Tarves () is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the Formartine area between Oldmeldrum and Methlick.
Following population growth to over 1,000 residents, Tarves is classified as a town in data published by Understanding Scottish Places, a change reported by BBC News in 2025.
Much of the settlement was planned and laid out by the Marquess of Aberdeen in the 19th century, but the history of the parish goes back considerably earlier. A Bronze Age hoard of weapons was found near Tarves in the nineteenth century and was donated by the Earl of Aberdeen to the British Museum in 1858. Dating to between 1000 and 850 BC, the hoard was made entirely from bronze and consists of three swords, a pommel, a chape and two pins (two items of which were not part of the original gift and are now lost).
The community has an active heritage group which operates a registered museum and heritage centre. The settlement is situated close to Haddo House and Tolquhon Castle.