Things to do in St Andrews

Mhairi Black: Difficult Second Album

Following two sold-out Fringe runs and a smash-hit debut tour, MP-turned-comedian Mhairi Black is back on tour across Scotland with her Difficult Second Album.

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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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

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

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

Royal Ballet & Opera: Romeo and Juliet

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona.

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Celebrating 25 Years of Routledge Classics

To celebrate the occasion, we will be hosting a discussion around the theme of identity and self-identity, moderated by Tony Bruce, Senior Publisher of Routledg…

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Long After the Labyrinth

Run Time: Act 1 60m, Interval 20m, Act 2 60m Age Guidance: 12+ Warnings / Triggers: Themes of a sensitive nature There will be a pre and post show talk and Q&A…

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Celebrity Cello Concert by Hugh Mackay With Scholarship Cellists

With appearances at Wigmore Hall, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and the Palace of Versailles to his name, the young Scottish cellist Hugh Mackay makes his St Andr…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Mary Lawson on Solace in Winter

It is deep winter, 1969. As the Vietnam War drives young men north across the Canadian border, widower Jack's quiet life is overturned by two accidents that hap…

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Alice Loxton on A History of Britain in 21 Paintings

From an image carried by St Augustine when he arrived on our shores in 597AD and a glittering portrait of a Tudor queen to Stubbs' majestic rendering of Whistle…

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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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Michael Simpson on Terminal City

Vancouver, Canada, has long been held up as an environmentally conscious coastal refuge and model of progressive urban planning.

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The 155th Open

Golf's most prestigious annual tournament with the world's best golfers taking part.

Old Course, St Andrews

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Sleeping Beauty

written and directed by Gordon Barrand brought to you from the creators of all the much-loved Byre pantos since 2014Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November 2026: Per…

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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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Donna Ashworth on The Art of Being Easily Pleased

"Donna Ashworth's words are sunshine for the soul. And this new collection is full of her best work." - MATT HAIG"Donna is a human disco ball and this book will…

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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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Santa Paws at Craigtoun

One ticket is required per dog and ticket price includes:Festive photo opportunityGoody bag from Santa PawsFree puppuccino with every hot drink purchased from t…

Craigtoun Country Park, St Andrews

Ben Mervis on The Festive Baker

An expertly curated and extraordinary collection of more than 170 sweet and savory baking recipes to mark festive events, celebrations, and cultural traditions…

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Christmas Wreath Making Workshops

Join us at Craigtoun for a Christmas Wreath Making Workshop, led by a local professional florist.

Craigtoun Country Park, St Andrews

Children's Classic Concerts Present Christmas Wishes

3.30pm - £12.50 adult / £9.50 childPLEASE NOTE that this performance takes place at the Laidlaw Music Centre, Queens Terrace, St AndrewsWhat are your Christmas…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Santa's Grotto

Santa will be returning to Craigtoun this Christmas for 4 fun-packed days of Grotto visits.Tickets are required for children visiting Santa's Grotto only and th…

Craigtoun Country Park, St Andrews

Sco 26/27: a Baroque Christmas

7.00pm - £26.00 / £21.00 / £15.00 / £13.00 / £10.50 / £7.50 / £6.00 / £0.00Programme:Handel Concerto a due Cori No.2Locatelli Concerto Grosso in F minor Op.1 No…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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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

Royal Ballet & Opera: The Nutcracker

Journey into a magical kingdom and watch Peter Wright’s enchanting production of The Nutcracker.

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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British Museum Lectures: the Bayeux Tapestry

This January we're joined by Sue Brunning from the British Museum to discuss the history of The Bayeux Tapestry.The British Museum have produced a number of bea…

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Queer Fiction Reading Group

Welcome to our Queer Fiction Reading Group!This is an inclusive reading group open to anyone to come together to read and discuss LGBTQIA+ literature, with titl…

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Bright Club

7.30pm - Pay What You Can £11.00 / £8.00 / £5.00Stand-up and academia align when six researchers and university experts swap lectures for laughter under the wat…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Royal Ballet & Opera: La Fanciulla Del West

6.30pm - Pay What You Can £20.00 / £15.00 / £10.00Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by Richard Jones, marking the company’s…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Victoria Mackenzie on Each Leaf, Each Curve of Stem

The celebrated art critic, the revered Professor of Art John Ruskin, the author of countless books, the campaigner for social reform, the man who taught a gener…

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Exhibition on Screen: Renoir & Love

Be transported back to a Parisian summer of love through the eyes of a true visionary.Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favourite artists; a founding…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Fat Boy Swim (the Live Set List From the Show)

7.00pm - Pay What You Can £19.00 / £17.00 / £15.00The live set list from the show.Introducing songs from the new musical Fat Boy Swim!

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon

8.00pm - £21.20Priority booking starts at 11.00am, Thursday 15 October.General sale opens at 11.00am on Friday 16 October.Total sell-out run at the Edinburgh fr…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Christine Bovill Presents Piaf Revisited

7.30pm - £22.50The Paris icon and the Glasgow girl.This is not a tribute show! Christine Bovill established her reputation as one of Europe’s finest interpreter…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Royal Ballet & Opera: Götterdämmerung

An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods. Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brnnhilde.

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Andrew Cotter on the Owl Carver

A remote Scottish fishing village in the depths of a highland winter is not where Cal Hannah wants to be.

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The Tannahill Weavers

7.30pm - Pay What You Can £22.00 / £20.00 / £18.00Born of a session in Paisley, and named for the town’s historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Rober…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Sco 26/27: Prokofiev & Bartók

Please note: this concert is a matinee performance, starting at 2pm.Alena Baeva (violin/director)Alena Baeva returns to Scotland to direct a matinee performance…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Royal Ballet & Opera: Cosi fan Tutte

Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends.

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Fleeting Rumours Live at St Andrews Town Hall

Fleetwood Mac tribute night by Fleeting Rumours celebrating the album Rumours 50th anniversary

St. Andrew Town Hall, St Andrews

Rubber Ear Productions Presents the Cut of Her Jib

Running Time 1 hour 30 minutes (35m, 20m, 35m) Age Guidance 14+ Warnings/Triggers - Gun, some swearing, sexual references A wicked, gin-soaked dark comedy set o…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Royal Ballet & Opera: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Tumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story.

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Sco 26/27: Mozart's 'Turkish' Concerto

Václav Luks (conductor) Alena Baeva (violin)A concert full of colour and character awaits as Václav Luks leads the SCO in a programme that dances between Hungar…

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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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…

St. Andrew Town Hall, St Andrews

Royal Ballet & Opera: Swan Lake

The Royal Ballet present SWAN LAKEPrincess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart.

Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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Desperados - the Music & Legacy of Eagles

7.30pm - Pay What You Can £24.00 / £22.00 / £20.00In 2024 Eagles kicked off their residency at the iconic Sphere in Vegas and it’s now the longest-running resid…

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