Inverness Events

2026 Inverness Events

July Events in Inverness

• Cawdor Castle Theatre on the Lawn, 4th July – King Arthur and The Holy Fail
• Burn the Floor: Nikita – 8th July @ EC
• Under Canvas 2026 – From 8th July – 30th August
• Market on the Green Drumnadrochit, 11th July – A Local /Highland Artisan Craft and Produce market
• Scottish National Whisky Festival -11th July @ EC
• Inverness Highland Games – 11th July
• Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf @ EC , Fri 17 Jul @ EC
• Cawdor Castle Theatre on the Lawn,Saturday 4th July – King Arthur and The Holy Fail (Three Inch Fools) | 6.30pm, Saturday 18th July – Treasure Island (Quantum Theatre) | 6.30pm & Saturday 15th August – Macbeth (The Handlebards) | 6.30pm
• BOWIE Experience – 2nd July @ EC
• A Country Night in Nashville, 24th & 25th July, @ EC
• Market on the Green Drumnadrochit, 25th July – A Local /Highland Artisan Craft and Produce market
• Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival -30th July & 1st August

August Events in Inverness

• Black Isle Show 5th & 6th August
• Moy Fair 7th & 8th Aug
• Fort George Celebration of the Centuries, 8th & 9th Aug – reenactment experience
• Market on the Green Drumnadrochit, 8th August – A Local /Highland Artisan Craft and Produce market
• Cawdor Castle Theatre on the Lawn,14th August: MacBeth
• Sausage & Cider Festival, Bogbain Farm by Inverness Saturday 15th Aug
• Nairn Highland Games 15th Aug
• Gary Faulds: Panic at the Midlife Disco -15th Aug @ EC
• Sausage & Cider Festival – Inverness– Saturday 15th August @ Bogbain Farm
• We Will Rock You – Wed 19 – Sat 22 Aug @ EC
• Glen Urquhart Highland Games 22nd Aug
• Billy & Tim Widescreen Edition – 28th August @ EC
• Market on the Green Drumnadrochit, 29th August – Highland Artisan Craft and Produce market
• Chisholm, McGoldrick, O’Connor & Byrne in Concert, 30th Aug @ EC

September Events in Inverness

• Northern Meeting Piping Competition 3rd & 4th Sept @ EC
• Manran Concert – 5th Sept @ EC
• Stuart Mitchell: On the Road – 9th Sept @ EC
• Susan Calman: Tall Tales -11th Sept @ EC
• Black Isle Calling Festival, 11th & 12th Sept @ EC
• Market on the Green Drumnadrochit, 12th September – A Local /Highland Artisan Craft and Produce market
• Irvine Welsh’s PORNO -12th Sept @ EC
• Nathan Carter and his Band Live – Wed 16 – Sat 19 Sept @ EC
• The Illegal Eagles – 21st & 22nd Sept @ EC
• Fred MacAulay :Good Evening – 25th September @ EC
• Derek Ryan in Concert – 25th Sept @ EC
• Market on the Green Drumnadrochit, 26th September – A Local /Highland Artisan Craft and Produce market
• UK Pink Floyd Experience – 26th Sept @ EC
• Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Running Festival– Sunday 27th Sept
• Inverness Fringe Festival 2026 – 28th Sep- 4th October – over 25 events across venues in Inverness City Centre
• The Sound of Springsteen -29th Sept @ EC

October Events in Inverness

• Laura LLex: YoYo – 2nd Oct @ EC
• Golden Spurtle Competition 3rd Oct
• SIX The Musical 6th to 10th Oct @ EC
• Hue and Cry in Concert – 22nd Oct @ EC
• Wildwoodz October Festival, 31st Oct & 1st Nov @ Wildwoodz

November Events in Inverness

• Claudia Buckley – The Galway Girl -19th Nov @ EC
• Exclusively Highlands Market – 20 – 22nd Nov @ EC
• Inverness Christmas Light Switch On TBC 6
• Exclusively Highlands Festive Market 2 – 27th to 29th Nov @ EC

December Events in Inverness

• PANTO Cinderella, Eden Court Theatre, 2nd December to 3rd January 2027
• WASP Festive Market – Date TBC
• Skating with Santa & Market – Inverness Ice Rink Date TBC
• Cawdor Christmas Market DATES TBC December 2026

Coming up in 2027

• Cinders – Scottish Ballet – 27th – 30th Jan @ EC
• Queenz the Battle of the Divas – 13th Feb @ EC
• Calum Macphail – 5th & 6th Mar @ EC
• Inverness Half Marathon – 14th March
• Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners – 20th March @ EC
• Cloudbusting – the music of Kate Bush – 13th Apr
• Bay City Rollers – 28th April @ EC
• KAI My Revolution – 6th July @ EC

REGULAR EVENTS

• Daily – Traditional Music Sessions & Live Music at Hootananny, Church Street Tel 01463 233651
• Johnny Foxes & the Den – see their Weekly Enterntainment Guide on their Facebook page for live local music only minutes from the Palace.
• Whisky Gigs at The Malt Room – Every Thursday you can have a fun evening of whisky tasting, Scottish music and plenty of craic with the team at The Malt Room and folk singer Davy Holt.
• Highland Malt Whisky Experience at Macgregors -From April to October, 5 nights a week (Mon-Fri) at 7pm – an evening of whisky tasting, history, story, legend and music of the Scottish Highlands.
• Inverness Royal British Legion Pipeband performance – Every Tuesday night on Inverness High street at 7pm. Starting on Tuesday 27th June with the last performance on 29th August.
• Inverness Farmers Market – Every 1st Saturday of the month from March to December. 10am – 3.30pm – Inverness High Street – Always a fantastic line up of local producers.
• NEW: Victorian Market Evening Music and Events