In 2009 Scotland welcomes you to the year of Scotland's Homecoming
We look forward to you returning to Scotland and hope you enjoy some of Scotland's Homecoming events while you are here and haste ye back.
JANUARY 09
Jan 1: Edinburgh's Hogmany
Jan 24 - 25: Burns 250th Anniversary , events across Scotland
FEBRUARY 09
Feb - Mar: RBS Six Nation Championship
MARCH 09
Mar 6 - 14: Aye Write! The Bank of Scotland Book Festival, Glasgow
Mar 12-29: Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Glasgow,
Mar 18-22: StAnza: Scotland's Poetry Festival, St Andrews,
APRIL 09
April 6-18: Edinburgh International Science Festival, Edinburgh
MAY 09
May 1 - 10: Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, across Speyside
May 16 - 24: Burns Festival 2009, Ayrshire,
May 30 - 31: Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens, Edinburgh
JUNE 09
Jun 20 - 21: The Outsider, Aviemore
Jun 25 - 28: Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, Edinburgh
Jun 17 - 28: Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh
June: World Fly Fishing Championships, across Stirlingshire & Perthshire
Jun 26 - Oct 10: A New Life Abroad - The Scottish Diaspora, Edinburgh
JULY 09
July 16 - 19: The Open Championship, Turnberry
July 18 - 19: Inverness Highland Games, Inverness
AUGUST 09
August: Johnnie Walker Championship Gleneagles, Perthshire
Aug 7 - 9: Ayr Flower Show, South Ayrshire, more info
Aug 14 - Sep 6: Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh
Aug 7 - 30: Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh
Aug 09: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh
Aug 10 - 16: Piping Live! Music of the Clans, Glasgow
Aug 15 - 31: Scotland: Culture and Identity, Edinburgh
Aug 15: The World Pipe Band Championships, Glasgow
SEPTEMBER 09
Sept: Doors open Days, across Scotland
Sept 4 - 6: Brass in the Park Festival, Midlothian
Sept 4 - 6: International Youth Tattoo, Perth
Sept 5 - 12: In the Footsteps of the Reivers Festival, Scottish Borders
Sept 19 - 27: Angus & Dundee Roots Festival, Angus & Dundee
Sept 24 - 27: Clan Scott Society Gathering 2009, Scottish Borders
OCTOBER 09
Oct 15 - 31: Highland Homecoming - Ur Beatha Dhan Duthaich!, across the Highlands
Oct 30 - Nov 8: Perthshire Amber - The Dougie MacLean Festival 2009, Perthshire
Oct 30 - Nov 6: Whisky Week, across Scotland
NOVEMBER 09
Nov 23 - 30: St Andrews Festival 2009 - Scotland's Celebration, St Andrews
Nov 28: Illuminated Art Car Parade, Edinburgh
Nov 28: Scotland's Homecoming Final Weekend, across Scotland
In 2009 Scotland welcomes home the genarations of Scots who settled abroad.Their will be many events to celebrate this occasion which also includes the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns