St. Andrew's Day

Edinburgh Airport is warning passengers that there may be some delays for passengers travelling on 30 November, St Andrew's Day, due to a strike by

St. Andrew's Day commemorates Scotland's patron saint and is a Scottish Bank Holiday, although employers are not obliged to give employees time off. St. Andrew's Day is marked on 30th November every year. If that date is on the weekend, the St. Andrew's Day Bank Holiday takes place on the following Monday 1st or 2nd December.

As the nation gears up for St Andrew’s Day, on the weekend of 26th and 27th of November and on St Andrew’s Day itself, Scots and Scots at heart can join the celebrations taking place in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, St Andrews and East Lothian.

The town of St Andrews in Fife's annual St Andrew's Day festival spans several days with concerts, ceilidhs, and other events.

When he was three Conan Doyle and his family moved to Liberton Bank House, now Dunedin School, from Picardy Place where he was born.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh's foremost paid visitor attraction, opens its doors for free as part of the annual St Andrews Day celebrations.

It's St Andrew's Day in Edinburgh. There's fresh snow and ice on the ground. The penguins are up and about. Students are preparing to march. And the airport is closed again.

The wintry Christmas weather has come early to Edinburgh and across Scotland, although travellers will not be feeling cheered by the blizzard conditions.

Historic Scotland is offering free entrance to many of its sites in the run up to St Andrew's Day. For the past four years, the government heritage agency has opened its doors for free at a wide range of its properties as part of a special Scotland-wide St Andrew’s Day promotion.

A range of free, family events celebrating St Andrew's Day at the Scottish Parliament.

Starting in the morning, students from schools and universities across Scotland will compete to win the St Andrew’s Day debating prize. Heats will commence at 10am with the final - which is open to the public - taking place in the parliament's Debating Chamber from 4pm to 5.30pm.

Thoughts have turned to Christmas with the launch earlier today of Edinburgh's Christmas Festival, which starts on 25 November with Edinburgh Light Night. Returning to the city centre for the duration of the wintry months, is the big Ferris wheel, the ice rink (re-branded from a "Winter Wonderland" to "Edinburgh's Ice Rink"), the Santa run, and the traditional German Christmas market. 

In the run-up to Scotland's national day St Andrew's Day, Edinburgh sees four-days of family events centred on St Andrew Square Gardens (update: cancelled due to snow), climaxing with a St Andrew's Day Ceilidh on 30th (update: cancelled due to snow) and St Andrew's Day Debate at the Scottish Parliament.

The Portobello Ceilidh Band lead a free, family, foot-stomping ceilidh in St Andrew Square to mark St Andrew's Day.

Scotland will play host to over 60 events from St Andrew's Day (30 November), Hogmanay, which in Edinburgh sees a four-da

A celebration of Scotland's spoken and musical traditions. Free, but booking required via web site

The brightest and best St Andrews Festival will light up the North East of Fife this weekend. This year’s event aims to delight visitors with large scale light and sound installations, plays music, food and the stunning world premier of WILDFIRE! an outdoor medley of music, dance and martial arts.

Jig the night away at The Hub to the stomping sounds of Skerryvore and A Whisky Kiss. Dougie MacLean will perform a special set. Entry on a first come, first served basis.

The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland perform a brand new show at Edinburgh's recently refurbished Usher Hall entitled the 'Dragon's Lair'.

Young traditional musicians lead folk in this grand finale Homecoming ceilidh dance at the Museum of Scotland. Free.