Events
Find out about upcoming events taking place across Scotland and online
Upcoming events
16th September 2026, 6:00 pm - 08:00 PM
Better Buses for Grampian – Crafting and Social
100 Crown Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6HJJoin us for a fun evening of crafting ahead of action taking place in October! We’ll be creating props, such as a model bus and bus stop, chatting about the campaign, recent events and more! View Event
16th September 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Friends of the Earth Falkirk presents Hope! Five: The Great Transformation
Polmont Community Hub, Greenpark Dr, Polmont, Falkirk FK2 0PZHope! Is a documentary series rooted in active optimism. It amplifies the stories of communities worldwide who are regenerating the planet and building a more just future. Filmed across 17 countries on 4 continents, it gathers over 40 solutions already having a positive impact on Earth.
Screening 5 - The Great Transformation
A future in which cities not only improve the quality of life of their inhabitants but also manage to balance renewable energy production with ecology. This chapter explores the global energy transition, driven by clean technologies that are transforming our present to build the best possible future. View Event
23rd September 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Friends of the Earth Falkirk presents Hope! Six: The Secret Ingredient
Polmont Community Hub, Greenpark Dr, Polmont, Falkirk FK2 0PZHope! Is a documentary series rooted in active optimism. It amplifies the stories of communities worldwide who are regenerating the planet and building a more just future. Filmed across 17 countries on 4 continents, it gathers over 40 solutions already having a positive impact on Earth.
Screening 6 - The Secret Ingredient
The final ingredient to achieve it is simpler than it seems. This chapter highlights the critical
role of indigenous communities and the urgent need to eradicate gender inequality to
regenerate the planet and address the climate crisis. View Event
26th September 2026, 2:00 pm - 04:00 PM
Better Buses for Buchan September Meeting
The Hub Peterhead (Former OAP Social Club)The Better Buses for Buchan campaign is gaining steam with a growing group of local folk keen to take this fight further. If you're fed up with the buses and want to do something about it, now is the perfect time to get involved! View Event
29th September 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Better Buses for Aberdeen September Meeting
Friends of the Earth Aberdeen Office, 100 Crown Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6HJLocal people in Aberdeen are coming together to win concrete improvements to buses in Aberdeen that will benefit us. Nothing will change unless we demand that it does! View Event
30th September 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:00 PM
National Meeting: Ecocide in Palestine
OnlineJoin to hear from experts about the environmental impact of the genocide in Palestine and what that means for intertwined communities and ecosystems. We’ll learn about new research based on samples from the ground in Gaza and hear about how we can put pressure for stronger action for the Palestinian people. View Event
03rd October 2026, 11:30 am - 03:30 PM
Do you have a minute? How to have effective conversations about issues you care about
Training at Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church, GlasgowOrganising for climate justice begins in our own communities, but it can be hard to know where to start! Come along to this training to gain some practical skills for having effective conversations in your community about the issues you care about. We'll learn a bit of theory, practice on each other and then go out into the world and try chatting to people in real life! We'll also have a shared lunch and debrief session to help you plan future community outreach.
The session will focus on Friends of the Earth Glasgow's new AI data centre campaign, but the skills you'll learn will be useful no matter what your campaign is. Everyone is welcome, whether you've done this loads before, or it's your first try.
The venue is step free and has accessible bathroom facilities. View Event
Past Events
09th September 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Friends of the Earth Falkirk presents Hope! Four: The Invisible
Polmont Community Hub, Greenpark Dr, Polmont, Falkirk FK2 0PZHope! Is a documentary series rooted in active optimism. It amplifies the stories of communities worldwide who are regenerating the planet and building a more just future. Filmed across 17 countries on 4 continents, it gathers over 40 solutions already having a positive impact on Earth.
Screening 4 - The Invisible
This episode explores key solutions that make visible actions that bring us closer to winning the battle against climate change.
09th September 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:30 PM
Friends of the Earth Glasgow September Meeting
Kinning Park Complex, GlasgowMeeting of Friends of the Earth Glasgow group - everyone welcome! Bring a pal, bring a partner, bring a neighbour. We'll be discussing how to move forward with our brand new campaign to stop AI data centres being built in Greater Glasgow. We'll share some food at the end too, if you're able to make or bring a dish to share please sign up on the rota (linked in the confirmation email).
03rd September 2026, 11:30 am - 01:00 PM
Protest against massive data centres
outside the Scottish ParliamentFourteen separate local campaign groups against massive data centres are bringing their protest to Holyrood. Join the rally to show MSPs that you support local communities who are standing up against these inappropriate developments!
02nd September 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Friends of the Earth Falkirk presents Hope! Three: Metamorphosis
Polmont Community Hub, Greenpark Dr, Polmont, Falkirk FK2 0PZHope! Is a documentary series rooted in active optimism. It amplifies the stories of communities worldwide who are regenerating the planet and building a more just future. Filmed across 17 countries on 4 continents, it gathers over 40 solutions already having a positive impact on Earth.
Screening 3 - Metamorphosis
What if another economy were possible? We discover doughnut economics and learn how we can thrive without depleting our planet’s finite resources. Guided by Kate Raworth we will explore doughnut economics and understand how we can thrive without depleting with our planet’s finite resources.
02nd September 2026, 1:00 pm - 02:00 PM
Scotland Demands Better Buses Rally
outside the Scottish ParliamentWe’re inviting bus passengers and MSPs from across Scotland to show support for better buses by joining our Rally and Photo Opp. Organised by Get Glasgow Moving and supported by Friends of the Earth Scotland, Poverty Alliance, STUC, Scottish Pensioners’ Forum, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and Living Rent.
01st September 2026, 7:00 pm - 08:30 PM
Kinross Needs Better Buses: Campaign Launch & Meeting
Library, Loch Leven Community Campus, KinrossGet involved in your local campaign to win a bus service that works for our community, not commercial interests. Friends of the Earth Scotland and Kinross Climate Cafe are hosting a public meeting to launch a new local campaign to bring public transport back into public hands in Kinross. Everyone is welcome!
29th August 2026, 11:00 am - 01:00 PM
Better Buses for Buchan Monthly Meeting
The Hub Peterhead (Former OAP Social Club)The Better Buses for Buchan campaign is gaining steam with a growing group of local folk keen to take this fight further. If you're fed up with the buses and want to do something about it, now is the perfect time to get involved!
26th August 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:00 PM
National Meeting: International Resistance to Data Centres
Online on ZoomThis online event hosted by Friends of the Earth Scotland and Friends of the Earth Ireland will include stories of how communities across the world are fighting back and winning against data centres, with opportunities to share strategies, lessons and solidarity.
25th August 2026, 7:00 pm - 08:30 PM
Better Buses for Aberdeen – August Meeting
100 Crown Street, AberdeenLocal people in Aberdeen are coming together to win concrete improvements to buses in Aberdeen that will benefit us. Nothing will change unless we demand that it does!
24th August 2026, 12:30 pm - 01:30 PM
Just Transition: Renewing hope in Scotland’s new Parliament
OnlineJoin this webinar to hear the Just Transition Partnership and our allies share the experience so far, where Scotland could be headed, and what the new parliament must focus on now – in particular the creation of good new jobs. Speakers include former MSP Sarah Boyack; Richard Hardy, member of the Just Transition Commission; Dave Moxham, Deputy General Secretary of Scottish Trade Union Congress & Caroline Rance, FoES Head of Campaigns
21st August 2026, 5:00 pm - 23rd August 2026, 3:30 pm
10 Years of YFoES: Summer Gathering
Glenmore, HighlandsJoin Young Friends of the Earth Scotland to celebrate 10 years of the network at our 2026 Summer Gathering. Learn how you can use your skills to be part of the fight for climate justice - plus have a break away from it all in beautiful Aviemore!
19th August 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:00 PM
Introduction to Campaign Strategy
OnlineJoin us for a workshop designed for people and communities who want to create change in their local area but aren’t sure how to run a successful campaign.
Whether you are resisting a proposed data centre or demanding better bus services, this workshop will give you the skills to plan, build and win strategic and powerful local campaigns.
01st August 2026, 2:00 pm - 04:00 PM
Better Buses for Buchan – August Meeting
The Hub Peterhead (Former OAP Social Club), 21 Windmill Street, AB42 1LHBuchan’s bus network, reliant on Stagecoach's poor service, is failing passengers. The average bus fare has increased above inflation, discouraging bus use and resulting in routes being cut across our region.
