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Festivals of fun in Fife

Marie WIlliamson flies high as part of the All or Nothing Aerial Dance performance at Festival 16
Marie WIlliamson flies high as part of the All or Nothing Aerial Dance performance at Festival 16

From Handel to hanging from the end of a rope and Big Friendly Giants to boats, there was something for everyone in Fife at the weekend.

The sun shone on both Festival 16, which was organised by Fife Youth Arts after a successful debut last year, and the traditional start to Aberdour Festival.

The 2015 youth event in Kirkcaldy had been Fife’s first ever multi-youth arts festival and with more than 1,000 young people joining in, the event has quickly established itself as a celebration of creativity.

 Families build sandcastles before time runs out and the tide comes in at Aberdour Festival
Families build sandcastles before time runs out and the tide comes in at Aberdour Festival

Kirkcaldy was buzzing on Saturday with free workshops and performances by FYA’s partners including All or Nothing, Scotland’s Arial Dance Theatre, Creative Digital Lab and Caravan Obscura.

Under blue skies, events took place across five main venues including Kirkcaldy Galleries, War Memorial Gardens, the Adam Smith Theatre, the arts hub in the Postings Centre and the Mercat.

The day was rounded off in rousing fashion with a unique event in collaboration with Scottish Opera.

Fife Sing (Kirkcaldy) was an event where people came together to enjoy the passion and power of singing.

The Town Square resonated with a choir in full voice as they belted out one of Handel’s most popular works, the Hallelujah chorus from The Messiah.

Meanwhile, along the coast in Aberdour there were plenty of BFGs milling around.

Alan Dawson from the Quay Gallery performed the crowning of the royal party before they led the parade through the village to the lively beat of Drumatik.

The crowd and those in the procession took the theme, Roald Dahl characters, to heart.

The parade ended up at the Black Sands for a fantastic day of fun.

There was a beach day, complete with volleyball and a sandcastle competition, raft race and harbour races.

Away from the shore the traditional Aberdour village challenge football match, pitching easter versus wester villagers, was held.

Throughout this week there will be sports, comedy, crafts, events for foodies, talks, drama, science and authors’ talks.