What’s on locally and other areas?
This page is aimed at people who live locally in Skye or the surrounding area and who are interested in Gaelic community events and classes based at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and in the local area.
Check out what is available below!
GAELIC CONVERSATION CLASS WITH JOHN URQUHART
We’re pleased to announce that John Urquhart will be offering a series of face-to-face community Gaelic classes this Spring in Portree, bringing us simple pronunciation, rich vocabulary, and opportunities for a good chinwag. These classes are ideal for intermediate to advanced learners; GME leavers, lapsed speakers and fluent speakers.
Cost: £68 (£34 for parents/grandparents of GME pupils)
19:00 – 20:00
Every Tuesday from 03 March until 28 April 2026
Shepherd’s Way Church, Portree
SPEAKGAELIC FICE EXAM – AN LÒCHRAN – GLASGOW
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig are delighted to host for the first time an assessment day at An Lòchran in Glasgow for those wishing to earn the A1 level Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) qualification in Gaelic.
Cost: £30
Saturday 07 March, 9:00am – 3:15pm
An Lòchran, Unit 1, 22 Mansfield Street, Partick, Glasgow G11 5QP
SRÙBAG: CONVERSATION CIRCLES
Join us for an informal Gaelic chat and a blether. Everyone is welcome!
Whether you’re at the beginning of your Gaelic journey and looking to gain a bit more confidence in speaking, or fluent and looking for more opportunities to use your Gaelic, all are welcome and encouraged to join us.
There will also be free tea, coffee and cake. Come along!
Subsidised by Bòrd na Gàidhlig.
18:00 – 19:00: Beginners – Intermediate
19:00 – 20:00: Intermediate – Fluent
Every Monday, starting 08 September 2025
Café IIN, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
GAELIC KNITTING AND CROCHET CLUB
Each Thursday afternoon at 12:30, we will be running a free Gaelic knitting club in the canteen at ACC, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Students, staff and members of the community are welcome to come and do some knitting through the medium of Gaelic. You don’t have to be very skilled, and we can help you. If you have any questions at all, please contact Floraidh at . We look forward to seeing you there.
12:30 – 13:30
Every Thursday
Canteen, ACC, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
GAELIC READING CIRCLE
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig’s Library is pleased to welcome you to come along to our Gaelic reading club.
This club is aimed at those with Gaelic reading abilities at upper intermediate level and above, who wish to gain confidence and use their Gaelic through reading in a friendly and encouraging environment.
Each week, we will read an excerpt from a story together and chat about it. There is no requirement to have read the text beforehand, but if you wish to receive the text prior to meeting, or for more information, get in touch at .
18:00 – 19:00
Every Thursday
The Library, ACC, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig