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Highland and Moray Events in March


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February 27 to March 4 Inverness Music Festival, various locations, Inverness.

March 1 Nairn 10k North District Championship and Fun Run, Nairn Community and Art Centre

March 2 Animals and Birds of Nepal and India by Tony Blackler, Grant Arms Hotels, Grantown-on-Spey, 8.30pm

Brendan Cole: Show Man.
Brendan Cole: Show Man.

March 4 Brendan Cole: Show Man, Eden Court, Inverness, 7.30pm – brush off your tails, Brendan is back!

March 4 Agricultural Open Day, Black Isle Show Field, Mannsfield Showground, Muir of Ord, 10am-7pm – see the products and meet the manufacturers including JCB, KTwo, Kubota, Vicon/Kubota Implements, Horsch, and Berthoud. There is also a chance to enter a raffle to win a model Fastrac.

March 5 A Country Night in Nashville, Eden Court, Inverness, 7.30pm – don’t miss this incredible celebration of the very best of country music.

March 5 Sir Peter Scott by Tony Blackler, Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey, 8.30pm

March 5-7 Betty Blue Eyes, Elgin Town Hall, Elgin – musical comedy based on the 1984 film A Private Function.

March 6 Turnover, The Loft, Forres, 7.30pm – the Virginia-based four-piece play dream-pop and indie music.

March 6 Breabach, Universal Hall, Findhorn 8pm – 2020 marks a very special year in the life of Scottish folk favourites Breabach, their 15th anniversary no less.

Snowman Rally. Picture: John Baikie
Snowman Rally. Picture: John Baikie

March 7 Snowman Rally, Inverness.

March 7 Fèis Day 2020, Nairn Community and Art Centre, Nairn,10am-4pm

March 7 Highland Food and Craft Market, UHI Inverness Campus, Inverness

March 7 Doors Open Day, Inverness Town House, Inverness

March 7 Children’s Classic Concert: Peter And The Wolf On Tour, Eden Court, Inverness, 1pm and 3pm

March 7 Inverness Fiddlers Rally 2020, Eden Court, Inverness 7.30pm

March 7 D-Day, Nairn Free Church, Nairn, 7.30pm – from the Black Isle to Normandy with Force S. Nairn Literary talk by Richard Jenner.

March 7 Simon Thacker's, Svari Kanti Tour, Ardross Community Hall, Ardross, 8pm – some of the most emotive and powerful music you will ever hear.

March 8 Inverness Half Marathon and 5k Race, Queens Park Stadium, Inverness, 12.30pm

The Cullen Skink World Championship. Picture: HNM
The Cullen Skink World Championship. Picture: HNM

March 8 Cullen Skink World Championships, Cullen Bay Hotel, Cullen.

March 9 Pushing the Limits: Colin Macleod, Nairn Community and Art Centre, Nairn, 8.30pm – talk by endurance open sea swimmer.

March 9 Iolo’s Top 40 Wildlife Sites in the UK, Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey, 8.30pm – television naturalist Iolo Williams talks about his new book.

March 9-13 Strathfest, Inverallan Church Hall, Grantown-on-Spey

March 10 Scottish Fine Any and Antiques Valuation Day, The Highlander's Museum, Fort

George, 10am-2pm – including coins, medals, arms and armour, and modern sporting guns.

March 10 Opera Highlights, Fochabers Public Institute, Fochabers, 7.30pm – international ballet superstar Carlos Acosta and his critically acclaimed Cuban company Acosta Danza perform a programme of new and existing works.

March 11 Cheltenham Ladies Day, Ness Walk, Inverness, 12.30pm – in support of the Highland Hospice.

March 11 The Scottish Sale Fine Art and Antiques, Attadale House, Wester Ross, 10am-2pm

March 11 Simon Thacker's, Svari Kanti Tour, Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm

March 11 Acosta Danza: Evolution, Eden Court, Inverness, 7.30pm

Ullapool Dance Festival.
Ullapool Dance Festival.

