Events
Explore our local wellness events calendar connecting you to nature and the community.
From outdoor yoga sessions to guided forest walks and seasonal supper clubs, find the perfect event to help you slow down and nurture your body & mind in the natural beauty around you.
Autumn Market @ Rosemains Steading
After the success of its last market, Rosemains Steading is delighted to announce its upcoming market on Saturday, September 21st.
Join them for a fantastic family day out at the Steading, featuring talented artisans, creators, and independent businesses from the Lothians. Enjoy delicious food and drink from local suppliers, tour the breweries and more.
Autumn Equinox Plant Walk @ The Haven
We're not quite ready to bid farewell to Summer, but Autumn is around the corner, and many trees are starting to turn already.
Join The Haven on the Autumn equinox for a walk to see what plants can help us through winter.
Experience a relaxing and informative herb walk on the Autumn Equinox. Discover the wonders of plants as we explore the local landscape. Haven Herbalist Natalie will share knowledge about herbs' various medicinal and culinary uses. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with nature and learn about the healing properties of these plants.
Provenance Festival 2024: Herbal Tea Blending Afternoon Workshop
Connect to the soul of the land, creating your personal botanical infusions from locally grown plants!
Learn what leaves and herbs you can use, how to collect and process them, how to blend them to create bespoke flavours.
Come along to spend a warm September morning with Leaves and Snails! We will drink tea, talk, connect and create!
Provenance Festival 2024: Fruit and Harvest Festival at the Mill of Benholm
The celebration of fruits, vegetables and harvest at the historic watermill Mill of Benholm, with produce from our own heritage orchard and community garden, together with local stalls and foods.
There will also be plenty of activities around nature, farming and milling heritage, including tours of the Mill.
Cost: Entry is free, donations welcome.
Provenance Festval 2024: Highland Harvest Feast
As part of this year's Northeast of Scotland Provenance Festival, Glen Tanar Estate is delighted to collaborate with Kincardine Castle Kitchen and Lost Loch Distillery to offer an exclusive dining experience in the Coats Room at Glen Tanar.
The three-course menu, expertly crafted by Kincardine Castle Kitchen, showcases the finest seasonal produce from Glen Tanar Estate, including succulent rainbow trout from our loch, tender roe deer from our forests and moorlands, and rich heather honey from our apiary. Each course is thoughtfully paired with exquisite drinks from Lost Loch Spirits, enhancing the flavours with their exceptional spirits. This intimate event is limited to just 20 guests, seated at communal tables in the elegant Coats Room, ensuring a warm and engaging dining experience.
Cost: £90 per person
Entry requirements: Over 18s only
Provenance Festival 2024: Fieldfare CSA
Fieldfare CSA is set in the Walled Garden of Balmakewan Farm. We grow organically produced vegetables, fruits and herbs which are available via a seasonal subscription.
This event is in the form of an open garden, you are welcome to walk around a working walled garden, see how we grow our produce, speak to the farmers growing the food and see a way of food production that is sustainable and regenerative for both the land and local community.
Provenance Festival 2024: Herbal Tea Blending Evening Workshop
Connect to the soul of the land, creating your personal botanical infusions from locally grown plants!
Learn what leaves and herbs you can use, how to collect and process them, how to blend them to create bespoke flavours.
Come along to spend a warm September morning / a cosy evening with Leaves and Snails! We will drink tea, talk, connect and create!
End of Summer Garden Party @ The Taybank
Join the Taybank team on Saturday, September 28th, for a last hurrah in their gardens before they close for the year.
They’ll have music throughout the day and evening from @theoutskirts, @djtrendywendy, and friends, street food and drinks, garden games, face painting, and cosy campfire areas.
The party is free and open to all from 12-10pm!
Birnam Book Festival
Legends, Lore, Stories and Song26-27 October 2024at Birnam Arts
“Join us to explore legends and lore with themes around the Scottish witch trials still resonating today. See how these play out among the shadows of Birnam Wood, where Macbeth’s characters dwelt. After the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, marked in 2023, now we uncover the real stories of Macbeth’s Tayside locations.
