What's On in the Cairngorms National Park September 2010
Events
For events in October click here.
1st August - 30th September
• Creative Cairngorms Summer Exhibition - Speyside Heather Centre, Dulnain Bridge, 9am-5.30pm, Sundays 10am-5pm.
• Creative Cairngorms Paintings & Crafts Exhibition - Loch an Eilein Visitor Centre, Rothiemurchus, 9.30am-4.30pm. FREE.
• Creative Cairngorms Art Exhibition & limited edition prints by Adam Walker-Parker - Craggan Golf Course Clubhouse. 10am-5pm. FREE.
• Summer Exhibition - Aviemore Gallery, Rothiemurchus. Celebrating Scottish landscapes, lochs & mountains. Daily, 10am-5.30pm. FREE.
• ‘The Big Freeze’ Exhibition - T Bar, Day Lodge, CairnGorm Mountain. Photographs & video over the 2010 winter season, 10am-5pm, FREE.
• The Walk @ The Top at CairnGorm - CairnGorm Mountain, daily 11.20am, 12noon, 2pm & 2.40pm. Meet at Ranger Base 15 mins prior to departure. £13/£12/£10/£5 Booking advised.
14th August - 13th September
• Benromach Photography Exhibition - Base Station, CairnGorm Mountain. Evocative images of Speyside & the world of whisky from this year’s competition winners. 10am-5pm, FREE.
21st August - 4th September
• The Society of Badenoch & Strathspey Artists Annual Summer Exhibition - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. 10am-4pm daily, FREE.
26th August - 8th September
• Art exhibition by J Gardiner McDowall - Grantown Museum, Grantown on Spey. Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm.
4th - 5th September
• Spey Art Group Autumn Exhibition - Inverallan Church Hall, Grantown on Spey. Saturday 11-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm, refreshments, home baking, tombola. £1.50 kids FREE.
10th - 30th September
• Moving Mountain Exhibition - T Bar, Day Lodge, CairnGorm Mountain. Local artist Sheena Wilson plus ‘Lost: Hands Reunited’ - a glove sculpture work in progress & opportunity to find long-lost ski gloves! 10am-5pm, FREE.
11th - 12th September
• Cairngorms Cycling Festival – Cycling event in the Cairngorms National Park. Sat 11th Cairngorms Hill Climb from Hilton Coylumbridge to Coire Cas Car Park @ 10am & Mackie Trophy from Inverdruie @ 2pm. 12th Kincraig 10 Mile @ 10am & Cairngorm APR from Kincraig @ 2pm. T: 01479 810795.
• Highland Splash-In - Model Aircraft, Seaplanes, Flying boats, Vintage Sport & Scale. Fun day at Loch Insh from 10am-5pm.
11th - 30th September
• Creative Cairngorms Art Exhibition & Sale – Grantown Museum, Grantown-on-Spey. Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm.
17th - 20th September
• Aviemore Freestyle Dance Festival - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. For details T: 07903561560.
18th - 19th September
• Cycle Cairngorms Ride Out - Cairngorms National Park. An informal club ride out with back up and support starting in Ballater & covering 170 miles in 2 days. www.cyclecairngorms.org
24th – 25th September
• Supper Club - Ord Ban Restaurant Cafe, Rothiemurchus. 6 course tasting menu with live music. £37.50pp T: 01479 810725.
Calendar of Events
Saturday 4th
• Cairngorms Adventure Triathlon Taster Day - Loch Morlich, Glenmore, 10am. Entry £10pp. E: info@cairngormadventuretriathlon.org
• ‘Carve Carrbridge’ Scottish Open Chainsaw Carving Championships - Carrbridge Village Sports Field. Family day out with music, activities, games, stalls, food & drink.10.30am £4/£2. www.carvecarrbridge.com
• Fundraising Coffee Morning - Newtonmore Village Hall. Home baking & produce, bric-a-brac, book stall, raffle & refreshments. 10.30am-12noon. Entry £2.50.
