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	June 2006
	Mid May to the end of July 2006, CowParade Edinburgh. The CowParade comes to Edinburgh, bringing up to 100 colourful cow sculptures and statues displayed in the streets, parks and historic locations of City. Artists are encouraged to create works of art to inspire and raise a smile from locals and visitors. The finale of the CowParade Edinburgh involves many of the cows sold at a gala auction with 75% of proceeds going to charity. Full details can be found at www.cowparadeuk.com
	26th May to 3rd June 2006, Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival. The 2006 programme is as rich and varied as one could expect with something to suit all tastes. All details of venues etc can be found on www.dgartsfestival.org.uk
	2nd - 4th June 2006 Gardening Scotland The Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh. The show celebrates its 7th anniversary in 2006. More than 30,000 visitors are expected to make a visit, some of the nation's best horticultural, craft and food companies provide a show that appeals to all ages. Come along and be inspired, buy and get the very best horticultural advice from the experts. With a Craft Marquee, Food Pantry and Beechgrove Garden Q&A sessions. Details of opening times can be found on www.gardeningscotland.com
	9th to 10th June 2006. RSAC Scottish Rally. Dumfries & Galloway. A two-day rally through the challenging forest stages around Dumfries & Galloway, this is a round of the British and Scottish Championships. This international motorsport event is running for the 61st time in 2006, and this is its tenth year successive year in Dumfries & Galloway. All information regarding this event cn be obtained from www.rsacmotorsport.co.uk
	May to 23rd June 2006, Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. The gallery are showcasing work by Dronma and George Grant in an exhibition being held during these dates. Paintings can be bought on line by visiting www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk
	9th June 2006 onwards, Common Riding Festivals. Hawick 9th & 10th June, Selkirk 16th June, Langholm July tbc, Lauder 5th Aug 2006 Scottish Borders. These celebrations represent the ancient practice of marking a town's boundaries and continue today as distinctive and colourful expressions of civic pride and tradition. Each Borders town celebrates its history with magnificent rideouts involving hundreds of horses, ridden with a passion worthy of the reivers old. Details can be found at www.borderevents.com
	22nd to 25th June 2006 Royal Highland Show, Ingilston, Edinburgh. Scotland's premier farming and food event promises this year to be even bigger and better than before. The event covers four days with over 4,000 livestock on show and 1,000 stands selling everything from speciality foods to 4x4s. There's a variety of entertainment and demonstrations in skills such as cookery and crafts, falconry and fashion. Visit www.royalhighlandshow.org for full details.
	30th June to 2nd July 2006, Game Conservancy Scottish Fair, Scone Palace, Perthshire. With competitions, displays and demonstrations, the fair is one of the main countryside events of the year in Scotland. Traditional country contests of shooting, fishing and gundogs feature on a varied programme alongside quad biking, military re-enactment displays, food and drink fair, shopping and children's activities. The ever-popular Red Arrows are a highlight of this year's fair, full programme can be found at www.scone-palace.co.uk.
	15th to 16th June 2006, Craft Fair at Falkland Palace, Fife. You will find a stall by Dida Design at this fair, definately worth a visit. A full list of gifts available from Dida can be found at www.artsandcraftsbydida.com
	30th June to 1st July 2006, Gail Davies at the Bein Inn, Perthshire. Country Music International recently referred to Gail Davies as "One of the most important and influential female singer/songwriters to have been involved in country music in the past 20 years." She was the first woman to produce her own records and is cited by current divas Kathy Mattea, Susy Boggus and Pam Tillis as their role model, the person who kicked open so many of the closed doors on Music Row. Full concert details can be found at www.beininn.com
	July 2006
	12th to 16th July 2006 Barclays Scottish Open, Loch Lomond. An event which forms part of the European PGA golf tour, Barclays Bank Scottish Open draws an outstanding selection of players from around the world. The competition takes place on the beautiful and exclusive Loch Lomond course, recently ranked 21 in the world's top 100 courses. Full programme details can be found at www.barclaysscottishopen.co.uk
	14th to 16th July 2006, National Rowing Championships of Great Britain, Strathclyde Park, North Lanarkshire. Strathclyde Park hosts the National Rowing Championships of Great Britain, this event is the leading regatta in the British Rowing Calendar. To find out more about the events taking place please visitwww.natchamps.org.uk
