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==Culture== [[File:Ullapull 2.jpg|thumb|right|Ullapool]] Venues for music and the performing arts in Ullapool include the ''Macphail Centre'', which is located in the High School and includes a small theatre,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.macphailcentre.com/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www.macphailcentre.com}}</ref> and ''The Ceilidh Place'', a hotel, restaurant, and music venue which has previously held concerts by artists including [[Rab Noakes]], [[Dick Gaughan]], [[Kathleen MacInnes]], and [[The Peatbog Faeries]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Web Smart |title=Whats On at The Ceilidh Place in Ullapool |url=https://www.theceilidhplace.com/whats-on/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=The Ceilidh Place |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spiegel |first=Max |title=Dick Gaughan performing again |url=https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=164663 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=mudcat.org}}</ref> The Ullapool Guitar Festival is also held annually in the village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ullapool Guitar Festival, Ullapool β Celtic, Folk and Traditional |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/info/events/ullapool-guitar-festival-p1356301 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www.visitscotland.com |language=en}}</ref> {{Lang|gd|An talla solais}}, an arts centre, is located in the village,<ref>{{Cite web |title=An Talla Solais |url=https://www.antallasolais.org/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=An Talla Solais |language=en-GB}}</ref> along with a swimming pool and fitness centre, and several pubs, restaurants, and tourist accommodation facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ullapool Visitor Guide - Accommodation, Things To Do & More |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/ullapool-p236181 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www.visitscotland.com |language=en}}</ref> The 19th, and final, Ullapool Book Festival was held in the village in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Ullapool Book Festival to be held for last time in 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nk3pj78pyo |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ANNOUNCEMENT β Ullapool Book Festival |url=https://www.ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk/home-2/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[Tall Ships Races|Tall Ships]] visited Ullapool in July 2011, whilst sailing from [[Greenock]] to [[Lerwick]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-07-14 |title=Tall ships to arrive in Ullapool in the Highlands |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-14142285 |access-date=2023-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-18 |title=Tall Ships at Ullapool {{!}} The Scottish Coastal Rowing Association |url=https://scottishcoastalrowing.org/tall-ships-at-ullapool/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Ullapool was home to the [[shinty]] team [[Lochbroom Camanachd]]; however, the club has not completed a competitive fixture since 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lochbroom lift Minch Cup |url=https://www.camanachdleodhais.com/lochbroom-lift-minch-cup/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Lewis Camanachd |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Clubs |url=https://shinty.com/clubs/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Shinty.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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