Scotland is bursting at the seams throughout 2007 with major sporting events, competitions and cultural festivals. Here we bring you a taster of the this year’s highlights and you can find out more by clicking on the links below. Play your part in helping Scotland win the bid to host the Commonwealth Games by participating in and supporting sport across Scotland. It would be great to see you there!
2 - 5 August
GOLF: RICOH Women's British Open 2007, Old Course, St Andrews
www.standrews.org.uk
5 August
CULTURE: Bridge of Allen Highland Games, one of the major Highland Games in Scotland – as well as enjoying Highland dancing and traditional sports like tossing the caber come along and visit the Bid Mobile to find out more about the Commonwealth Games and sport across Scotland
www.bofagames.i12.com
5 August
BOWLING: Scottish Bowls: Scottish Counties Championship Final, Ayr
www.scottish-bowling.co.uk
5 August
SWIMMING: Scottish Open Water Championships - Loch Rannoch, a great chance to see some of the top open water swimmers in Scotland complete a nine-mile course
www.scottishswimming.com
5 – 27 August
CULTURE: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Focussing on comedy, the Fringe is a Scottish must-see spectacle of arts and entertainment across the capital
www.edfringe.com
6 – 12 August
CULTURE: Piping Live! & The World Pipe Band Championships
Glasgow welcomes pipers from all over the world to this amazing festival
www.pipingfestival.co.uk
9 – 12 August
GOLF: Scottish Challenge, Borders
Part of the European Challenge Tour, this is the inaugural year of the event at the Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Country Club in the beautiful town of Peebles. With a total prize fund of £200,000 this will be a fitting test for some of the world’s top golfers
10 August – 2 September
CULTURE: Founded in 1947, the Edinburgh International Festival presents a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance in six major theatres and concert halls and a number of smaller venues, promising stunning entertainment in the capital this summer
www.eif.co.uk
11 August
RUGBY: Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
www.scottishrugby.org
11– 27 August
CULTURE: Edinburgh International Book Festival 2007
This year there are over 700 events featuring some 600 authors from over 40 different countries, and an incredible range of Themes covering Science, Poetry, Matters of The Mind, Focus On China, Slavery Stories, and Genes and Society
www.edbookfest.co.uk
15 – 26 August
CULTURE: Edinburgh International Film Festival
A sparkling array of new films are brought to the fore at the EIF, as well as giving audiences the chance to meet directors and screenwriters at a huge range of events and workshops
www.edfilmfest.org.uk
22 August
FOOTBALL: Scotland vs South Africa, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Scotland matches at Pittodrie have always drawn big crowds – as this is the first international at the stadium since April 2002 there is bound to be a high demand for seats for this exciting International with South Africa
www.scottishfa.co.uk
25 August
RUGBY: Scotland v South Africa, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
www.scottishrugby.org
25 August
GOLF: North Of Scotland Open Amateur Championship, Royal Dornoch Golf Club
www.royaldornoch.com
25 August - 2 September
SAILING: Largs Regatta Week, Scottish Sailing Institute, Largs Yacht Haven, a great family week of sailing and events along the Clyde coast
www.largssc.co.uk
25 August
ATHLETICS: Scottish Athletics Open Graded Grand Prix Final, Caird Park, Dundee
www.scottishathletics.org.uk
25 August
ATHLETICS: Lanarkshire AAA Track and Field Championships, East Kilbride
www.scottishathletics.org.uk
26 August
FOOTBALL: Scotland Women v Belgium Women, McDiarmid Park, Perth
www.scottishfa.co.uk
31 August
GYMNASTICS: Highland Showcase of Gymnastics, Inverness
Inverness Gymnastics Club are hosting a Highland Showcase of gymnastics where local school gymnastics display teams and club display teams have been invited to perform and open the event - the showcase is from 7.00pm-9.30pm
www.scottishgymnastics.co.uk or by calling 01324-886-508 for more information