Perth Festival 2017

Monday 15th to Saturday 27th May 2017
various venues, Perth, Perth & Kinross, PH1 5HZ, Scotland MAP
varies depending upon event

Last updated: Tue 4th Apr 2017

Perth Festival of the Arts is an annual 10 day May Festival, founded in 1972, and taking place at various venues in close proximity of one another in the City of Perth on the banks of the River Tay in Scotland. It is now in its 46th Year and is one of the oldest continuously running arts Festivals in Scotland. The festival runs from Monday 15th until Saturday 27th May 2017.

Line-up

Monday 15th May
19:30 Nicola Benedetti Recital (Perth Concert Hall)
Wednesday 17th May
8pm: Martin Taylor and Alison Burns
Thursday 18th May
10:00: ArTay (Perth Concert Hall)
12:30: Schools Concerts (St John's Kirk of Perth)
19:30: 'Tosca' English Touring Opera (Perth Concert Hall)
Friday 19th May
19:30: Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra (Perth Concert Hall)
Saturday 20th May
11:00 Recital Helena Kay
19:30: Tenebrae Choir (St John's Kirk of Perth)
20:00: The View (Perth Concert Hall)
Sunday 21st May
11:00: Festival Service - Perth Youth Orchestra (St John's Kirk of Perth)
19:30: Nigel Kennedy The New Vivaldi Four Seasons (Perth Concert Hall)
Monday 22nd May
20:00: Marcus Brigstocke (Perth Concert Hall)
Tuesday 23rd May
19:30: Swinging at The Cotton Club (Perth Concert Hall)
Wednesday 24th May
19:30: Treacherous Orchestra, Rachel Sermanni, Adam Holmes and The Embers (Perth Concert Hall)
Thursday 25th May
19:30: HMS Pinafore (Perth Concert Hall)
Friday 26th May
12:00: Scottish Opera Pop-up Roadshow 26th & 27th May (Perth Concert Hall)
20:00: Justin Currie and the Pallbearers (Perth Concert Hall)
Saturday 27th May
15:00: Children's Classic Concerts (St John's Kirk of Perth)
19:30: Moscow Philharmonic (Perth Concert Hall)

There are many free events including the popular ArTay marquee, packed full of contemporary Scottish Art, daily lunchtime concerts by Perthshire Schools and by Perth Youth Orchestra and lots of local exhibitions.