WHAT’s ON
You are in an all year round destination with lots going on. Check out what’s happening each day, for further information and details of new events added please visit: www.visitcairngorms.com/ whats-on
April 2023 Events
1st & 2nd April
The Brits - The UK’s Official Snowboard & Freeski Championships - Cairngorm Mountain, Aviemore. britssnow.com
1st to 9th April
FREE. “Highland Life” Art Exhibition and Sale by the Spey Art Group - Spey Bank Studio, Grantown on Spey. 10am-4pm. T: 01479 872493.
1st to 16th April
Easter Trail - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. 10am-4pm. www.highlandfolk.com. T: 01349 781650.
1st to 16th April
Easter Fun - Landmark Park, Carrbridge. 10am-5pm. www.landmarkpark.co.uk
7th & 8th April
Easter Food & Drink Fair - Atholl Estate, Blair Atholl. 10am-4pm. www.atholl-estates.co.uk.
22nd & 23rd April
Run Balmoral - Balmoral Estate, Ballater. runbalmoral.com.
26th April to 1st May
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival - held throughout Speyside. www.spiritofspeyside.com
Thursday 30th March
FREE. Heritage Ranger Walk: Drumin Castle and the Wolf of Badenoch - Drumin Castle car park, Ballindalloch. 11am-12pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
FREE. Cairngorms Cycling Club Aviemore Social Ride - Aviemore Retail Park Car Park. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
FREE. Home Energy Health Check - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown on Spey. 7-9pm. T: 01479 873279. www.facebook.com/SustainableStrathspey
Friday 31st March
FREE. Heritage Ranger Walk: Scalan Mills and Hidden Seminary - The Carrachs Car Park, Tomintoul. 12-2pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Spring Yoga and Nature Connection: An Evening Retreat - Kinrara House, Aviemore. 5.30-9pm. E: chiara.alagia@cairngormsconnect.org.uk
Live Music. Rura - St Margaret’s, Braemar. 8-10pm. www.stmargaretsbraemar.org.uk
Saturday 1st April
Easter Adventure Trail - Cairngorms Activities, Grantown On Spey. 2.30-5.30pm. www.cairngormsactivities.co.uk
Highland League Football Match - Seafield Park, Grantown on Spey. 3pm. T: 07826 619110.
Catholic Palm Sunday Vigil Mass - St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Grantown on Spey. 5pm. www.aviemore.rcda.scot
FREE. Live Music with Mothers Ruin - The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Sunday 2nd April
The Glenlivet 10K - Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch. www.chss.org.uk
Boat Bairns Table Sale - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 11am-3pm. T: 01479 831123.
Tipi Gathering for Brunch Sundays - Dell of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. 11am-2pm. thedellofabernethy.co.uk
Catholic Palm Sunday Mass - St Aidan’s RC Church, Aviemore. 11.30am-12.30pm. www.aviemore.rcda.scot
Mar Lodge Guided Afternoon Tour and Walk - Mar Lodge Estate, Near Braemar. 2-4pm. Booking Essential. T: 01339 720164.
Easter Adventure Trail - Cairngorms Activities, Grantown On Spey. 2.30-5.30pm. cairngormsactivities. co.uk.
Monday 3rd April
FREE. Evening Talk: British Birds of Prey by Iolo Williams - The Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown on Spey. 8.30-10pm. www.birdwatchingandwildlifeclub.co.uk/ talks-other-events
Tuesday 4th April
Easter Adventure Trail - Cairngorms Activities, Grantown On Spey. 2.30-5.30pm. cairngormsactivities.co.uk
Cairngorm Cycling Club 10-mile TTCoylumbridge Hotel, Aviemore. 7pm-8pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Wednesday 5th April
FREE. Easter Art Exhibition - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. 10am-4pm. T: 01540 673422.
