COSLA Events

Join us at COSLA on Monday 26 January 2026 for the Scottish Government's Council Tax Reform Public Engagement Workshop. A chance to share views and help shape the future of Council Tax in Scotland.

COSLA Conference Centre welcomes IBMS Scotland today for their Education & Development Conference. #IBMSScotland, #BiomedicalScience, #AtTheHeartofHealthcare.

🌟 Explore the COSLA Annual Conference 2025 Fringe Programme! On 13 Nov, delegates can join 7 sessions tackling Scotland’s key challenges – from care & energy to climate, housing & wellbeing. Sign up on arrival & be part of the conversation. #COSLA25 #LocalGovScot

COSLA Conference Centre was pleased to welcome the Scottish Police Authority for their Board Meeting by providing a space for open dialogue, strategic planning, and public engagement. @ScotPolAuth #SPABoard

🆕 Our COSLA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025 Programme is now Live! Please click the attached link to find out more - cosla.gov.uk/__data/assets/… Link to our website - cosla.gov.uk

⏰LAST FEW SPACES Just a few Exhibition Stands are left for the @COSLAEvents Annual Conference at the Fairmont, St Andrews on the 13th & 14th November. Interested in exhibiting? Contact alex@cosla.gov.uk for more info. Check out the map below to see which spaces are left⬇️

We look forward to welcoming this event to COSLA Conference Centre on 28 August 2025.

Over a third of our exhibition stands have been sold for the COSLA Annual Conference 2025 at the Fairmont, St Andrews on the 13th & 14th November. If you are interested, please contact alex@cosla.gov.uk for more information.

COSLA Health and Social Care Spokesperson @cllrpaulkelly was a keynote speaker at Tuesday’s #AdultSocialCareHI conference, hosted at Verity House by @COSLAEvents Read Cllr Kelly's reflections on the role of Local Authorities in reforming adult social care⬇️

The COSLA Annual Conference 2025 will be held on the 13th and 14th November and will include six Fringe Sessions. If your organisation is interested in hosting a session, speaking directly to members of Local Government, please contact events@cosla.gov.uk

We are pleased to announce that the COSLA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025, entitled ‘The Future of Localism’, will be taking place on 13th-14th November at the Fairmont, St Andrews. More info: cosla.gov.uk/COSLA-Conferen…

It's almost time to launch the 2025 COSLA Excellence Awards - celebrating the very best in Scottish Local Government. Applications open on Tuesday 6th of May. Find out more: cosla.gov.uk/news/2025/the-…

Nine council teams have been named winners in the 2024 COSLA Excellence Awards. The awards ceremony took place at @CrieffHydro on Thursday, and was presented by Still Game star Sanjeev Kohli. Read more: bit.ly/COSLAWinners24

Delighted that one of our fantastic #ScottishYoungPersonsForest #SYPF youth volunteers was able to participate in a meaningful conversation about supporting local councils routes to #netzero- so important to have youth voice in the room #COSLA24 @YoungScot @COSLA @YouthLinkScot

The @COSLA conference #COSLA2024 is over and I want to thank everyone who contributed your views, stories and opinions. Our councillors and teams across Scotland are incredible and it was great to recognise them and celebrate them. Work on the manifesto for local government 2026 starts now…

Good to join Local Government partners from across Scotland for the annual @COSLA conference - important time to pause, reflect, listen, share and learn - and to celebrate the amazing frontline work across so many of our Councils.

COSLA Vice President, Councillor @StevenHeddle, closing COSLA Conference 2024 with a roundup of the key talks and themes from two days of engaging discussion #COSLA24

Ranging from the role of local democratic councillors, the need to empower financial sustainability and the ingredients of true partnership working, @joncarrwest and @NI_LGA President Cllr Alison Bennington provided an external lens on the rich range of conversations underway at @COSLA conference this year. As the LGIU team prepares a short article for next week on key learnings and sessions from this year's COSLA conference, we'd like to extend a warm thanks to all the team at @COSLA for pulling off a series of rich and thought-provoking sessions.

Day 2 of #COSLA2024 kicks off with @WhatScotsThink - always a highlight of our conference @COSLA

A truly brilliant array of innovations showcasing the very best of local government in Scotland at this years @COSLA excellence awards!