What's On in Aviemore and the Cairngorms October 2010
Events
For events in November click here.
12th September-5th October
• Creative Cairngorms Exhibition - Grantown Museum, Grantown-on-Spey. Mon-Sat (Mon-Fri only in October), 10am-4pm. FREE entry.
25th September-23rd October
• Made It! Deante! Exhibition - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. Mon-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 10am-12noon. FREE.
1st -30th October
• The Walk @ The Top at CairnGorm - CairnGorm Mountain. Meet at Ranger Base 15 mins prior to departure. Departs daily 11.20am, 12noon, 2pm & 2.40pm. £13/£12/£10/£5, Booking advised.
• ‘The Big Freeze’ Exhibition - The Day Lodge, CairnGorm Mountain. Photographs & video over the 2010 winter season, 10am-5pm, FREE.
• Photography Exhibition - Ptarmigan Bar, CairnGorm Mountain. Exhibition & sale of winter/snowsports photographs taken by Euan Baxter. 10am-5pm, Free.
• Creative Cairngorms Paintings & Crafts Exhibition - Loch an Eilein Visitor Centre, Rothiemurchus, 9.30am-4.30pm. FREE.
• Art Exhibition - Aviemore Gallery, Rothiemurchus. Celebrating Scottish landscapes, lochs & mountains. Daily, 10am-5.30pm. FREE.
2nd-17th October
• Highland Archaeology Fortnight - Events celebrating the archaeology of the Highlands. 2 for 1 entry to Grantown Museum with HAF programme plus see daily listings. www.highland.gov.uk
4th-7th October
• Adventure Travel Trade Association World Summit - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 500 delegates from around the globe descent on Aviemore for the annual Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS). Delegates include many of the adventure travel trades largest operators, key suppliers, major destinations, key press & media, all specialising in the outdoors & adventure travel industries. www.adventuretravel.biz
4th-9th October
• What’s Brewing - Cairngorm Brewery, Aviemore. Brewery shop & tastings. Mon-Sat, 10am-5.30pm. Brewery tours Mon-Fri, please book in advance. Tel: 01479 812222.
4th-10th October
• Taste of the Cairngorms - Celebrating the food & drink of the Cairngorms. Special programme of events culminating in the World Porridge Making Championships on 10th. See daily listings. www.tasteofthecairngorms.com
4th-29th October
• Art Exhibition - Grantown Museum, Grantown-on-Spey. Exhibition by Adam Walker Parker, Wildlife Artist. Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm. FREE entry.
5th-29th October
• ‘Hidden Histories’ Exhibition - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. 11am-4.30pm. FREE entry.
9th-23rd October
• Inflatable Fun Factory - Macdonalds Aviemore Resort. 11.30am-1.30pm & 2.30-4.30pm (plus 7.30-9pm on 9th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 19th & 21st). £5 (5 years+), £3 (under 5’s).
9th-31st October
• SPOOKSVILLE!! - Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Carrbridge. We predict some very strange happenings in the Park! Hope you don’t scare easily… Visitors will need to BEWARE as they walk around watching for unusual noises & movements…Keep your eyes peeled...So come along & join the fun & bring your decorated pumpkins, photograph it on our special display in reception, go to www.landmarkpark.co.uk upload your pic to our Flickr page & be in with a chance to win a 2011 season ticket for the family.
13th-15th October
• Hallowe’en Craft, Dance & Party - Dulnain Village Hall. Make spooky party decorations & choreograph a dance. 10am-12pm, £25 per child (all materials included). Booking essential T: 07999 825513.
28th October-2nd November
• Pre Christmas Traidcraft Shop – Nethy Bridge Church Hall. A selection of fairly traded gifts, crafts etc. Free tea & coffee. 10am-4pm.
29th-30th October
• Supper Club - Ord Ban Restaurant Cafe, Rothiemurchus. 6 course tasting menu with live music. £37.50pp. To book T: 01479 810725.