Deep Roots Fayre
A family-friendly Fayre filled with conscious creators, holistic healers, nourishing food, workshops, and talks will be held throughout the day.
10am-3pm at Dunecht Village Hall, Aberdeenshire
£2 entry, which allows you to attend as many workshops as you wish
Children (under 16) free
Free arts & crafts for kids, as well as free snacks
Aberdeen Health & Wellbeing Festival 2025
The Aberdeen Health and Wellbeing Festival is back for a fourth year, taking place on Saturday, January 11th, at The Beach Ballroom.
This not-for-profit event was launched by Dr Emma Windle and Sarah Stewart to showcase the incredible range of health and well-being businesses and services in the North East and to inspire, motivate, and educate people in the area to take a more active role in looking after their health.
60 + Exhibitors in one main hall
20 + Speakers across the day
20 + Activities throughout the venue
2,500 + Visitors from across the North East
FREE to attend
Earth Made: A geology inspired creative collective
A collaborative exhibition which celebrates the work of three geologically inspired creatives working within Scotland.
A free event and pop-up shop featuring work from textile designer April Hay @agateandayre, jeweller Stefanie Cheong @stefaniecheong and artist Vojta Hybl @rocksonpaper who all draw inspiration from geology around Scotland and are delighted to be exhibiting together for the first time. The opening times will be from 10am-5pm, for three days only, the 13th to the 15th of September.
Outdoor Yoga @ Haddo House
Join Align Wellness for outdoor yoga at Haddo Terrace Garden!
Align Wellness has collaborated with the team at Haddo House to offer a wonderful outdoor yoga experience in the terrace garden.
What to expect:
Hatha Slow Flow Yoga
The perfect combination of a mind and body movement-based practice. This class will be a gentle, meditative pace, including traditional sun salutations and hatha yoga poses, which will be held longer, emphasising peace and calm as we enjoy practising in the beauty of the Haddo House terrace garden. You will be guided through this practice with breathwork, allowing you to connect with your breath with each intentional slow-flow movement.
Grampian Yoga Association 40th Birthday
Forty years of promoting yoga within the region!
Join the Grampian Yog Association in celebrating their 40th Anniversary!
Enjoy a day of experiencing yoga, exploring community stalls and making a difference with your donations.
Saturday 7th September, 9 am-5 pm
Free entry, yoga sessions by donation
All proceeds go to Friends of Anchor
Aberdeen MELA
Aberdeen Mela-One World Day (OWD) will return in 2024, celebrating cultural diversity across the North East of Scotland.
Food, music, dance and children’s activities will bring Union Terrace Garden to life this August in an all-encompassing festival of multiculturalism.
Free Wellbeing Week @ Kadampa Meditation Centre
As part of our commitment to mental health and well-being, Kadampa Meditation Centre is delighted to host a week of free events so that everyone can visit the centre in Aberdeen and try meditation.
Come to as many sessions as you wish at their centre in Aberdeen, and look out for our free well-being events in Inverurie, Elgin, Nairn, and Ellon.
Everyone welcome!
Supported by the mental health and well-being funds in Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire
Visit their website for details of all the events and book your place on any free talks.
Ayurveda Workshop
The Art and Science of Life in Balance
A regularly run workshop to introduce Ayurveda to the masses. The principles of Ayurveda have been in practice worldwide for millennia; the knowledge of life and how it is to live according to the laws of the universe is an innate wisdom that we all have.
Summer Market @ Bonnymuir Bowling Green
The second of Bonnymuir’s outdoor summer markets with a different selection of stallholders!
“Come along on Saturday, August 24th, and see the fabulous crafts, jewellery, soft furnishings, plants, cosmetics, and food items we have on offer.
You can also order some lunch or drinks at our volunteer-powered Bonny Café.”
A Christmas Conscious Market
...it’s that time of year again!
