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Enchanted Forest wins Best Culture Event in the UK

Scotland’s premier sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest, secured its place as one of the U.K.’s top tourism events after winning Best Cultural Event at the U.K. Event Awards. The Pitlochry based show, which recently celebrated its 15th anniversary with a record 70,000 visitors, beat off stiff competition at The Drum awards, including the […]

The Enchanted Forest reveals over 70,000 visitors attend 15th anniversary show

The Enchanted Forest, Perthshire’s multi-award winning sound and light show, has confirmed today that just over 70,000 visitors attended this year’s 15th anniversary show, which closed on Sunday night, a 13% increase on the previous record-breaking year. The 2016 show, shimmer, marked The Enchanted Forest’s 15th year and has been widely hailed by visitors as […]

The Enchanted Forest attracts International storytellers to tell tales

Some lucky visitors to The Enchanted Forest this year, will be given regaled with tales from around the world with two internationally renowned storytellers set to join the event’s in house storytellers for a special guest appearance. On Saturday 15th October, Finnish Storyteller Markus Luukkonen will join Highland Perthshire storyteller Claire Hewitt in her cosy […]

The Enchanted Forest sweeps the board at The DRUM’s Scottish Event Awards

Scotland’s premier sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest, has swept the board at this year’s Scottish Event Awards, picking up three titles at the annual awards ceremony this year held at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow including the prestigious Chairman’s Award. A three times winner of Best Cultural Event at The Scottish Event Awards, […]

The Enchanted Forest shortlisted for Thistle Award

Scotland’s premier sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest, has been shortlisted for Best Event or Festival for the third year running at the regional heats of the Scottish Thistle Awards, announced on Friday. A previous winner of the national title for Best Event or Festival, this is the third shortlisting in a row for […]

Enchanted Forest celebrates a shimmering 15th show

The 15th annual Enchanted Forest launched tonight in a shimmer of light, original music and some of the country’s top creative talent. A select audience of press and VIPs gathered in Faskally Wood, Pitlochry for the opening of what is now a must-see on the UK’s tourist calendar and a cultural and financial boost to […]

15 reasons to visit The Enchanted Forest in its 15th year

The Enchanted Forest, a brilliant sound and light show that transforms a Perthshire wood each October, is 15 years old this year. To celebrate, here are 15 facts about the show, now a multi-award-winning event that sells tens of thousands of tickets. This year’s Enchanted Forest, called Shimmer, starts on September 28th and runs every […]

The Enchanted Forest Marks Year of Innovation, Architecture & Design with Glasgow Graffiti Artwork

The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s multi-award-winning sound and light show, will mark VisitScotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design with the development of a unique piece of street art in Glasgow this Saturday afternoon by internationally renowned graffiti artist, Conzo Throb. The state-of-the-art sound and light show, which this year is entitled shimmer, will be interpreted […]

Enchanted Forest Reveals New Creative Talent Behind Shimmering New Show

If you caught this year’s Edinburgh Festival opening ceremony, you’ll have got a taster of another of Scotland’s favourite annual spectacles: The Enchanted Forest. Perthshire’s multi-award-winning sound and light show in the woods is set to shimmer this October with its most ambitious display to date. Among the creative talent is 59 Productions, the team […]

Enchanted Forest Shortlisted for Three Scottish Event Awards

The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s premier sound and light show, has been shortlisted for three prestigious awards. The show, which takes place every October at Faskally Wood, Pitlochry, has been shortlisted in the Large Event of the Year and People’s Choice Award categories of The Drum Scottish Event Awards. The People’s Choice Award is a new […]

Enchanted Forest Community Trust Funds 25 Local Project

The Enchanted Forest Community Trust, organisers of the award-winning sound and light show in the woods, have awarded £10,000 to a range of local projects in Highland Perthshire, from pipe band uniforms to the upgrade of a bookshop, to yoga classes for the elderly. This is the third year that such a fund has been […]

The Enchanted Forest releases 65,000 tickets for 15th Anniversary Show

The Enchanted Forest, Perthshire’s multi-award-winning sound and light show, will today – Friday 17th June – release 65,000 tickets for what will mark its 15th anniversary show. The state-of-the-art show, entitled shimmer, will run throughout October and this year more than 65,000 tickets are going on sale with organisers are urging customers to book early […]