29th-31st October
• Rotary International District Conference - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Including Creative Cairngorms Craft Fair, Cairngorms Farmers Market Hamper & tastings with Cairngorm Brewery. www.rotary-ribi.org
30th-31st October
• Wizard Weekend - Strathspey Steam Railway, Aviemore. On-board witch & wizard, scary birds, gory creatures, haunted house & railway coach, & traditional Hallowe’en games including apple-dooking. 2 trains day. Children in fancy dress travel FREE. T: 01479 810725.
Calendar of Events
Thursday 30th September
• Laggan Heritage Open Meeting - Laggan Village Hall. Illustrated talk by Rory Richardson & Pete Moore ‘Creag Meagaidh: Past, Present & Future’, 8pm. FREE.
Saturday 2nd
• Historical Walk - Mains of Glen Truim, Laggan. Part of the Highland Archaeology Festival 2010. ‘From Crubenmore to the Victorian Estate - a walk through history in Glen Truim’. Bring waterproofs, suitable footwear & a picnic lunch. 10am-4pm. T: 01528 544722.
• Life Drawing Class - Talla Nan Ros, Kingussie. 10.30am-12.30pm. admin@blrc.org.uk
• Football Match - Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey. Strathspey Thistle v Deveronvale, 3pm.
• Live Music with Alfie McQuade - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Sunday 3rd
• Cairngorms Farmers Market - The Square, Grantown-on-Spey, 10am-4pm.
• Silver Screen Cinema Cafe - Ord Ban Restaurant Cafe, Rothiemurchus. Showing ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’, £10 including popcorn & ice-cream at interval. 7.30pm, T: 01479 810725.
Monday 4th
• Adventure Travel Trade Association Day of Adventure - Delegates from the Adventure Travel World Summit experience everything the Cairngorms National Park has to offer first hand.
• Weaving at the Township - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore, 12-4pm. FREE entry.
• Wild Oats - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Food served from 6pm with a few oaty treats. Live music from 9pm. To book a table T: 01479 811137.
Tuesday 5th
• Badenoch & Strathspey Ramblers Association - The Lecht Iron Mine, Lecht Car Park. Part of the Highland Archaeology Festival. Hear the story of the Lecht Iron Mine on a mini ramble of the area. 11am-12.30pm. FREE. Please telephone after 7pm to book T: 01479 831603.
• Curatorial Tour of Township - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Part of the Highland Archaeology Festival. Join the Curator of the Highland Folk Museum for a guided tour. 11am-12.30pm. £2 donations welcome. To book: 01540 673551.
• OatMania - Mountain Cafe, Aviemore will be serving a selection of oatmeal cookies, cakes & flapjacks to raise money for charity ‘Mary's Meals’. Open all day.
Wednesday 6th
• Mountain Oats: The UK’s Highest Porridge Breakfast - The Ptarmigan Restaurant, CairnGorm Mountain. Enjoy a hearty bowl of porridge at the UK's highest restaurant in return for a donation to charity ‘Mary's Meals’. 10.30am-12noon. www.cairngormmountain.co.uk
• Curatorial Tour of Township - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Part of the Highland Archaeology Festival. Join the Curator of the Highland Folk Museum for a guided tour. 11am-12.30pm. £2 donations welcome. To book: 01540 673551.
• Oat Cuisine: Oatmeal Pie & A Pint Night - Andersons' Restaurant, Boat of Garten. £10pp including donation to Mary's Meals. To book T: 01479 831466.
Thursday 7th
• Pole Lathe Demonstration - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore 12-4pm. FREE entry.
• Musical Minis - Boat of Garten Community Hall. Singing, music & dancing for babies to pre-school children with an adult. 1.45-2.30pm, £3. T: 07999 825513.
• Whisky Kitchen Dinner - The Craggan Mill Restaurant & Gallery, Grantown-on-Spey. 3 course meal including specially selected Speyside malt with each course, £40pp. Booking essential. T: 01479 872288.
• Poker Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Friday 8th
• Baking Oatcakes Demonstration - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore 11am-1pm & 2-4pm. FREE entry.
• Discover Delfour Stone Circle Illustrated Talk & Visit - Kincraig Village Hall. Part of the Highland Archaeology Festival . 2-3pm, FREE. www.highland.gov.uk/archaeology for more details or T:01463 702504.