• Kinrara Art Exhibition & Craft Fair - Kinrara, Woodside Avenue, Grantown on Spey. See the work by members of ‘Creative Cairngorms’, artists & craftworkers who live & work in & around the Cairngorms National Park. £2.50 including refreshments. 11.30am-4.30pm.
• Live Music with Andy Duncan - Silverfjord Hotel, Kingussie, 10pm.
Sunday 5th
• Try Tri Event - Craig Maclean Centre, Grantown on Spey. Triathlon for teams & individuals. 300m swim, 16km cycle, 4.8km run. Entries now closed but spectators welcome. 9.30am T: 01479 872061 www.try-tri.co.uk
• Cairngorms Farmers Market - The Square, Grantown on Spey, 10am-4pm.
• Motor Mania 2010 - The Square, Grantown on Spey, Noon arrival of vintage & classic vehicles. From 1.30pm Highland dancing, pipes, drums, stalls, displays, Creative Cairngorms, Cairngorms Farmers Market & more. Complimentary vintage bus connects with 11.15am & 1.15pm steam train arrivals at Broomhill Station.
Thursday 9th
• Poker Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore 9.30pm.
Friday 10th
• Edinburgh String Quartet - Boat of Garten Community Hall presented by The Osprey Music Society. 7.30pm £15/£13/£5/£2 For tickets T: 01479 831213.
Saturday 11th
• Peak to Peak Cycle Challenge - 70 mile route from Ben Nevis to CairnGorm Mountain in aid of Disability Snowsport UK. £15 entry plus £100 sponsorship. T: 0161 7492290.
• Live Music ‘Far & Away - Ireland & Cape Breton’ - Badenoch Centre, Kingussie. Part of the Highland wide Blas Festival including artists Gerry O'Connor , Noeleen Ní Cholla & more. 7.30pm £28/£12/£10/£5, T: 01540 661594.
• Live Music with Willie Campbell - Silverfjord Hotel, Kingussie, 10pm.
Sunday 12th
• Highland Nordic Roller Ski Race - Glenmore to Coire Cas Car Park, CairnGorm Mountain. 9am-12noon. Free to spectators.
• ‘Water for Kids’ Corporate Challenge Day - Craggan Outdoors Centre from 10am. To enter a team T: 01479 873283.
Tuesday 14th
• Cairngorm Bridge Club, Simultaneous Green Pointed Event - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Any visiting pair welcome, £2/£3 6.45pm for 7pm. T: 01479 821075.
• Charity Golf Day - Spey Valley Golf Course, in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity. £400 per team of 4 including refreshments, 18 holes and 3 course dinner. T: 07825 180961.
Friday 17th
• Golf Texas Scramble Fundraiser - Grantown Museum, Grantown on Spey. For details T: 01479 87247.
Saturday 18th
• Cairngorms Adventure Triathlon - Canoe, bike & run your way around the Cairngorms National Park. www.cairngormadventuretriathlon.org
• Live Music - Silverfjord Hotel, Kingussie, 10pm.
Sunday 19th
• Cairngorms Farmers Market - Opposite Myrtlefield Shops, Aviemore, 10am-4pm.
Wednesday 22nd
• Badenoch Gardening Club - Newtonmore Lesser Hall, Newtonmore. Speaker: Duncan Macdonald, Countryside Ranger, 'Foraging for Fungi'. Review of Annual Show & produce supper, refreshments & raffle. 7.30pm, members free, non-members £2.50.
• Foraging for Fungi Talk - Newtonmore Lesser Hall. Newtonmore. Find out how to safely collect fungi with Duncan MacDonald. 7.30pm, £2.50.
Thursday 23rd
• Poker Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore 9.30pm.
Friday 24th
• Bats! Bats! Bats! Guided Walk - Grantown on Spey. 7pm-9pm, £3/£2 T: 01479 873914
Saturday 25th
• Silent Auction & Car Boot Sale - Boat of Garten Community Hall. Stalls, home baking, refreshments & raffle for Marks & Spencer vouchers. 12noon, FREE entry.
• Aviemore Ceilidh Dance - Aviemore Village Hall. Ceilidh Dance to ‘Lindsay Weir Trio’, 8pm – midnight, £4.
