The first in the series of Winter Talks begins on Oct 2nd when Tony Wilson of Fife Coast & Counryside Trust will highlight the development of Birnie & Gaddon Lochs at Collessie, from sand and gravel extraction to an award winning environmental and nationally important wildlife site. Everyone is welcome.

Featuring the Lomond Ceilidh Band and celebrating 25 years of North Eden House, 57 Eden Park, Cupar (residential & day care centre for older people). Bring your own bottle (plastic glasses please). Fab raffle to be held on the night. Tickets £10 inclusive of supper & a prize for the lucky ticket! Tickets available from North Eden House

Watch these graceful creatures display their incredible natural skills. Eagles, falcons, merlins & more. Witness these magnificent birds flying free. Organised by the National trust for Scotland. Standard Falkland Palace admission charges apply.

Backroom conniving, naked ambition, insider dealing, moral ambiguity, hypocrisy and corruption at the highest levels… a dynamic and inventive production with all the elements of thriller, adventure and the supernatural. This is a revival of the final ever show at Mull Little Theatre – an acclaimed, innovative and very accessible production which was loved by critics and audiences alike. Staged against the spectacular backdrop of Falkland Palace, it aims to bring theatre to a wider audience. Ticket Prices: £14 (£10-£8), can be bought online or call the Byre Theatre box office on 01334 475000 for more.

A 2 week event including: music (King Creosote & the Fence Collective, Savourna Stevenson, Lau, Rab Noakes, Tam White and more); visual arts (Marian Leve, Will Maclean, selected visual artists); performance poetry; art workshops; craft; scottish dance theatre workshops; open studios; heritage walk; puppet state theatre and more. See website for further info.

The North Howe Transition Toun Group is holding a community pub night in Collessie Village Hall. Come and try local ales and beers brewed in Dunshalt by Luckie Ales and the famous Cairn O'Mhor wines from Perthshire. Live music, pub games and late night DJ. Free entry.

When accompanied by a full paying child on the day! please telephone 01337 810391 for more details.

Join the Fife Coast and Countryside Trust Ranger Service to discover the fascinating kingdom of fungi! Strong footwear required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Dogs allowed. Please reserve a space to avoid disappointment.

Join the harvest celebrations in the beautiful gardens of Falkland Palace. You can buy some of our locally produced organic apples. There will also be children’s entertainment, food tasting, apple exhibition and juice pressing. Booking not required.

Everyone is welcome to these monthly get-togethers. Come along and enjoy game of bingo followed by light refreshments then another short game of bingo. Entry is £1.00 which includes supper. Eyes down and look in!

In aid of Parkinson Fife. Grand prize draw and supper. Bring your own bottle. Tickets £7 from Ron Bissett 01337 857210.

Ahoy there! Join the pirate fun in the library with stories and crafts. The event is for 4+ year old children

An evening of Cajun music with the Robbie Mack Cajun Ceilidh Band, supported by Giffordtown's Black Cat Jook Band. Ticket prices £8, concessions £6. See website for more.

Please come along and enjoy tea, coffee and scones in the company of others from the village and surrounds. A raffle will be held to raise funds for the upkeep of the hall. All welcome.

Satish Kumar - "Reconnecting with food".“ Sadly, in the modern world most of us know not how to wait, how to fast nor, for that matter, how to feast.” The Sixth Annual Stewardship Lecture at the House of Falkland will be delivered by Satish Kumar, one of the country’s leading humanitarian activists. Satish is editor of Resurgence Magazine, which has been described as ‘the artistic and spiritual voice of the green movement’. He is founder and Director of Schumacher College as well as an internationally acclaimed author and speaker. Satish will deliver a lecture that focuses on our lost links with food and the impact it has on climate change. Tickets cost £25 but as ever we are offering the Friends of Falkland’s Heritage a discounted rate of £20. Organic wine & Fife Diet supper prepared by award winning chef Christopher Trotter. If you wish to purchase a ticket please contact the office on 01337 858838. Tickets are now available to buy online at http://www.bigtentfestival.co.uk/annual-stewardship-lecture/ . All surplus funds will support the charity’s work to safeguard the future of House of Falkland.

Have a Spooktacular Halloween at Muddy Boots Farm Shop and join in our Halloween Party Nights. Enjoy: a night time train ride (and see where ghosts and ghouls sleep by day and Party by night); the creepy cottage ghost walk; a pumpkin lantern parade; the boo barn; plus test your breath by dookin for apples. Make sure you come dressed to scare - spot prizes for the best dressed. The boo barn will be open during normal hours and/or you can join our party evening starting at 3.30pm to 5.30pm for the under 7's (children £4, adult £2, adults in fancy dress free) and 6pm to 9pm for all ages (children £5.50, adults £4.50, family tickets also available). Please buy your tickets from the farm shop prior to the event. Tickets on sale now.

Ladybank Festive Committee invite you to a Family Halloween Dance. Fancy dress optional. Blitz disco starts 7.30pm for 8.00pm. Adults £2, £1 for 5-16 years. A Disneyland Holiday is up for grabs in the raffle. Tickets will be sold on the night and drawn at approx 9.00pm along with heaps of other great prizes too. Don't miss this chance to win the holiday of a lifetime and enjoy spooky Halloween fun!