Friday 6th December
7pm Festival Dinner with Fish Shop Ballater, Highland Games Pavilion
Join us for the Festival Dinner by Fish Shop Ballater at the Highland Games Pavilion, starting at 7pm for a 7:30pm dinner. Enjoy an arrival drink before sitting down to a carefully prepared three-course meal. A paying bar will be available throughout the evening. After dinner, relax to the smooth, easy-listening music of Natalie and Shaun Coynach.
£60 per person to include a welcome drink, dinner and live music
Please email admin@stmargaretsbraemar.org.uk with any dietary requirements and seating requests by Sunday 1st December
Pre-booking require via link below
Book Your Place Here or email admin@stmargaretsbraemar.org.uk
Saturday 7th December
9:30am - 4pm Hot Drinks and Festive Goodies, Highland Games Pavilion
Join us at the Games Pavilion round our roaring fire and enjoy teas, coffees, hot chocolate and a selection of festive goodies.
10am - 12noon Wreath Making Workshop with Coo Hill Studio, Highland Games Pavilion
Come along and enjoy a relaxed workshop making a luxury fresh Christmas wreath for your front door. We will be using gorgeous winter foliage, berries, dried fruits and other natural textures and materials, beautiful ribbons and added extras! Learn wiring and floristry techniques and tricks to use again and again and bring home a unique, sustainably-made treasure for your home. Hand-made, natural Christmas joy!
12:30pm - 2pm Christmas Wine Tasting, Highland Games Pavilion
St Margaret’s are delighted to have ‘paired up’ with Laura, Sommelier from the Fish Shop, to offer a special wine tasting experience. We have challenged Laura with a theoretical St Margaret’s Christmas Day menu and she will present six wines paired to the menu.
Participants will be offered the opportunity to order 3, 6 or 12 bottles of wine (no obligation) which will be available to collect from the Fish Shop from 18th December.
Numbers are limited to 12 – so book early!!
2pm - 4pm Wreath Making Workshop with Coo Hill Studio, Highland Games Pavilion
Come along and enjoy a relaxed workshop making a luxury fresh Christmas wreath for your front door. We will be using gorgeous winter foliage, berries, dried fruits and other natural textures and materials, beautiful ribbons and added extras! Learn wiring and floristry techniques and tricks to use again and again and bring home a unique, sustainably-made treasure for your home. Hand-made, natural Christmas joy!
3pm - 3.30pm Soundbath Taster with Lynn Park, Highland Games Pavilion
Come and enjoy some relaxation during the festive period. A soundbath is a form of sound therapy. A sound meditation, using crystal and Tibetian bowls which may help with stress reduction, improve sleep quality, stimulate circulation and strengthen the immune system. Help to bring the body and mind back into balance and harmony.
This session will include a 20 minute soundbath followed by a chance to ask questions.
Mats will be provided but please bring a pillow and blanket or sleeping bag to keep yourself warm and comfortable.
3.45pm - 4.15pm Soundbath Taster with Lynn Park, Highland Games Pavilion
Come and enjoy some relaxation during the festive period. A soundbath is a form of sound therapy. A sound meditation, using crystal and Tibetian bowls which may help with stress reduction, improve sleep quality, stimulate circulation and strengthen the immune system. Help to bring the body and mind back into balance and harmony.
This session will include a 20 minute soundbath followed by a chance to ask questions.
Mats will be provided but please bring a pillow and blanket or sleeping bag to keep yourself warm and comfortable.
4pm - 6pm Food Carts and Fires, Outside St Margaret’s
Balnault Farm
Mulled Wine
6pm - 8pm A Celebration of Christmas Concert, St Margaret’s
St Margaret's will once again host a traditional Christmas concert on Saturday 7th December at 6pm. It will be preceded from 4pm by the welcoming fires, Scandinavian Candles and two food trucks offering pork rolls (Balnault) and Pizza and of course copious amounts of mulled wine!
The concert this year features - The Simpson Singers (choral group), a brass ensemble from Bon Accord Silver band, jazz duo Rachel Lightbody and Tom Gibbs, children from Braemar Primary School and of course yourselves!! A great way to get into the Christmas spirit.
8.30pm Rachel Lightbody and Tom Gibbs, Flying Stag at Fife Arms
Sunday 8th December
9:30am - 3pm Hot Drinks and Festive Goodies, Highland Games Pavilion
Join us at the Games Pavilion round our roaring fire and enjoy teas, coffees, hot chocolate and a selection of festive goodies.
10am - 2pm Ghillie’s Larder Food Market, St Margaret’s
10am - 2pm Ghillie’s Tipple Drink Market, Highland Games Pavilion
10am - 2pm Christmas Fayre, Village Hall
10am - 2pm Roaring Stag Coffee, St Margaret’s
10am - 11.30am Santa’s Grotto and Outdoor Games, Braemar Mews
Come and see Santa before he sets of on his Christmas Eve journey. Children will have a chance to share their Christmas wishes and received a gift
£4 per child
11am Carol Singing by ‘Wheesht!’, St Margaret’s
11:45am Carol Singing by ‘Wheesht!’, Village Hall
12.30pm - 2pm Santa’s Grotto and Outdoor Games, Braemar Mews
Come and see Santa before he sets of on his Christmas Eve journey. Children will have a chance to share their Christmas wishes and received a gift
£4 per child
12:30pm Carol Singing by ‘Wheesht!’, Highland Games Pavilion
3pm Festival Finale Reception, Fog House at the Fife Arms