From Festivals to Triathlons

Epic settings for boutique events

The Highlands play host to a wide range of incredible events annually - from music festivals on the beach and cycling round Loch Ness as part of a peloton,

There is no shortage of memory-making events to take part in throughout the year.

Whether it is running up and down Britain’s highest mountain at the Ben Nevis Race or tasting whisky’s you will never forget at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival – the Highlands has something for everyone.

 

Sporting Events

From running a marathon round the world-renowned Loch Ness to cheering on your favourite sailing team at a Regatta in Nairn,, there is an action-packed list of sporting events for everyone in the Highlands.

Cycle

Etape Loch Ness 66 mile cycle sportive

Run

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon

Bike

Fort William Mountain Bike World Class 

Food and Drink Events

From Whisky tasting to sampling the finest produce the Highlands has to offer. Below you’ll find 3 events that may interest you in 2023.

Food+Drink

Loch Lomond Shores Food & Drink Festivals

Whisky

Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival

Music

Under Canvas at Eden Court – Outdoor trad music festival 

Music Events and Festivals

Do you have a Tartan Heart? From Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival to Tunes by the Dunes – the Highlands has got it all.

Belladrum

Belladrum Tartan Heart is quite simply, the friendliest, wackiest, most inclusive festival in Scotland!

Monsterfest

Monsterfest, not just a music festival, its so much more…
 

Dunnet

Tunes by the Dunes
The UK’s most northerly mainland music festival