Thursday 6th April
FREE. Opening Day of Outdoor Draughts Season for 2023 - Outdoor Draughts Board, Grantown on Spey. 10am-4pm. T: 07850 409177.
FREE. Castle Walk to Blairfindy - The Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch. 11am-12pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Catholic Maundy Thursday Mass - St Aidan’s RC Church, Aviemore. 6pm. www.aviemore.rcda.scot
FREE. Cairngorm Cycling Club Grantown Social Ride - Museum Car Park, Grantown on Spey. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
FREE. Live Music with Tweed - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm.
Friday 7th April
Catholic Good Friday Liturgy - St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Grantown on Spey. 3pm. www.aviemore.rcda.scot
Catholic Good Friday Liturgy - St Aidan’s RC Church, Aviemore. 3pm. www.aviemore.rcda.scot
Family Easter Curry Quiz and Skating - Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, Kincraig. 5-9pm. www.lochinsh.com
FREE. Live Music with Paul Kelly - The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Saturday 8th April FREE. WW2 Home Front Living History Weekend - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. 10am-4pm. www.highlandfolk.com.
Traditional Polish Blessing of the Easter Baskets - St Aidan’s RC Church, Aviemore. 11am. www.aviemore. rcda.scot
FREE. Hidden History Walk to Scalan Mills and Seminary - The Carrachs Car Park, Tomintoul. 1-2.30pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
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Easter Adventure Trail - Cairngorms Activities, Grantown On Spey. 2.30-5.30pm. cairngormsactivities.co.uk
Highland League Football Match - Seafield Park, Grantown on Spey. 3pm. T: 07826 619110.
Family Easter Curry Quiz and Skating - Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, Kincraig. 5-9pm. www.lochinsh.com
Catholic Easter Vigil Mass - St Aidan’s RC Church, Aviemore. 9pm. www.aviemore.rcda.scot
FREE. Live Music with Alan Frew - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm.
FREE. Live Music with Rant - The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Sunday 9th April
FREE. WW2 Home Front Living History Weekend - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. 10am-4pm. www.highlandfolk.com
Rothiemurchus Easter Egg Hunt - Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus. 10.30am & 2pm. www.rothiemurchus.net.
FREE. The Village Green Market and Craft Fair - The Village Green Market and Crafts, Aviemore. 11am3pm. T: 07925 150890.
Catholic Easter Sunday Mass - St Aidan’s RC Church, Aviemore. 11.30am. www.aviemore.rcda.scot
Easter Adventure Trail - Cairngorms Activities, Grantown On Spey. 2.30-5.30pm. cairngormsactivities.co.uk
Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt - Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, Kincraig. 12-4pm. www.lochinsh.com
Catholic Easter Sunday Mass - St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Grantown on Spey. 5pm. www.aviemore.rcda.scot.
Monday 10th April
Easter Adventure Trail - Cairngorms Activities, Grantown On Spey. 2.30-5.30pm. cairngormsactivities.co.uk
Tuesday 11th April
FREE. Cairngorm Cycling Club Hill Climb - Aviemore Retail Park Car Park. 6.30-8.30pm. cairngormcc.co.uk
Storylands Sessions Open Mic Night - Ptarmigan Dome at Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, Kincraig. 6-7pm or 8-10pm. badenochstorylands.com/storylands-sessions
Wednesday 12th April
FREE. Easter Art Exhibition - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. 10am-4pm. T: 01540 673422.
FREE. Heritage Ranger Tour: Inveraven Church & Pictish Stones - Inveraven Church and Pictish Stones, Ballindalloch. 2-2.45pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Thursday 13th April
Wildlife Wander - RSPB Insh Marshes, Kingussie. 9.30am-1.30pm www.events.rspb.org.uk/inshmarshes. E: insh@rspb.org.uk
FREE. Castle walk to Blairfindy - The Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch. 11am-12pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
FREE. Hidden History Walk to Scalan Mills and Seminary - The Carrachs Car Park, Tomintoul. 1-2.30pm.
