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Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSun 27 Sept · Edinburgh
Great Global Greyhound Walk — Edinburgh
A community walk for greyhounds, lurchers, whippets and other sighthounds and their owners, part of a worldwide annual event.
Liberton Kennels, Stanedykehead, Edinburgh, EH16 6YEFree (donation-based)
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleUntil 18 Oct · Dumfries Galloway
South of Scotland Dark Sky Festival
Ten days of stargazing, dusk safaris and dark-sky suppers across one of Europe's least light-polluted regions.
Various venues across Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish BordersVaries by event — many free, some ticketed
OutdoorsSat 17 Oct · Edinburgh
Scottish Smallholding & Countryside Festival
A day of rare-breed livestock, countryside skills demonstrations and smallholding advice at the Royal Highland Centre outside Edinburgh.
Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh EH28 8NBSee festival.scot for ticket price; under-13s free
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSat 17 Oct · Balloch
Top Dogs at Loch Lomond Shores
A full day of dog demonstrations, agility and an informal companion dog show on the shore of Loch Lomond — free entry, relaxed and sociable.
Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way, Balloch, West Dunbartonshire G83 8QLFree entry (register on the day for the Companion Dog Show)
Outdoors👋 Meet peopleSun 18 Oct · Lochwinnoch
Guided Wildlife Walk at RSPB Lochwinnoch
A friendly, expert-led amble around one of the west of Scotland's best wetland reserves, half an hour from Glasgow.
RSPB Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4JFFree entry to reserve; online booking essential for the guided walk
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