# Highlands & Islands Music & Dance Festival

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC010287
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** Feb. 6, 1984
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC010287


## Contact

- **Address:** The Lindon, North Connel, Oban, Argyll
- **Postcode:** PA37 1RD
- **Website:** www.obanfestival.org



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**What the charity does:** The purpose as recorded in the Constitution is to promote and further develop the traditional and historical arts of the Highlands and Islands music and dance and to enhance their appeal to the local community and to tourists in the region.  The main activity in relation to the above is the annual Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival which is held in Oban, Argyll on or about the first weekend in May.

**Beneficiaries:** 'Children or young people'

**Objectives:** The objects of the Festival comprise the promotion and further development of tradition and historical arts of Highlands and Islands Music and Dance, and the encouragement of the participation of young people in these 'folk arts'.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Argyll And Bute
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £30782 | £26448 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC010287/files/2025-07-31-accounts.pdf) (1.7 MB) |
| July 31, 2024 | £29299 | £30306 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC010287/files/2024-07-31-accounts.pdf) (2.2 MB) |
| July 31, 2023 | £24173 | £23278 |  -  | 0 |  |
| July 31, 2022 | £15073 | £12986 |  -  | 0 |  |
| July 31, 2021 | £2715 | £348 |  -  | 0 |  |