Doors Open Days give you free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland. Every weekend in September you can explore places that are normally closed to the public. Some open up once a year, some just once in a lifetime...

Wigtown plays host to what is billed as the nation's most intimate book festival, offering a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with a selection of the UK's best-loved writers and performers.

Talks, tours, distillery visits, ceilidhs and loads of good craic at the heart of Scotland's whisky country. The best of Scotland's culture is on show alongside the celebration of its national drink, with music, dancing, exhibitions, pipe bands and food and craft fairs.

Dougie MacLean, internationally renowned songwriter and composer of 'Caledonia' has developed this unique festival which shares with visitors from Scotland and abroad his inspiring music and showcases his musical friends in the very beautiful scenery of his native land.