
Free installation by Claudia Molitor on ocean noise pollution, open Friday and Saturday at 87 Union Street, with a 'Listening' roundtable on Saturday.

Free spotlight gig by the duo Red Note Ensemble, with new works by emerging Scottish composers and a world premiere, within soundFestival 2026.

Free roundtable chaired by composer Pete Stollery with a panel of composers on what it means to listen, part of soundFestival 2026.

Free guided tour of the University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum, led by students from the Zoology and Biological Sciences Society.

Free monthly table-top sale of antiques, ceramics, jewellery, Lego, coins, Hotwheels, Warhammer and pictures on the first and third Thursday of each month.

Performance by the Fanny & Alexander company of the graphic novel 'My Brilliant Friend' by Mara Cerri and Chiara Lagani, in Italian with English surtitles.

Armistice Day service led by the Lord Provost with a short choral recital and two-minute silence, with the City of Aberdeen Roll of Honour on view.

Free festive fairground and market with wooden food huts, rides and a covered bar in the heart of Aberdeen's granite centre.

Free weekend market of independent Scottish creative businesses with textiles, jewellery, ceramics and illustration at the Aberdeen Art Gallery.

Free guided tour of the University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum led by students from the Zoology and Biological Sciences Society, with extra time in the Upper Bird Gallery.

Touring exhibition pairing contemporary artworks by Christopher Le Brun, Cornelia Parker and Wolfgang Tillmans with historic scientific artefacts from the Royal Astronomical Society.

Free Saturday afternoon carol sessions with a different local choir at Cowdray Hall in the lead-up to Christmas.

Relaxed, free play session for pre-school children aged two to five and their grown-ups using big boxes, pipes, crates, reels and tyres.

Free exhibition of drawings, paintings, prints, collages and photographs from the gallery's collection exploring artists' engagement with the energy industry.

Free 45-minute lunchtime concerts by professional and non-professional musicians from Aberdeen and the north-east, held on Thursdays at Cowdray Hall.

Free exhibition by French artist Ikse Maître and the collective des Vues de l'esprit that uses X-rays, MRI and nuclear imaging to reveal the human body.