Scottish Politics Explained COSLA, Edinburgh | 29 October 2024 The countdown to the 2026 Scottish election is on: who holds influence, how do you engage with them and how do you get your message into their manifesto pledges?   In...

Holyrood magazine is delighted to be hosting this Westminster drinks reception to welcome all the new MPs to the House, and in which we have partnered with a number of Scottish businesses who hope to get a chance to let...

Holyrood Climate Action Awards will celebrate the best within Scotland's climate change movement this October.

As world leaders prepare to gather for COP29, the Holyrood Climate Action summit and Climate Action Awards will return to Edinburgh in October 2024 in a decisive year for the future of Scotland’s climate targets. The summit will ask what steps can be taken to urgently cut emissions in key polluters such as agriculture, the built environment, energy, and transport.

Holyrood Connect’s sixth annual Cloud Conference returns to Dynamic Earth in central Edinburgh on 24 September 2024. The event will act as a premier opportunity for public sector professionals in Scotland to connect in person, learn and exchange ideas.

Holyrood’s inaugural Health Inequalities in Scotland: The State of the Nation summit will bring together Scot land’s leading public health voices from the public, private and third sectors to share innovation, make connections and explore the practical steps that can be taken to inspire change and turn the tide.  

The Holyrood Garden Party and Political Awards is the unmissable fixture in the Scottish political calendar for politicians, their staff, political journalists, the business community, and the public affairs sector, and is a fun opportunity to remind ourselves that cross-party relations aren’t always that cross!

Holyrood will host fringe events at the SNP Annual National Conference 2024. At our 2023 event seven fringe events took place.

To mark this historic moment, for both Holyrood magazine and its namesake institution, we will be publishing a special commemorative issue and celebrating with a drinks reception on 19th June at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh. The reception will feature a panel discussion with former first ministers, as well as lively ‘then and now’ conversations between current and past portfolio ministers.

Public Sector Digital Transformation 2024 – 11 June, Dynamic Earth. Scotland’s public sector is on a journey to digital transformation. This conference will be a premier opportunity for delegates to engage with thought leaders and experts, and to learn about the latest digital developments.

Join Holyrood magazine and an exclusive gathering of politicians, pollsters, public affairs bods, political journalists, and key business leaders, for a night of punditry, psephology and pints, as we put the politicians and special guests on the spot and ask the questions about elections and how to win one.

Part of Holyrood's Scottish Politics Explained series, Scottish Local Government Explained is returning for its second year in 2024.