Welcome Hame!
The Hame festival shines a spotlight on our home, the North-East of Scotland, highlighting and celebrating our people and cultural expressions old and new. Through the creative contributions of festival performers, Hame will offer audiences a fascinating and grounded story of the region that touches on the important themes of identity and belonging.
A varied and stimulating programme of music, song, dance, slam poetry, and storytelling performances, audio-visual exhibitions, displays, public talks, local writing events, and guided walks, will give audiences an insight into the incredible cultural diversity of this area and what it means to those deeply connected to it.
The festival was created in partnership with the Elphinstone Institute.
- Upcoming Events
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Guided Walk: Old Aberdeen's Architectural Secrets (UNI-Versal: HAME)
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The Art of Politics at Hame (UNI-Versal: HAME)
07 -08 July 2022 -
Talk: Why Tell Stories? (UNI-Versal: HAME)
07 July 2022, 16:00 -16:30 -
Tales o Hame (UNI-Versal: HAME)
07 July 2022, 19:00 -21:00 -
Performers at Hame (UNI-Versal: HAME)
07 -09 July 2022
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Bringing Hame a celebration of north-east Scotland
06 June 2022 -
PechaKucha Night returns to Aberdeen as part of the Festival of New Ideas
27 April 2022 -
Challenge your innovative thinking at the Festival of New Ideas
20 April 2022 -
Aberdeen's new film festival a box office hit
16 February 2022 -
Bond actress and internationally acclaimed short film added to Dark Nights line-up
10 February 2022
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Other UNI-VERSAL festivals in 2022

Music - 25 – 26 November
UNI-Versal Music will be a mini festival of musical performances and workshops inspired by local people and places. Drawing on existing music and voices from the region, past and present we will work with the University’s music department as well as partner organisations to produce a rich and exciting programme for you to enjoy.
UNI-VERSAL festivals in 2023

Dark Nights Film Festival 2023
UNI-Versal Dark Nights Film Festival 2022 offered a selection of events from workshops to panel discussions with well-known industry professionals like Sergio Casci, Ian McCulloch, Phil Meheux and Martine Beswicke. The programme also featured interesting discussions on diversity in the film industry today and a selection of film screenings from documentary to cult classic horror film.
Dark Nights Film Festival has something for everyone – keep an eye out for the 2023 festival dates!

New Ideas Festival 2023
UNI-Versal Festival of New Ideas profiled Scotland’s most innovative and cutting-edge research, ideas and inventions, focusing on themes such as environment and biodiversity, data and AI and energy transition. This mini festival brought together our brightest minds to showcase some of the leading global research happening right here in the North East of Scotland.
Keep an eye out for the 2023 festival dates!