Lyth Arts Centre

08/09/2026

Have you ever visited Castlehill Heritage Centre?! Join us this Saturday for a free evening of discovery and conversations... Activities include;

🎬 An outdoor film screening under the evening sky
🌿 Foraging with Amanda from Nature’s Path, Natural Ways
⛺ Help build a traditional bender tent
🔥 Traditional Traveller skills and stories
🍲 Shared food and conversation
📜 Rare photographs, objects and archive material
💬 Live discussion with artists, writers, archivists and members of the Scottish Travelling community

And the best bit? It’s completely FREE.

📍 Castlehill Heritage Centre — Saturday 12 September
📍 Lyth Arts Centre — Sunday 13 September
⏰ 6pm–9pm both evenings

These aren’t your usual events — and spaces are limited!
Booking is essential. Come along, get involved and be part of the conversation.

https://lytharts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173692900

07/09/2026

We've got something a little different later this month… 👀

Two evenings of film, foraging, stories, making, food and conversation exploring the people, places and histories that shape where we live.

🎬 An outdoor film screening under the evening sky
🌿 Foraging with Amanda from Nature’s Path, Natural Ways
⛺ Help build a traditional bender tent
🔥 Traditional Traveller skills and stories
🍲 Shared food and conversation
📜 Rare photographs, objects and archive material
💬 Live discussion with artists, writers, archivists and members of the Scottish Travelling community

And the best bit? It’s completely FREE.

📍 Castlehill Heritage Centre — Saturday 12 September
📍 Lyth Arts Centre — Sunday 13 September
⏰ 6pm–9pm both evenings

These aren’t your usual events — and spaces are limited!

Booking is essential. Come along, get involved and be part of the conversation.

Book your free place now 👉 https://lytharts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173692900

07/09/2026

Dunnet & Brough Open Studios!

📅 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September | 11am–5pm

Artists and makers across Dunnet & Brough are opening their studios for one weekend. Head along and discover the diverse creative talent in the community.

💜 Look out for the purple balloons!

03/09/2026

TOMORROW NIGHT AT LAC!

The Legend of Loch Maree, is the Blas 2026 commission by leading Highland fiddle player Graham MacKenzie. The work is inspired by a print by the late Margaret Robertson, which hung in the home where Graham grew up and first introduced him to the story.

Hear this wonderful new piece of work at LAC tomorrow night!

📅 Fri 4th Sept @ 7.30pm
📍 Lyth Arts Centre
🎟 https://www.blas.scot/events/graham-mackenzie---faoinsgeul-loch-maruibhe---the-loch-maree-legend-and-claire-frances-macneil

02/09/2026

🎹 Live classical music in Thurso! 🎹

Join us at West Church, Thurso for an evening with the brilliant Chloé Piano Trio!

Expect a sparkling Haydn, the vibrant and rarely performed music of Henriëtte Bosmans, and a gloriously romantic Brahms Piano Trio No. 1.

Three exceptional musicians. One unforgettable evening of chamber music.

📅 Sunday 4th Oct @ 7.30pm
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Join us in the West Church, Thurso for the Chloé Piano Trio! The Chloé Piano Trio, Tunnell Trust Award Winners 2024/25, was formed in 2017…

02/09/2026

Two evenings of film, foraging, stories, making and shared food. 🌿

Join us for a weekend exploring place, memory, Traveller traditions and the stories that shape who we are — with poetry, artefacts, outdoor film, foraging, traditional tent-making and a shared meal.

👉 Saturday 12 September | Castlehill Heritage Centre
👉 Sunday 13 September | Lyth Arts Centre

Featuring Harry Josephine Giles, Davie Donaldson, Donald Williamson, Lewis Hetherington, Amanda from Nature’s Pathways and more.

Free to attend, but booking is essential.

BOOK NOW: https://lytharts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173692900

01/09/2026

'With its themes of love, misunderstanding and loss, the story is often described as a Highland echo of Romeo and Juliet.'

Join us at LAC this Friday for a wonderful new piece from Graham Mackenzie!

📅 Fri 4th Sept @ 7.30pm
📍Lyth Arts Centre
🎟 https://www.blas.scot/events/graham-mackenzie---faoinsgeul-loch-maruibhe---the-loch-maree-legend-and-claire-frances-macneil

The tragic tale of a Highland princess who fell in love with a Norwegian prince is the inspiration behind a new piece of music for the Blas Festival.

01/09/2026

AUTUMN PROGRAMME NOW LIVE!!

We've got some amazing events lined up this Autumn - come join us!

Use the links below for more info...

Mimesis in Action (Sat 29th Aug - Fri 16th Oct in JOG Mill )
https://lytharts.org.uk/what-we-do/mimesis-in-action/
Graham Mackenzie: Blas Festival (4th Sept @ LAC)
https://www.blas.scot/events/graham-mackenzie---faoinsgeul-loch-maruibhe---the-loch-maree-legend-and-claire-frances-macneil
Hidden Voices (12th & 13th Sept @ LAC and Castlehill)
https://lytharts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173692900
Chloe Piano Trio (Sunday 4th Oct @ West Church)
https://lytharts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173692848
Dieseil Dance (Oct 7th Latheron, 8th Reay, 9th St Magnus)
https://lytharts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173692855
STORM (29th & 30th Oct in Mackays Hotel)
https://lytharts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173690246
Junior Jammers (Saturdays at LAC)
https://lytharts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173678395/events/428886375
Drama Drop In (Saturdays at LAC)
https://lytharts.org.uk/what-we-do/lac-drama-drop-in/
Comics Club (Wednesdays at Thurso Library)
https://lytharts.org.uk/what-we-do/caithness-comics-club-with-aimee-lockwood/

31/08/2026

Sign up to our mailing list to get first dibs!

Our Autumn Programme launches this evening at 7pm, with our mailing list getting 24-hour early access!

Sign up below and be the first to book!
https://mailchi.mp/lytharts/lac-mailing-list-sign-up

28/08/2026

📸 Summer Sessions 2026 pics! 📸

We've got a few SS things to share with you in due course, but as a starter, check out some of our favourite stage pics from the wonderful SB Photography - Stevie knows his way around a camera!