Until 5th September 2010, 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.

Throughout September 2010. Solo Works, Various Venues throughout Scotland. David Hughes Dance Productions is delighted to announce an exhilarating quadruple bill of solo dance works touring throughout Scotland. This is an extremely rare and final opportunity to see David Hughes, one of the UK's finest exponents of dance. To find full details of venues and performance dates please visit www.davidhughesdance.co.uk

4th September 20109, Scottish Open Chainsaw Carving Competition, Carrbridge, Highlands. The Scottish Open Chainsaw Carving Competition alias 'Carve Carrbridge' as it is known, welcomes competitors from across the UK. Detailed sculptures are carved from logs using only chainsaws. There will be a grand auction of finished works. Further details and information can be found at www.carvecarrbridge.com

1st to 30th September 2010, Floating Zoo Exhibition, North Berwick. In the marine world it's the little things that count! There are literally billions of tiny plants and animals all drifting around the ocean with the tides like a floating zoo. Find out about the miniature marine marvel that is plankton; what can it teach us about our world and learn why it has a very important. Further details can be found at www.seabird.org.

17th to 19th September 2010, Creetown Country Music Festival, Dumfries & Galloway. Scotland's best Country Music Festival, which is now in its' tenth year, offering something for all lovers of country music. Details of all the concerts and other events can be found at www.creetown-countrymusic-festival.com 

3rd to 5th September 2010, The 2010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. On the weekend of 03 - 05 September 2010, Edinburgh will stage the ITU Duathlon World Championships, the highest-level competition in the sport's annual calendar and the most prestigious duathlon competition ever staged in the UK. Further information can be found at www.edinburghduathlon2010.com

Throughout the year, The Scottish Storytelling Centre, John Knox House High Street, Edinburgh. The Centre is a unique venue the home of Scotland's stories on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The autumn and winter programme reflects the seasons and celebrations of St. Andrew's Day, Yule and the turning of the year, with live storytelling, theatre and family events. Please visit their web site scottishstorytellingcentre for all the relevant details.

Throughout the year Lauriston Castle in Edinburgh, provides an abundance of interesting events to suit the whole family from experiencing what it was like to be a servant in the castle in days gone by to art classes and discovering the exotic blooms which can be found in the gardens there is something for everyone. Full details can be found on their website www.cac.org.uk

18th and 19th September 2010, Archery World Cup Final 2010, East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. Edinburgh will stage the (FITA) Archery World Cup Final, the most prestigious event in the sport's annual calendar [second only to the World Championships]. Edinburgh is the first UK city to host the Archery World Cup Final, the biggest, most important archery competition ever to be seen in the UK. www.archeryedinburgh.co.uk lists full details of this event

24th September to 3rd October 2010, Wigtown Book Festival, Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway. The Scottish Book Town Festival is a celebration of the written word in Wigtown, our National Book Town, and spans over ten days. The town has a population of only 900 people, a malt whisky distillery and a quarter of a million books. The Wigtown Festival prompts a mass migration of bibliophiles to this green, pastoral corner of Scotland. And rest assured that, between events, there will be plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere in Scotland’s widest street or browse around our cavernous bookshops. Full details are at www.wigtownbookfestival.com .