Keith will stage a series of celebrations this month in honour of a Scottish saint who was born in the Moray town.
A family fun day will be held in the town this weekend to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the martyrdom of St John Ogilvie.
Hundreds of visitors will descend on Keith Football Club’s Kynoch Park tomorrow at noon for a festival marking his life.
And later this month a play celebrating the saint will finish its national run in the town.
The production, entitled The Martyrdom of St John Ogilvie, will tell the tale of his death in Glasgow in 1615 when he was found conducting secret masses.
Director Stephen Callaghan said: “We have only staged the show once before, in Glasgow, but to mark the anniversary of the saint’s death we decided to tour it across other areas of Scotland.
“The play attempts to give a snapshot of this period in Scottish history and an insight into the lives of its people.
“It is appropriate for us to conclude the tour in Ogilvie’s birthplace.”
The production, which features a cast of 22, will visit St Thomas’s RC Church in the town’s Chapel Street on Saturday, July 18.
St John Ogilvie spent his formative years in Drum, just outside Keith, before travelling to Europe to further his education.
He joined the Catholic Church aged 17, and returned to Scotland as a Jesuit priest at a time when being a member of the faith was illegal.
Though giving mass was outlawed by King James, St John Ogilvie performed clandestine sermons in Glasgow – which ultimately led to his hanging in the city.
The saint, who was 36 at the time of his death, refused to denounce his faith despite being tortured with an array of medieval devices.