What's On
Four days of festivities in the city of Aberdeen
All aboard for the amazing Tall Ships Races festival.
The city will come alive this July with The Tall Ships Races. Enjoy the sights and sounds of 50+ Tall Ships, free live music across three stages all day every day, a feast of street food stalls, a plethora of quayside bars, a STEM Discovery Zone, a military village, plus other attractions and offerings throughout the city centre.
Please find below the full jam-packed free festival programme for the four-day maritime spectacular, with the entrance to the event site at the top of Marischal Street.
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July Friday -
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July Saturday -
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July Sunday -
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July Monday -
22
July Tuesday
18
July
2025-07-18
On the quayside
- All day
- Fleet arrival - quayside closed to the public
Peterson Seabase - main stage
- 18:30-23:30
- SOLD OUT - Quayside Concert - Deacon Blue, Brooke Combe and Little Kicks
In the city
- 10:00-17:00
- Monsters of the Deep @ Aberdeen Art Gallery
19
July
2025-07-19
On the quayside
- 09:00
- Ribbon cutting and formal opening
- 09:00-20:00
- Event open
- 09:00-20:00
- Curated on the Quayside market
- 09:00-20:00
- Tall Ships merchandise
- 09:00-20:00
- Food opening times
- 11:00-16:00
- Get onboard the Tall Ships!
- 11:00-22:30
- Bar opening times
- 20:00-23:00
- Evening quayside entertainment (bars, street food, live music)
- All day
- Street performers
Peterson Seabase - main stage
- 09:30
- SC&T Youth Ensemble
- 10:15
- Mearns Singers
- 11:20
- Abergaitas
- 11:45
- Grand Opening for The Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025
- 12:45
- Laura Harrington & Friends
- 14:10
- Frank Thomson Dance Band Duo
- 15:10
- Ellie Beaton Trio
- 16:00-18:30
- Closed
- 18:30
- SOLD OUT - Quayside Concert - Ministry of Sound Classical, Paul Oakenfold and Look Busy Collective
- 23:00
- Closed
Transit Stage
- 10:45
- Nuna (Solo)
- 12:45
- Raven Afrikulture Presents The Riverlite Band & Guests (Eri-Ife, MOVA, Ay Bangz)
- 14:20
- Jackill
- 15:35
- Aberdeen City Music Jazz Ensemble
- 1705
- Gerry Jablonski Band
- 18:20
- The Funky Red Pandas
- 19:30-23:00
- Quayside entertainment with Ross Graham, bars and street food
Family Stage
- 09:00-20:00
- Ferris Wheel
- 09:00-20:00
- Giant sandpit
- 09:30
- Zumba with Mayfit.es
- 10:30
- Pauline Cordiner - Storyteller
- 11:30
- Zumba with Mayfit.es
- 12:45
- Pauline Cordiner - Storyteller
- 13:45
- Pauline Cordiner - Storyteller
- 14:45
- Aberdeen's Underwater Circus - Ground-based Partner Acrobatics
In the city
- 09:00-17:00
- Military Village @ Union Terrace Gardens
- 09:00-18:00
- Discovery Zone @ Castlegate
- 09:00-23:00
- Codonas Funfair @ King Street (West North Street to Castle Street)
- 10:00-17:00
- Monsters of the Deep @ Aberdeen Art Gallery
- 19:00-23:00
- Captain's Dinner (private event) @ Music Hall
20
July
2025-07-20
On the quayside
- 09:00-20:00
- Event open
- 09:00-20:00
- Curated on the Quayside market
- 09:00-20:00
- Tall Ships merchandise
- 09:00-20:00
- Food opening times
- 10:00-16:00
- Get onboard the Tall Ships!
