Dunkeld Living History Weekend 2024
Back for our third year, Dunkeld Living History weekend will be taking place on the 4th and 5th of May this year!
Set in Stanley Hill Park, this FREE event will bring you face to face with Dunkeld’s past. Explore the historic encampments, be wowed by our battle displays and reenactments but, keep an eye out for our cheeky jesters!
Listen out for the historic tunes of Craig Herbertson and Perth & District Pipe Band throughout the day!
Wander around our Historic Traders stands, shopping for accurate replicas and handmade crafts, and watch traditional skills demonstrations.
PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FIELD DIRECTLY OPPOSITE STANLEY HILL PARK AT A COST OF £5 PER CAR.
Tea, coffee, home-baking and soup avaliable in the Duchess Anne.
Fill your evenings with fabulous performances from opera to stand up comedy.
There will be a full schedule of events and displays avaliable for the weekend online.
Who will you see?
We are delighted to announce that the
Dunkeld & Birnam Traditional Youth Music Group
will be opening our event at 10am (Sat & Sun)
DON’T MISS THEM !!
The community archive will be holding an exhibition featuring the stories of
Dunkeld and Birnam from days gone by.
There will be a variety of ticketed events across the weekend
Friday 3rd May – 8pm – Birnam Arts ~ An Evening with Lindsey Gibb (Storyteller)
“Dunkeld ‘s Dark Deeds”
Murder & Intrigue. Crime and Punishment. Dunkeld & Birnam’s criminal past uncovered.
Saturday 4th May – 2pm – Duchess Anne Hall – Macbeth: DEATH, BANE & BIRNAM
2 Hour workshop led by Actor Joe Arkley & Shakespearean specialist Tracey Irish
Saturday 4th May – 8pm – Birnam Arts ~ Daniel Downie live: Hysterical & Historical Scottish comedy
Sunday 5th May – 10.30am – Duchess Anne Hall – Dundonnachie: FRAUD & RIOT IN DUNKELD
2 Hour workshop led by Actor Joe Arkley & Shakespearean specialist Tracey Irish
Sunday 5th May – 4:30pm – Dunkeld Cathedral ~ The Scots Opera Project Present
Wandering Ossian ~ A Celtic Folk Opera
Soprano Colleen Nicoll
Music by Esther Swift & David Douglas
Lyrics by Tony Bonning
Traders
A wide variety of unique artisan crafters and traders will be attending the event, take a sneak peak at their specialties.
If you are interested in having a stall at our living history event please fill out an application form here.
SPONSORS
We are delighted to announce that we have receivied sponsorship from local businesses this year in support of our Living History event.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us.
SPONSORSHIP BY A LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE:
DUNKELD & BIRNAM TRADITIONAL YOUTH MUSIC GROUP
SPONSORSHIP BY A LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE:
PERTH & DISTRICT PIPE BAND
Directions to Dunkeld and the community archive can be found via our “Visit us” page.
Dunkeld Community Archive is right next door to Stanley Hill Park!
