Craft, Storytelling

Folktales for New Scots

Go Local Glasgow and West Scotland/South Scotland

(Various dates and times)

Join Folktales for New Scots by Beetroots Collective – a series of free, friendly art workshops for ages 16+

Folktales for New Scots is about community and cultural exchange through local folktales and crafting. A creative meeting place for people from different cultural backgrounds – bringing together New Scots and more long-established Scottish residents. Whether you’d like to get lost in quiet print-making alongside others, or chat with new people and share your culture, this is a space for meeting other locals and being creative together.

Sat 3 Oct: The Pyramid at Anderston, 759 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8DS.
Sun 4 & Wed 21 Oct: The Cutty-Sark Centre, 40 High St, Ayr, KA7 1QW.
Sat 7 & Sat 14 Nov: Peebles Community Centre, Walker's Haugh, Peebles, EH45 8AU.

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This year’s Festival explores the rich relationship between storytelling and the natural world through our theme Bird and Beast. Alongside a vibrant programme at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, storytellers across Scotland bring these tales to life this autumn through the Go Local programme. We proudly celebrate Scotland’s cèilidh tradition with an invitation into the story circle, extending a warm welcome to international guests who share their stories, traditions and contemporary practices alongside Scotland’s own world-class talent. Join us for some unforgettable tales and moments that bring us closer to nature, as we follow the trail of footprints and feathers and let our imagination take flight.

• SISF - Go Local
• £0.00
• 3 October 2026-14 November 2026
• 120 minutes - 150 minutes
• Scottish International Storytelling Festival
• Regional Events
• 16+