Stranraer is to host Skiffieworlds-  the third World Championship for the St Ayles Skiff Class (coastal rowing boat). The first event was in Ullapool in 2013, Strangford Lough in 2016 and now Stranraer St Ayles Skiff Project are to host in 2019!

Skiffieworlds is the World Championship for this type of boat and over 1000 competitors are expected in Stranraer. Participants in previous event travelled from as far afield as Australia and New Zealand and many points inbetween.

Loch Ryan is a large, sheltered sea loch on the coast of the Irish Sea and will make an ideal location for this major event.

Kirkcudbright has a busy schedule of events throughout the 2018 season.

MARCH

25 March          Kirkcudbright Farmers & Producers Market

APRIL

30 Mar/1Apr   Village Fair

22 April             Kirkcudbright Farmer & Producers Market

MAY

6    May              Kirkcudbright Annual Plant Fair

13 May               Kircudbright Car Boot Sale

26 May               Half Marathon & Beeches Run

27 May               Kirkcudbright Farmers & Producers Market

JUNE   

10 June              Kirkcudbright Car Boot Sale

12 June              Kirkcudbright Historic Walk

14 -17 June        Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival

18 – 23 June      Art and Crafts Trail Taster

19 June              Kirkcudbright Historic Walk

23 June             Buckland Burn Up and Children`s Fun Run

23 – 24 June     Vintage Fair

24 June             Kirkcudbright Farmers & Producers Market

24 June             Galloway Childrens Festival

26 June             Kirkcudbright Historic Walk

JULY

3 July                 Kirkcudbright Historic Walk

8 July                 Car Boot Sale

10 July               Historic Walk

12 July               Kirkcudbright & District Pipe Band Night

14-15 July         Kirkcudbright Country Fair

17 July              Historic Walk

19 July              Scottish Night

20 July             Kirkcudbright Riding of the Marches

22 July             Farmers and Producers Market

24 July             Historic Walk

26 July             Scottish Night

31 July             Historic Walk

AUGUST

31 July             Historic Walk

2 August         Scottish Night

3 August         Maggie`s Tour of Old Kirkcudbright

3-6 August     Kirkcudbright Arts and Crafts Trail

9 August         Scottish Night

10 August      Maggie`s Tour of Old Kirkcudbright

12 August      Car Boot Sale

16 August     Scottish Night

17 August      Maggie`s Tour of Old Kirkcudbright

18 August     Rotary Club Fun Day Beer Tent Barbeque

18 August     Kirkcudbright Grand Parade

23 August     Scottish Night

24 August     Maggie`s Tour of Old Kirkcudbright

25 August     Floodlit Tattoo & Firework Display

25-26 August  Vintage Fair

26 August     Classic Car Rally

26 August     Rotary Club Duck Race High Tide

26 August     Farmers& Producers Market

SEPTEMBER

9 September    Car Boot Sale

15 September  Autumn Plant Fair

30 September  Farmers & Producers Market

OCTOBER

20-21 Oct         Vintage Fair

27-28 Oct         Kirkcudbright Food Festival

31 Oct                Halloween Ghost Walk

NOVEMBER

25 Nov              Farmers & Producers Market

 

 

Langholm, “The Muckle Toon” has seen tradition upheld for over 250 years with the Annual Langholm Common Riding which takes place every year on the last Friday in July.

This year sees The Common Riding on Friday July 27th 2018

The event starts at 5am with the flute band parading the town and draws to a conclusion (after an exciting day of events and festivities) at 9.30pm when the Cornet hands back the Town Standard in front of the town hall.

 

For more information please look at the Langholm Initiative Website

Lifeboat Week is one of the highlights in Portpatrick. For 2018 it starts on Sunday 29 July.

The week long celebrations provide ideal entertainment for holiday makers and villagers alike. (more…)

Historic Environment Scotland

JULY 2018

 

MacLellan’s Castle

Late Night Openings

Tuesdays and Thursdays in July 2018

Open until 8pm, last entry 7.30pm

Join us to enjoy MacLellan’s Castle at twilight.

 You don’t need to book, just plan your visit and pay on arrival.

Caerlaverock Castle

Late Night Openings

Tuesdays and Thursdays in July 2018

Open until 8pm, last entry 7.30pm

Join us to enjoy Caerlaverock Castle at twilight. 

You don’t need to book, just plan your visit and pay on arrival.

 

Caerlaverock Castle

Spectacular Jousting

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th July

12.30pm – 4.30pm

After the success of last years event, Caerlaverock Castle is once again set to host this spectacular jousting tournament. Get ready to cheer on your favourite as the chivalric knights ready their noble steeds.

Adult £12
Concession £10
Child £7
Family Ticket 1- 1 Adult + 2 Children- £26
Family Ticket 2- 2 Adults + 2 Children- £37
Family Ticket 3- 2 Adults +3 Children- £44
Free for members’

Book online and in advance for a 10% discount. For more information call 0131 668 8885 or email events@hes.scot

 

A celebration of Local Food and Drink in Castle Douglas – September 2017

COUNTRY PURSUITS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL…

18th & 19th August 2018

10am-6pm Saturday
10am-5pm Sunday 

Join us for the award-winning Galloway Country Fair 2018, set in the grounds of the stunning Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

An annual two-day event, the Fair brings together food and drink, country sports, entertainment, children’s activities and much, much more. It’s a true celebration of everything that countryside living has to offer with something for all ages to enjoy.

