We are excited to announce that this year’s Scot-t Fest is in partnership with the University of Aberdeen
Key Dates
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Welcome our 1st Scot t Fest | Atrium Maximum |
| Focus on Walter Scott | ||
| 13:30 | ‘My oaks will outlast my laurels’: Walter Scott and Trees Welcome to Scott by Prof Alison Lumsden (Aberdeen) | Atrium Maximum |
| 13:30 | Stories from Scott with Dr Anna Fancett (Aberdeen) | Atrium Maximum |
| 14:30 | Coffee, Tea and Ice Cream | Linke Aula Ice cream stand outside the building |
| Focus on Scotland and Nature Writing | ||
| 15:00 | Reading The Living Mountain Today Talk by Kelly Schmidt (JGU) | Atrium Maximum |
| 16:00 | Nan Shepherd And The Curse of Frankenstein Animated Lecture by Erlend Clouston | Atrium Maximum |
| 17:30 | From the living mountain to the living forest | HS11 |
| 17:30 | Wine and Pretzels | Foyer |
| 17:30 | Whisky Tasting | tbc |
| Concert | ||
| 19:00 | Iona Fyfe Trio Award-Winning Singer from Aberdeenshire | Atrium Maximum |
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction | Atrium Maximum |
| 10:30 | Workshops •Learning Scotland‘s language with Iona Fyfe •Learning to write Scottish Songs with Jenny Sturgeon •Learning to tell Stories with Anna Fancett (Please register via Eventbrite) | WBZ U1-153 HS11 WBZ U1-155 |
| 10:30 | Lowland Games for the wee lads and lassies (Kids) | Parking Lot, Alte Mensa |
| 11:00 | Lunch Break | Linke Aula Döner stand outside the building |
| 12:30 | Welcome Back to our GETs (German Educational Trainees) | Atrium Maximum |
| 13:30 | GET Together Our Scottish / Irish / German Students Present their Global Citizen Projects (Exhibition, Films, Talks) with Partners in Mainz, Bad Kreuznach, Ahrtal, Pfälzerwald | HS11 |
| 13:30 | Coffee, Tea and Shortbread | Linke Aula |
| Performance , Music and Dance | ||
| 16:00 | The Living Mountain (Jenny Sturgeon) Audio-visual Performance inspired by Nan Shepherd’s celebrated book of the same name. | Atrium Maximum |
| 18:30 | “Rantin Rovin Robin” The Life of Scotland’s Favourite Son, Robert Burns, in Music, Song and Verse by Richard Morrison | Atrium Maximum |
| 18:30 | Wine and Pretzels | Foyer |
| 20:30 | Ceilidh (Scottish Dance) Narhalla Dancers and FSCDC e.V | Atrium Maximum |
Food and Drinks
There will be food trucks and a wine stand at limited times during the Scot t Fest. Additionally, there are nearby restaurants very close to the location, like the Kulturcafé, Baron and Imbiss Diwan.
Location
The Scot t Fest 2023 will take place in the “Alte Mensa” on the campus of JGU Mainz.
The Scot t Fest takes place in the “Alte Mensa” on the campus of JGU Mainz.
The campus of JGU is only a short distance from Mainz main station (20 minutes on foot or two stops by bus or tram). You can either get off at the stop “Universität” and enter campus via the main gate or get off at the stop “Friedrich-von-Pfeiffer-Weg” which is located behind the Philosophicum building. You can also download the app “Mainzer Mobilität” for bus and tram timetables.
The following bus or tram lines take you from Mainz main station to campus: