Orkney Event Calendar 2008

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
9-13 Orkney Ceilidh Weekend
16 St Magnus Day Service of Praise
25-27 Orkney Jazz Festival
May
3 Rugby Sevens
17 Norwegian Constitution Day
22-25 Orkney Folk Festival
June
2-10 Orkney Fine Wine Festival
15 Hoy Half Marathon
20-25 St Magnus Festival
23 Stronsay Regatta
23 Harray Community Association Ceilidh
27 Taste of Orkney Ceilidh
July
9-2 Aug Orkney Craftmen's Guild Starts
20 Stromness Golf Club Shopping Week Open
20-26 Stromness Shopping Week
26 & 27 Sea Angling Assoc, Northlink Competition
26 & 27 Orkney Golf Club Kirkwall Open Men & Ladies
26 Westray Regatta
August
1 Sanday Show
2 East Mainland Show
2 Kirkwall Regatta
2 & 3 Stromness Golf Open (Mens & Ladies)
5 Shapinsay Show
6 St Magnus Fair
6 Hope Show
7 West Mainland Show
9 County Show, Kirkwall
10 Vintage Show Rally (Auction Mart)
10 Riding of the Marches
16 & 17 County Flower & Vegetable Show
16 Boys Ploughing Match & Festival of the Horse (S.Ronaldsay)
22-24 Orkney Beer Festival
September
4-10 Orkney International Science Festival
6 Errol Bruce & Kemp Cup Races
13 Middle Distance Triathlon
11-13 Sea Angling Assoc Scottish Open Boat Championships
20 & 21 Chrysanthemum, Dahlia & Industrial Show
October
- Harvest Homes held throughout Orkney
November
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December
- 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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