St Andrews

Grand St Andrews Ceilidh Botanical Gardens, 22 Canongate, KY16 8RT,

01334 477178, Thu July 6, 7pm, £15 (children £5). Put on your dancing shoes and join the Byre for a night of ceilidh dancing. www.st-andrews-botanic. org

Painting the Past Walk

Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, Thu July 6, 2–3.30pm, free. A short walk taking you to sites that inspired artwork during Victorian times. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ musa

Comedy Sneak Peak

Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Fri June 30, 7.30pm, £10 (£8). A chance to see a mixed bill of comedians before they head to the Edinburgh Fringe. www.byretheatre.com

The ruggeds

Botanical Gardens, 22 Canongate, KY16 8RT, 01334475000, Sat July 1, 7pm, £18.50. Breakdance crew from Eindhoven. www.standrewsbyreinthebotanics.com

Scot Eree Tours: Eree Walking Tour

The Scores Hotel, 76 The Scores, KY16 9BB, 07851039597, Sat July 1 11am–12.30pm; Sun July 2, noon–1.30pm, free. A walking tour of St Andrews featuring tales of assassinations, royal romances, Alice in Wonderland and President Eisenhower. www.aberdeenfreetours.com

Out of the Box

Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, Sun July 2, 1–3pm, free. Pop into MUSA and try a new ‘Out of the Box’ challenge each month. This month’s activity focuses on medieval maces. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ museum/events

Top of the Class

Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, Mon July 3, 11am, free. Go back four centuries to find out what it was like to study in those times. Ages 7–12. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ musa

Whale of a Time

Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History, Bute Medical Building, School of Biology, St Andrews University, KY16 9TS, 01334 461660, Wed July 5, 11am, free. Learn about the history of whale hunting. Ages 7–12. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ museum/bellpettigrew