E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
FREE. Cairngorm Cycling Club Aviemore Social Ride - Aviemore Retail Park Car Park. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Mar Lodge Guided Evening Tour and Walk - Mar Lodge Estate, Near Braemar. 7-9pm. Booking Essential. T: 01339 720164.
FREE. Live Music with Tweed - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm.
Friday 14th April
FREE. Live Music with Gordie Peters KaraokeThe Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Saturday 15th April
Cinema Showing | Strange World - Grantown YMCA Community Centre. 4pm. grantowncinema.co.uk
Cinema Showing | The Banshees Of InisherinGrantown YMCA Community Centre. 7pm. www.grantowncinema.co.uk
FREE. Wild Isles Screening and Q&A with the Producers - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 6-10pm. E: enquire@cairngormsconnect.org.uk
Live Music with Megan Henderson - St Margaret’s, Braemar. 8pm. www.stmargaretsbraemar.org.uk
FREE. Live Music with The Anne Dickson BandThe Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Monday 17th April
ONLINE. Storylands Sessions: Folk Music with Hamish Napier - 7-9.30pm. www.badenochstorylands. com/storylands-sessions.
Tuesday 18th April
Cairngorm Cycling Club 10-mile TT - Coylumbridge Hotel, Aviemore. 7-8pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Storylands Sessions: Folk Music Workshop with Hamish Napier - The Iona Gallery, Kingussie. 7-9.30pm. www.badenochstorylands.com/storylands-sessions
FREE. Evening Talk: Ten Birds that Changed the World by Stephen Moss - The Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown on Spey. 8.30-10pm. www.birdwatchingandwildlifeclub.co.uk
Thursday 20th April
FREE. Cairngorm Cycling Club Kingussie Social Ride - Advonie Car Park, Kingussie. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
FREE. Live music with Tweed - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm.
Friday 21st April
Queen Tribute Night - Royal British Legion, Aviemore. 8pm.
FREE. Live Music with Keith Mair - The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Saturday 22nd April
FREE. Live Music with Rant - The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
FREE. Live Music with Willie Campbell - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm.
Sunday 23rd April
FREE. The Village Green Market and Craft FairThe Village Green Market and Crafts, Aviemore. 11am-3pm. T: 07925 150890.
Tuesday 25th April
TOMS Concert with the Leonore Piano TrioBoat of Garten Community Hall. 7.30-10pm. E: ann.nap@btinternet.com
Cairngorm Cycling Club Kingussie Time TrialSpey Street Car Park, Kingussie. 6.30-8pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Wednesday 26th April
FREE. Volunteer Ranger Dementia Friendly Walk - Badaguish, Glenmore, Aviemore. 11.30am-1pm. T: 07585 976356.
FREE. Heritage Ranger Tour: Inveraven Church & Pictish Stones - Inveraven Church and Pictish Stones, Ballindalloch. 2-2.45pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
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April 2023 Events continued...
Thursday 27th April
FREE. Castle Walk to Blairfindy - The Glenlivet Distillery, Ballindalloch. 11am. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
FREE. Cairngorm Cycling Club Aviemore Social Ride - Aviemore Retail Park Car Park, Aviemore. 6.30-8.30pm. www.cairngormcc.co.uk
Concert with Trio Doyenne - St Bride’s Parish Church, Newtonmore. 7.30-9.30pm. T: 01540 673422.
Friday 28th April
FREE. Hidden History Walk to Scalan Mills and Seminary - The Carrachs Car Park, Tomintoul. 1-2.30pm. E: lydia@tgdt.org.uk
Whisky & Chocolate Tasting - The Boat Country Inn, Boat of Garten. 8pm. T: 01479 831258.
FREE. Live Music with Gordie Peters KaraokeThe Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
FREE. Live Music with Jono - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm.
Saturday 29th April
Identification Workshop: Moths: Spring Scottish Specialities - Crathie, Ballater. 9am-10pm. www.wild-discovery.com/identification-workshops. T: 07434 709646.
