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Creative Scotland and London Olympics 2012 today unveiled many of the events taking place in Scotland between June 21 and the last day of the Paralympic Games on September 9, 2012.

Scotland's London 2012 Festival programme, which is the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, is part of a programme of events happening across the UK celebrating the huge range, quality and accessibility of the UK's world-class culture, and giving the opportunity for people to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Fiona Hyslop MSP said:

"Scotland has a global reputation as a land of creativity and innovation and the London 2012 Festival is a fantastic opportunity to showcase and celebrate our exceptional creative talent on the international stage.

"This exciting programme features high-quality events and projects the length and breadth of our nation and will be one of the highlights of the Year of Creative Scotland in 2012."

Andrew Dixon, Chief Executive, Creative Scotland:

"This is a programme designed to showcase Scotland on a world stage - to inspire the watching world, but most importantly, to inspire those that are going to be there, in the audience at these events.

"Creativity is life-changing and there should be more of it. We've created a programme that shows Scotland's creativity at its best: contemporary, international and reflecting the joy that a vibrant cultural life brings to our communities. We can't wait for you to enjoy this coming year."

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