	15th & 16th July 2006, The Rat Race Urban Adventure, Edinburgh. Hundreds of competitors from all over the UK and abroad will use the facilities of streets, waterways and hills in and around Edinburgh for this year's Rat Race. The two-day adventure race will challenge the most decerning of athletes in teamwork and endurance over a varied course. Full details of events can be found at www.ratraceadventure.com
	22nd & 23rd July 2006, Motorvation!, Alford, Aberdeenshire. Motorvation! is a dynamic vintage/classic car show, staged annually at the Grampian Transport Museum. Featuring cars ranging from steamcars to supercars. The programme features trials and competitions for the historic vehicles on the museum's purpose-built road circuit. More details can be found at www.gtm.org.uk
	22nd to 23rd July 2006, The City of Inverness Highland Games, 2006 World Masters Championships, Inverness. The largest and most entertaining Highland Games held in the Scottish Highlands will be hosting the World Championship for Heavies aged 40 years and over. Never have we seen so many heavies gathered in one place and at one time in Scotland. With a full programme of pipe band competitions, solo piping, Highland dancing and traditional music, along with Scotland's biggest inter-clan gathering, you will discover why Inverness hosts the best games of the year! Visit www.invernesshighlandgames.com
	23rd July 2006, Red Bull Flugtag, Dalmeny House, near Edinburgh. Red Bull Flugtag, the UK's most creative, exhilarating, and downright loony, flying event is back by popular demand. All eyes will be on the ridiculously high, 6-metre-high platform, as 30 teams of die-hard, pilot-inventors, launch their manpowered flying machines over the chilly waters of the Firth of Forth estuary! Full details of the day's programme can be found at www.redbullflugtag.co.uk
	29th July (provisional) 2006, Museum of Flight Airshow, East Fortune, East Lothian. A fabulous day out at the Museum of Flight includes spectacular aerial displays, a fantastic programme of ground entertainment and activities and a chance to catch a glimpse of the Museum of Flight's latest acquisition - Concorde. Details of the day's event can be found at www.nms.ac.uk
	August 2006
	2nd to 12th August 2006, Aberdeen International Youth Festival, Aberdeen. A celebration of the best youth talent from all parts of the world, this event brings Aberdeen to life offering 10 days of dazzling entertainment, music, theatre and dance, starting off with a colourful grand parade through the city centre. Events will be taking place throughout the northeast. From orchestral concerts to steel drums, song recitals, massed choirs, traditional music, ballet, African dance and drumming, opera and special events for children. For further information please visit www.aiyf.org
	4th to 26th August 2006,Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh. Scotland's stunning annual outdoor military spectacular with its' magnificent backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. The Tattoo has been referred to as the most spectacular show in the world and is watched by an international TV audience of 100 million every year. There is no substitute for being there, as part of the 217,000-strong audience over its three-week season on the Esplanade at Edinburgh Castle. Full details can be found on www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk
	5th August 2006, Tartan Day, Aberdeen. This event gives visitors to the city and local inhabitants an opportunity to participate in a wide range of free activities including walking tours, music events and art exhibitions focussing on traditional local and Scottish culture and heritage. Further details to be published nearer the time.
`	13th August to 3rd September 2006, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh. One of the greatest celebrations of the arts, the Edinburgh International Festival offers a unique opportunity to experience the excitement of live performance by internationally renowned artists as well as the joy of discovering new and unfamiliar works. A rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance is staged in major theatres and concert halls and smaller venues around the city over a three-week period in late summer. www.eif.co.uk will give you further details.
	17th to 28th August 2006, Marymass Festival, Irvine, Ayrshire. This is one of the biggest community events of its kind in Scotland, it offers a wealth of special events and activities, which includes 'The Pageantry of the Marymass Parade' with its origins in medieval times. Horses from the local carters pull the parade floats. The torchlit procession, the folk festival, sports events, music festival and horse racing are among the items of entertainment. If you visit www.marymass.org you will find details of this year's event.
	23rd to 26th August 2006, Festival of Politics, Edinburgh. Last year's event proved to be a huge success when members of the public took part in dicussions etc with people in politics, media and the arts in a range of stimulating events that explore how politics touches all our lives. Visit www.festivalofpolitics.org.uk for details of what is in store for 2006 event.
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