March 12-15 Ullapool Dance Festival, various venues, Ullapool

March 13 BBC SSO, Eden Court, Inverness, 7.30pm

March 13-14 Endling, Eden Court, Inverness, 8pm – contemporary meets traditional, macabre meets joyful, and morbid fascination is welcomed into the raucous world of a Gaelic wake.

March 14 Michael English, Eden Court, Inverness, 7.30pm – voted best country dance band at the Irish Country Music Awards and entertainer of the year and songwriter of the year at the Sunday World Country Music Awards.

March 15 Ross Ainslie And Ali Hutton's Symbiosis, Eden Court, Inverness, 7.30pm – skilfully performed instrumental music deeply rooted in the Scottish tradition.

March 15 Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny, Eden Court, Inverness, 8pm

March 18 Endling, Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm

March 18 Curating Tomorrow: Climate Change And Global Warming, UHI Inverness Campus, Inverness, 7pm – Inverness Field Club talk by Henry A. McGhie, environmental consultant.

March 18 Pete Whittaker: Solo And Free, Eden Court, Inverness, 8pm – presented by Speakers from the Edge.

March 18-21 Hello Dolly! Eden Court, Inverness – hailed as one of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time.

March 19 Rhys Watkins And Rowena Calvert, Inverness Town House, Inverness, 7.30pm

March 19 Maim, Eden Court, Inverness, 7pm – featuring live music, dance, spoken word and video.

March 20 Fitzroy Quartet, Nairn Community and Art Centre 7.30pm

March 20 Hamish Napier Trio: The Woods, Carnegie Hall, Clashmore, 7.30pm

Hayseed Dixie.
Hayseed Dixie.

March 20 Hayseed Dixie, The Ironworks, Inverness, 7pm

March 20 Air Iomall, The Stables, Cromarty, 8pm – Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach make music on the piano and fiddle.

March 20-22 Cromarty Ukulele Weekend, The Stables, Cromarty

March 21 MockChester: A Tribute to Manchester, Raigmore Motel, Inverness, 4pm

March 21 25th Anniversary Legends Evening, Caledonian Stadium, Inverness 7pm – celebrate 25 years of ICT. Join with fellow fans and legends for a bite to eat and to remember some great times.

Ivan Drever.
Ivan Drever.

March 21 Ivan Drever, Ardross Community Hall, Ardross, 8pm

March 21 Netsounds Presents, The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm – The Roov, Open Plan, The Malts, Chancers

March 21The Skibo Strings, Inverness Cathedral, Inverness, 8pm

March 21-22 Endling, Lyth Arts Centre, Wick, 8pm

March 22 to April 13 Brodie Daffodil Festival, Brodie Castle, Brodie – to see Brodie Castle’s daffodils at their brightest and best, visit in April when special guided tours are also offered.

March 23 A Wild Time In Scotland, Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey, 8.30pm – filming adventures with The One Show by Mike Dilger.

March 23 Pushing The Limits: Duncan Shaw, Nairn Community and Art Centre, Nairn, 8.30pm – talk by professional trails rider.

March 24 Yorkston Thorne Khan, Eden Court, Inverness, 7.30pm

Hunter and the Bear. Picture: Jennifer McCord
Hunter and the Bear. Picture: Jennifer McCord

March 27 Hunter And The Bear, The Ironworks, Inverness, 7pm

March 27 Inner Wheel Fashion Show, Nairn Community and Art Centre, Nairn, 7.30pm

Tam Cowan. Picture: Callum MacKay/HNM
Tam Cowan. Picture: Callum MacKay/HNM

March 29 An Afternoon with Tam Cowan 2020, Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness – three course lunch, auction and afternoon of comedy.

March 29 Funbox Presents How To Be A Superhero, Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpefffer,1pm and 3.30pm

March 29 IBFA Highlands And Islands Bodybuilding Competition 2020, The Ironworks, Inverness

Every effort has been made to ensure the information in the listings is accurate. Please phone ahead or check the relevant website before travelling to any event.


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