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Highland Perthshire & Pitlochry Events
Events In and Around Highland Perthshire
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Summer Season
World class theatre – in the heart of Scotland.
Founded in 1951, the Pitlochry Festival Theatre is one of the finest attractions in the local area. Audiences visiting the Theatre in the Hills expect shows that are joyful, entertaining, reflective, ambitious and diverse.
The 2026 Season will feature a programme of creatively bold and inventive productions, featuring amongst others, world premières, Scottish and UK premières, revivals of musicals and plays, a visiting production and two exciting festivals.
For further details: View Website
Atholl Gathering and Games
The Atholl Gathering takes place at nearby Blair Castle on Sunday, with the Atholl Highlanders officially opening the Highland Games on Saturday with a ‘March On’, led again by the sound of their pipes and drums.
Date: 24th May 2026
Etape Caledonia Cycle Sportive
Over 5000 cyclists annually descend upon Pitlochry when Perthshire's only closed-road cycle challenge - the Etape Caledonia comes to town. The 81-mile course will start and finish in Pitlochry, winding around Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel, with a total ascent of 1,949m.
Date: 10th May 2026
Pitlochry Enchanted Forest
The Pitlochry Enchanted Forest, the renowned outdoor sound and light show, set to delight the senses once more when it returns to the Faskally Woods from Thursday 8th October to Sunday 8th November 2026. For more details please visit the Enchanted Forest website
Pitlochry Highland Games
A traditional Highland Games with competitors coming from all over Scotland and further afield to participate. A fantastic entertaining sporting event, the Pitlochry Highland Games takes place on Saturday 12th September 2026 at the Recreation Ground venue in Pitlochry, Perthshire.
New Year's Day Street Party
Pitlochry has a New Year's Day street ceilidh, every year outside of Fisher's Hotel in the centre of town. Everyone is welcome to this friendly shindig, bringing locals and visitors together for a ceilidh in the street on the first day of 2027.
Place: Atholl Road, Pitlochry
Time: 1pm-4pm
Cost: Free
Highland Open Tournaments
Once described as "the Switzerland of Scotland", Pitlochry Golf Course offers the visitors to the course the chance to play one of Perthshire's most scenic and visually appealing layouts. Mens, Juniors, and Ladies competitions throughout May to September. See website for dates.
Thunder in the Glens Rally
The annual Dunedin Chapter gathering of the Harley Davidson Owners Group. Over 10,000 Harley Davidson motorcycles arrive in Speyside and the highland town of Aviemore for a weekend of riding and relaxing.
There will be no Thunder in the Glens in 2026
Pitlochry Highland Nights
Every Monday evening from 7:00pm — May to September 2025
Check The Vale of Atholl Pipe Band's Facebook page for exact dates.
Presented by the Vale of Atholl Pipe Band, Highland Night is an evening of traditional entertainment, full of Scottish Music and Dance. An outdoor production that is performed weekly during the summer months by local artists.
Saltire Classic Rally
Over 15 stages through forests, across farm tracks and over different terrains with a handful of regularities thrown in to keep the navigators on their toes.
Date: 7th November 2026