• The Mystery of Malts - Carrbridge Village Hall. Introduction to some of Scotland's best malts with international whisky ambassador, Martyn O'Reilly. Sponsored by Gordon & MacPhail. 6.30-7.30pm. To book T: 01479 841211.
Saturday 9th
• Hearty Oats - The Old Bridge Inn Bunkhouse, Aviemore. Guests are invited to tuck into a bowl of porridge in return for a donation to charity ‘Mary's Meals’. T: 01479 811137.
• Cairngorm Charmer Adventure Race - CairnGorm Mountain. 12 mile adventure running & cycling relay event with teams of 2. 8am-3.30pm. www.thecharmer.org
• Cairngorms Feast - Ord Ban, Rothiemurchus. 6 course tasting menu. To book T: 01479 810005.
• Public Observing Astronomy Session - Nethy Bridge Community Centre, 8-10pm. FREE. www.sigma-astro.co.uk
• Musical Oats -The Cairn Hotel, Carrbridge. Live music from 9.30pm.
• Live Music with Andy Chung - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
• Live Music with ‘See Red’ - Silverfjord Hotel, Kingussie, 10pm T: 01540 661292.
Sunday 10th
• 17th Annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships - Pipe band parade, stalls, Creative Cairngorms, live music, porridge tasting & entertainment. Carrbridge Village Hall, from 9.30am. www.goldenspurtle.com
• Carrbridge Challenge Forest Race - In conjunction with the World Porridge Making Championships, 5km, 3km & mini fun runs to raise funds for charity ‘Mary’s Meals’. Registration 9-9.45am. For entry forms T: 01479 841211.
• Hearty Oats - The Old Bridge Inn Bunkhouse, Aviemore. Guests are invited to tuck into a bowl of porridge in return for a donation to charity ‘Mary's Meals’. T: 01479 811137.
• Cairngorm Reindeer Centre Open Day - Cairngorm Reindeer Centre, Glenmore. FREE entry to see the reindeer in the paddock & reduced price hill visit, 10am-5pm. T: 01479 861228.
• Disco with Bubbles the Clown - Peregrine Suite, Macdonalds Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
• Oats & Whisky Galore - Ord Ban, Rothiemurchus. Art-house film night featuring the classic, ‘Whisky Galore!’. Deli board oatcakes & traditional oatmeal topped cranachan served during the interval. 7.30pm, £10 pp. To book T: 01479 810005.
Monday 11th
• Mike Dixon ‘Olympic Dreams’ - Boat of Garten Community Hall. Winter illustrated talk: The Journey to the Olympics & Olympic experiences of a 6 time Winter Olympian. 7.30pm, £4.50.
• Quiz & Disco - Peregrine Suite, Macdonalds Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
Wednesday 13th
• ‘Simple Heraldry’ Cheerfully Illustrated Talk - Clan Macpherson Museum, Newtonmore. Part of the Highland Archaeology Festival. 2.30-3.30pm, FREE. To book T: 01540 673332.
• Karaoke & Disco - Peregrine Suite, Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
• Newtonmore Floral Arts Group - Newtonmore Village Hall. Demonstration by Elizabeth Forster ' Flowers from the Musicals', 7.30-9pm.
• Live Music with Alfie - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 9-11pm.
Thursday 14th
• Search & Rescue Dog Demonstration - Ranger Base, CairnGorm Mountain. Meet Moudy the Scottish Mountain Search & Rescue Dog & his handler David Benson. 11.30am-12.15pm. Donations welcome.
• Cairngorm Bridge Club, English Green Point Simultaneous Pairs Competition - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Any visiting pair welcome, £2/£3 6.45pm for 7pm. T: 01479 821075.
• Family Fun Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 7.30-10.30pm.
• Live Music - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Folk session led by Ali Caplin. 9pm, FREE.
• Quiz Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Friday 15th
• Strathspey Steam Railway Soup & Sandwich - Steam train ride with soup & sandwich in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Train departs Aviemore Station at 12.30pm. £30/£10/£6, T: 01463 238328.
• The Monarchs of the Glen Tour - Part of the Highland Archaeology Festival. Explore a local estate with the Laird to experience the red deer rut. 5-7pm, £5. Booking essential T: 01540 673907.
• Family Party Night - Peregrine Suite, Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
• Live Music - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 'Kitty the Lion' & Steven Milne. 10pm, FREE.
Saturday 16th
• The Macdonald Mile Fun Run - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Register 12-2pm, race begins 2.30pm.
• Football Match - Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey. Strathspey Thistle v Buckie Thistle, 3pm.
• Dinner Dance with ‘Riverside’ - Craiglynne Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. T: 01479 872597.
• Live Music with ‘Bleeker’ - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
• Live Music - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 'French Wives' & 'Brasstronaut'. 10pm, Free.
Sunday 17th
• Aviemore Half Marathon & 10k - Badaguish Outdoor Centre, Glenmore. Race starts 10.30am. Shuttle buses leave Macdonald Aviemore Resort from 8.45am. T: 01479 861285. www.aviemorehalfmarathon.org
• Disco with Bubbles the Clown - Peregrine Suite, Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
• Silver Screen Cinema Cafe - Ord Ban Restaurant Cafe, Rothiemurchus. Showing ‘Trainspotting’, £10 including popcorn & ice-cream at interval. 7.30pm, T: 01479 810725.
Monday 18th
• Angela Brownridge on Piano - Boat of Garten Community Hall. Presented by The Osprey Music Society. 7.30pm, £14/£12/£5/£2.For tickets T: 01479 831213.
• Quiz & Disco - Peregrine Suite, Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
Tuesday 19th
• ‘The Beastie Man' - Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Carrbridge. Come and handle snakes, lizards, toads, tropical frogs, scary spiders & more……
• Tutors’ Concert and Family Cèilidh - Boat of Garten Community Hall. Raffle & refreshments. From 6.30pm, £5/£4. T: 01540 661007.
Wednesday 20th
• ‘The Beastie Man' - Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Carrbridge. Come and handle snakes, lizards, toads, tropical frogs, scary spiders & more……
• Karaoke & Disco - Peregrine Suite, Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
• Badenoch Gardening Club ‘Gardens of Paris’ - Newtonmore Lesser Hall. Talk by Alison Murison of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. 7.30pm, non members £2.50.
• Live Music with Alfie - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 9-11pm.
Thursday 21st
• Search & Rescue Dog Demonstration - Ranger Base, CairnGorm Mountain. Meet Moudy the Scottish Mountain Search & Rescue Dog & his handler David Benson. 11.30am-12.15pm. Donations welcome.
• ‘Mobility Matters Exhibition’ - Talla Nan Ros, Kingussie. Exhibition by ‘All Mobility’ of equipment & aids for people with disabilities, 2-4pm.
• Book reading & signing - Active Cafaidh, Aviemore. ‘Heads on Pillows’ with B&B landlady and tourism expert Joan Campbell, 3pm. Entrance free.
• Family Fun Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 7.30-10.30pm.
• Poker Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Friday 22nd
• Family Party Night - Peregrine Suite, Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
• Grantown Society Quiz Night - Seafield Lodge Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. All welcome. 7.30pm, FREE.
• Ceilidh Dance with the Approvals - Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey. 8pm-1am, £10 including stovies.
Saturday 23rd
• Scottish Tooling Series - Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore. Single day of competitive climbing using ice axes & crampons on a mixture of outdoor stone towers, indoor climbing wall & special features such as the ‘indoor tree’. Registration from 9am, climbing starts at 10am. Finals from 3pm with presentation at 5pm. http://www.scottishtoolingseries.co.uk
• Outdoor Equipment Car Boot Sale - Active Outdoor Pursuits, Aviemore. Fundraiser for skiier Noel Baxter. 10am. Car boot price £10. T: 01479 780000
• Ceilidh with Eric Pirrie Ceilidh Band - Nethy Bridge Community Centre. Telford Bridges 200 years celebration. 7.30pm, £25/£10 including stovies. T: 01479 821400.
• Disco with Bubbles the Clown - Peregrine Suite, Macdonald Aviemore Resort. 7.30-10.30pm, FREE.
• Live Music with Davy Holt - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Sunday 24th
• Silver Screen Cinema Cafe - Ord Ban Restaurant Cafe, Rothiemurchus. Showing ‘Ben Hur’, £10 including popcorn & ice-cream at interval. 7.30pm, T: 01479 810725.
