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Singing& Rainbows Community Concert at Birnam Arts
Sun 8 Oct
Singing and Rainbows | Auditorium
14:00 - 14:45
Doors Open 13:45

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Book Birnam Book Festival 2023

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Sat 21 Oct
9:45am

Morag Anderson and Kate Leiper

THE WISDOM OF THE CAILLEACH

Sat 21 Oct
10:45am

Margaret Bennett, Morag Anderson, Fiona Valpy, Colleen Nicoll.

FESTIVAL LAUNCH

Sat 21 Oct
12:10pm

Fiona Valpy

PHILIP PARIS - THE LAST WITCH OF SCOTLAND

Sat 21 Oct
1:30pm

Kate Leiper

WORKSHOP: HOW TO DRAW A MAGICAL CREATURE

Sat 21 Oct
1:40pm

Dr. Toria Johnson

THE TAYSIDE SHAKESPEARE: UNCOVERING MACBETH’S SCOTLAND

Sat 21 Oct
3pm

Claire Mitchell KC, Zoe Venditozzi interview Margaret Bennett

WITCHES OF SCOTLAND PODCAST - LIVE RECORDING

Sat 21 Oct
4:30pm

ASHLYN CUDNEY

PANIC IN PERTH: LOCAL TRIALS AND THE SURVEY OF SCOTTISH WITCHCRAFT

Sat 21 Oct
7:30pm

Rachel Newton and Lauren MacColl with guests Margaret Bennett (Gaelic song) and Morag Anderson (poetry)

Heal & Harrow

Sun 22 Oct
9:45am

Join singer and storyteller Margaret Bennett

SCOTTISH STREET SONGS, RHYMES, AND GAMES

Sun 22 Oct
10:45am

Chris Brookmyre and Dr. Marisa Haetzman

AMBROSE PARRY - VOICES OF THE DEAD

Sun 22 Oct
1:30pm

With Maria Navarro Pimentel

WORKSHOP: FANTASTIC CREATURE PIÑATAS

Sun 22 Oct
1:40pm

With writer Jane Archer

AUTUMN VOICES: SHOWCASING THE WRITING OF LOCAL PEOPLE

Sun 22 Oct
3pm

with Jamie Jauncey

MEET CHRIS BROOKMYRE

Birnam Book Festival

Birnam Book Festival 2023

Whats On
Sat 21 Oct - 22 Oct

The Birnam Book Festival returns to showcase literature from Scotland and beyond in our beautiful corner of Perthshire, nestled between the hills and the River Tay.

Our Festival is an inclusive event for all ages, where the audience can participate in workshops, lively discussions with authors or just sit back and listen to inspiring speakers or enjoy great music with a literary theme. 

We’re delighted to be returning to our home venue of Birnam Arts for in person events again this year.

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We have a couple of ways to buy tickets: you can scroll down to look through the list of all the events and search by Families +, Fiction or Non-fiction, Panel discussions, Performances, or search by day. Click on the INFO button to learn more about a specific event or BUY TICKETS to book your seats.

If you already know which events you want to go to, you can clink on the link in the banner and go straight to a summary listing of all the ticketed events. It is your choice.

Each ticket has a £1 booking fee.

Planning Your Visit

Links to our Cafe, opening times and directions.

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Book Festival Events

Saturday 21st October
Sunday 22nd October
THE WISDOM OF THE CAILLEACH at Birnam Arts

Morag Anderson and Kate Leiper

THE WISDOM OF THE CAILLEACH

Sat 21 Oct 2023
9:45 - 10:30 | Auditorium
FESTIVAL LAUNCH at Birnam Arts

Margaret Bennett, Morag Anderson, Fiona Valpy, Colleen Nicoll.

FESTIVAL LAUNCH

Sat 21 Oct 2023
10:45 - 11:45 | Auditorium
PHILIP PARIS - THE LAST WITCH OF SCOTLAND at Birnam Arts

Fiona Valpy

PHILIP PARIS - THE LAST WITCH OF SCOTLAND

Sat 21 Oct 2023
12:10 - 13:10 | Auditorium
WORKSHOP: HOW TO DRAW A MAGICAL CREATURE at Birnam Arts

Kate Leiper

WORKSHOP: HOW TO DRAW A MAGICAL CREATURE

Sat 21 Oct 2023
13:30 - 15:00 | Studios
THE TAYSIDE SHAKESPEARE: UNCOVERING MACBETH’S SCOTLAND at Birnam Arts

Dr. Toria Johnson

THE TAYSIDE SHAKESPEARE: UNCOVERING MACBETH’S SCOTLAND

Sat 21 Oct 2023
13:40 - 14:40 | Auditorium
WITCHES OF SCOTLAND PODCAST - LIVE RECORDING at Birnam Arts

Claire Mitchell KC, Zoe Venditozzi interview Margaret Bennett

WITCHES OF SCOTLAND PODCAST - LIVE RECORDING

Sat 21 Oct 2023
15:00 - 16:00 | Auditorium
PANIC IN PERTH: LOCAL TRIALS AND THE SURVEY OF SCOTTISH WITCHCRAFT at Birnam Arts

ASHLYN CUDNEY

PANIC IN PERTH: LOCAL TRIALS AND THE SURVEY OF SCOTTISH WITCHCRAFT

Sat 21 Oct 2023
16:30 - 17:30
Heal & Harrow at Birnam Arts

Rachel Newton and Lauren MacColl with guests Margaret Bennett (Gaelic song) and Morag Anderson (poetry)

Heal & Harrow

Sat 21 Oct 2023
19:30 - 21:30 | Auditorium
SCOTTISH STREET SONGS, RHYMES, AND GAMES at Birnam Arts

Join singer and storyteller Margaret Bennett

SCOTTISH STREET SONGS, RHYMES, AND GAMES

Sun 22 Oct 2023
9:45 - 10:30 | Auditorium
AMBROSE PARRY - VOICES OF THE DEAD at Birnam Arts

Chris Brookmyre and Dr. Marisa Haetzman

AMBROSE PARRY - VOICES OF THE DEAD

Sun 22 Oct 2023
10:45 - 11:45 | Auditorium
WORKSHOP: FANTASTIC CREATURE PIÑATAS at Birnam Arts

With Maria Navarro Pimentel

WORKSHOP: FANTASTIC CREATURE PIÑATAS

Sun 22 Oct 2023
13:30 - 15:00 | Studios
AUTUMN VOICES: SHOWCASING THE WRITING OF LOCAL PEOPLE at Birnam Arts

With writer Jane Archer

AUTUMN VOICES: SHOWCASING THE WRITING OF LOCAL PEOPLE

Sun 22 Oct 2023
13:40 - 14:40 | Auditorium
MEET CHRIS BROOKMYRE at Birnam Arts

with Jamie Jauncey

MEET CHRIS BROOKMYRE

Sun 22 Oct 2023
15:00 - 16:30 | Auditorium
Map showing Birnam Arts and conference centre in Scotland

Opening Times

Box Office
Open periodically throughout the week | Book online 24/7


Cafe
Daily | Mon-Tues 11-3 | Wed-Sun 10-4



Birnam Arts
Station Road
Birnam Dunkeld
PH8 0DS
admin@birnamarts.com
Tel: 01350 727 674

Entrance

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

Highlights

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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Birnam Arts = Community Heart

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  • Entrance

  • Kinnaird

  • Cafe

  • Beatrix Potter

  • Shop

  • Gallery

  • Studio