ECO Fest launch with Keith Partridge, 7-10pm, FREE

St Mary’s Church Hall

EMMY award winning adventure cinematographer Keith Partridge will launch ECO Fest by sharing his adventures and describing the ECO Fest’s calendar of events. Complementary wine, soft drinks and nibbles will be available.

Wildfish talk followed by Riverwoods film, 7pm, FREE

Dunblane Cathedral Halls

Wildfish examines issues associated with the farming of salmon

Riverwoods is a spectacular feature-length documentary showing the compelling story of Scotland’s Atlantic salmon –  a fish that is the angler’s ultimate prize and a key building block in a complex forest ecosystem.

Lifescape Lynx Talk, 6.30pm, FREE

St Mary’s Hall

An ilustrated talk exploring the benefits and issues of
reintroducing the
Lynx, by The Lifescape Project.

Glasgow Science Centre, 11am-3pm, FREE

St Mary’s Hall

Glasgow Science Centre Powering the Future On Tour Exhibits. As you explore these interactive hands-on exhibits, you can explore our energy options – from how we can produce electricity and fuels to how we can be smarter with our use of energy. What would you do? We are thankful that Direct Ecology have sponsored this event allowing it to be FREE !

Colourful Doodle stitching, 10am-4pm, £95

Central Scotland School of Craft

Combine painterly mark making and colourful stitch techniques to create upcycled textile artworks.

Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 7pm, FREE

St Mary’s Church Hall

Taking action on climate change can feel overwhelming. Lindsay Gibb of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society will explore practical ways we can all make a difference – and how to care for ourselves while doing so.

Creative Recycled Embellishments 10am-4pm, £95

Central Scotland School of Craft

Turn the everyday into treasure, using carefully curated and cut-up plastic and other waste materials to create sequinned and beaded 3D embroideries.

Visible mending 11am-4pm, £85

Central Scotland School of Craft

Learn how to breathe new life into your most treasured garments by darning, patching and stitching in creative and sustainable ways.

Eco Metals Masterclass, 11am-4pm, £130

Central Scotland School of Jewellery

In this one-day advanced masterclass, CSSJ will show participants how to melt down precious metals, such as gold and silver, and turn them into fabulous cast pieces of jewellery using simple tools and equipment. 

Orchard Blossom Day, Dunblane Community Council, 1-3pm, FREE

Laigh Hills

This year, Dunblane Community Council invites locals again to the Orchard Blossom Day, a national initiative to celebrate orchards in the UK. Join us in the Laigh Hills Community Orchard on 4/5/25 from 1 pm to 3 pm to enjoy the fruit tree blossoms and have fun with a quiz. Bring a picnic or try some fruit and snacks available on the day! 

Why not Scotland? The Big Picture, 7pm, FREE

Dunblane Cathedral Halls

We are delighted to be hosting a screening of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture’s brand new feature-length documentary, Why Not Scotland?
As we stand at a vital crossroads in the future of our land and seas, Why Not Scotland? explores the Scottish landscape through the eyes of Flo, a young Scot from Glasgow. Encouraged by these stories of hope and renewal, she is prompted to wonder: if this is possible elsewhere, then why not Scotland?

Street Wisdom: Nature Edition, 10-12am, FREE

Holme Hill

​What if inspiration, insights, and solutions were all around you?

​In this 2-hour walkshop (walking workshop), join your host Natasha Stanley to uncover the wisdom and wonder in the natural world, and find fresh answers to the questions you’re grappling with. 

​Based on the Street Wisdom methodology, we’ll blend mindfulness, shinrin-yoku, neuroscience, imagination and appreciative inquiry in a simple, playful approach that you can apply anywhere, to any question. 

Upcycled baskets, 10am-4pm, £85

Central Scotland School of Craft

Use salvaged ropes, scrap fabrics and old clothing rescued from landfill, and spend the day meditatively coiling and stitching a useful upcycled textile basket.

Balancing the Scales: Beavers Trust, 7pm, FREE

Dunblane Cathedral Halls

Balancing the Scales a film about the reintroduction of Beavers
into local environments.

Dunblane Widlife FREE

Dunblane Wildlife – the best bits. An illustrated talk from our local wildlife experts.

Woodland Trust, 7pm, FREE

St Mary’s Church hall

A talk about the serious position of Scotland’s woodlands by Ian Baird.

Botanical bookbinding journey 10am-4pm (3 day course), £310

Central Scotland School of Craft

Immerse yourself in the world of upcycled bookbinding, using found and foraged materials at every step of the journey, from making your own paper from recycled pulp, to creating inks and tools from botanical materials, and finally binding your creations together in a beautifully stitched botanical book.

Northwoods: talk on rewilding, 7pm, FREE

St Mary’s Church hall

An illustrated talk on re-wilding from Northwoods. Northwoods is a network of 100 farms, crofts and community woodlands across the whole of Scotland that are committed to following rewilding principles.

Community Council Local Plan 1.30-5.30pm, FREE

St Mary’s Hall

Join us to continue shaping the Local Place Plan for Dunblane. We are keen to hear suggestions from Dunblane Community on how to improve Dunblane (the High Street, spaces for youth, playgrounds, green spaces, local food growing, climate change preparedness etc.) and how to promote and support Historic Dunblane. The workshop will be run on the day by Imagine If, a community engagement practice, to work with Dunblane Community.

ECO Fest Day, 11am-3.30pm, FREE

St Mary’s Church

Join us at St Mary’s Church for a day of activities suitable for all the family. We will have an energy hub, environment hub, outdoor activities and refreshments.

Re-use sale, 10am-4pm, FREE

Central Scotland School of Jewellery

Come along and browse our selection of pre-loved jewellery making tools and materials available at bargain prices.

Litter pick, 9.30-10.30am, FREE

Dunblane (location tbc)

The informal “Lets pick it up Dunblane” group meets monthly to litter pick for an hour in Dunblane. All equipment needed is provided, and it’s something all the family can get involved in. The next event is on Saturday 11th May, for location details and to let the group organiser know if you’d like to come along please join the Facebook group.