Things to do in St Andrews

Fred MacAulay

Veteran Scottish stand-up comedian Fred MacAuley hits the road again.Expect to hear tales of lockdown weddings, gags about complying with the regulations, isola…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

MC Hammersmith - Hippity Hoppity Get Off My Property

He presents an hour of improvised comedy raps based on your suggestions. Featuring brand-new routines for 2026!

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Mc Hammersmith: Ice Ice Nepo Baby

MC Hammersmith (posh West London’s leading freestyle rapper with over half a billion views online) presents his new show: “Ice Ice Nepo Baby”.When MC Hammersmit…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Craigtoun Food Festival

Join us for our first ever Craigtoun Food Festival, bringing together the best of what Fife has to offer.

Craigtoun Country Park, St Andrews

Alan Carr - Work In Progress

Join Alan as he warms up ahead of his brand-new tour!

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

The Tailor of Inverness

Ages 10+Matthew Zajacs stunning show about his Polish-Ukrainian father has entranced over 40,000 people, playing in a huge variety of venues from prestigious th…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Middle East has forever been the source of religions, prize of empires, spark-wheel of conflicts, well of radicalism and epicentre of our tumultuous world.

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

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Mel Giedroyc

_Sunday Times_ bestselling author Mel Giedroyc will be joining us for the launch of her new novel - a funny, big-hearted story of second chances._Sometimes life…

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Andrey Kurkov

A troop of Red Army soldiers has disappeared without a trace while visiting the Halytska bathhouse, their abandoned boots and uniforms the only proof that they…

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Craigtoun Kicks Ash

The Friends of Craigtoun have teamed up with local experts, Kick Ash Firewalks, to bring an exciting motivational event to Craigtoun this summer.

Craigtoun Country Park, St Andrews

Robert Harris for Agrippa

_Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever.

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Sabrina Ghayour on Persiana One

From the Queen of Middle Eastern cookery, every recipe in _Persiana One_ makes irresistible Middle Eastern flavours easier than ever in one pot, one tray or one…

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Fighting for the Covenant - the 17th Century Scottish Soldier

An event explaining the covenant, its St Andrews connections and the Scottish soldier of the 17th century.

St Andrews Castle, St Andrews

Christopher de Hamel for The Migrants

In the course of a long career at Sotheby’s and at Cambridge University, Christopher de Hamel has probably handled more medieval manuscripts than anyone alive a…

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Phil Kay

Come and see Phil do his latest show which is a beautiful mess of reminiscences as well as site-specific sillyness, and cracking conceptual one-liners.

St. Andrew Town Hall, St Andrews

John Elledge on 31 Inventions That Built our World

For over 10,000 years, we humans have been busy altering our environment and embracing 'progress', evolving seamlessly from hunter gatherers to the modern urban…

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Pets in the Park

Join us this September for our first ever Pets in the Park event when we will be celebrating all things furry, feathery, scaly and maybe even a little bit scary…

Craigtoun Country Park, St Andrews

Val McDermid & Jo Sharp

It took place on the other side of the world, amid the jungle-coastline at the junction between the continents of North and South America.

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Maggie O'Farrell on Land

Land is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and hi…

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Ali Stoner on Scran

Scran is a new collection of more than 100 nostalgic and traditional Scottish recipes, seen through a modern lens.

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Father Ted's Ardal O'Hanlon

The first in a mystery series from the much-loved Irish actor, writer and comedian, for readers who enjoy the warmth of Graham Norton and the mystery of _Death…

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Arthur der Weduwen on The Last Invasion of England

In popular accounts of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the autocratic Catholic King James II was ousted by his subjects and replaced by his Protestant daughter…

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Paul Johnson

A comprehensive look at inequalities and why they matterThere is a widespread sense throughout the developed world that progress towards a better society has st…

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Fife Plant Sale at St Andrews Botanic Garden

The famous annual Fife Autumn Plant Sale returns to St Andrews Botanic Garden. A fabulous selection of bare-root and potted plants, the vast majority grown loca…

St Andrews Botanic Garden, St Andrews

Jess Elliott Dennison on Vegetable Recipes

Jess Elliott Dennison is a food writer, cook and founder of Elliott’s, her studio in Marchmont, Edinburgh.

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Jay Rayner for Nights Out in the Kitchen

Following his bestselling _Nights Out at Home,_ Jay Rayner returns to the kitchen to offer more inspiration to roll up your sleeves and reach for your favourite…

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Terry Deary on A History of the World in Ten Wars

Throughout the ages, each generation has faced the same questions: Am I willing to fight for my way of life?

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Tchaikovsky Serenade

Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze leads the SCO in a programme that spans centuries and styles, from Nordic refinement to Russian Romanticism.The concert o…

Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews

Nick Harkaway on The Taper Man

'Le carre's legacy is in good hands - smiley is back with a vengeance!' Ian rankin'note-perfect' Mick herronNick harkaway is the acclaimed author of _gnomon, th…

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John Boyne on The Weight of Angels

Rather than dying impoverished in Paris at forty-six, what if Oscar Wilde had lived to bear witness to the momentous events and cataclysmic changes at the start…

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Ashley Douglas on With My Own Hand

We welcome historian and translator ashley douglas to st andrews to talk about the life of marie maitland, a story of forbidden but enduring love, and the stren…

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Ian Rankin on The Heights

_The Heights_: a gleaming, high-end high-rise looming over Hyde Park. Newly built from steel and smoked glass, a billionaire's playground offering sumptuous sui…

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A Baroque Christmas

- HANDEL Concerto a due Cori No.2 - Locatelli - Concerto Grosso in F minor Op.1 No.8 ‘Christmas Concerto’ - Muffat - Sonata V from Armonico Tributo (Salzburg 16…

Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews

Christmas Rocks!

Don't just dream of a magical Christmas - Experience it at Fife's Biggest Christmas Concert. Christmas Rocks!

St. Andrew Town Hall, St Andrews

Prokofiev & Bartók with Alena Baeva

Dvořák RomanceProkofiev Violin Concerto No.2Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes Op.34 BisBartók DivertimentoAlena Baeva - violin/directorAlena Baeva returns to…

Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews

Mozart's 'Turkish' Concerto

Kodály Dances of GalántaMozart Violin Concerto No.5 ‘turkish’Dvořák Symphony No.5Václav Luks - conductorAlena Baeva - violinA concert full of colour and charact…

Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews

Cracklin'Rosie the Neil Diamond Tribute ST ANDREWS

Get ready for a night of pure nostalgia, sing-along classics, and electrifying live music with Cracklin Rosie The Neil Diamond Tribute starring Tom Scott and a…

St. Andrew Town Hall, St Andrews