Interfaith Scotland is the national interfaith organisation for Scotland.
We work to help ensure good relations between Scotland’s diverse religion and belief communities.
We also share good practice in interfaith dialogue, education, engagement and training nationally and internationally.
We were honoured to win Charity of the Year at the Scottish Charity Awards in June 2025.
We are proud to be part of a movement striving for peace and building a more welcoming and inclusive Scotland for all.
Scottish Interfaith Week 2026
Scottish Interfaith Week is a Scotland-wide festival held every November to celebrate the nation’s religious and cultural diversity.
This year’s festival is on the theme of ‘Wellbeing’ and takes place from Sunday 8th November to Sunday 15th November.
Communities across Scotland will be opening their doors and welcoming in people of all faiths and none.
Statement of Solidarity
The Scottish Government’s Faith and Belief Representatives’ Group expresses deep concern over the recent targeting of racially minoritised communities.
While Scotland is widely celebrated as a welcoming, multicultural nation that embraces diversity, it is not immune from the divisive rhetoric taking hold across parts of the UK—a narrative that can lead individuals to violence.
Upcoming Events in 2026
Scottish Interfaith Week
Scottish Interfaith Week 2026 will take place across Scotland from 8 – 15 November. This year’s festival theme of Wellbeing encourages us to explore what it means to care for ourselves and others. Anyone can host an event and submit it to be included in …
Wellbeing Day: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Mindfulness
Join a peaceful Wellbeing Day at Krishna Eco Farm, organised in collaboration with Interfaith Scotland for Scottish Interfaith Week. This event aims to bring people from different faiths, cultures and backgrounds together to explore wellbeing, reflect and connect with nature while enjoying the tranquil surroundings …
Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire ML11 0EW
Training: Handling the Hot Stuff
This 3-hour interactive online workshop explores tools and approaches to help you navigate conversations where there is deep disagreement, and potentially high emotion. Tragically our world feels more divided and fractured than ever, with polarisation occurring over multiple topics, and in multiple sectors of society. …
Writing for Wellbeing
Join us for a special writing workshop for Scottish Interfaith Week on the theme of Wellbeing. Together we will explore our experiences of wellbeing through writing prompts and opportunities to share our writing aloud. This will be an opportunity to tune into yourself deeply and …
Health and Wellbeing in Faith Traditions Dialogue
Join us for a gentle dialogue on health and wellbeing from the perspective of different faith traditions. Health and wellbeing can incorporate mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health. We will be looking at passages and quotes from religions and beliefs that include these different aspects …
117 Brook Street, Glasgow G40 3AP United Kingdom
Death Café: What If We Talked About Death?
Join us for a relaxed and welcoming Death Café, where we can openly explore thoughts, feelings, questions and experiences around death and dying — and perhaps discover how talking about death can help us think differently about life. There’s no set agenda, no right or …
117 Brook Street, Glasgow G40 3AP United Kingdom
Interfaith Scotland Book Club
The Interfaith Scotland Book Club will read The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith for the next meet-up. This will be a particularly special meeting as it takes place during Scottish Interfaith Week. The Club will meet on the Lower Ground of Waterstones on Sauchiehall Street. …
Glasgow, G2 3EW United Kingdom
Wellbeing Walk
Join us for a scenic and atmospheric meander through ancient oak woodland, where trees are cloaked in velvety green lichens and the quiet beauty of the forest invites us to slow down and reconnect with nature. We will meet at The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre …
Aberfoyle, Stirling FK8 3SX United Kingdom
Annual Interfaith Lecture and AGM
Outgoing Chair of Interfaith Scotland Dr Srihari Vallabhajousula will be giving this year's annual interfaith lecture. Srihari will share with us what interfaith engagement means to him and about his six years serving on the board of Interfaith Scotland as the Hindu representative. The event …
Public Training Courses
More training courses coming soon in 2026.
Interfaith Scotland Magazines
We gather the most exciting interfaith news from across Scotland and publish the stories in a bi-annual magazine.
You can read the magazines online in the Magazine section of our website.
Short Film: Celebrating Twenty Years of Scottish Interfaith Week
We celebrated twenty years of Scottish Interfaith Week in November 2024 and produced a film to honour the anniversary.
“Since its inception, we have engaged thousands of people in celebrating the rich religious and and cultural diversity of Scotland, through dialogue and so many creative activities such as music, dance, exhibitions, storytelling, poetry, ceilidhs, and family fun days. Basically celebrating the joy of being together and connecting.” – Dr Maureen Sier, Director of Interfaith Scotland
Visit scottishinterfaithweek.org to find out more.
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Notice about future Facebook posts from Interfaith Scotland 📣📣📣 Facebook has unfortunately introduced a new restriction for Facebook pages. This restriction limits the number of links (website URLs) we are allowed to share in posts We can now only share two links per month. This restriction significantly reduces our ability to direct you to our upcoming events (among others things including resources, campaigns and relevant news stories). In our Facebook posts we will encourage you to visit the Interfaith Scotland website where all our events are listed and booking information is provided. We will no longer be including direct links in our posts. We recommend you bookmark or make a note of the Interfaith Scotland website and Eventbrite page so you can easily find them in the future. The monthly fee to increase the number of links we can share is exorbitant and infeasible for us as a charity. We will keep you updated if anything changes regarding Facebook's new restriction.
What to expect: Alpaca walk, farm tour, mantra meditation, vegetarian and vegan food 🦙🍎🌾 Join a peaceful Wellbeing Day at Krishna Eco Farm, organised in collaboration with Interfaith Scotland for Scottish Interfaith Week. 📌 Sunday 8th November (12-3.45pm), Krishna Eco Farm Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire ML11 0EW Book your ticket ➡️ Visit the Interfaith Scotland website (link in bio)
