Skills Development Scotland presents the Highland Futures Zone at Belladrum.

Free activities for all the family available in the Walled Garden, between 11am-6pm each day.

From hands-on science to real-world engineering, we’re bringing together some of the region’s leading employers and organisations to showcase the exciting opportunities right here in the Highlands and Islands. Expect lots of fun, practical activities, and lots of inspiration for what your future might look like.

What’s on offer:

Skills Development Scotland (SDS)
Careers advisers will be on hand to test your luck with a range of games including lucky dip, dingbats and Wheel of Fortune. You can also take part in My World of Work Live activities with robots, spheros and lego renewables!
Developing the Young Workforce Future me
Strike a pose at the photo booth and explore your future. Join in with Jobs Charade Battles, No Wrong Path videos and plenty more.
Engineering in action (with Ross-shire Engineering, West Fraser and Balfour Beatty)
Dive into themed water treatment challenges, try out simulators and drones and discover how infrastructure shapes the world around us.
NHS Highland
Get creative, and curious!
From making your own DNA bracelet and origami hearts, to playing interactive games. This is your chance to learn about the science in your body and the careers that make a difference every single day.
Energy & Net Zero (with Proterra Energy, Green Freeport and Freedom Group)
See renewable energy up close with wind, solar, and hydro demonstrations - and you can even generate your own power with hands-on activities!
Industry & Innovation (with Murphy’s, LifeScan and more)
Meet employers, get hands-on with exciting activities, and discover how apprenticeships, graduate programmes and local careers can take you anywhere.
Test your skills with LifeScan's Clinic Race Challenge, guess the sugar hidden in everyday foods, build and race a marble run, and explore the innovations shaping the future of engineering, manufacturing, science and technology in the Highlands and Islands.
Royal Highland Education Trust (with RHET)
Jump into the future of food and farming with tractor and digger simulators, hands-on science activities, and the latest farming technology.

Discover how drones, GPS and digital tools are transforming agriculture, explore careers in peatland restoration and nature conservation, and learn how Scotland's green economy is growing.

Join STEM Starts' Wild Discoveries STEM Drop-In Session
Packed with hands-on activities for all ages.
Hunt for hidden caterpillars in the Camouflage Challenge, build animal dens and bridges, excavate dinosaur fossils, explore bugs under microscopes, bring sea creatures to life, experience augmented and virtual reality wildlife adventures, and tackle fun coding challenges!
Meet Spot the robotic dog from the National Robotarium