We look forward to welcoming you in August 2018.

 

 

http://www.gallowaycountryfair.co.uk

 

May 2018 Captain Of The Lost Waves Thursday 17 May : 7.30pm Tickets : £12 Friends’ Early Bird Price : £11 when booked at least 28 days in advance A fun-filled, optionally-interactive, music hall inspired, storytelling-fuelled folk opera – every show is different!   Chaotica Saturday 26 May : 7.30pm Tickets : £10 Upbeat Scottish traditional folk band with an international flavour. June 2018   Dad’s Army Radio Hour Sunday 3 June 2018 : 7.30pm Tickets : £13.50 / Under 26 : £7 Friends’ Early Bird Price : £12.50 when booked at least 28 days in advance Two actors play 25 characters in this brilliant staging of 3 classic BBC radio scripts.   Remembering Chet Friday 8 June : 7.30pm Charity Perfomance in aid of ENABLE Tickets : £10 Enjoy beautifully laid back West Coast jazz in this Chet Baker tribute. In aid of Scotland’s largest learning difficulty charity – ENABLE.   Wuthering Heights Saturday 16 June : 7.30pm Sunday 17 June : 7.30pm Tickets : £13.50 Friends’ Early Bird Price : £12.50 when booked at least 28 days in advance Hotbuckle Productions (Emma, Far From The Madding Crowd) return with another literary classic.   July 2018 The Kaiser and I Saturday 7 July : 7.30pm Sunday 8 July : 7.30pm Tickets : £13.50 Friends’ Early Bird Price : £12.50 when booked at least 28 days in advance The Kaiser and I Berlin, 1914. The war is about to start and the music has to stop. Dominic Goodwin & Cal Stockbridge   Shakespeare In The Garden : As You Like It Friday 27 July : 6.30pm Adult : £10 Child : £6 Friends’ Early Bird Price : £9 One of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. This performance will be held on the front lawn – bring a picnic and enjoy an early evening show suitable for all the family. Suitable for all the family. Under 6’s free.   September 2018 Old Bags & Bitches : The Life Of A Contralto Saturday 8 September : 7.30pm Tickets : £13.50 Friends’ Early Bird Price : £12.50 Susan Moore and Russell Hepplewhite explore the contralto repertoire in songs, opera and musical theatre.   The Budapest Café Orchestra Monday 17 September : 7.30pm Tickets : £14.00 The amazing talented and entertaining quartet who are The Budapest Café Orchestra are coming back for a third time! Gulliver Returns Saturday 22 September : 7.30pm Sunday 23 September : 7.30pm Tickets : £14.50 Dawn State Theatre Company (The Man Who Would Be King – 2016) presents a new play inspired by Jonathan Swift’s savage masterpiece.   The Time Machine Monday 24 September : 7.30pm Tuesday 25 September : 7.30pm Tickets : £14.50 A new and radical interpretation of the HG Wells’ classic ‘The Time Machine’.  Actor Stephen Cunningham stars in this critically aclaimed one-man show.   The Power Behind The Crone Wednesday 26 September : 7.30pm Thursday 27 September : 7.30pm Tickets : £12.50 ‘There are no good parts in Shakespeare for older women’ – disproved in this comic one-woman tour de force.   The Picture of Dorian Gray Friday 28 September : 7.30pm Saturday 29 September : 7.30pm Tickets : £13.50 Oscar Wilde’s haunting story of evil, debauchery and scandal, inventively adapted with a powerful original soundtrack.   November 2018 Sunjay Monday 19 November : 7.30pm Tickets : £12.50 Friends’ Early Bird Price : £11.50 when booked at least 28 days in advance By popular request, this country blues and old-style rock and roll singer/guitarist/raconteur returns! December 2018 A Christmas Carol Monday 10 December : 7.30pm Tuesday 11 December : 7.30pm Tickets : £14.50 Friends’ Early Bird Price : £13.50 when booked at least 28 days in advance Dickens’ mystical Christmas fable brought to life – a perfect Christmas treat!   https://swallowtheatre.co.uk/events/ Book tickets

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International Lighthouse Heritage Weekend (ILHW) intends to raise the profile of lighthouses, lightvessels and other navigational aids, promoting our maritime heritage.

This years event is 18th and 19th August 2018

ILHW coincides with International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, which was founded by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group with the aim of radio operators transmitting from lighthouses around the globe.

• Climb the Lighthouse and visit the Exhibition
• Presentations
• Chat with our former Lighthouse Keeper & meet a Commissioner from Northern Lighthouse Board
• Family event
• Free to attend

The link gives a list of the main events that are happening in Dumfries & Galloway over the coming months.

What’s on in Dumfries & Galloway