Monday 25th
• Eric Hart ‘Exotic Ethiopia’ - Boat of Garten Community Hall. Winter illustrated talk: Trekking through the Simien Mountains, exploring rock-hewn churches in Lalibela at the time of the Timkat Festival & travelling to the remote Debre Damo Monastery. 7.30pm, £4.50.
Thursday 28th
• Search & Rescue Dog Demonstration - Ranger Base, CairnGorm Mountain. Meet Moudy the Scottish Mountain Search & Rescue Dog & his handler David Benson. 11.30am-12.15pm. Donations welcome.
• Musical Minis - Boat of Garten Community Hall. Singing, music & dancing for babies to pre-school children with an adult. 1.45-2.30pm, £3. T: 07999 825513.
• Hallowe'en Active Cupcake Afternoon - Active Cafaidh, Aviemore. 3-4.30pm. Click here for details.
• Live Music - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Folk session led by Charlie McKerron. 9pm, FREE.
• Quiz Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
Friday 29th
• Comedian Ed Byrne - Badenoch Centre, Kingussie. Irish stand-up comedian. 8pm, £17. T: 015440 662485.
Saturday 30th
• Football Match - Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey. Strathspey Thistle v Formartine United. 3pm.
• Craft Fair - Osprey Arena, Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Local crafts for sale & orders being taken for a new food hamper from Cairngorms Farmers Market. 11am-5pm. FREE.
• Live Music with ‘Capone’ - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore, 9.30pm.
• Live Music - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 'Skies Fell'. 10.30pm, FREE.
Sunday 31st
• Silver Screen Cinema Cafe - Ord Ban Restaurant Cafe, Rothiemurchus. Showing ‘The Lost Boys’, £10 including popcorn & ice-cream at interval. 7.30pm, T: 01479 810725.
• Hallowe’en Party with Gordy Peters - Cafe Mambo, Aviemore. £100 prize for best fancy dress. 9pm to late.
• 80's Hallowe'en DIsco - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. DJs from 9.30pm, FREE.
Day by Day in October
Every Monday
• Cairngorms Runners Session - Rothiemurchus Tennis Club Car Park, 6.30pm. www.cairngormrunners.org
• Adult Tap Dancing Class - Dulnain Village Hall. Beginners welcome. 7.30pm, £3.50 (not 18th). T: 07999 825513.
• Cairngorm Explorer Scouts - For girls/boys aged 14-18, meeting at various locations in Badenoch & Strathspey, 7.30-9pm. Further details: Jenny T: 01479 872989 or Mark T: 01479 873981.
• Poker Tournament - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 8pm.
• Cash Bingo - Royal British Legion, Grantown-on-Spey, 8pm (Over 18s only).
• Live Music with David Hood ‘Tribute to the Decades’ - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 9pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel from 8.30pm.
• Live Music with Raymond Chuchuk - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Live Music with Graeme Mackay on Accordion - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30-11.30pm.
Every Tuesday
• Hatha Yoga - beallich, Cromdale. 10.30-11.30am, £7. To book T: 01807 510242.
• Hatha Yoga - Craig McLean Centre, Grantown-on-Spey. 6-7pm, £3.50. To book T: 01807 510242.
• Cairngorm Bridge Club - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. All bridge playing pairs welcome, 6.45pm. T: 01479 821453.
• Live Music with Alfie on Guitar - Carrbridge Hotel, 8.30-11pm.
• Live Music with David Hood, ‘Tribute to the Decades’ - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge, 9pm.
• Scottish Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 8pm.
• Poker Tournament - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 8pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel from 8.30pm.
• Live Music with Folk Singer Davy Holt - Craiglynne Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey, 9pm.
• Scottish Music with Ronnie Douglas - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. Cash prize, free stovies, 9.30-11pm, £1pp.
Every Wednesday
• Live Music with Gilly - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 5-7pm.
• Dynamic Yoga - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 6-7pm. £5. T: 07588 856505.
• Ashtanga Yoga - beallich, Cromdale. 6.15-7.15pm, £7. To book T: 01807 510242.
