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Saturday 24 October 2026 at Birnam Arts

Birnam Book Festival at Birnam Arts

Birnam Book Festival

23 Oct - 25 Oct 2026
Various | Auditorium
Our book festival is an inclusive event for all ages, with workshops, lively discussions, inspiring authors, and great music. A warm welcome awaits you.
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Poetry Brunch at Birnam Arts

Poetry Brunch


Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
10:00 - 11:30 | Auditorium
Grab a complementary cuppa and a pastry in the company of a ‘brunch’ of fine Scottish poets who ease us into the festival weekend.
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£12.00

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PWYC T3

£14.00

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Culture Perth & Kinross presents: Climate Fiction Pop-Up Book Club at Birnam Arts

Climate Fiction Pop-Up Book Club


Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
11:30 - 12:30 | Studios
Explore ideas and discuss book recommendations on nature, climate science, the environment, and the cli-fi genre.
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Tickets for Climate Fiction Pop-Up Book Club

General Entry

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Sarah Rankin - Feast and Kith at Birnam Arts

Sarah Rankin - Feast and Kith

with Johannah Randall
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
12:00 - 13:00 | Auditorium
The Scottish chef, food writer, and broadcaster brings people together through the joy of food.
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Tickets for Sarah Rankin - Feast and Kith

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Jude Reid - The Nightkeeper's Apprentice at Birnam Arts

Jude Reid - The Nightkeeper's Apprentice

with Gillian Martin
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
13:00 - 14:00 | Studios
Set in Orkney during WW2, an evacuee investigates the secrets and magical folklore surrounding a mysterious lighthouse.
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Tickets for Jude Reid - The Nightkeeper's Apprentice

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£5.00

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Make Your Own Notebook at Birnam Arts

Make Your Own Notebook

with M-J Archibald
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
13:00 - 16:00 | Studios
Learn to sew pages, create a soft spine from book cloth, and cover your notebook using decorative paper. An ideal gift!
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Tickets for Make Your Own Notebook

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Fiona Valpy - 'Sisters of the Midnight Sun' Book Launch at Birnam Arts

'Sisters of the Midnight Sun'

with Fiona Valpy and Gabriella Bennett
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
13:40 - 14:40 | Auditorium
Celebrate the launch of Fiona’s latest novel. From Shetland to Norway, this is a story of love, loss, hope, and family spanning six decades.
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Tickets for 'Sisters of the Midnight Sun'

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£12.00

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Natalie Jayne Clark - The Malt Whisky Murders at Birnam Arts

'The Malt Whisky Murders'

with Natalie Jayne Clark and Will Stockham of Dunkeld Whisky Box
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
15:00 - 16:00 | Auditorium
Join us for a distinctive blend of malt and murder from author Natalie, an Accredited Whisky Ambassador, joined by Will, our resident expert in all matters malt.
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£12.00

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Gabriella Bennett - How To Build A City at Birnam Arts

Gabriella Bennett - How To Build A City

with Fiona Ritchie
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
16:20 - 17:20 | Auditorium
Explore how communities are transforming our idea of home with this globe-trotting journalist and author.
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Tickets for Gabriella Bennett - How To Build A City

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PWYC T1

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Pay-What-You-Can: select your own ticket price. If you are able to contribute more, your support helps us pay artists, cover production costs, and keep our events open to everyone.

PWYC T2

£10.00

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PWYC T3

£12.00

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Grant McPhee - A Scene Within A Scene with Live Music from Lung Leg at Birnam Arts

A Scene Within A Scene

with Grant McPhee, Lung Leg, and Martin Hadden of Birnam CD
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sat 24 Oct 2026
20:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium
For our signature Saturday night blend of words and music, film-maker and author Grant McPhee chronicles the transformation of the Scottish Indie music scene.
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Barre and Port de Bras for Adults at Birnam Arts

Barre and Port de Bras for Adults

Every Monday
18:00 - 19:00 | Studios
The Barre and Port de Bras for Adults class is a welcoming space for adult dancers of all ages and abilities with a focus on classical ballet exercises at the barre.
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Adult Ballet for Wellbeing at Birnam Arts

Adult Ballet For Wellbeing

Every Monday
10:30 - 11:30 | Studios
Our 'Ballet for Wellbeing' sessions are friendly basic ballet classes for adults via Zoom, focusing on poise, posture, strength, balance and flexibility.
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Ballet Classes at Birnam Arts

