WHAT'S ON BY DATE
Saturday 31st October 2009
Exhibitions
This is Who We Are exhibition
Graeme Murdoch and Harry McGrath of Cultural Connect Scotland bring to Inverness an exhibition on their travels across Canada from Nova Scotia to British Columbia,…
Exhibitions
Scottish Ballet 40th Anniversary photography exhibition
As Scottish Ballet embarks on its 40th anniversary season, you are invited to view a photographic exhibition showcasing the Company’s remarkable achievements as part of…
Exhibitions
Where Tomorrow Begins: Reflections of Scottish Innovation
An exhibition by Scotland’s universities. The Sunday Herald’s award-winning photographer Kirsty Anderson has captured the spirit of innovation taking place in our universities in 40…
Exhibitions
Think UHI, Experience UHI
Join us to peruse a range of displays and events giving an overview of the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands and its many…
Exhibitions
Groam House – Annual Exhibition: Games & Gatherings
To mark the Year of Homecoming the Groam House annual exhibition, which opened on 1 May, has been dedicated to ‘George Bain – Games &…
Exhibitions
Wanderings with a Camera - exhibition of the photography of Erskine Beveridge
Erskine Beveridge was a talented amateur photographer who travelled widely around Scotland in the late 19th- and early 20th- centuries. Accompanied by his camera, he…
Exhibitions
Precious Cargo - Obair-ceàird Alba An-diugh
A celebration of craft for the Year of Homecoming, the exhibition takes the theme of migration, boats and the sea. A series of ‘cargo’ boxes,…
Exhibitions
Exhibitions: Leaving Home
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery brings you two fascinating exhibitions featuring the history of the Highlands. “Inverness Ladies in Canada” is a case display containing…
Exhibitions
Am Baile - Letters home / Litrichean dhachaigh Exhibition and Highlanders on the Move / Gàidheil air Imrich Web presentation.
Am Baile presents a fascinating exhibition of first-hand accounts of emigration experiences from the 19th century. The exhibition is complemented by the web exhibition.
Exhibitions
ThreeSixFive - A Year In The Highlands & Islands / TrìSiaCòig - Bliadhna air a’ Ghàidhealtachd ’
Enjoy this touring photographic exhibition that combines photographs taken by 52 people throughout the Highlands & Islands over the course of a year, with monochrome…
Exhibitions
Virtual Galleries
The art work of 80 children from 17 Highland schools is being showcased at Eden Court. The series of projections highlights the theme of “What…
Exhibitions
Inspiration & Returning Home - Glass artists Brodie Nairn and Nichola Burns
Returning back to their roots in Scotland after ten years of working abroad Brodie Nairn and Nichola Burns create an event which shows their journey…
Exhibitions
Books on the Move
Sponsored by the Scottish Library and Information Council, a specially selected collection of books around the theme of Homecoming, are being left in strategic places…
Exhibitions
Reading Roots
Reading Roots is a specially selected collection of library books being presented and featured in libraries across the Highlands and Scotland exploring the theme of…
Music & Ceilidhs
Fuaim – fantastic new Mallaig band
Living in the stunningly beautiful area around Arisaig and Mallaig on the north west coast of Scotland is a brand new traditional band called Fuaim.…
Music & Ceilidhs
Ironworks Homecoming Showcase
The Ironworks in Inverness is hosting a number of gigs throughout Highland Homecoming including the Homecoming showcase featuring Shutter, Call To Mind, Bronto Skylift, Iain…
Heritage
Life at the Fort
A series of short talks at various locations within Fort George gives an insight into what life was like at the Fort. The Chapel in…
Talks, Theatre & Storytelling
Travelling tales with Alec John Williamson
Join us on a journey from Strathpeffer to Ullapool, in the company of Alec John Williamson. Last of the grand old-style Highland storytellers, Alec was…
Exhibitions, Heritage
Leaving Home
Curated by Highland Council museums, this exhibition celebrates the diversity of stories of Highland Homecoming. It looks at what people left behind when they left…
City Highlights
Eastgate Centre Highland Homecoming festival – Homecoming Visitors Book
If you’re in Eastgate Centre during the overall homecoming celebrations between the 19th and 31st October come along and visit the official Highland Homecoming Visitors…
City Highlights
Eastgate Centre Highland Homecoming festival – An Lanntair: Na Gàidheil air Sgèith ...Gaels on the Wing
If you’re in Eastgate Centre during the homecoming celebrations between the 19th and 31st October come along and visit the official Highland Homecoming Visitors Book…
City Highlights
Arts in Motion
Inverness City Centre will come alive during Highland Homecoming as a fantastic selection of Scottish imagery is projected onto landmark buildings by specialist company Arts…
City Highlights
Shinty / Hurling International
The annual clash between Scotland and Ireland: Scotland’s native game of shinty versus Ireland’s native game of hurling. Shinty is among the fastest, most physically…






