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Sunday 25 October 2026 at Birnam Arts

Name: Janis MacKay - On A Northern Shore
Start: 2026-10-25GMT15:15
End: 2026-10-25GMT16:15
Location: 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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Creative Storytelling Workshop

with Debra Murphy
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
10:00 - 11:00 | Studios

Children and their carers will love this creative storytelling workshop, exploring the magical adventures of Florence, the black and white Border Collie.

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Tickets for Creative Storytelling Workshop

General Entry

£5.00

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Arty Workshop For All (Morning)

With Kate Leiper
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
10:00 - 11:30 | Studios

Don’t miss a chance to join the festival illustrator to draw, paint, scribble, glue, and stamp as we create a community artwork.

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Tickets for Arty Workshop For All (Morning)

General Entry

SOLD OUT

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Bookbug Meets Peter Rabbit

Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
10:30 - 11:00 | Reading Room

Interactive session encouraging parents, carers and children to share stories and rhymes.

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Tickets for Bookbug Meets Peter Rabbit

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SOLD OUT

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Velda and the Wild Unicorn Chase

Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
11:00 - 12:00 | Auditorium

Meet Velda the Awesomest Viking in her latest fierce and funny adventure, this time to track down a magical unicorn horn.

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Tickets for Velda and the Wild Unicorn Chase

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£5.00

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Gaelic Storytelling

Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
11:15 - 11:45 | Reading Room

Sgeulachd Pheadair Rabaid (The Tale of Peter Rabbit) and other stories told in Gaelic.

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Tickets for Gaelic Storytelling

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£0.00

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Beatrix The Time Travelling Collie

Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
11:15 - 12:00 | Studios

Stories are healing, sometimes for their writers. Hear how a Dalguise puppy walked beside Debra as she recovered from life-saving surgery.

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Tickets for Beatrix The Time Travelling Collie

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 T1

£8.00

£0

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

£0

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 T3

£12.00

£0

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Make Your Own Textured Silver Ring

Kristina Merchant

Sun 25 Oct 2026
12:00 - 15:30 | Studios

Create your own one-of-a-kind sterling silver ring in this relaxed, beginner-friendly jewellery workshop.

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Tickets for Make Your Own Textured Silver Ring

Make your own textured silver ring with Kristina Merchant

£120.00

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'Tails' of Birnam

with Colleen Nicoll-Johnston and RSD Singers
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
13:00 - 14:00 | Auditorium

Step into the enchanting world of Beatrix Potter through original songs, written by pupils from the Royal School of Dunkeld.

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Tickets for 'Tails' of Birnam

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 T1

£8.00

£0

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

£0

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 T3

£12.00

£0

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'River Of Words' Book Launch

with Maria Navarro Pimentel and Jane Archer
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
14:15 - 15:00 | Auditorium

Working with community Writer in Residence Elizabeth Kostova of Asheville, North Carolina, children at the Royal School of Dunkeld wrote poetry about the River Tay.

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Tickets for 'River Of Words' Book Launch

General Entry

£0.00

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Arty Workshop For All (Afternoon)

With Kate Leiper
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
15:00 - 16:15 | Studios

Don’t miss a chance to join the festival illustrator to draw, paint, scribble, glue, and stamp as we create a community artwork.

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Tickets for Arty Workshop For All (Afternoon)

General Entry

SOLD OUT

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Janis MacKay - On A Northern Shore

with Fiona Valpy
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
15:15 - 16:15 | Auditorium

In her first novel for adults, the award-winning children’s author shares a Scottish folklore-inspired tale set at Hogmanay.

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Tickets for Janis MacKay - On A Northern Shore

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 T1

£8.00

£0

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

£0

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 T3

£12.00

£0

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Festival Farewell and News!

with patrons, sponsors, Birnam Arts partners, and festival friends
Part of Birnam Book Festival

Sun 25 Oct 2026
16:15 - 16:45 | Auditorium

Join us to reflect on our 5th Birnam Book Festival.

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Tickets for Festival Farewell and News!

General Entry

£0.00

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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Co-working free Fridays

Visual Arts Studio

Every Friday
9:00 - 17:00 | Studios

Birnam Arts is offering a unique rural co-working experience designed to boost creativity and escape traditional working environments.

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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

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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Sunday 25 October 2026 at Birnam Arts

Birnam Book Festival

Creative Storytelling Workshop

Tickets for Creative Storytelling Workshop

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Arty Workshop For All (Morning)

Tickets for Arty Workshop For All (Morning)

General Entry

Bookbug Meets Peter Rabbit

Tickets for Bookbug Meets Peter Rabbit

General Entry

Velda and the Wild Unicorn Chase

Tickets for Velda and the Wild Unicorn Chase

General Entry

Gaelic Storytelling

Tickets for Gaelic Storytelling

General Entry

Beatrix The Time Travelling Collie

Tickets for Beatrix The Time Travelling Collie

PWYC T1

PWYC T2

PWYC T3

Make Your Own Textured Silver Ring

Tickets for Make Your Own Textured Silver Ring

Make your own textured silver ring with Kristina Merchant

'Tails' of Birnam

Tickets for 'Tails' of Birnam

PWYC T1

PWYC T2

PWYC T3

'River Of Words' Book Launch

Tickets for 'River Of Words' Book Launch

General Entry

Arty Workshop For All (Afternoon)

Tickets for Arty Workshop For All (Afternoon)

General Entry

Janis MacKay - On A Northern Shore

Tickets for Janis MacKay - On A Northern Shore

PWYC T1

PWYC T2

PWYC T3

Festival Farewell and News!

Tickets for Festival Farewell and News!

General Entry

Barre and Port de Bras for Adults

Adult Ballet For Wellbeing

Ballet Classes

General Ballet for Adults

Knitting and Fibre Arts Club

Blow & Blast Workshops

Dunkeld & Birnam Traditional Youth Music Group

Tickets for Dunkeld & Birnam Traditional Youth Music Group

Just Singin' Community Choir

Pilates

Tickets for Pilates

Ashtanga based yoga with Caroline

Beatrix Potter™ at Birnam Arts

Ceramic classes

Ceramic classes with Clay

Co-working free Fridays

Birnam & Dunkeld Film Society 26/27

MADE 2016 - PRESENT

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