GalleryFood Events 2017
Food Events
You start the Festival with hot and cold rolls in the Orphir Church on the opening day, Thursday 7 September. That gets you under way for a walk back to Kirkwall on the final […]
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GalleryHighlights from 2015 Family Day
Family days, OISF 2015
There were lanterns to light and spectra to study. There were rocks to recognise and molecules to make. You could find out about flowers for native bumblebees, or make a foam fossil fish. You […]
GalleryOISF Food Events 2015
Food Events
Skaill House
Skaill House was the venue for a tribute to the remarkable Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron and pioneer of the principles upon which modern computing is based.
She was born 200 years ago […]
GalleryOISF Opening Lunch 2015
Food Events
Opening Lunch
The harvest of the sea was to the fore in the 2015 Festival’s opening event. News of the latest research on sustaining local crab and lobster stocks was accompanied by a seafood lunch […]
GalleryHighlights from 2014 Family Day
Family days, OISF 2014
Seeing saltwater creatures and working with natural materials, steering a Mars Rover and making a flying saucer … the Family Day was packed with activities.
GalleryPeedie Producers Guide
Food Events
When you sample the local fare at some of the Festival events, you may wonder where you can buy some to take home with you.
There’s now a solution – a new pocket guide to […]
GalleryThe daily lunches at the Peedie Kirk
Food Events
Among the highlights of the Festival are the lunches in the Peedie Kirk Hall. It’s an opportunity to enjoy local food, look at works by local artists, and enjoy a chat with friends…
Each day […]
GalleryHighlights from 2013 Family Day
Family days, OISF 2013
This was the year when you could handle a meteorite and steer a Mars Rover, try out Stone Age technology and wear an Iron Age hood, join the Dustbin Detectives and the Viking soap […]
GalleryFood at the Festival
Food Events
Part of the enjoyment of the Festival is the opportunities that it provides to sample Orkney food. Several events are rounded off with food and drink. On the Sunday afternoon at Skaill House, talks […]
GalleryA Green and Medieval Afternoon 2012
A Green and Medieval Afternoon, OISF 2012
“The Earl’s Palace and the nearby Bishop’s Palace, both usually imposing, empty stone shells, came alive last Saturday, when they were invaded by children, historians, architects, storytellers, artists, musicians, craftspeople, kitchen caterers, and ice […]
GalleryHighlights from 2012 Family Day
Family days, OISF 2012
“There was so much to see and do for families at the event that the only difficulty for many of the youngsters who walked through the door was what to do first!
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A Green and Medieval Afternoon 2011
A Green and Medieval Afternoon, OISF 2011, Play OISF Video
Music and art, crafts and costumes, stories of people and ideas, all in the setting of the Earl’s and Bishop’s Palaces in Kirkwall, Orkney, in the 21st Orkney International Science Festival, September 2011
Highlights from 2010 Family Day
Family days, OISF 2010
Rockets and robots, wave power and waste re-use – it was all part of the Family Day at the 2010 Orkney International Science Festival.
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GalleryThe Reel
Food Events
The Reel on Broad Street is the venue for the Festival Club and it is really an atmospheric setting at any time of day.
In fact, it is probably the nearest that Orkney gets to […]
GalleryJudith Glue
Food Events
Judith Glue’s Real Food Cafe in Broad Street, situated across from the Cathedral, is open in the evening as well as through the day throughout the Festival and provides a good option for somewhere […]