We are so pleased to announce our Christmas Conscious Market on Sunday 3rd of December.
We’re back at the beautiful Barn at Barra Castle - our favourite Christmas venue!
We’ll have our usual wellness, health + sustainable small businesses joining us with plenty of new names for you to meet.
Workshops will be announced in a couple of weeks time and tickets will be available to buy online then as well.
Make sure you keep an eye on our social media pages for more updates and our Meet the Maker posts coming very soon!
SUN 3RD DEC // 11-4PM // £3 ENTRY // THE BARN AT BARRA CASTLE
A Christmas Conscious Market
We’re back at the Barn at Barra Castle for an extra special Christmas Conscious Market later this year!
SUNDAY 4TH DECEMBER // 10 - 4PM // £3 entry per adult, children under 16 are free.
A Conscious Market @ Milton of Crathes
I N T R O D U C I N G . . .our wellness event ‘A Conscious Market’
We are back on Sunday the 28th of August and what a way to end the summer!
Join ourselves and the Hidden Scotland Shop at the Milton of Crathes event field to celebrate their 1st birthday and our BIGGEST event to date! We have so much in store for you I can’t believe we have managed to keep it all quiet until now!
A Conscious Market in the City
Our Conscious Markets are popping up in Aberdeen City Centre!!
Come visit us on Saturday 6th of August for our mini Conscious Market in the city!
A Conscious Market @ The Barn in Banchory
Join us on Sunday the 29th of May for our second market of the year.
We are thrilled to be back at @thebarnarts in Banchory where our Conscious Markets began 2 years ago!
We’ll be back with some new health, wellness + sustainable small businesses for you to meet as well as some delicious outdoor catering!
We can’t wait to see you there! 🧡
SUN 29TH MAY // 10-4PM // £2 ENTRY // THE BARN IN BANCHORY
Creating Calm
C R E A T I N G C A L M
A month of creative workshops to soothe the mind + nourish the soul.
This April we are collaborating with the @hiddenscotlandshop and a number of small businesses and artists to host 8 mindful workshops for you to enjoy.
Mindful activities + creativity are so important for your mental health as well as your overall well-being. At Slow Living Events, we always want you to feel your best so our workshops are designed to do just that.
We will be offering a range of different crafts and classes set in the beautiful Hidden Scotland Studio at the Milton of Crathes. The studio is set in the old mill and is situated right next to a little stream and the River Dee making it the perfect spot for a few hours away.
All our tickets include the materials you need for your class, home bakes, herbal teas and a Slow Living Events tote bag to take your creations home in.
More details about the classes will be announced shortly and tickets will be available to buy here on our website.
We cannot wait to welcome you to our Creating Calm workshops very soon! 🧡
Finding Balance, Cultivation Peace : A Coaching Workshop
In a hectic world where decisions are largely made from our minds, experience how it feels to connect within and learn how to interpret signs and signals from your body so you can live more in alignment with your soul.
As a Soul Coach, Energy Healer and Yoga Teacher, Laura Horsburgh fuses body, mind and spiritual practices to help you shift perspective and see life through a new lens.
Laura will share her personal story of overcoming self-doubt, feeling stuck in a rut and will guide you through some of the tools she uses with clients to create balance, increase confidence and reduce stress and overwhelm.
You’ll see that everything is energy, and in this workshop you will learn how to harness energy for your own wellness, transform your belief system and begin to heal from the inside out.
Sunday 27th February 2022 // 2-4pm // The Barn @ Barra Castle // £30 p/p
Tickets include free entry to our Conscious Market, a complimentary Slow Living Events tote bag full of gifts from local businesses, herbal tea and a vegan bake.
Your Nature : A Yoga Workshop
We love the 5 Elements of Nature. They’re all around us. But they’re within us too.
Suitable for all abilities, this Yoga Workshop invites you to kick off your shoes, bring a Yoga mat (or request to borrow one) and join Yoga Teacher Rona Main and a small group for physical and relaxing Yoga, herbal tea and chat.
