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Here are just a few of the events round and about for 2012
For 2012:
- 21 - 22 January: Aviemore Sled dog rally organised by the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain in Glenmore Forest Park
- end February: Inverness Fiddlers' Rally at Eden Court
- March: The Inverness Music Festival
- 11 March: Inverness Half Marathon
- 8 - 10 June: Rockness annual music festival at Dores (Loch Ness)
- 9 June: Olympic Flame in Inverness on the route of the London 2012 torch relay
- June - September:
- Inverness Summer Festival
- 12-15 July: Barclays Scottish Open at Castle Stuart Golf Links
- 21 July: Inverness Highland Games and Armed Forces Day. Web site includes video and photos from previous Games, as well as electronic postcards. A DVD is available.
- 2 - 3 August: Black Isle Show at Mannsfield Showground, Muir of Ord (tel: 01463 870870). This is the largest agricultural show in the North of Scotland. It attracts over 2,000 cattle, horse and sheep entries, more than 300 trade stands and over 25,000 visitors to the show each year. There is plenty to see and do, craft fair, food fair, 'On the Farm' exhibition for the kids, agricultural stands, vintage rally and sheep shearing.
- 3 - 4 August: Highland Field Sports Fair at Moy Hall (between Aviemore and Inverness). Tel: 01463 232618.
- 3 - 4 August: Belladrum - Tartan Heart Festival on the Belladrum Estate, by Beauly. Family-orientated outdoor festival of rock, country, blues and world music.
- August: Inverness Tattoo, on 6 nights from 8pm - 10pm at the Northern Meeting Park (by the cathedral)
- mid August: Inverness Book Festival
- mid August: Monster Swim in Loch Ness
- 24 August: Status Quo in concert at the Northern Meeting Park, Inverness
- 25 August: Runrig in concert at the Northern Meeting Park, Inverness
- 26 August: Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra at the Northern Meeting Park, Inverness
- 25 August - Glenurquhart Highland Games at Drumnadrochit, Loch Ness
- late August: Inverness Raft and Duck Race. This popular event was first staged in Inverness in 1978 and has since become a firm favourite with both locals and visitors. Organised by CHILDREN 1ST - Tel: 01463 794477.
- late August: Inverness Flower Show
- early September: Northern Meeting Piping Competition at Eden Court
- early September: First Monster - 120k team duathlon race around the shores of Loch Ness to raise money for Save the Children
- 7 - 15 September: Blas Traditional Music Festival (various venues around the Highlands)
- 30 September: Loch Ness Marathon plus 5K and 10K River Ness fun runs.
- October: Highland Archaeology Fortnight - events and seminars throughout the region.
- mid October: Blazin' in Beauly (music festival)
- November: Inverness Film Festival.
- November & December: Inverness Winter Festival
- 31 December: Loch Ness Hogmanay at Drumnadrochit
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