Events

Flax and Linen Festivals Scotland

3 – 19 September 2021, Fife 

Welcome to Our Linen Stories Events page, showing our programme of Exhibitions, Talks, Walks and Workshops.

This year we are delighted to present Scotland’s first Flax and Linen Festival in collaboration with communities across Fife.

Events registration via our Journeys in Design Eventbrite channel.

Festival Programme Summary:

Exhibition: Our main Festival Exhibition takes place in Stocks Carpets, a former Linen Works, Links St Kirkcaldy.

Walks: A new series of Heritage and Design Walks throughout the county, mapping linen stories with local experts and enthusiasts

Open Doors: Special entry to Artists Studios, Silverburn Park Flax Mill and Auchtertool House Gardens with related displays

Zoom Roundtable: ‘Think Global, Grow Local’, Scottish and International participants invited to explore shared flax cultures

Twilight Talks: ‘Making Well with Heritage’, our panel and audience engage on well-being and culture

Festival Encounters: A series of informal encounters with experts and enthusiasts throughout Scotland and further afield