European Heritage Days -
Làithean Dualchas na h-Eòrpa

Doors Open Days (DOD) events are run in different regions of Scotland each weekend in September offering free access to hundreds of fascinating sites, venues and activities not usually open to the public. DOD is coordinated by the Scottish Civic Trust.

Scottish Archaeology Month (SAM) promotes hundreds of events taking place all over Scotland. From the Shetland Islands to the Scottish Borders, there are free talks, tours, exhibitions, workshops and hands-on events to help you discover some of the amazing history, heritage and archaeology on your doorstep.

Together SAM and DOD, both supported by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), are Scotland’s contribution to European Heritage Days.

Theme for 2024: Architectural Heritage: Windows to the Past, Doors to the Future. 

Doors Open Days 2025 - September 6th - 28th 

Weekend One (6-7th) 

• Aberdeen City
• Badenoch and Strathspey
• Dumfries and Galloway
• East Dunbartonshire
• East Fife
• Inverclyde
• Outer Hebrides 
• Renfrewshire
• Scottish Borders
• Shetland
• South Lanarkshire  

Weekend Two (13-14th) 

• Angus 
• Ayrshire
• Central Fife
• Midlothian (Sat only)
• Moray (Sat only)
• North Lanarkshire
• Orkney
• Perth and Kinross
• Skye and Lochaber 

Weekend Three (20th- 21st) 

• Aberdeenshire
• Argyll and Bute
• Caithness and Sutherland
• East Renfrewshire
• Falkirk
• Glasgow (18th-21st)
• Inverness, Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty
• West Fife
• West Lothian  

Weekend Four (27-28th)  

• Clackmannanshire
• Dundee
• East Lothian
• Edinburgh
• Stirling