Blas Festival 2025

Blas Festival 2025 to light up the Highlands with stellar music line-up and community celebration

One of the most anticipated events in the Highland cultural calendar, Blas Festival, returns this September with an electrifying programme of traditional music, Gaelic celebration, and community events across the Highlands and Islands.

Running from 5th-13th September, the 2025 edition of Blas will feature some of the finest traditional musicians from Scotland and Ireland, including acclaimed artists Julie Fowlis, Duncan Chisholm, James Duncan Mackenzie, Lauren MacColl, Mischa Macpherson, Norrie MacIver, Gaelic supergroup Dàimh, and the internationally celebrated Flook, among many others. A world-first will also feature in the festival finale; Aon Ghuth / One Voice, the first Gaelic Makaton youth choir, will take to the stage alongside some of Gaeldom’s finest Gaelic singers, Arthur Cormack, Jenna Cumming and Ruairidh Gray.

Organised by Fèisean nan Gàidheal in partnership with The Highland Council, Blas, now a cornerstone of the Highland cultural calendar, is a dynamic celebration of Gaelic culture, bringing world-class performances to local venues, from village halls to arts centres, ensuring communities of all sizes can take part in this rich cultural experience. This year, the festival will host around 25 concerts and cèilidhs, with a strong focus on collaboration and partnerships with small arts organisations throughout the region.