Bring your own food, drink and picnic paraphernalia! With Giant Games, Body Zorbs, Face Painting and Glitter Tattoos. Raising funds for Ballater Playpark Improvements Group. Don’t forget Bonnie BVW Baby at 1pm!
'By Leaves We Live'. 'Think Global, Act Local'. Celebrating Ballater born polymath Sir Patrick Geddes, launching new walk pamphlet guiding round 12 village features. A collaboration of the Geddes Trust (Kenny Munro) and work of the Ballater Geddes Group (Stella Potter). 2pm: Illustrated talk on Geddes with artefacts and links to Ballater and India. Mike […]
Ade’s Hall of Games Quiz Show Quiz! Victoria Hall, 7.30pm, £5pp Test your skills and knowlege in Ade’s new quiz. Taking inspirations from Quiz demigod Richard Osmond and other TV Challenges, it will be a fun evening for everybody!
45-minute sessions rolling on the hour, each with a different musical flavour! Skate hire included in ticket price but you can bring your own if you prefer.
Ever wanted to try Highland Hustle? Join Fiona for a fitness class with a difference and fall in love with the mix of basic Highland Dance and Ceilidh steps set to fabulous music. Get fit, tone up and - most of all - have fun! No dance experience is required. Got two left feet? It […]
There have been Games held in Ballater since 1864 and, apart from the war and pandemic years, the Games have continued uninterrupted until the present day. The Games have been honoured in recent times by visits from His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay. Many famous athletes and champions have competed at Ballater. […]
A delicious afternoon treat served up by our long-time BVW friends at The Balmoral Arms. Tickets to be purchased prior to event from The Balmoral Arms. All proceeds go to CLAN Cancer Support!
Come and join us for some Bingo on the green! We provide the prizes and fun but can’t provide the weather so come prepared! £5 Adults/£3 Kids Proceeds to CLAN Cancer Support.
HoB is back! Thanks to the immensely talented group that is Tartan LUG and supported by Ballater Lego Club, the Victoria Hall will be full of as many large-scale Lego builds as you can take in There will also be a separate play zone and other fun stuff across the Halls complex. Tickets will be […]
Car Boot Sale in Ballater! Lots of car boots filled with bargains, plus Aboyne Ice Cream Van and La Cantina Street Food will be there to provide nourishment.
The BVW 4x4 safaris, made hugely popular by the late great Hugh Gibson, are back... A team of volunteer drivers will chauffeur you to Auchallater, a couple of miles south of Braemar, then head 3 miles up the Glen Callater track to the Lodge, where you can enjoy a BBQ outside the mountain bothy by […]
Notthat Athletic Over-30s Football Team play Ballater FC in a match dubbed “Victorians vs Caroleans!“ It’s all in aid of CLAN Cancer Support, so bring some coins for the collection bucket. Spectators, cheerleaders and mascots welcome.
A team of volunteer drivers will chauffeur you up the Glen Callater track to the Lodge, where you can enjoy BBQ outside the mountain bothy by Loch Callater. For the adventurous there will be the option of a guided walk around Loch Callater, to take in the mountain scenery.
Ballater Garden Festival August 19 + 20 Victoria Hall 11am-4 Join us for the fun of it! Exhibits can be dropped off at the Victoria Hall on Friday August 18th from 5-9pm and Saturday 19th from 7.30-9.30am Ballater Garden Festival 2023 The 2023 theme is : Our Community Everyone can enter something: Pot plants, Cut flowers, Hanging […]
The Focus Arts and Crafts Design Group is proud to be the largest, and longest established craft group in the North East of Scotland. We have been in existence for over 30 years, having evolved from the Gordon Craft Association, which was constituted in 1989. We are a non-profit making association, run on a voluntary […]
An outdoor food market established in 2015, supporting local businesses, charities and organisations. Runs every 4th Saturday of every month. If you wish to book a stall please use the form on this page: https://visitballater.com/listings/ballater-farmers-market/ or https://form.jotform.com/220675299095063. Alternatively email ballaterfarmersmarket@gmail.com
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