In Glasgow, The Art Shool hosts MAL and BabyG (Saturday 15), blending electronic sounds with traditional music, led by harpist Malachy Arnold. Opening the night, Gaelic-speaking DJ BabyG channels the essence of Glasgow’s underground into her signature sound. In Bishopbriggs, Bun-sgoil Innis an Uillt welcomes family, friends and supporters for a fantastic night of ceilidh dancing at St Dominic’s Church Hall (Saturday 1). In Inverclyde, listen to Andrew Pearson, a local historian, talk about fascinating origin of the region’s Gaelic placenames at Beacon Arts (Sunday 16). 

In Edinburgh, Lothian Gaelic Choir will feature at Scottish Storytelling Centre’s Easy Sundays (Sunday 2), a monthly session of stories, music, community and friendship. The University’s Bannerman Lecture will feature Maynooth University’s Prof. Deborah Hayden, charting translation and transmission of medical texts across Ireland and Scotland, c. 1350–1700. At the National Library, Dr Jake King will draw on historical records and remnants of the medieval landscape, for his lecture exploring Gaelic origins of place-names like Craigentinny, Corstorphine, and Inverleith (Saturday 22). 

In the Inner Hebrides, Tiree’s Gaelic Community Day (Saturday 1) is centred around a community café with a Gaelic Quiz and Scrabble tournament. Drop in to Urras Thiriodh’s film showing too at An Talla. In Mull (Saturday 1) Tobermory’s Western Isles Hotel will cost a cèilidh. Across the Argyll water in Oban the Rockfield Centre runs Seinn Leinn for folk to experience Gaelic choral singing (Saturday 1) in a friendly environment. 

In Inverness, celebrate poet Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Mary MacPherson) and her connections with the city, her home for almost 30 years. The event series (Saturday 1) includes a short talk about her life, a selection of recordings from Tobar an Dualchais and songs performed by Cultarlann’s choir Fonn Fonn Fonn, Còisir and Ceòl na h-Òige. Later there’s a free screening of Màiri Mhòr: Her Life And Songs at Eden Court. Top it off in Bonar Bridge with Adam Sutherland and John Somerville (pictured), and support from Duncan and Rona MacLeod at the Community Hall (Saturday 1). 

Near Stirling, Bridge Of Allan Parish Church Hall plays host to a feast of singing, dancing, stories and good conversation (Sunday 2). At Aberdeen’s King’s College there will be a cèilidh with the Midmar Occasionals (Saturday 1) with proceeds going to Fèis Obar Dheathain. In Fife, Anstruther’s Scottish Fisheries Museum is hosting Gut-Along, a sing-along family fun sesion (Saturday 1). Children can learn about Scotland’s herring girls through dress-up and songs, learning Gaelic words while gutting fabric fish. 

For children in Edinburgh, Na Fuadaichean (The Clearances) is a powerful drama performed at National Library by P7 pupils from Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce (Saturday 1). Experience the journey of two families forced from their homes watching the play, interspersed with Gaelic songs and music performed by pupils and singers from Edinburgh University and the community. Also in Portobello (Sunday 2) dancer Alison Carlyle and singer Catriona Nicolson will teach little ones puirt-à-bbeul and percussive dance steps too, at Bellfield.