Orkney Blues Festival

The Orkney Blues Festival brings together local and national artists across multiple venues for a blistering weekend of blues music, year after year. Renowned for showcasing our fierce local talent, we're proud to have such a rich and evolving collective of musicians on our doorstep - from youth to experience, this festival speak to all people.

Stromness Shopping Week

Established in 1949 Stromness Shopping Week is the longest running festival in Orkney.  It was originally formed to attract shoppers to the small town of Stromness, to enable Stromnessians to showcase what the town has to offer.  

Kelburn Garden Party

The Kelburn Garden Party is a unique, independent, magical music and arts festival. It is an annual explosion of colour, creativity, and culture in the grounds and glen around a 13th century painted castle on Scotland’s spectacular West Coast

Orkney Folk Festival

From small beginnings in 1982, the Orkney Folk Festival has grown to become one of the most prolific and special throughout Scotland, the UK and further afield