What's on in St Andrews, United Kingdom through the year
St Andrews, United Kingdom has 8 curated events through the year — 3 festivals, 3 holidays, 1 season and 1 local rule. The ones to plan around: StAnza poetry festival (March) and Lammas Market (August). April, May, June, July, August, October and December are its peak-crowd months.
Updated September 2026 · every event curated and sourced · dates for 2026 where they are announced, the usual window where they are not
St Andrews events and crowds by month
January in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in January →Busy — Christmas holidays in United Kingdom, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it
- Rule
Old Course closed on Sundays
1 Jan – 31 DecClosuresNo golf is played on the Old Course on Sundays; it rests, and the town walks over it instead. If you only have a weekend, that is the day to do the beach and the ruins, not the tee sheet. Source ↗
February in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in February →Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet, February half-term in United Kingdom
Nothing new starts in February.
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec)
March in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in March →Busy — StAnza poetry festival, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it
- Festival
StAnza poetry festival
13–15 MarArts festivalCrowdedScotland's international poetry festival fills the Byre Theatre and venues around town for a long weekend in March with readings, open mics and exhibitions, one of the few busy weekends before the golf season. Source ↗
- Holiday
Easter bank holidays
3–6 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedClosuresGood Friday is a bank holiday across the UK and Easter Monday everywhere but Scotland. The long weekend opens the domestic touring season: popular towns, coasts and parks get busy, rooms cost more, and rail engineering works often cut or replace train services. Source ↗
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec)
April in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in April →Peak crowds — Easter bank holidays, Easter / spring holiday in United Kingdom
Nothing new starts in April.
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Easter bank holidays (3–6 Apr)
May in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in May →Peak crowds — Golf high season, Late-May half-term in United Kingdom
- Season
Golf high season
1 May – 30 SepSummer season opensCrowdedBook earlyLong northern daylight means tee times from dawn to nine at night, and the Old Course ballot fills every day of it. Rooms and green fees are at their highest; October is nearly as good and much cheaper. Source ↗
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec)
June in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in June →Peak crowds — Golf high season, Late-May half-term in United Kingdom
Nothing new starts in June.
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Golf high season (1 May – 30 Sep)
July in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in July →Peak crowds — Golf high season, Summer holidays in United Kingdom
Nothing new starts in July.
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Golf high season (1 May – 30 Sep)
August in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in August →Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, Golf high season
- Festival
Lammas Market
7–11 AugMajor festivalCrowdedScotland's oldest surviving medieval street fair takes over Market Street and part of South Street with rides and stalls from Friday to Tuesday in the second week of August; the centre closes to traffic and parking vanishes. Source ↗
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Golf high season (1 May – 30 Sep)
September in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in September →Busy — Golf high season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it
- Festival
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
1–4 OctSporting eventCrowdedClosuresBook earlyA European Tour week at the turn of September and October played over the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, with celebrities in the amateur pairings. The Old Course is unplayable by visitors that week. Source ↗
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Golf high season (1 May – 30 Sep)
October in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in October →Peak crowds — Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, October half-term in United Kingdom
Nothing new starts in October.
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (1–4 Oct)
November in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in November →Busy — St Andrew's Day celebrations, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
- Holiday
St Andrew's Day celebrations
24–30 Nov · usuallyNational holidayCrowdedThe town named for Scotland's patron saint marks his day around 30 November with a community market, an outdoor ceilidh, a torchlight procession and fireworks, usually on the nearest weekend. Source ↗
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec)
December in St Andrews
St Andrews weather in December →Peak crowds — Christmas and Boxing Day, Christmas holidays in United Kingdom
- Holiday
Christmas and Boxing Day
24–28 DecChristmas & New YearClosuresChristmas Day and Boxing Day are bank holidays. Public transport is minimal or absent on 25 December and thin on the 26th, and most shops, attractions and many pubs and restaurants close on Christmas Day, so plan travel and meals ahead. Source ↗
Still on: Old Course closed on Sundays (1 Jan – 31 Dec)