Pen Pals Fife

Spring foraging walk with Grassroots Remedies
2025-03-22 13:00 - 15:30 UTC | Lauriston Farm, Lauriston Farm, Edinburgh
Come and join Grass Roots Remedies to celebrate the Spring Equinox and the abundance of nutritious and medicinal wild weeds in our developing herb garden at the Lauriston Agroecology Farm. We will wander around the garden meeting some of our herbal allies, share a sensory herbal tea tasting together and make a nourishing spring weeds infused vinegar, discussing how and why you might want to make these preparations and how best to use them.
What to bring: Please bring a thoroughly cleaned medium sized jam jar, waterproof shoes as the grass may well be wet, and clothes suitable for March in Scotland, as well as any snacks you might want throughout the session.
Accessibility: The GRR garden is not yet wheelchair accessible. The terrain around the garden is mostly grassy paths. We have an accessible all genders composting toilet next to the garden and there is one step up into our wee hut where we might gather if it’s wet.
Email us for travel expenses reimbursement for Pen Pals members, and please get a free ticket to let us know you’re coming here.

Creative Social: collage
2025-04-08 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | The Print Coop, 299 High St, Kirkcaldy
Join us for an OG pen pals creative social – classic cutting and sticking, magasines, scissors and glue provided. Alternatively bring your own crafts, chat or sit quietly in the corner, drinks and snacks provided.
Access info: 299 High Street, Kirkcaldy, KY11JL. Level access; bathroom with level access, but not an accessible bathroom.

Film: the Importance of Being Earnest
2025-04-10 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | Adam Smith Theatre, Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Streamed live by The National Theatre to the big screen in the Adam Smith. We’ve prebooked some seats – get in touch by email to book a spot.

Beach day with sauna
2025-05-08 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | Kingsbarns
Join us for a BEACH DAY at Kingsbarns on Thursday 8th May, with access to:
– a woodfired sauna (exclusive to us 10am – 1pm) (https://wildscottishsauna.com/)
– a guided stretching and movement session
– the sea!
– spending a quiet time in nature
We’ll be at the beach from 10am to 2pm. We have transport leaving Kirkcaldy at 9am, returning by 4pm, or you can make your own way there. Get in touch by email (hello@penpals.site) to let us know you’re coming and to book a spot in the transport and sauna.

Creative Social
2025-05-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-08-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-14 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | The Print Coop, 299 High St, Kirkcaldy
Join us for an OG pen pals creative social. Bring your own crafts, chat or sit quietly in the corner, drinks and snacks provided.
Access info: 299 High Street, Kirkcaldy, KY11JL. Level access; bathroom with level access, but not an accessible bathroom.

Fife VegFest Creative Space
2025-06-22 11:00 - 16:00 UTC | Everyone Everyday, Mercat, Kirkcaldy
Once again Pen Pals are hosting the creative space at Fife VegFest. Come along to make weird veg heads, badges, and get your hands on some VegFest merch!

Fife Pride
2025-07-05 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | Town Square, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcaldy
The march from 12:30, stalls in the Town Square, and other entertainment throughout the day. More information here.

Queer Chronicles
2025-07-06 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | BArty’s, 28-30 Kirk Wynd, Kirkcaldy
Join us on this pride weekend for a chilled Sunday evening of thought provoking and entertaining LGBTQ+ spoken word, performance, comedy and live music. Get tickets here – check your email for the code for discounted Pen Pals member tickets.

Creative Social: introduction to macrame
2025-07-08 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Print Coop, 299 High St, Kirkcaldy
Learn several basic macrame knots and be guided through creating your own plant hanger to take home. All materials provided. Please bring your own pot if you’d like to fit a hanger to it, otherwise you can take one of ours away with you. Led by Kit Cubitt.

Boat trip to the Isle of May
2025-07-14 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
Join us for a boat trip around the Isle of May, departing from Anstruther. This members event is now full!

