Collections of Scottish paintings and metalwork from the 18th to the 20th century, housed in a late 19th-century granite building.
The Edinburgh Quartet plays the world premiere of Ben Lunn's String Quartet No. 2 'The Tyrant's Might is Passing' and Caroline Shaw's 'Entr'acte' at the soundfestival 2026.
The Dutch New European Ensemble plays new music by four female composers to accompany a reading by Ali Smith of her Seasonal Quartet novels, in soundfestival.
Free spotlight gig by the duo Red Note Ensemble, with new works by emerging Scottish composers and a world premiere, within soundFestival 2026.
Alistair MacDonald presents 'kurdy-murdy', a piece for electronics and percussion based on Scots words, closing soundfestival 2026 at Cowdray Hall.
Talk by Shona Elliott, lead curator at Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums, on works on paper that capture Aberdeen's energy landscape.
Live music trio of saxophone, guitar and piano drawing on music composed for the 1922 silent film Häxan.
Screening of the 1925 silent horror classic with a new live score by Scottish composers Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman.
A concert by the Aberdeen string quartet Nova Quartet of Oscar-winning movie scores, including The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and West Side Story.
Screening of the essay documentary 'Fragments of Ice' by Maria Stoianova, preceded by the Shorts Competition film 'Self-Preserving Nudity', curated by Natalia Guzevataya.
Screening of Levan Akin's film 'And Then We Danced' in Georgian with English and descriptive subtitles, with a pre-recorded introduction by curator Hattie Idle.
Daytime disco for babies and families with a live DJ, parachute games and inflatables at Cowdray Hall.
Screening of the documentary 'Rave' about Polish techno and rave culture, with a pre-recorded introduction by Jacek Skolimowski, at the Aberdeen Art Gallery.
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.
Lunchtime piano duo concert by The Gugg Piano Duo, BBC New Generation Artists, with works by Brahms, Beethoven, Dvořák and Smetana.
Free weekend market of independent Scottish creative businesses with textiles, jewellery, ceramics and illustration at the Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Concert by the award-winning Astatine Trio of piano, violin and cello, playing Haydn and Brahms, part of soundfestival 2026.
Harps Accord, a mixed-ability harp ensemble led by Dr Irene Watt, plays delicate melodies and ensemble arrangements in Cowdray Hall.
Touring exhibition pairing contemporary artworks by Christopher Le Brun, Cornelia Parker and Wolfgang Tillmans with historic scientific artefacts from the Royal Astronomical Society.
Lunchtime concert of soloists from the North East of Scotland Music School playing contemporary and classical pieces at the Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Fundraising ceilidh and raffle with local band Good Vibrations in aid of the NSPCC and Childline, marking the 40th anniversary of Childline.
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 sharing by Danish experimental ensemble Lydenskab of a week of creative collaboration with North-East Scotland communities, part of Sound Festival 2026.
Community orchestra of all ages and abilities plays 'Metalization of a Dream' by Duncan MacLeod, inspired by Aberdeen's landscape, within Soundfestival 2026.
Instrumentalists of all ages join composer Duncan MacLeod to build, rehearse and perform his musical collage 'The Metalization of a Dream'.
Hands-on jewellery-making workshop led by local maker Aubin Stewart, turning salvaged materials into bold, colourful pieces with no prior experience needed.
Group reading event where participants read aloud and simultaneously in unusual places, organised by soundfestival.
Victoria Crowe's paintings of Orkney are projected with Gemma McGregor's musical composition in an immersive session marking the Sound! festival.
Contemporary music quartet Ensemble Haar plays works by North East composers to open soundfestival 2026.
Free 45-minute lunchtime concerts by professional and non-professional musicians from Aberdeen and the north-east, held on Thursdays at Cowdray Hall.
Weekly Wednesday lunchtime talks held in the Art Gallery's Seminar Room and the Maritime Museum's Education Suite, with no booking and a pay-what-you-can door policy.
Work-in-progress dance, physical theatre and video piece by Sharon Took-Zozaya inspired by the sandstone formations of the Moray Coast, closing DanceLive 2026.
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.
