Things to do this week in Scotland

West Of Scotland Highland Cattle Club Show

Watching the hairy coos getting their shampoo and set in the gorgeous surroundings of Pollok Country Park is a sight not to be missed, as every Scot’s favourite beasties strut their stuff. Judging starts at 11am in the Bothy Field. Don’t forget your GHDs! Pollok Park, Glasgow, August 18, www.highlandcattlesociety.com

Little Shop Of Horrors

The hilarious all-singing, all-dancing botanical romp is just one highlight of this year’s PFT programme, alongside JM Barrie’s Dear Brutus, Alan Ayckbourn’s Communicating Doors and John Buchan’s The 39 Steps. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, until October 13, www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com

Bees, Hives And Honey

There’s just a week left to catch this interactive free exhibition, with everything you ever wanted to know about beekeeping and the secret lives of hive-dwelling honey-makers but were afraid to ask. Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh, until August 20, www.scotborders.gov.uk

Books, Borders And Bikes

The rolling Peeblesshire landscape is the setting for this weekend of politically savvy chat, literary walks and bike riding, with comedian Mark Thomas, foreign correspondentJames Meek and the men who created the Rainbow Nation in South Africa after the release of Nelson Mandela. Traquair House, Innerleithen, August 18 & 19, www.traquair.co.uk/books-borders-and-bikes-0

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Ai Weiwei (pictured) is China’s most famous artist and its most outspoken critic. Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beaten him up, bulldozed his studio and held him in secret detention. Alison Klayman has unprecedented access to Ai and reveals the inside story of a dissident for the digital age. Glasgow Film Theatre, until August 16, www.glasgowfilm.org

Marymass Festival

Kept alive by the traditional Irvine Carters Society, this unique festival brings together dray horses, festival Queens (the massed Marys), folk and rock music, and family events in the harbour town. Various venues, Irvine, August 16-27, www.irvineayrshire.org/marymass

Rannoch Highland Gathering

If Brave put you in the mood for real-life Highland Games fun, then a week-long meeting of the clans in stunning Rannoch culminates in the big event itself – with feats of strength alongside family fun for the young’uns. Kinloch Rannoch Village Park, August 18, www.phga.co.uk