What's On
We have weekly events in The Colonsay and activities and island-wide special events throughout the year.
From our annual Easter egg hunt and games in the Colonsay hotel garden to the Saturday or Tuesday night ceilidhs in the village hall, you will find it listed here.
Annual Island Events
Book Festival - 27th and 28th April 2019
Conversations @ The Edge, Colonsay's Book Festival, is in April. It has recently featured famous Scottish authors such as Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith, Val McDermid, Candia McWilliam and Mairi Hedderwick, it always promises to be a feast of Scottish writing.
Festival of Spring - 29th April to 19th May 2019
Colonsay is holding its 10th FESTIVAL OF SPRING in May 2019. It will run for 3 weeks and will offer an extraordinary range of guided walks, talks, activities, lectures and workshops. From birds and wildflowers to painting and sculpting, foraging and cooking and photography courses. There will be some evening events as well. Something for everyone!
11th Colonsay Folk Festival - 12th to 16th September 2018
The 11th COLONSAY FOLK FESTIVAL will be staged from Attracting the cream of Scotland's folk music talent, this event sells out very fast!
Autumn Food and Drink Festival - 9th to 23rd October 2019
Autumn FOOD and DRINK Festival will run from 9th October for 2 weeks. We have celebrity experts demonstrating, presenting and tasting (in 2017 we had Mary Contini (cookery writer and TV presenter), Charles McLean (renowned whisky expert) and Geraldine Coates to teach you all about gin). From tastings to baking, preserving, foraging and cooking sessions. Plenty also for children; baking, jam making, craft sessions, treasure hunt and outdoor activity trails.
Golf competitions TBC
Weekly Island Events
Wednesday - Colonsay House garden and cafe open 12 to 5pm. Lunch and afternoon teas available
Friday - Colonsay House garden and cafe open 12 to 5pm. Lunch and afternoon teas available
Saturday - Colonsay House garden and cafe open 2 to 5pm. Lunch and afternoon teas available
Saturday night - Ceilidh in Village Hall from 8pm (summer and school hols only) and pre-ceilidh supper from 6.30pm in The Colonsay
At the Colonsay Hotel
Tuesday night - Kids DVD night from 6pm
Thursday night - Quiz night from 9pm
Pre-ferry supper from 5pm
Friday night - Pre-ferry supper from 5 pm
Live local music in the bar
Saturday night - Pre ceilidh supper from 6.30pm
Sunday night - Pre-ferry supper from 5pm