Join the campaign to take our buses back into public hands!
29th July 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:00 PM
National Meeting: Green jobs – the good, the bad, and the ugly
OnlineJoin us for this online session to learn about the impacts Reform UK’s proposed policies would have on green jobs across Scotland and the UK, and what we need instead to create good, secure, unionised jobs within a green energy system that works for people not profit.
28th July 2026, 7:00 pm - 08:30 PM
Better Buses for Aberdeen – July Meeting
100 Crown Street, AberdeenLocal people in Aberdeen are coming together to win concrete improvements to buses in Aberdeen that will benefit us. Nothing will change unless we demand that it does!
30th June 2026, 7:00 pm - 08:30 PM
Better Buses for Aberdeen – June Meeting
Friends of the Earth Aberdeen Office, 100 Crown Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6HJLocal people in Aberdeen are coming together to win concrete improvements to buses in Aberdeen that will benefit us. Nothing will change unless we demand that it does!
We'll be planning to win real change and deciding what our priorities are as well as having some training in how to win campaigns. No experience is needed, just turn up! Bring a pal, bring a partner, bring a neighbour.
27th June 2026, 2:00 pm - 04:00 PM
Better Buses for Buchan Meeting
The Hub Peterhead (Former OAP Social Club)The Better Buses for Buchan campaign is gaining steam with local press coverage, a growing group of local folk keen to take this fight further and plans forming for outreach across Buchan and summer events and stalls to spread the word. If you're fed up with the buses and want to do something about it, now is the perfect time to get involved!
23rd June 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:30 PM
Creating Accessible Spaces in the Youth Movement: Zine Workshop
OnlineWhat is your dream of accessible community spaces for making change?
Join us for a workshop that will explore zine-making as an act of resistance and resource for considering access and inclusion in climate/activism spaces.
13th June 2026, 6:30 pm - 10:00 PM
Defend the Defenders
Adelaide Place, 209 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HZJoin us for an evening of music, poetry and international solidarity with Pippa Blundell, Sandino e seu Bando, Alycia Pirmohamed and Henry Bell. This fundraiser will support Friends of the Earth International’s rapid-response fund that gets money directly to environmental defenders facing threats, criminalisation and violence for protecting land, water and territory around the world.
13th June 2026, 2:00 pm - 06:30 PM
National Gathering & AGM
Adelaide Place, 209 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HZ and OnlineAs a democratic, grassroots organisation, our National Gathering and AGM is a key moment for members to influence the organisation’s direction, share ideas, meet like-minded people and feel part of a movement of folk who believe in a better world.
28th May 2026, 7:00 pm - 08:30 PM
Better Buses for Fife Campaign – Open Meeting
OnlineBus services across Fife are failing our communities. Routes are being cut, fares are too expensive and too many people are being left isolated or without reliable public transport.
That’s why local people are coming together to build the Better Buses for Fife campaign - and we want you to be part of it.
Join our first open meeting to meet others involved, shape the direction of the campaign and find out how you can help win better buses for Fife.
28th May 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:00 PM
Glasgow Climate Collabs: What’s Next Post-Election?
The Boardwalk, 105 Brunswick St, Glasgow, G1 1TFJoin Friends of the Earth Scotland, Fuel Poverty Action and Parents for Future Scotland for a re-energising post-election strategy session in the last week of May! We’ll be bringing together different groups working on climate justice in Glasgow to share analysis of the election results, and to put our heads together to make plans for the post-election period.
27th May 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:00 PM
National Meeting: what’s next post election?
Augustine United Church and OnlineJoin Friends of the Earth Scotland, Edinburgh Climate Coalition and XR Edinburgh for a re-energising post-election strategy session in the last week of May! We’ll be bringing together different groups working on climate justice in Edinburgh in person, and all over Scotland online, to share analysis of the election results and to put our heads together to make plans for the post-election period.
26th May 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Better Buses for Aberdeen – May Meeting
Friends of the Earth Aberdeen Office, 100 Crown Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6HJJoin our region-wide campaign to take our buses back into public control!
We need your ideas, your input, and your leadership.