This will be a Yoga journey to connect with nature’s elements within us. We’ll also explore our relationship with nature around us through really simple Yoga philosophy principles. The workshop will be practical, light touch and relevant to your everyday lives.
Sunday 27th February 2022 // 11-1pm // The Barn @ Barra Castle // £40 p/p
Tickets include free entry to our Conscious Market, a complimentary Slow Living Events tote bag full of gifts from local businesses, herbal tea and a vegan bake.
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A Conscious Market
✨ We’re starting 2022 off right with a health + well-being focused Conscious Market! ✨
Join us on Sunday 27th February for our first event of the year!
We are back at the Barn at Barra Castle for this very special health and wellness event. As always, we’ll be bringing along our wonderful small businesses for you to meet as well as running some brand new and exclusive workshops for you to enjoy.
Think holistic healthcare, nutrition, vegan food, alternative therapies, crystals, aromatherapy, sustainable goods as well as all the things you may need to add some self-care into your week.
Keep an eye on our social media pages @slowlivingevents for more updates on tickets sales and workshops.
Entry £2 per adult
Christmas Kombucha Workshop with Bad Gal Boocha
Running alongside the Christmas Conscious Market, Heather of Bad Gal Boocha will be hosting an exclusive two-hour long workshop where you will learn to make your very own Christmassy mulled kombucha - perfect as a healthy alternative for your Xmas toast this year or as a hangover cure for the day after! 😉
Class price includes - jar, cloth, SCOBY/starter, tea, sugar, instructions to take home, bucket loads of kombucha tips, goodie bag from Slow Living Events, free entry to the Christmas Conscious Market and a mulled wine/non-alcoholic alternative.
Christmas Wreath Making workshop with Hollie Berries
Running alongside the Christmas Conscious Market, the lovely Hollie will be hosting a three-hour-long workshop where you will make your very own Christmas wreath. A perfect gift for you or a loved one!
Class price includes - all the materials you need to make your wreath, a goodie bag from Slow Living Events, free entry to the Christmas Conscious Market, a mulled wine/non-alcoholic alternative + a Christmassy bake.
A Christmas Conscious Market
Join us at The Barn at Barra Castle on Sunday 28th of November for our exclusive Christmas Conscious Market.
This year, we are bringing small businesses and the community together to help you and your loved ones shop more consciously this Christmas.
Whether you are on the lookout for sustainable, eco-friendly gifts or want to encourage self-care and healing over the colder months, we are here to help.
As well as having 40 wonderful small businesses joining us, we will have a fully stocked bar ready for your arrival full of mulled wine and hot chocolate - perfect for getting you into the Christmas Spirit!
In addition to this, we will also be announcing some Christmas workshops which will be available on the day, so keep a lookout for news on that very soon!
Entry is £2 per adult at the door 🌿✨
A Christmas Conscious Market Charity Raffle
As part of the Christmas Conscious Market, Slow Living Events and all of our amazing stallholders thought it would be a great idea to give something back this Christmas.
That is why we have decided to organise this fantastic raffle in aid of Aberdeen Cyrenians.
A Conscious Market
✨OUR CONSCIOUS MARKET IS BACK!!✨
Join us on the grass for our first outdoor market this summer!
FREE ENTRY, dogs welcome (encouraged!) and we are right next to the river so bring a picnic blanket too!
Our wonderful small businesses have everything you need to help live a more conscious life for you, your loved ones and the planet 🌍
A Conscious Market Online
Another first for our Conscious Markets, this time online! Due to the Coronavirus pandemic we were forced to cancel all existing events and turn to the virtual world to promote our small businesses. A huge learning curve for both myself and our stallholders but we managed and had a fantastic online event.
A Conscious Market
Our very first Conscious Market was held in the beautiful setting of The Barn in Banchory, Aberdeenshire. Focusing on wellbeing and conscious living, we had over 40 handpicked small businesses present on the day. There was a fantastic turnout of over 600 people - a fantastic result for our first event!