- 11:00-19:30
- Bar opening times
- All day
- Street performers
Peterson Seabase - main stage
- 09:30
- Aberdeen City Council Music Service Ensemble
- 11:00
- Polish-Scottish Song Group
- 12:15
- The Paddy Buchanan Band
- 13:45
- Tripple
- 15:15
- Fell Line
- 17:00
- Crew Prizegiving
- 18:30
- Quayside Concert - Tide Lines and Calum Bowie
- 23:00
- Close
Transit Stage
- 09:45
- Eevie & The Jazz Sailors
- 11:15
- Los Acousticos Bandidos
- 12:45
- AiiTee & Nathan Somevi
- 13:45
- Melodie & The Chillers
- 15:15
- Nathan Somevi Band
- 16:00
- Close
- 19:00
- Crew Party (private event)
Family Stage
- 09:00-20:00
- Ferris Wheel
- 09:00-20:00
- Giant sandpit
- 09:30
- Zumba with Mayfit.es
- 10:30
- Jackie Ross and Sheena Blackhall
- 11:30
- Zumba with Mayfit.es
- 12:30
- Jackie Ross and Sheena Blackhall
- 13:30
- Jackie Ross and Sheena Blackhall
- 14:30
- The Bean Counter by Alice Mary Cooper
In the city
- 09:00-12:30
- Crew Sports @ Aberdeen Sports Village
- 09:00-17:00
- Military Village @ Union Terrace Gardens
- 09:00-18:00
- Discovery Zone @ Castlegate
- 09:00-23:00
- Codonas Funfair @ King Street (West North Street to Castle Street)
- 10:00-17:00
- Monsters of the Deep @ Aberdeen Art Gallery
- 16:00
- Crew Parade - Union Terrace, Rosemount, Broad St, Regent Quay
21
July
2025-07-21
On the quayside
- 09:00-20:00
- Event open
- 09:00-20:00
- Curated on the Quayside market
- 09:00-20:00
- Tall Ships merchandise
- 09:00-20:00
- Food opening times
- 09:00-23:00
- Regent Quayside street food market and bars
- 10:00-16:00
- Get onboard the Tall Ships!
- 11:00-22:30
- Bar opening times
- All day
- Street performers
Peterson Seabase - main stage
- 09:30
- Albacappella
- 10:40
- Madam Tsunami
- 12:10
- ACE Voices
- 13:40
- Iona Fyfe
- 15:10
- Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell
- 16:00-18:30
- Closed
- 18:30
- SOLD - OUT - Quayside Concert - Kaiser Chiefs, Glasvegas and The Capollos
- 23:00
- Closed
Transit Stage
- 09:45
- Guarana Street Drummers
- 11:15
- Gentlemen of Jazz
- 12:45
- Mathers and Wares
- 14:15
- Chef & Guest
- 15:50
- Matthew Kilner Electric Band
- 17:05
- Granite City Blues Band
- 18:20
- Titans
- 19:30-23:00
- Quayside entertainment with David Angus and Elphen, bars and street food
Family Stage
- 09:00-20:00
- Ferris Wheel
- 09:00-20:00
- Giant sandpit
- 09:30
- Aarna Sharma - Bollywood Dance + Plus Workshop
- 10:30
- Lilian Ross - 'Yokie Tonsils' stories, songs and rhymes
- 11:30
- Aarna Sharma - Bollywood Dance + Plus Workshop
- 12:30
- Lilian Ross - 'Yokie Tonsils' stories, songs and rhymes
- 1330
- Lilian Ross - 'Yokie Tonsils' stories, songs and rhymes
- 14:30
- The Bean Counter by Alice Mary Cooper
In the city
- 09:00-17:00
- Military Village @ Union Terrace Gardens
- 09:00-18:00
- Discovery Zone @ Castlegate
- 09:00-23:00
- Codonas Funfair @ King Street (from West North Street to Castle Street)
- 10:00-17:00
- Monsters of the Deep @ Aberdeen Art Gallery
- 15:00-17:00
- Captain's Briefing (private event) @ Town House
- 17:30
- Grand Finale - Red Arrows display @ Beach Esplanade
22
July
2025-07-22
On the quayside
- 09:00-15:00
- Event open
- 09:00-15:00
- Curated on the Quayside market
- 09:00-15:00
- Tall Ships merchandise
- 09:00-15:00
- Food opening times
- 10:00-15:00
- Undocking & Parade of Sail (quayside and beach esplanade)
- 11:00-15:00
- Bar opening times
- All day
- Street performers
Peterson Seabase - main stage
- 09:30
- Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines
- 10:45
- The Country Quines
- 12:00
- Aberdeen Strathspey and Reel Society
- 12:45
- Closed
Transit Stage
- 09:45
- The Richard Bailey Trio
- 11:15
- Jingo
- 12:00
- Closed
Family Stage
- 09:00-15:30
- Ferris Wheel
- 09:00-15:30
- Giant sandpit
- 09:30
- Aarna Sharma - Bollywood Dance + Plus Workshop
- 10:30
- Grace Banks - Storyteller
- 11:30
- Aarna Sharma - Bollywood Dance + Plus Workshop
- 12:30
- Grace Banks - Storyteller
- 13:30
- Grace Banks - Storyteller
In the city
- 09:00-15:30
- Codonas Funfair @ King Street (from West North Street to Castle Street)
- 09:00-17:00
- Military Village @ Union Terrace Gardens
- 09:15-15:30
- Discovery Zone @ Castlegate
- 10:00-15:00
- Undocking & Parade of Sail (quayside and beach esplanade)
- 10:00-17:00
- Monsters of the Deep @ Aberdeen Art Gallery
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