TEN days of entertainment, events and activities will kick off on Friday as the Aberdour Festival gets underway.
With a packed programme with fun for all ages, the popular pet show will take place on Friday at the Silver Sands Playing fields from 2.30pm which will include contests for dogs, cats, best tricks, pets who look like their owners and will be rounded off with the grand finale of dog races.
Saturday will see the crowning of the festival's Queen, King and attendants before the royal party will be paraded through to the village.
The parade will lead residents and visitors to Dovecot Gates and everyone is invited to embrace the 80s theme as a nod to the event's 40th anniversary.
Beach day will follow before the family ceilidh on Saturday evening.
A scarecrow hunt and arts festival are also planned and Sunday will feature a village market, the Donkey Brae Run and a comedy night with Larry Dean.
A blether with Iain Rankin will take place on Monday when a family games night is also on the programme.
Other events over the next week include a magic and fairytales workshop, roller beats, bowling, Lego trains and Massaoke where the audience will be blasting out an array of hairbrush anthems.
The following week, Fife's singer-barber Cammy Barnes will perform, Fife Opera will present Dido and Aeneas conducted by Derek Clark and there will e Murder Mystery at the Festival Marquee.
There will be a blether and a bevvy with polar explorer Matthew Phillips with other activities including shinty, cricket, dance and a mini animal zoo.
Full details of all events can be found at the Aberdour Festival website here.
Chairperson Helen Pearson was looking forward to celebrating 40 years since the first Aberdour Festival.
"It is because of the amazing generosity of our community, in terms of time, energy, commitment, enthusiasm, as well as skills and expertise, that this village is able to put together such an amazing 10-day event in the summer," she said.
"The committee have worked hard again this year, to bring together a packed programme of music, talks, sport, dance, literature and the visual arts, and we sincerely hope that you will find there is something for everyone!
"Along with our celebrations of 40 years of the festival, we have chosen the theme ‘Iconic 80s’ for our Festival Parade, where we begin our Festival as we follow the newly crowned Royal Party as they travel through the village to the wonderful Beach Day!
"We are delighted that Jenny Colgan and Ian Rankin will be headlining the talks programme and we are very much looking forward to giving them a warm welcome during festival week.
"A big thank you goes to the businesses and individuals who have sponsored events, donated funds or given up their valuable time to ensure that the festival is successful, to the shops, hotels, restaurants and pubs for their support, and to our talented sports people, local artists, musicians and performers who make it all possible."
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