Name: Perth Festival 2016
Start: 2016-05-19
End: 2016-05-29
Location: various venues

Perth Festival 2016

Thursday 19th to Sunday 29th May 2016
various venues, Perth, Perth & Kinross, PH1 5HZ, Scotland MAP
varies depending upon event

Last updated: Thu 31st Mar 2016

Perth Festival of the Arts is an annual 11 day May Festival, founded in 1972, and taking place at various venues in close proximity of one another in the City of Perth on the banks of the River Tay in Scotland. It is now in its 45th Year and is one of the oldest continuously running arts Festivals in Scotland. The festival runs from Thursday 19th until Sunday 29th May 2016.

Line-up

KT Tunstall, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with Pauline Black & Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson, The Unthanks, Manran, Sinderins, Alex Horne and The Horne Section, The John Wilson Orchestra, The Hallé Orchestra, English Touring Opera, The Sixteen, Scottish Opera, Pascal and Ami Rogé, The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, and Children’s Classic Concerts perform a Roald Dahl celebration.

There are many free events including the popular ArTay marquee, packed full of contemporary Scottish Art, daily lunchtime concerts by Perthshire Schools and by Perth Youth Orchestra and lots of local exhibitions.