Zines in the Woods: A day out in Falkland for LGBTQIA+ and/or neurodiverse folk
2025-09-06 11:00 - 16:00 UTC
Let’s muck around in the woods! This nature walk and zine-making workshop is a day in the beautiful Falkland estate LGBTQIA+ and/or neurodiverse folk, organised by PenPals and Forgan Arts Centre. In the morning, we’ll go for a relaxed walk in the trees, at a slow place with plenty of time to stop and look, and in the afternoon we’ll get together with arts and crafts supplies to make our own little publications.
Transport subsidies or lifts transport to Falkland Palace will be available.
The event is free, but places are limited. If you book and are not able to come, we’d be really grateful if you could let us know in advance, so that we’re able to offer your place to someone else.
The walk is approximately three miles, on well-made paths, with some gentle slopes. There will be opportunities to return to the start earlier for a shorter walk.
This event is part of Queering the Clachan, a zine project for LGBTQIA+ folk and friends across Northeast Fife.

Natural wreath making workshop
2025-12-06 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | The Print Coop, 299 High St, Kirkcaldy
Hey Pen Pals! Would you like to escape the three month long plastic artificial enforced capitalism of christmas? Me too! Join us at the Print Coop for a wholesome, peaceful session of wreathmaking where foraged evergreens and winter berries on a base of bended willow will bring an organic vibe of natural cheer to your living space.
No cheesy tunes, no tacky whack crap, no headache-inducing chemical spray snow in a can… just plants, peace, and placid peeps.
The workshop will be gently guided (by Kit), with as much or as little support as you need, and space to experiment.
All materials provided, but feel free to bring anything of your own that you’d like to incorporate into your wreath.
Hot drinks and vegan biscuits will be available!
This workshop is for PenPals members, ages 16+. Membership to PenPals is free and open to queer and neurodivergent folk in Fife: penpals.site/join
Access info: The Print Coop 299 High Street, Kirkcaldy, KY11JL (next to Betty Nicols). Level access; bathroom with level access, but not an accessible bathroom.

Zines and Stones workshop
2026-02-07 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | The Paxton Centre, 14a Links Road, Lundin Links, KY86AT
UPDATE: Unfortunately this event has been postponed. Check back for a new date soon.
PenPals and Forgan Arts Centre are teaming up again for another creative day-trip for LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent folk. This time, we’re planning to visit the standing stones of Lundin – three huge, ancient megaliths on the Fife coast – before spending the afternoon in a creative workshop on our connections to queer history. There’ll be a chance too for a wee visit to the coast.
The workshop is free, but places are limited, so booking is essential. We’ll provide support for travel too. You can book a spot in our cars leaving Kirkcaldy at 11am and returning at 3pm, or you can meet us at our venue, the Paxton Centre, and we’ll refund travel costs within Fife.

Creative Social: clay fidgets, charms and worry stones
2026-02-10 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Print Coop, 299 High St, Kirkcaldy
Come experiment with earthenware clay and create small hand-held tactile pieces to be used as charms, fidgets, stim toys or worry stones. There will be a range of coloured clays and glazes, as well as the chance to burnish your piece – a technique which brings out the natural shine of the clay. Open to all Penpals Members. Spaces are limited. Please RSVP via the penpals email: hello@penpals.site.
Participation in guided activities is optional, you can drop in without registering if you want to bring your own crafts, chat or sit quietly in the corner. Drinks and vegan snacks provided.
Access info: 299 High Street, Kirkcaldy, KY11JL. Level access; bathroom with level access, but not an accessible bathroom.

Fife Queer Zine Fest
2026-02-21 11:00 - 18:00 UTC
Fife Queer Zine Fest is a new celebration of LGBTQ+ creative activity in Fife. Featuring an artists’ market alongside talks, workshops, music and spoken word, it’s a cosy celebration of proud lives and subversive ideas.
Find out more at the Forgan Arts Centre.

Pen Pals Lunch Club
2026-04-04 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-19 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Greener Kirkcaldy, 8 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, KY11TX
A free community meal, welcoming anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+ and/or neurodivergent. You don’t need to be a Pen Pals member.
Find out more and register here.
