📅 October 2026 Events in Inverness

House all night w/ Stuart Matheson and residents at Upstairs Inverness

Sat 3 Oct — Sun 4 Oct

House all night w/ Stuart Matheson and residents

📍 Upstairs Inverness

From £5.00

2ndface x Noctrnl Presents: Alex Farell at An Seomar

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

2ndface x Noctrnl Presents: Alex Farell

📍 An Seomar

From £14.00

Suffer W/ Support - Inverness at Upstairs Inverness

Fri 16 Oct

Suffer W/ Support - Inverness

📍 Upstairs Inverness

From £10.00

Ceilidh at the Castle (in support of the MS Society) at Gordon Castle

Sat 3 Oct

Ceilidh at the Castle (in support of the MS Society)

📍 Gordon Castle

£20.00 - £200.00

tAngerinecAt — GRIEF | Live at Upstairs Inverness at UPSTAIRS INVERNESS

Sat 3 Oct

tAngerinecAt — GRIEF | Live at Upstairs Inverness

📍 UPSTAIRS INVERNESS

£13.70 - £20.00

Tue 6 Oct

Thomas Duxbury | The Northern Waters | Fraser MacDonald in Inverness

📍 UPSTAIRS INVERNESS

£15.15

Ewebrew Presents: Poolewe Oktoberfest 2026 at Poolewe Village Hall

Fri 9 Oct

Ewebrew Presents: Poolewe Oktoberfest 2026

📍 Poolewe Village Hall

Karen Dunbar at The Royal British Legion Scotland Social Club

Fri 9 Oct

Karen Dunbar

📍 The Royal British Legion Scotland Social Club

£29.96 - £44.04

Blue Rose Code at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Fri 9 Oct

Blue Rose Code

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

£21.84

Sat 10 Oct

Ewebrew Presents: Poolewe Oktoberfest 2026

📍 Poolewe Village Hall

We Three Kings of Rock n' Roll at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Sat 10 Oct

We Three Kings of Rock n' Roll

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

£21.84

Sun 11 Oct

Shooglenifty

📍 An Seomar

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Workshops & Classes in Inverness22

Sat 3 Oct

Rocks with Vojta Hybl

📍 Fern Bookshop

Cairngorms Lairig Loop - fastpacking tour (2 day) at Glenmore Visitor Centre

Sat 3 Oct — Sun 4 Oct

Cairngorms Lairig Loop - fastpacking tour (2 day)

📍 Glenmore Visitor Centre

£245.00

Meet the Maker: Canna Kitchen at Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre

Sun 4 Oct

Meet the Maker: Canna Kitchen

📍 Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre

Coffee Sketch Club October at Dingwall Community Centre

Tue 6 Oct

Coffee Sketch Club October

📍 Dingwall Community Centre

SMAS Mapping Your Process workshop at Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray

Tue 6 Oct

SMAS Mapping Your Process workshop

📍 Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray

RIAS/ICHT CPD: Conservation Theory and Accreditation at Creative Academy

Tue 6 Oct

RIAS/ICHT CPD: Conservation Theory and Accreditation

📍 Creative Academy

£5.00 - £10.00

Dingwall: Dig Where You Stand - The Apple Tree | Craobh nan Ubhal at Robertson House

Wed 7 Oct

Dingwall: Dig Where You Stand - The Apple Tree | Craobh nan Ubhal

📍 Robertson House

Beginners Black and White Photography at The Inverness Darkroom

Sat 10 Oct

Beginners Black and White Photography

📍 The Inverness Darkroom

£85.00

Sat 10 Oct

Elgin Comic Con

📍 Moray Sports Centre

£6.00

INVERNESS Hobbycraft - Cricut™ Maker™ 5 Tour at Hobbycraft Inverness

Sat 10 Oct

INVERNESS Hobbycraft - Cricut™ Maker™ 5 Tour

📍 Hobbycraft Inverness

Life drawing at Kirkhill Community Centre

Sun 11 Oct

Life drawing

📍 Kirkhill Community Centre

NEBOSH General Certificate 12 Day Course at Inverness College UHI

Mon 12 Oct — Fri 20 Nov

NEBOSH General Certificate 12 Day Course

📍 Inverness College UHI

£1800.00

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Sports & Fitness in Inverness10

Live Wrestling at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Fri 2 Oct

Live Wrestling

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

£11.21 - £27.15

The Affric Gravel Sportive at Blairbeg Park

Sat 3 Oct

The Affric Gravel Sportive

📍 Blairbeg Park

Loch Ness and Glen Affric Gravel Sportive at Glenurquhart High School

Sat 3 Oct

Loch Ness and Glen Affric Gravel Sportive

📍 Glenurquhart High School

HUPcc Scottish Cyclocross Series R1: Muir of Ord at Black Isle Showground

Sun 4 Oct

HUPcc Scottish Cyclocross Series R1: Muir of Ord

📍 Black Isle Showground

Flying Bikes 2026 Dirt Crit 1 at Strathpeffer Community Park

Fri 9 Oct

Flying Bikes 2026 Dirt Crit 1

📍 Strathpeffer Community Park

Black Isle Mountain Bike Club Dirt Crit 2026 at Learnie Red Rock Trails

Sun 11 Oct

Black Isle Mountain Bike Club Dirt Crit 2026

📍 Learnie Red Rock Trails

Mon 12 Oct

Summer of Sport with RM Coaching

Flying Bikes 2026 Dirt Crit 2 at Strathpeffer Community Park

Fri 16 Oct

Flying Bikes 2026 Dirt Crit 2

📍 Strathpeffer Community Park

Fri 30 Oct

Flying Bikes 2026 Dirt Crit 3

📍 Strathpeffer Community Park

Sat 31 Oct

Kinloss Stages

📍 Kinloss Barracks

Business & Networking in Inverness7

Unfiltered Inverness at Wasps Inverness Creative Academy

Tue 6 Oct

Unfiltered Inverness

📍 Wasps Inverness Creative Academy

Women in innovation at Life Sciences Innovation Centre

Wed 7 Oct

Women in innovation

📍 Life Sciences Innovation Centre

Coffee and Vine Networking at The Wee Bar

Fri 9 Oct — Fri 12 Mar

Coffee and Vine Networking

📍 The Wee Bar

From £10

Soup and a Soapbox at Life Sciences Innovation Centre

Wed 14 Oct

Soup and a Soapbox

📍 Life Sciences Innovation Centre

Wed 14 Oct

Soup and a Soapbox

📍 Life Sciences Innovation Centre

HIFIC Scotland Autumn Evening Event at UHI Inverness

Wed 28 Oct

HIFIC Scotland Autumn Evening Event

📍 UHI Inverness

C&G Electric Vehicle Charging Installations at Inverness College UHI

Thu 29 Oct — Thu 5 Nov

C&G Electric Vehicle Charging Installations

📍 Inverness College UHI

£515.00

Festivals in Inverness5

Music Nairn - Chloe Piano Trio at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Sat 3 Oct

Music Nairn - Chloe Piano Trio

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Free - £20.78

Fri 16 Oct

North Hop 2026 | Friday

📍 An Seomar

Blackheart Market Inverness | Goth Market & Horror Show at Inverness Leisure

Sun 18 Oct

Blackheart Market Inverness | Goth Market & Horror Show

📍 Inverness Leisure

Hotel Transylvania 3 at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Fri 23 Oct

Hotel Transylvania 3

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

FREAKSHOW at St Stephen's Church Inverness

Sat 31 Oct

FREAKSHOW

📍 St Stephen's Church Inverness

£16.96

Walks & Outdoors in Inverness5

Scotland Photography Tour (incl accomm & rtn transport from Inverness)

Mon 12 Oct — Mon 19 Oct

Scotland Photography Tour (incl accomm & rtn transport from Inverness)

£5.00

Sun 25 Oct

FULL MOON FIRE WALK

📍 Daviot Steading

£20.00

Paranormal Investigation of The Old High, Inverness. at Old High Church

Wed 28 Oct

Paranormal Investigation of The Old High, Inverness.

📍 Old High Church

Inverness: The Dark Side Walking Tour at VisitScotland Inverness iCentre

Thu 29 Oct

Inverness: The Dark Side Walking Tour

📍 VisitScotland Inverness iCentre

£16.96

Fri 30 Oct

Bioflourescent night safari

📍 Ullapool

Talks & Lectures in Inverness5

Tue 6 Oct

RIAS/ICHT CPD: Conservation Theory and Accreditation

📍 Creative Academy

Aligning Passion with Profession: Your Soul's Journey - Inverness at Inverness Virtual Via Zoom

Wed 7 Oct

Aligning Passion with Profession: Your Soul's Journey - Inverness

📍 Inverness Virtual Via Zoom

A Portrait of Jewels: Following missing treasures through canvas at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Tue 13 Oct

A Portrait of Jewels: Following missing treasures through canvas

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Art, Design, and Intertwine: An open talk with Brandy Godsil at Forres Town Hall

Mon 26 Oct

Art, Design, and Intertwine: An open talk with Brandy Godsil

📍 Forres Town Hall

From £10

'Making Lorenzo Magnificent': Image-management and the Medici family at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Tue 27 Oct

'Making Lorenzo Magnificent': Image-management and the Medici family

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Comedy in Inverness4

Sat 10 Oct

Phil Kay

📍 The British Legion Club

£25.08

Fri 23 Oct

Mark Cox

📍 British Legion Inverness

Lee Evans Tribute at Aviemore Community Centre

Thu 29 Oct

Lee Evans Tribute

📍 Aviemore Community Centre

From £19.50

First Class with Thermomix Cooking Class - DORNOCH (IV25 3LA) at The Dornoch Hub

Sat 31 Oct

First Class with Thermomix Cooking Class - DORNOCH (IV25 3LA)

