Events in Dundee

Experience a fantastic range of hands-on exhibitions, science shows and demonstrations that the whole family can get involved in and enjoy. Head to the Dundee Science Centre and try out some fun science experiments, explore time and space in the planetarium, watch live science shows, move a ball with your mind and much more is all on offer. 

Don't miss Dundee Fake Festival, a tribute-based music event with unbelievable bands, almost the real deal - it's a massive local party inside a famous giant marquee. So round up your group or family members and make it a fun packed music day out in Dundee. 

Discovery Film Festival screens films from all over the world which have been specially programmed for young audiences. Based at Dundee Contemporary Arts, the festival includes three exciting weekends of films, creative activities, and gala events, as well as two weeks of screenings and events for schools. 

The incredible Sausage and Cider Festival will arrive in Dundee for a huge outdoor festival hosted in Slessor Gardens. Enjoy an amazing live music stage with a combination of local acts plus some of the UK’s best tribute acts. There will be over 50m of bars with a great range of craft cider from around the UK, plus great food vendors with various types of sausage flavours and other street food vendors. 

Four days of cinematic thrills and scares, with sneak previews and terrifying classics. Dundead has a distinctly inclusive feel. Discover Dundee's legendary horror event and explore the programme that's packed with ‘gloriously gruesome’ films from around the world.