Sunday 26th
• Craiglynne Fete for Help for Heroes - Craiglynne Hotel, Grantown on Spey. Family entertainment with bouncy castle, police dog & strong man demos including Scotland’s Strongest Man, stalls, refreshments, pipe band & more. 11am-5pm. FREE.
Day by Day in September
Every Monday
• Walking Health Group - Wild Cat Centre, Newtonmore. Short, local walks suitable for all ages, 10.30am.
• Cairngorms Runners Session - Rothiemurchus Tennis Club Car Park, 6.30pm. www.cairngormrunners.org
• Poker Night - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 7pm.
• Chinese Buffet Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 6-9pm, £9.95/£5.50.
• Cash Bingo - Royal British Legion, Grantown, 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 - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 9-11pm.
• 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 (not 7th) T: 01807 510242 to book.
• Badenoch & Strathspey Orienteering Club - Orienteering near Aviemore. Everyone welcome, any age, expert or novice. Meet @ 5.30pm, £2/£1 T: 01479 861374 www.basoc.org.uk
• Yoga - Craig McLean Centre, Grantown on Spey. 6-7pm , £3.50 T: 01807 510242 to book.
• Cairngorm Bridge Club - Macdonald Aviemore Resort. All bridge playing pairs welcome, (Not 14th) see daily listings) 6.45pm. T: 01479 821075.
• 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.
• Live Music with Ronnie Douglas on Accordion - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 9-11pm.
• Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. Cash prize, free stovies, 9.30-11pm, £1pp.
Every Wednesday
• Live Music with Gilly - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 5-7pm.
• Ashtanga Yoga - beallich, Cromdale. 6.15-7.15pm, £7 (not 1st). T: 01807 510242 to book.
• Cairngorms Runners Speedwork & Technique Training - Rothiemurchus Tennis Club Car Park, 6.30pm. www.cairngormrunners.org
• Homecoming Ceilidh & Highland Feast - Carrbridge Hotel, 7pm. £20/£10.
• 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.
• Scottish Night - Lochanhully Woodland Club, Carrbridge. (Dinner served from 7pm) 8pm, £19.95/£9.95.
• Live Music with Alfie - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 9-11pm.
• 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 T: 01479 810837.
• Yoga - Newtonmore Lesser Village Hall, 10am, £4.
• Ladies Riding Club - Newtonmore Riding Centre. 10am & 7pm, £12. T: 01540 670000.
• Family Fun Night - Dalfaber Golf & Country Club, Aviemore, 7.30-10.30pm.
• 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, 9pm-late.
• Live Music with Nigel Dison, Vocalist & Guitar - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 9-11pm.
• 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.
• Quiz Night - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore (not 9th & 23rd), 9.30pm.
• 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, 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 (3rd) ‘Hard to Handle’ (10th) Graham Pearson.
• Live Music with Ronnie Douglas on Accordion - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 9-11pm.
• 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.
• Life Drawing Classes - Talla Nan Ros, Kingussie. From 5th September for 5 weeks. 10.30am – 12.30pm admin@blrc.org.uk
• 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 25th).
• DJ or Live Music - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 9pm to late (4th) DJ Sean & DJ Brett, (11th) Lady Miss Emma, (18th) ‘Road Stunner’.
• Live Music with Brian Casey on Accordion - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 9-11pm.
• Live Music - Royal British Legion, Grantown on Spey (Not 18th). Paulo (4th), Alfie (11th), Shane (25th), 9.30pm.
• Live Music with Gilly - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore, 9.30pm-12.30am.
• Live Music - The Glen Hotel, Newtonmore. Alfie McQuade (4th), Bleaker (11th), Capone (18th), David Holt (25th).
• 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
• Silver Screen Cinema Cafe - Ord Ban Restaurant Cafe, Rothiemurchus. £10 including popcorn & ice-cream at interval (not 5th). 7.30pm, T: 01479 810725.
• 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 Carl Wilson, Accordion & Vocalist - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, 9-11pm.
• Karaoke - Café Mambo, Aviemore, 9pm to late.