📍 The Dornoch Hub

Theatre & Performing Arts in Inverness4

Connor Burns: Flow at Eden Court Theatre

Thu 1 Oct

Connor Burns: Flow

📍 Eden Court Theatre

Finding Your Fool: A Journey in Play at The Bike Shed

Sat 24 Oct

Finding Your Fool: A Journey in Play

📍 The Bike Shed

£27.80 - £38.62

Bad Actress - Forres at Forres Town Hall

Fri 30 Oct

Bad Actress - Forres

📍 Forres Town Hall

Sat 31 Oct

Francis Rossi

📍 Eden Court Theatre

More events in Inverness

Community & Social

Public sharing of Thèid mi Dhachaidh / I Will Go Home at Robertson House

Sun 4 Oct

Public sharing of Thèid mi Dhachaidh / I Will Go Home

📍 Robertson House

Community & Social

Culloden Wargaming at Culloden Battlefield (National Trust for Scotland)

Sat 17 Oct

Culloden Wargaming

📍 Culloden Battlefield (National Trust for Scotland)

Community & Social

HALLOWEEN PARTY at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Fri 30 Oct — Sat 31 Oct

HALLOWEEN PARTY

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

£21.84

Seasonal & Holiday

Halloween Special: KIMMIC @ Botanic House. Inverness at The Botanic House

Sat 31 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Halloween Special: KIMMIC @ Botanic House. Inverness

📍 The Botanic House

From £5.00

Seasonal & Holiday

Na Peursairean – Còmhdhail air a’ Chomraich at Hartfield House Hostel & The Bunkhouse

Sat 31 Oct

Na Peursairean – Còmhdhail air a’ Chomraich

📍 Hartfield House Hostel & The Bunkhouse

Seasonal & Holiday

Inverness Firewalk 2026 - Maggie's Highlands at Falcon Square

Sat 31 Oct

Inverness Firewalk 2026 - Maggie's Highlands

📍 Falcon Square

£20.00

Wellness & Mindfulness

Strength by the Sea - women’s retreat at Cullen

Fri 9 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

Strength by the Sea - women’s retreat

📍 Cullen

Wellness & Mindfulness

Journey Within - A Guided Meditation, Drum Journey & Sound Immersion at Wasps Inverness Creative Academy

Sat 10 Oct

Journey Within - A Guided Meditation, Drum Journey & Sound Immersion

📍 Wasps Inverness Creative Academy

£38.62

Wellness & Mindfulness

Arts for Wellbeing Scotland. Can AI Heal Trauma? The Importance of Human Connection in Recovery at Forres Town Hall

Tue 27 Oct

Arts for Wellbeing Scotland. Can AI Heal Trauma? The Importance of Human Connection in Recovery

📍 Forres Town Hall

From £15

Family & Kids

Autumn Explorers at Highland Wildlife Park 2026 at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park

Tue 13 Oct

Autumn Explorers at Highland Wildlife Park 2026

📍 RZSS Highland Wildlife Park

Family & Kids

Family Ceilidh at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Thu 22 Oct

Family Ceilidh

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Film & Cinema

The Big Bike Film Night ’26 [12A - BBFC] at Cromarty Community Cinema

Sat 10 Oct

The Big Bike Film Night ’26 [12A - BBFC]

📍 Cromarty Community Cinema

Film & Cinema

Sun 18 Oct

Manipulate Arts – Eastern European Shorts [15+]

📍 Cromarty Community Cinema

Literary

An Evening with Harriet Tyce - Inverness at Waterstones

Thu 1 Oct

An Evening with Harriet Tyce - Inverness

📍 Waterstones

£5.00 - £12.00

Literary

Inverness Book Club at Eden Court Inverness

Sun 4 Oct

Inverness Book Club

📍 Eden Court Inverness

Nightlife & Clubbing

2NDFACE x NOCTRNL Presents: KANDER at An Seomar

Sat 31 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

2NDFACE x NOCTRNL Presents: KANDER

📍 An Seomar

From £15.00

Nightlife & Clubbing

Kids Halloween Party at Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Sat 31 Oct

Kids Halloween Party

📍 Nairn Community & Arts Centre

Free - £5.90

Conferences & Summits

Highland Archaeology Conference 2026 IN PERSON at Highland Council Headquarters

Sat 10 Oct

Highland Archaeology Conference 2026 IN PERSON

📍 Highland Council Headquarters

£10.00 - £34.00

Education

BPEC CCN1/Core Gas Safety Training & Assessment at Inverness College UHI

Mon 26 Oct — Fri 30 Oct

BPEC CCN1/Core Gas Safety Training & Assessment

📍 Inverness College UHI

£850.00

Exhibitions & Art

Art Exhibition: 'This Enduring Land' by Rachael Jane MacDonald at Alchemist Gallery

Thu 22 Oct

Art Exhibition: 'This Enduring Land' by Rachael Jane MacDonald

📍 Alchemist Gallery

Food & Drink

Jacobite Afternoon Tea: A Journey Through Time at Culloden Battlefield (National Trust for Scotland)

Sat 10 Oct

Jacobite Afternoon Tea: A Journey Through Time

📍 Culloden Battlefield (National Trust for Scotland)

LGBTQ+

Kyle of Sutherland Ukulele Day at Ardgay