PENFEST 2026
For details of exhibitions and events, please see separate calendar entries
For details of exhibitions and events, please see separate calendar entries
Featuring the work of David Owen, Jenni Thomson, Chris Thomson, Jan Miller, Ulla Hipkin
Take the opportunity to step inside the studios of local artists and makers. Visit Jane Kelly, Kate Brown, Anne Whiting, Kirsteen Miller, Christine Finlayson, Lou Donaldson, Christina Suter and Ulla Hipkin to discover ceramics, glass, textiles, painting and more. It's a wonderful chance to meet the artists, see where they Read more
Featuring the work of David Owen, Jenni Thomson, Chris Thomson, Jan Miller, Ulla Hipkin
This will be a chance for local artists who don't have a studio of their own to open, or whose studio isn't in Penicuik, to display some of their work along with other artists' work. Please email exhibitions.communityarts.gmail.com for details of renting table and display space.
In Penicuik Trinity Community Church Hall, Kirkhill, Penicuik. Giulia is a locally resident singer-songwriter from Brazil. Her musical background global, from Afro-Brazilian chants to celtic music, Bhuddist and Hindu mantras, Hebrew and Sephardic music, By exploring these different music traditions, she also explores the languages, singing in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Read more
- Penfest Closing event and exhibition prize-giving
The Donkin Art Group exhibition opens
International artist Daekon Lee's Opening Event.
Community Arts Penicuik is inviting its members to exhibit at the Penicuik Storehouse, from 1st November for 2 months. (Not a member? Join now by clicking here) You are invited to submit up to 3 pieces, which will be held and hung at the discretion of the CAP exhibitions team. Read more
What better way to spend a November afternoon that to join international artists, Ailie Robertson and Ruth Kirkpatrick for a spellbinding afternoon of traditional stories and harp music? Working in partnership, they will perform a new, varied repertoire and you can guarantee a wonderful hour of entertainment. Both Ruth and Read more