Spring Foraging - Atholl Estate, Blair Atholl. 11am-1pm. Booking recommended. www.atholl-estate.co.uk.
Live music with Ímar - St Margaret’s, Braemar. 8pm. www.stmargaretsbraemar.org.uk
FREE. Live Music with Johnny Cash Duo - The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
FREE. Live Music with Jono - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm.
Sunday 30th April
Spring Foraging - Atholl Estate, Blair Atholl. 11am-1pm. Booking recommended. www.atholl-estate.co.uk
Whisky & Cheese Tasting - The Boat Country Inn. 8pm. T: 01479 831258.
FREE. Angels Nectar In-Store Sampling - The Speyside Centre, Grantown on Spey. 12-4pm. www.angelsnectar.co.uk
Every Monday FREE. Braemar Health Walk - Under the Mews, Braemar. 10am. www.pathsforall.org.uk/health-walk/ braemar. T: 07816 110549.
Ultra Slow Line Dancing - Grantown British Legion. 10.30. T: 07541 372524.
FREE. Live Music with Graeme MackayCairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Every Tuesday FREE. Grantown on Spey Health Walk - Meet at Anagah Wood, curling rink car park, Grantown on Spey. 10.30am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Nethy Bridge Health Walk - Meet by Nethy Bridge Community Centre. 1.30pm. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Ballater Health Walk - Meet at Glenmuick Church Hall, Ballater. 1.30pm. T: 07816 110549. Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 8.45pm. T: 01479 810233.
Every Wednesday
FREE. Newtonmore Health Walk - Meet at the Wildcat Centre, Newtonmore. 10.30am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Boat of Garten Health Walk - Meet Boat of Garten Community Hall. 1.30pm. T: 07816 110549.
Weekly Folk Sessions at The OBI - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 8pm. www.oldbridgeinn.co.uk
Every Thursday FREE. Cromdale Health Walk - In front of the Kirk, Cromdale. 11am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Carrbridge Health Walk - Meet by the Old Bridge, Carrbridge. 11am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Kingussie Health Walk - Badenoch Centre, Kingussie. 10.30am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Aviemore Chess Club - Aviemore Community Centre Library. T: 07415 892669.
FREE. Live Music with Tweed - The Balavoulin, Aviemore. 9pm.
Every Friday FREE. Glen Tanar Health Walk - Meet Glen Tanar Visitor Centre. 10am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Tomintoul Health Walk - Meet at Bowling Club, Tomintoul. 10am. T: 07816 110549.
FREE. Live music - The Winky & Bothy Bar, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Every Saturday FREE. Parkrun - Speyside Way, Dalfaber Drive. www. parkrun.org.uk/aviemore
FREE. Live music - The Winky & Bothy Bar, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Every Sunday
FREE. Entertainment - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 6-8pm. T: 01479 810233.
Please go to www.pathsforall.org.uk for further Health Walk information.
Shinty www.shinty.com
1st April 2023
Newtonmore v Kyles Athletic - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 2.30pm.
8th April 2023
Kingussie v Kinlochshiel - The Dell, Kingussie. 2.30pm.
Newtonmore 2nds v Lovat - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 2.30pm.
Strathspey v Inverness - Grantown Grammar School. 2.30pm.
15th April 2023
Strathspey v Boleskine - Grantown Grammar School.
2.30pm.
22nd April 2023
Kingussie v Oban Camanachd - The Dell, Kingussie. 2.30pm.
Strathspey v Caberfeidh - Grantown Grammar School. 2.30pm.
Sunday 23rd April
Badenoch Ladies v Lochaber - The Dell, Kingussie. Time TBC
29th April 2023
Newtonmore 2nds v Glenurquhart / InvernessThe Eilan, Newtonmore. 12pm.
Newtonmore v Fort William - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 3pm.
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