Featured Events in Perth in August 2025 (July Updated)

Come join our AMAZING NEW MONTHLY EVENT PBN HIVEMIND IN PERSON has been launched!The idea is to have an in-person session monthly for members and non-members (£5 fee) where you can drop in and chat with your fellow PBN’ers about your business, get peer support, co-work for a couple of hours, get inspiration from your peers, get signposting for info, create synergies with fellow PBN businesses. Our new advisers at Business Gateway will also pop in where possible to give advice. The venue is the Famous Grouse Ideas Centre in Creative Exchange in Perth. The time will be 9am-11 am. We are so grateful to Perth and Kinross Council for allowing us to use the incredible space This is a wonderful new initiative, please support this. Your committee works really hard and voluntarily to bring these events to you. Information Source: Perthshire Busineswomen's Network | eventbrite

Everyone will go home with a new chair that they have painted and reupholstered. We will supply the chair, a choice of fabric and paint although attendees can bring their own upholstery grade fabric that must be at least 60cm square. We will have a short lunch break with tea, coffee and biscuits provided but attendees should bring a packed lunch although food is available to buy in the garage forecourt next door. Attendees should wear older clothes in case of paint mishaps. Information Source: Tayside Upcycling & Craft Centre CIC | eventbrite

Got clutter at home or a wardrobe full of clothes you never wear? No time to list items on Vinted or take them to the charity shop—but wouldn’t mind making a few extra pennies? Then this event is perfect for you! Sunday, 3rd August 2025 11:15 AM – 2:30 PM (Set-up from 10:20 AM) Academy of Sport & Wellbeing, UHI Perth Stalls are just £15 – paid in advance Spaces are limited, so please email morgan18mcleod@gmail.com to reserve your spot today! Stall price includes a table and chairs. Plus, enjoy a delicious bake sale on the day, with all proceeds going to Perth Autism Support from the bake sale. It’s a great way to declutter, earn, and give back! Information Source: Morgan McLeod | eventbrite

This course is for people with little or no gardening experience who would like to get started but don't know where to begin and are maybe a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing. Don't worry! The basics are quite simple and fun... and you don't need to know any Latin names. It's quite easy to get going with simple crops, tatties, tomatoes, squash, onions etc. The great thing is to make a start... You'll also get an insight into the fascinating natural world going on all around us - how we can work with natural processes to make gardening life as easy as possible, more planet and people friendly, and have fun! Women and men welcome - over 16's please We pack a lot into this course... How to sow seeds and pot up seedlings, other ways to propagate plants About annual and perennial plants and a bit more general detail about some of the key food crops: salads, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes etc About the different groups of plants - roots, brassicas and so on - and about crop rotation. COMPOSTING: how you can reduce your landfill waste and get a valuable yield. How to use your own-grown plants as a natural, free fertiliser. POLYTUNNELS: about things you can grow outside and things for which you really need a polytunnel or greenhouse. About some of the common pests and problems, and we'll mention some helpful techniques and ideas: eg companion planting and sq ft gardening. And include some very basic ideas about the importance of woodland, forest gardening, orchard management And also (time permitting!) go into some of the less well known but very helpful ideas out there: eg the permaculture principles, biodynamics Bring sketches and photos of your own garden and we can chat together in the group about possible layouts and how to get the most out of your garden space !! ALSO !! BASIC WOODWORK FOR GARDENING - I'm going to include the basics of sawing and drilling so you get an idea of how to make raised beds, compost bays etc. It's such a useful skill to have and you'll at least get an idea of what's involved. We'll look at the various different kinds of beds and sheds we have at the farm so you can see how they're made. TAKE SOMETHING HOME you'll be able to take home some of the seeds you've sown and plants you've propagated for your continuing gardening adventures. FARM TOUR we have a wide variety of crops and ways of growing them for you to see in action. We'll look at "no-dig" beds and ways of using ground cover and mulches. Also, we don't use chemical weedkillers so have been experimenting with an easy way of controlling weeds using a layer of cover crops, you can see the promising results of this and much more... FOOD AND DRINK please bring what you need with you, there's no cooking facilities at the farm. TOILETS There is a basic portacabin toilet block on the site. MAX EIGHT PLACES on this course, so plenty of individual attention. Please bring plenty layers of clothing including a shower-proof one, gardening gloves if you have them and boots or wellies. COURSE TUTORS: Ian Watt - Charlotte Arno may come along to help us depending on numbers. Information Source: Ian Watt | eventbrite