Events In and Around Highland Perthshire
Located in Pitlochry and founded in 1951, the Pitlochry Festival Theatre is one of the finest attractions in the local area. Audiences visiting the Theatre in the Hills expect shows that are joyful, entertaining, reflective, ambitious and diverse!
The Pitlochry Festival Theatre Summer Season offers a unique theatrical experience, with six productions in daily repertoire. No other UK theatre attempts this extraordinary feat and nowhere else in the UK can you experience such a large resident ensemble of actors, drawn from far and wide, performing multiple roles in multiple shows – musicals, comedies and dramas.
For further details and ticket sales:www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
Over 5000 cyclists annually descend upon Pitlochry when Perthshire's only closed-road cycle challenge - the Etape Caledonia comes to town. The 81-mile course will start and finish in Pitlochry, winding around Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel, with a total ascent of 1,949m. The event will be on Sunday 11th May 2025.
The Pitlochry Enchanted Forest, the renowned outdoor sound and light show, set to delight the senses once more when it returns to the Faskally Woods from 3rd October – 3rd November 2024. The Enchanted Forest has attracted over 800,000 visitors since it stared some 20 years ago.
A traditional Highland Games with competitors coming from all over Scotland and further afield to participate. A fantastic entertaining sporting event, the Pitlochry Highland Games takes place on Saturday 13th September 2025 at the Recreation Ground venue in Pitlochry, Perthshire.
1st January 2025 - Pitlochry has a New Years Day street ceilidh, outside of Fishers Hotel in the centre of town. Everyone is welcome to this friendly shindig, bringing locals and visitors together for a ceilidh in the street on the first day of 2025.
Place: Atholl Road, Pitlochry Time: 1pm-4pm