, a roll and traybakes.

Adults £2, Children £1

Family ticket 2+2 £5

Please pay on the night

Treasure Trail

Start at Braemar Mews

17:30 Start

SUNDAY 27th

Artist Mel Shand conducts a 2 hour sketching workshop in St Margarets, Braemar. Suitable for all skill levels, providing a practical approach to freehand drawing.

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through St Margarets

Architectural sketching

St Margarets, Braemar

10:00 - 12:00 & 13:00 - 15:00

SATURDAY 26th

A 'living' exhibition of artists at work in St Margarets. See painters, weavers, glass workers, carvers and more. Watch the amazing chainsaw Carver on the grass outside.

FREE EVENT

Big Shared Open Studio: Artists at work

St Margarets, Braemar

10:30 - 16:00

SUNDAY 27th

Get busy with some creative carving of your own and create a pumpkin for the Pumkin Parade in the village Hall on Sunday 27th.

Small prize for all entries

FAMILY CHALLENGE

Pumpkin Parade

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SUNDAY 27th

Artist Mel Shand conducts a 2 hour sketching workshop in St Margarets, Braemar. Suitable for all skill levels, providing a practical approach to freehand drawing.

Click image to book tickets

through St Margarets

Architectural sketching

St Margarets, Braemar

10:00 - 12:00 & 13:00 - 15:00

Braemar bake-off

Sunday 27th October

What are you going to do with all the flesh from your pumpkin?

Why not use it in the baking challenge...pumpkin pies, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pancakes?

In the absence of available pumpkins, squash will be acceptable.