Orkney Event Calendar 2009

January
1 New Years Day Ba'
March
First week Scarcrow festival
15 Brown Trout Fishing Season Opens
April
1 Earl Rognvald and his Earldom exhibition opens
10-13 Orkney Ceilidh Weekend
16 St Magnus Day Service of Praise
24-26 Orkney Jazz Festival
May
2 Rugby Sevens
17 Norwegian Constitution Day
21-24 Orkney Folk Festival
June
1-6 Orkney Fine Wine Festival
5 Stronsay Regatta
13 Finstown Regatta
14 Hoy Half Marathon
20 Round Shapinsay Yacht Race
20 Stromness Golf Club Competition
19-24 St Magnus Festival
23 Harray Community Association Ceilidh
26 Taste of Orkney Ceilidh
28 Rousay Sailing Regatta
July
Throughout July Orkney Craftmen's Guild
4 Longhope Regatta
18 Stromness Regatta
19 Stromness Golf Club Shopping Week Open
19-25 Stromness Shopping Week
25 & 26 Orkney Golf Club Kirkwall Open Men & Ladies
25 Westray Regatta
31 Sanday Show
31 Kirkwall Regatta
August
1 & 2 Kirkwall Regatta
1 East Mainland Show
2 Kirkwall Regatta
1 & 2 Stromness Golf Open (Mens & Ladies)
4 Shapinsay Show
5 Hope Show
6 St Magnus Fair
6 West Mainland Show
8 County Show, Kirkwall
9 Vintage Show Rally (Auction Mart)
9 Riding of the Marches
15 & 16 County Flower & Vegetable Show
15 Boys Ploughing Match & Festival of the Horse (S.Ronaldsay)
22-24 Orkney Beer Festival
September
3-9 Orkney International Science Festival
12 Errol Bruce & Kemp Cup Races
Early Sept Middle Distance Triathlon
19-20 Chrysanthemum, Dahlia & Industrial Show
October
- Harvest Homes held throughout Orkney
November
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December
14 Messiah; St Magnus Festival Chorus & Orkney Camerata perform Messiah in St Magnus Cathedral
- Norwegian Lights - Christmas Tree lighting & Dance
25 Christmas Day Ba'

There is also a Farmers market selling local produce on the last Saturday of every month during the summer months.

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