Ballet Classes

Mondays - Thursdays
16:00 - 19:00 | Studios
The Birnam Arts Ballet School has been running since 2003 and has grown to offer classes to children and adults, Monday to Thursday evenings.
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General Ballet for Adults at Birnam Arts

General Ballet for Adults

Every Thursday
19:00 - 20:00 | Studios
Our Adult General Ballet sessions are friendly, basic-ballet classes with a focus on poise, posture, strength, balance,and flexibility.
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Knitting and Fibre Arts Club at Birnam Arts

Knitting and Fibre Arts Club

Every third Tuesday
19:00 - 21:00 | Studios
Join us for some cozy fun at the Knitting and Fibre Arts Club—bring your yarn and chill with new friends!
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Blow & Blast Workshops at Birnam Arts

Blow & Blast Workshops

Dates and times vary
13:00 - 17:00 | Studios
Blow and Blast offers a variety of group music-making opportunities for late starter and rusty ‘returner’ wind players, from entry-level upwards.
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Dunkeld & Birnam Traditional Youth Music Group at Birnam Arts

Dunkeld & Birnam Traditional Youth Music Group

Every Monday
16:00 - 20:30
We run classes for whistle, guitar, fiddle, and accordion with an emphasis on learning traditional Scottish music. 
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Just Singin' Community Choir at Birnam Arts

Just Singin' Community Choir

Every Wednesday
19:30 - 21:30 | Studios
We are a friendly, mixed Community Choir, where everyone is welcome! No experience, no solos, and definitely no auditions.
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Pilates at Birnam Arts

Pilates

Every Friday
9:30 - 10:30
Join Liz as she brings her extensive experience to Birnam Arts on Fridays 9:30 - 10:30am.
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Ashtanga based yoga with Caroline at Birnam Arts

Ashtanga based yoga with Caroline

Santosha Yoga Perthshire

Every Friday
18:00 - 19:15 | Studios
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Beatrix Potter™ Perthshire Experience at Birnam Arts

Beatrix Potter™ at Birnam Arts

Open Daily
10:30 - 15:30 | Beatrix Potter Experience
Come along to Dunkeld and Birnam's exclusive Beatrix Potter™ Perthshire Experience at Birnam Arts!
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Ceramic classes with Shona Leitch at Birnam Arts

Ceramic classes

Shona Leitch

Every Tuesday
10:00 - 14:00 | Studios
Classes are relaxed and informative with everyone working at their own pace
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Ceramic classes with Shona Leitch at Birnam Arts

Ceramic classes with Clay

Shona Leitch

Every Wednesday
10:00 - 14:00 | Studios
Classes are relaxed and informative with everyone working at their own pace
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Birnam & Dunkeld Film Society 26/27 Season at Birnam Arts

Birnam & Dunkeld Film Society 26/27

30 Aug - 11 Apr 2027
Various | Auditorium
Birnam & Dunkeld Film Society runs a varied series of screenings on the second Sunday of the month from September to April.
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MADE 2016 - PRESENT: Prints / Objects / Photographs at Birnam Arts

MADE 2016 - PRESENT

Mark Hunter

11 Sep - 7 Nov 2026
9:00 - 17:00 DAILY | Gallery
Mark Hunter (b.1969) is an artist and music maker who works at DJCAD Printmaking Workshops.
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The comfortable and aesthetically pleasing cafe seating attracted praise and provided ideal places for small groups to gather at the tables, enjoying excellent food and drinks! Visitors remarked upon your new signage, now so much easier to navigate to the various rooms within the venue.

Fiona Ritchie   |   Birnam Book Festival 2022

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Welcome to Birnam Arts, a boutique multi-purpose arts, conferencing and entertainment venue.

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Pop in to the Foyer Cafe for breakfast, grab a delicious coffee with a selection of our homemade baking or enjoy a light lunch whilst browsing on the free WiFi. Wander upstairs to view the latest of our monthly art exhibitions before visiting the world of Beatrix Potter, or the Gift Shop to purchase a special gift for your loved ones or yourself!

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A lovely welcome. Keep on flourishing.

Alan Reid   |   Birnam Book Festival 2018

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We really enjoy visiting the Arts Centre when we are walking in the Birnam area, and our family loved the Puppet show at Christmas.

Anne Stuart   |   Crowdfunder #savebirnamarts 2020

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