Available Events

Saturday 21 September 2024, 1.30-3.30pm
Join renowned Aberdeen ceilidh band Iron Broo for an exhilarating afternoon of Scottish music and dance suitable for all the family. If you’ve never ceilidh-ed, or you’re feeling a bit rusty, don’t worry, all the dances will be explained by the musicians. Iron Broo’s rousing sound is a spirited blend of traditional Scottish melodies infused with world music influences. Their Orcadian Strip the Willow is awesome!

Saturday 30 November 2024, 1.30-3.30pm
Join the pink-kilted ladies for a family-friendly celebration of Scottish music and dancing to the max! Described as ‘fantastic’ by Real Weddings Magazine, Danse McCabre have built an enviable reputation as THE all-women ceilidh band in the North of Scotland. Formed in 2003, their repertoire mixes old favourites with less familiar dances, all performed in an eclectic lively style. If you’re new to ceilidh, or feeling a bit rusty, you’ll be guided through each dance by the band’s Caller and Demonstrators.

Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall)

Suitable for all ages 

Guthrie's Goslings: Time for Tea - Wednesday 2 October 2024, 2.00-2.45pm
You’re invited to a tea party! Search the Art Gallery for party essentials before we roll up our sleeves for a spot of pretend ‘cake’ decorating… but don’t forget to wash the dishes before you leave!

Guthrie's Goslings: Trees - Wednesday 6 November 2024, 2.00-2.45pm
If you go down to the woods today…This month we’ll be enjoying nature and exploring artworks featuring trees. Join us for sensory play, games and crafts.

Guthrie's Goslings: Afterglow - Wednesday 4 December 2024 - 2.00-2.45pm
Join Guthrie for all the cosy winter vibes as we explore an Art Gallery favourite, Afterglow by Joseph Farquharson. Expect plenty of games, stories and snowflakes.

Guthrie's Goslings: Fun with Fabrics - Wednesday 5 February 2025 - 2.00-2.45pm
It’s yarns and fabrics galore in this hands-on session.  Discover what happens when you cut, wet or shine a light on different materials.  Play with weaving structures and paint with wool.

Venue: Aberdeen Art Gallery, Learning Space

For under 5s and their adults.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  Babes in arms welcome to attend with siblings.

Friday 13 December 2024, 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall)

Ease into the festive spirit with Neil Birse, piano, Matthew Kilner, saxophone and vocalists Katie Mackie and Alastair Eddie in this evening of swinging Christmas classics and jazz favourites.

Suitable for all ages

Monday 27 January 2025
12.00pm - 1.00pm
Cowdray Hall

During the Holocaust ordinary people were perpetrators, bystanders, rescuers and witnesses – and ordinary people were victims. This event is an opportunity for us to come together to remember the victims and survivors of all genocides.

Saturday 5 October 2024
Saturday 2 November 2024
Saturday 1 February 2025

Cowdray Hall - 10.30am - 12.00noon
For under 5s and their adults

Enjoy a fun-filled morning of popular music with DJ Nina in the Cowdray Hall at our monthly daytime disco for little ones and their adults! The café is open for coffees, cakes and juices to keep you well-fuelled and boogey-ing away.  

BOOKING NOTE: When booking a family ticket, please use the drop-down menu to select the total number of people (children + adults) attending in your group.

Wednesday 12 February 2025, 11.00am-12.30pm
Aberdeen Art Gallery (Learning Space)

Process art is experimental, unstructured and there is no focus on the final outcome -the goal is not to ‘paint pretty pictures’.  Children will be invited to play games and participate in group activities designed to free their inner artists and absorb them in the process of creating, without worrying about ‘getting it right’.   

 No drawing or painting experience necessary!

For children ages 6–11 years  (adults to drop off)

Thursday 13 February 2025
7.00pm - 9.00pm
Cowdray Hall
Admission - £24
Concession - £20

Join us for an exclusive evening with Dennis Nothdruft and Dame Zandra Rhodes. Dennis is the curator of our current special exhibition Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol, which feature textiles by Dame Zandra Rhodes, an icon of
British design and fashion. Dennis and Zandra will bring us along on their conversational journey as they discuss this unique collection of 20th-century works with rare and leading examples from movements such as Cubism, Surrealism and Pop Art.

Suitable for all ages

14 February 2025 -  Valentines Classics @ the Cowdray
Share a wonderfully romantic concert with your loved one this Valentine’s Day as Aberdeen Archives, Gallry and Museums presents Valentine’s Classics @ the Cowdray. Everything I do, I do it for you – is the theme for our show, which takes us from classical favourites such as Massenet’s Méditation and Pachelbel’s Canon, to the classics of film and pop. Join us for an evening of romance as we ask can you feel the love tonight?  

14 March 2025 - Bond Classics @ the Cowdray
Author Ian Fleming originally intended his spy to be "a dull, uninteresting man". The character he actually created – James Bond 007 – was anything but dull: a suave, stylish and apparently indestructible hero. Each of the 26 Bond films opens with the iconic theme by Monty Norman and songs which have become classics – Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, Skyfall, No Time to Die alongside many more. Nova Quartet present an evening which is sure to leave you feeling shaken and stirred!  

11 April 2025 - Musical Classics @ the Cowdray
With catchy melodies and showstopping ballads, peek behind the curtain as Nova Quartet brings the magic of the musicals to the Cowdray Hall. The programme includes favorites from An American in Paris, Funny Girl, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. 

Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall), 7.00-8.00pm

Suitable for all ages

14 February 2025 -  Valentines Classics @ the Cowdray
Share a wonderfully romantic concert with your loved one this Valentine’s Day as Aberdeen Archives, Gallry and Museums presents Valentine’s Classics @ the Cowdray. Everything I do, I do it for you – is the theme for our show, which takes us from classical favourites such as Massenet’s Méditation and Pachelbel’s Canon, to the classics of film and pop. Join us for an evening of romance as we ask can you feel the love tonight?  

14 March 2025 - Bond Classics @ the Cowdray
Author Ian Fleming originally intended his spy to be "a dull, uninteresting man". The character he actually created – James Bond 007 – was anything but dull: a suave, stylish and apparently indestructible hero. Each of the 26 Bond films opens with the iconic theme by Monty Norman and songs which have become classics – Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, Skyfall, No Time to Die alongside many more. Nova Quartet present an evening which is sure to leave you feeling shaken and stirred!  

11 April 2025 - Musical Classics @ the Cowdray
With catchy melodies and showstopping ballads, peek behind the curtain as Nova Quartet brings the magic of the musicals to the Cowdray Hall. The programme includes favorites from An American in Paris, Funny Girl, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. 

Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray Hall), 7.00-8.00pm

Suitable for all ages

Saturday 15 February 2025
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Art Gallery (Learning Space)
Admission - £22
Concession - £18

Learn fashion drawing skills with the Dennis Nothdruft Head of Exhibitions at the Fashion and Textiles Museum and author of the bestselling book How to Draw like a Fashion Designer. In a world of computers, drawing by hand is still advocated by top fashion designers as a starting point for any collection and an essential tool in the design process. Learn and explore the basics of fashion drawing using simple but effective techniques.

Ages 14+