To Absent Friends Festival

To Absent Friends is an annual festival of storytelling and remembrance that takes place in the first week of November each year.

People who have died remain a part of our lives – their stories are our stories, yet many Scottish traditions relating to the expression of loss and remembrance have faded over time.

The To Absent Friends Festival exists to encourage participation. Groups, communities and organisations are welcome to plan events, and these become the To Absent Friends event programme.

Events can be public or private, large or small, celebratory or reflective... communities are invited to take part in whatever way works for them.

To Absent Friends gives people across Scotland an excuse to remember, to tell stories, to celebrate and to reminisce about people we love who have died. It is an opportunity to revive lost traditions and create new ones.

You can find out more on the To Absent Friends website.