• Cairngorms Runners Speedwork & Technique Training - Rothiemurchus Tennis Club Car Park, 6.30pm. www.cairngormrunners.org
• Homecoming Ceilidh & Highland Feast - Carrbridge Hotel, 7pm. £20/£10.
• Scottish Night - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge. (Dinner served from 7pm) 8pm, £19.95/£9.95.
• Darts Night - The Vault Nightclub, Aviemore, 9pm-1am.
• Live Entertainment - Woodshed Bar in the grounds of Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, 9.30pm.
• Music Quiz /Disco - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 10pm.
Every Thursday
• ‘Throw Your Own Pot’ - Loch an Eilein Pottery, Rothiemurchus. 10am-12noon, £9. To book T: 01479 810837.
• Ladies Riding Club - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am & 7pm, £12. T: 01540 670000.
• Walking Health Group - Wild Cat Centre, Newtonmore. Short, local walks suitable for all ages, 1.30pm.
• ‘Virtually Famous’ - Boat of Garten Youth & Drama Club. 5.30-7.15pm. T: 01479 831100.
• Chinese Buffet Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 6-9pm, £9.95/£5.50.
• Live Music with Anne Dickson - Carrbridge Hotel, 8.30-11pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel from 8.30pm.
• Live Music with George Gordon - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge, 9pm.
• Karaoke with Alfie - Ben Mhor Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey, 9pm.
• Karaoke - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 10pm-late.
• Live Music with Nigel Dison, Vocalist & Guitar - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Texas Hold’em Poker Night - Silverfjord Hotel, Kingussie, 9pm. T: 01540 661292.
• Live Music with Graeme Mackay & Duncan Farquhar - Playing the accordion & fiddle. Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30-11.30pm.
• Live Music with DJ Stevie - The Vault Nightclub, Aviemore, 10.30pm-3am.
Every Friday
• Kids Pool Party - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 5-6pm. £3 per child including pizza & chips.
• Cash Bingo - Royal British Legion, Grantown-on-Spey, 8pm. Over 18s only.
• Live Music with Alfie on Guitar - Carrbridge Hotel, 8.30-11pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel from 8.30pm.
• Family Quiz Night - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge, 9pm.
• Live Music with Folk Singer Davy Holt - Craiglynne Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey, 9pm.
• DJ or Live Music - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 9pm to late. (1st) Chris Grant, (8th) ‘Hard to Handle’, (15th) ‘Chester’.
• Scottish Music with Ronnie Douglas - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Live Music with Erik Spence on Accordion - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30pm-12am.
• Live Entertainment - DJ at 2 Hoots Nightclub, Winking Owl, Aviemore, till 3am.
Every Saturday
• Saddle Club - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm, £12. T: 01540 670000.
• Ceilidh Night - Carrbridge Hotel, 8.30-11pm.
• Live Music with George Gordon - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 8.30-10.30pm.
• Live Entertainment - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel from 8.30pm.
• Traditional Ceilidh Band - Craiglynne Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey, 9pm (not 16th).
• DJ or Live Music - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 9pm to late. (2nd) ‘The Revvz’, (9th) DJ Colin, (23rd) ‘The Fumes’, (30th) ‘The Favours’.
• Live Entertainment - The Ballroom, Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Live Music - Royal British Legion, Grantown-on-Spey. Jigsaw Duo (2nd), Alfie (9th), H&H (16th), Shane (23rd), Ian Fraser (30th), 9.30pm.
• Live Music with Gilly - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30pm-12.30am.
• Pop, Chart & Party Night with Gordy Peters - The Vault Nightclub, Aviemore, 10.30pm-3am.
• Live Entertainment - DJ at 2 Hoots Nightclub, Winking Owl, Aviemore, till 3am.
Every Sunday
• Cairngorm Runners long distance social runs - Rothiemurchus Tennis Club Car Park, 10am. www.cairngormrunners.org
• Family Fun Bingo - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge, 9pm.
• Quiz Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 9pm.
• Live Music - Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, Aviemore from 8.30pm.
• Live Music with Vocalist Carl Wilson - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 8.30-11pm.
• Karaoke - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 10pm to late (not 31st see daily listings).
