Features

Year of Creative Scotland 2012

A year long programme of events to celebrate Scotland’s world class culture and creativity will run throughout 2012.

Do you Dare to be Digital?

Dare to be Digital is a Scottish video games development competition open to universities and colleges around the world.

Asian twist for Edinburgh Festival

The diverse cultures of Asia are at the heart of this year's Edinburgh International Festival. We look at some of the highlights.

Piping Hot!

Every August sees the Piping Live! Festival return to Glasgow. We look at the annual event and the history of the bagpipes in popular culture.

Highland Games and Piping Championships

Highlights of Scotland’s summer programme of traditional events.

Jazz it up

Scotland is bursting with talented jazz and blues artists and plays host to vibrant festivals in some unusual, and offbeat locations.

Celebrating the One o'clock Gun

2011 marks the 150th anniversary of Edinburgh's famous One o'clock Gun which generations have set their watches by.

Indian summer

Scotland annually plays host to a number of summer events celebrating Asian Scottish culture.

Scottish design running wild in the Big Apple

Scottish fashion taking centre stage in New York this Scotland Week.

Scotland on the literary map

We take a look at some of the Scottish places that have inspired poets and writers.