Family Fun for International Intangible Cultural Heritage Day
SISF 2026 | Family Event
(Sat 17 Oct)
Celebrate international Intangible Cultural Heritage Day with an open-doors day of family fun at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Explore our shared living heritage through story, crafts, dance, music and song with a line-up of come and try workshops and drop-in activity for all ages.
~~~~~
Crafts and Creatures with Beltane Fire Society 10:30am-12:30pm
Join
the Beltane crew for face-painting and the opportunity to make your own
light-up creature to stave off the winter dark! 3+
Come and Try Highland Dance 11:30-12:15, 12:30-1:15, 1:30-2:15
Come
and try traditional Highland dance with teacher Melanie Ronnie!
No experience or special shoes necessary, just come along and have a go.
5+
Come and Try Song 12:30-1pm, 1:15-1:45pm, 2-2:30pm
Join singer and
choir leader Robyn Stapleton for some family-friendly singing in
Scots, Gaelic and English! All ages.
Zine-making with Botanica Fabula 2-4pm
Express your own personal
folklore through zine-making with writer and professional herbal
storyteller Amanda Edmiston, exploring your unique traditions and
celebrations. 8+
~~~~~
Join us in the school holidays and throughout the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2026 for a selection of storytelling performances and events for all the family. This year’s Festival explores the rich relationship between storytelling and the natural world through the theme Bird and Beast. Across Scotland, from Shetland to Dumfries and Galloway, the Western Isles to Aberdeenshire, we invite audiences to discover stories that illuminate the place of bird and beast in our traditions, folklore and myths. Gather round, follow the trail of feathers and footprints, and let your imagination take flight.
-
SISF - Family Event
-
£0.00 -
17 October 2026 -
450 minutes -
10:30 -
Scottish International Storytelling Festival -
Training Venue at SSC -
All Ages