23rd May 2026, 2:00 pm - 04:00 PM
Better Buses for Buchan Meeting
The Hub Peterhead (Former OAP Social Club)The Better Buses for Buchan campaign is gaining steam with local press coverage, a growing group of local folk keen to take this fight further and plans forming for outreach across Buchan and summer events and stalls to spread the word. If you're fed up with the buses and want to do something about it, now is the perfect time to get involved!
06th May 2026, 6:30 pm - 08:30 PM
Glasgow group meeting and community meal
Kinning Park Complex, GlasgowIf you are interested in organising for climate justice in Glasgow, join us at the first meeting of the new Friends of the Earth Glasgow group, to identify the issues that matter and think about how we can win the changes we need.
The aim of this group is to bridge the gap between national level campaigning and local community organising, to build towards mass participation. This is a really exciting time to get involved, so see you there!
We will also share a meal together as part of the meeting.
29th April 2026, 6:30 pm - 09:00 PM
Archiving Through Film: Workshop
OnlineJoin us for a filmmaking workshop with Mal Fraser where we will look at how we can use film to tell our disabled stories.
How do we make the invisible visible? How do we document now? In this free workshop we’ll look at storytelling, filmmaking as a tool for change, and some practical filmmaking skills.
28th April 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Better Buses for Grampian – Aberdeen Meeting
Friends of the Earth Aberdeen Office, 100 Crown Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6HJJoin us for a meeting to discuss Aberdeen's buses and make a plan of action for the campaign.
Tea, coffee and snacks will be available.
25th April 2026, 2:00 pm - 04:00 PM
Better Buses for Buchan Meeting
The Hub Peterhead (Former OAP Social Club)Join us for a meeting at The Hub Peterhead (formerly the OAP Social Club) to discuss buses in Buchan, problems and solutions, and how you can get involved in the campaign.
Buchan’s bus network, reliant on Stagecoach's poor service, is failing passengers. The average bus fare has increased above inflation, discouraging bus use and resulting in routes being cut across our region.
22nd April 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Scottish Election Youth Climate Husting
Augustine Church + OnlineAre you a young person in Scotland, and care about our shared planet? Do you want politicians to finally listen to the voices of those who are inheriting the world they leave behind?
Then come along to the Scottish Youth Climate Coalition's hustings to ask political candidates hard hitting questions from a youth persective!
20th April 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Falkirk Climate Hustings
Arnotdale HouseJoin us in Falkirk for a election hustings where you can ask MSP candidates the important climate questions. The next Scottish Government could deliver transformative climate solutions that improve all our lives but they won’t do so unless we show the huge public demand for change. You can submit questions in advance.
16th April 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Aberdeen Climate Hustings
Quaker Meeting House & OnlineJoin us in Aberdeen for a election hustings where you can ask MSP candidates the important climate questions. The next Scottish Government could deliver transformative climate solutions that improve all our lives but they won’t do so unless we show the huge public demand for change. You can also join this event online and submit questions in advance.
15th April 2026, 7:00 pm - 09:00 PM
Glasgow Climate Hustings
Renfield Centre & OnlineJoin us in central Glasgow for a election hustings where you can ask MSP candidates the important climate questions. The next Scottish Government could deliver transformative climate solutions that improve all our lives but they won’t do so unless we show the huge public demand for change. You can also join this event online and submit questions in advance.
01st April 2026, 6:00 pm - 08:00 PM
Our Power: community meal and campaign launch
Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street, Glasgow, G41 1BAOur Power is a new coalition campaign launching ahead of the Scottish elections, putting pressure on the next government to put communities and workers first by calling for policies that put real money back into communities, and that create good, secure jobs for workers and businesses. Come along to be part of this exciting campaign – dinner free of charge.
31st March 2026, 7:00 pm - 08:00 PM
Webinar: Bill McKibben on the divestment movement
OnlineJoin us for a webinar with renowned author, climate activist and co-founder of the fossil fuel divestment movement, Bill McKibben.
We’ll hear more about how people-powered divestment campaigning has led to universities, churches, pension funds and even whole countries to stop funding the oil and gas companies that are fuelling climate breakdown.
We’ll also discuss how we can work together for a new renewable energy future that protects people and the planet, not the profits of big polluters.