The 5th biennial Findhorn Bay Festival took place over ten days, between the 20th and 29th of September 2024, radiating from the town of Forres and the communities around the bay of Findhorn.

We welcomed the world to Moray to celebrate the very best of local, national and international cultural experiences in music, theatre, dance, circus, exhibitions and family events for all to enjoy.

The 2024 festival attracted total audiences of 8,986 – 3,871 at ticketed events and 5,115 across open-access and free events with around 58% of the audience coming from Moray, 34% from the rest of Scotland, 5% from elsewhere in the UK, 2% international audiences and 1% unknown.

An estimated £687,202 was brought back into the local economy – £515,355 through a combination of estimated visitor spend (calculated using the Visit Scotland Economic Calculator) and £171,847 from the allocation and local spending of the festival and associated project budgets.

“There is a feeling that everyone feels invested in what is going on… the artists, the organisers, the
audience and the local community. It is exhilarating to be a part of it all.”