A record number of competition entries have been submitted ahead of the return of the Royal National Mòd to Glasgow.
Scotland's premier Gaelic festival will take place in the city from October 9 to 17, marking its first Glasgow event in seven years.
Lochaber Mod 2025 Waulking group winners. (Image: Supplied)
Organisers have received more than 2,100 entries across a wide range of competitions, including solo, duet and quartet singing, choirs, drama, traditional instruments, storytelling, poetry and art.
The figure represents a 6.5% increase on last year's event in Lochaber.
Participants will travel from across Scotland and further afield, with entrants coming from Harris, Barra, Inverness, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Oban, London and Canada.
Lily McKellar and Anna Langley from Mearns Castle High School, Glasgow after winning the Comunn na Clàrsach Cup. (Image: Peter Sandground)
Organisers are expanding venue capacities and adjusting schedules to accommodate the increase in entries, particularly for children's competitions.
Around 200 categories will feature during the festival, with about 270 cups, trophies, shields, quaichs, medals and other prizes to be awarded.
Among the headline competitions are the Gold Medal and Traditional Gold Medal solo singing contests, alongside choral competitions for the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield and the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy.
The Lovat and Tullibardine Shield was won by the legendary Glasgow Gaelic Music Association. (Image: Supplied)
The festival will also feature concerts, cèilidhs, traditional music sessions and other events celebrating Gaelic language and culture across Glasgow.
The Royal National Mòd is organised by An Comunn Gàidhealach, which was founded in Oban in 1891 and now has the patronage of HM The King.
The word "mòd" means "a gathering of people", with the first festival held in Oban in 1892.
Royal National Mòd. Rural Choirs from across Scotland went head to head and Barra Gaelic Choir won the hotly contested Lorn Shield. (Image: Supplied)
