All day (10am-4pm): 
Distillery tours - just turn up (groups book in advance at the distillery) including Glen Moray (£2.95), Glenfarclas (£3.50), Strathisla (£4), Glenfiddich (free), Cardhu (£2), Glen Grant (£2.50), Benromach (£2.50), Speyside Cooperage (£2.95), Dallas Dhu (£3) and Glenlivet (£2.50)

10am-2pm
Kiltmaking demonstrations at Ann Higgins, kiltmaker, Dufftown (free)

10am
Introduction to Whisky Nosing. A guide on how to appreciate single malt whiskies with Fiona Murdoch of The Whisky Shop. Basic nosing and tasting techniques practiced on a variety of single malts from all over Scotland, including Auchentoshan, Glen Moray, Balmenach, Old Pulteney and Lagavulin. (£4.50 per person).

12 noon
Special Distillery Tour - by bus starting from Dufftown with pick-ups in Aberlour and Craigellachie and featuring three distilleries not normally open to the public (£5). A rare chance to visit Dailuaine, Benrinnes and Speyburn distilleries plus a special tour and nosing at The Macallan.

2pm
Tour of Balvenie Distillery and Maltings, one of the last operating maltings on Speyside (£2).

2pm
Whisky Talk and Taste, The Whisky Shop, Dufftown - Autumn Whiskies. A specialist talk on whiskies particularly suitable for the Fall with Norwegian whisky connoisseur Per Lovlie and featuring five unusual single malts (£7.50) - Old Pulteney, Strathisla, Talisker, Aberlour cask strength and Bowmore Darkest.

4pm-6pm
International Malt Whisky Nosing Competition, Round One at The Highlander Inn, Craigellachie. Try to identify a dozen single malts by nose alone. Trophies for teams of four and for individual entrant (£1 per person, £4 per team) - prizegiving on Monday.

5pm
Whisky Talk and Taste, The Whisky Shop, Duftown - A Speyside Walk. A ramble by glass through some of the exciting single malts produced along the banks of the famous River Spey featuring at least five different whiskies (£7.50) - including Aberlour, Dailuaine, Benriach, Tamdhu and Longmorn.

7.30pm
Speyside Whisky Festival Opening Party, the square, Dufftown. Switch-on of festival lights, fireworks, pipe band and a free dram for everyone who attends (free).

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8.30pm til late
Ceilidh, Commercial Hotel, Dufftown. An evening of Scottish music, song and dance to watch and take part in (£4).

8.30pm
Traditional Dramming Games. Royal British Legion. Includes  Bowl-a-bottle, Guess the label, dram quiz, spot the still. Interval songs by local singer Ealeen Strathdee. Teams of four, chosen at random, amazing prizes.  Admission £3.

9pm-12midnight
Live Musicwith Pete Thoms & Brendan Bonnar at The Highlander Inn, Craigellachie.

All day 10am-4pm
Distillery tours including Glenfarclas (£3.50), Strathisla (£4), Glenfiddich (free), Glen Grant (£2.50), Benromach (£2.50), Dallas Dhu (£3), Glenlivet (£2).

All day
Golf: The Chivas Regal Scramble Open, Dufftown Golf Club, a challenging 18 hole course which features the highest hole in Scotland (and great views!).

10am-5pm
Craft Fair, Memorial Hall, Dufftown. A large display of local and traditional crafts,  plus a rare display of a unique collection of model trucks, many of them bearing whisky logos (£1). Also featuring the International Malt Whisky Nosing Competition - a chance to try to identify a variety of Speyside single malts by nose alone (£1 entry per person, £4 per team of four).

10am
Whisky Talk and Taste, The Whisky Shop, Dufftown - The Independent Bottlers. A chance to try a variety of single malts from the independent bottlers who offer an alternative taste to the distilleries own label. Seven whiskies to experience, including some at cask strength versions of Craigellachie from Scotts and Cadenheads, regular strength Imperial from Gordon & Macphail and Signatory, Glenrothes from Berry Brothers, Deerstalker from Aberfoyle and Knight and Leapfrog from Murray McDavid, with guest speaker David Stirk of Whisky Magazine.  (£15.50 per person).

12noon
Special Bus Tour of Dufftown Famous Seven Stills. Sit back and relax as the bus takes you around the distilleries which make the Malt Whisky Capital so special, with a dram at each (£5).

1.30pm & 3pm
The Whisky Train.  Take a journey on the newly re-opened section of the Keith-Dufftown railway with a dram to keep you company. Volunteers have been restoring this preserved railway line and it is now open as far as Drummuir Station.  A Dufftown dram will be given to start the journey at Dufftown's restored station and a Keith dram will be poured at the other end for the return journey.  Special fare for a special journey over the Parkmore viaduct and along picturesque Loch Park £4  (discounts for KDRA members). (Trains will also make the hour round trip at 11am, 12noon and 4.30pm at £3 for adults; discounts for children and KDRA members Saturday and Sunday. 

2pm
Guided Heritage Tour of Dufftown - leaving Dufftown Tower at 2pm on foot. Why did the Excise fail to spot the secret still in Dufftown's centre? On which local ground were Denmark beaten 1-0 by Scotland? What brought an Irishman to Dufftown half a millennium before William the Conqueror landed? Find the answers to these and other questions on this incredible tour. Distance 1.5 miles/2km, return 3.30pm, everyday footwear OK (£2.50).

2pm
Whisky Talk and Taste, The Whisky Shop, Dufftown. - Port Finishes.  The current trend for different wood finished whiskies is explored through testing out five of the port woods from Glen Moray, Cragganmore, Balvenie, Bowmore and Glenmorangie.  With Fiona Murdoch of The Whisky Shop. (£10.50 per person).

4pm-6pm
International Malt Whisky Nosing Competition, Round Two, The Mash Tun, Aberlour. Another chance to try your hand at the incredibly difficult art of identifying single malts by nose alone. Enter as an individual or as a team of four (£1 per person, £4 per team).

5pm
Whisky Talk and Taste, The Whisky Shop, Dufftown - Cask Strength Whiskies.  David Stirk of Whisky Magazine takes you through some of the cask strength bottlings currently on offer under distillery labelling, including Glenfarclas 105, Macallan 100% proof, Balvenie and Glenfiddich 15 year olds, Aberlour's A'Bunadh and Laphroaig. (£12.50 per person).

6.30pm
Scotchwhisky.com Dinner and Tasting at Innes House, Elgin. Guest industry experts will introduce whiskies for tasting before, during and after the dinner. Advance booking essential to  fionab@scotchwhisky.com  From £45 per person.

From 7pm
Restaurant La Faisanderie gourmet whisky menu and wine-tasting evening. A set menu of six courses including a different wine with each course and an opportunity to learn more about choosing wines to accompany dishes. Antoine, our wine connoisseur, will spend the evening guiding you through a selection chosen for what we hope will be an enjoyable evening. Reservations via only to +44 (0)1340 821273. £43.50 including wines.

7pm for 7.30pm
Gala Festival Dinner with whisky tasting, Taste of Speyside Restaurant, Dufftown (approx £30 including wines).

7.30pm
Aberlour Malt Tasting and Video, The Mash Tun, Aberlour. A tutored tasting of six malts from Aberlour distillery. (£7.50).

9pm til late
Live Scottish music 'Found Harmonium', The Highlander Inn, Craigellachie (Admission Free).