Events

Angela Lawrence of Clience Studio, Castle Douglas will be holding an exhibition of Oil and Watercolour Paintings in September 2020. More information can be found on her website www.cliencestudio.co.uk Solo exhibition of oil and Watercolour paintings from Galloway 2nd September 2020 – 12th September 2020 Venue Harbour Cottage Gallery Castlebank Kirkcudbirght DG6 4LB Follow on […]

A two day event in 2021 the Ballantrae Festival of Food and Drink will be held on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June 2021     So join us to celebrate amazing local and regional quality food and drink. There will be something for all the family We’ll keep you posted. www.ballantraefoodfest.com

  2021 Dates to be announced       Probably the largest Burns Supper Event in Scotland or beyond – 12 days, many venues and a Burns Night Carnival with a cast of over 5,000! One of the mail attractions for 2019 was none other than K T Tunstall! Not one to miss – entertainment […]

Boswell Book Festival 9th -11th October 2020   is held each year in Dumfries House, Cumnock. The Festival is named after James Boswell, a writer from Ayrshire who is regarded as being the inventor of modern biography.   Bestselling authors put the art of confessional memoir and biography-writing on show in the glorious setting of […]

  Castle Douglas Bike and Food Festival 2020 Castle Douglas Bike and Food Festival, Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September.

Unfortunately the 2020 Castle Douglas Soap Box Derby has had to be cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. The new date for next year has been chosen as July 11th and the information can be found on our Facebook page * IMPORTANT UPDATE , PLEASE SHARE * From all the team at the derby […]

  Castle Kennedy Gardens Events 2020 TEMPORARILY CLOSED   For nearly 100 years we’ve been welcoming people to our Gardens, to enjoy our unique setting and to find some peace and respite. However, the welfare of our Friends, visitors and staff must always come first. That’s why, in the light of coronavirus, we are temporarily […]

Doonhame Festival 2021   The Crichton in Dumfries is the stunning setting for D&G’s  family friendly music festival Following last years announcement about a brand new, home-grown festival for Dumfries & Galloway, the Doonhame Festival is pleased to announce that the  event will be taking place again next year in the beautiful and historic grounds […]

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Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival   Coronavirus Information     2020 Main Event in May Cancelled Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival has made the difficult decision to cancel May’s main event after advice from the Scottish and UK Governments on the current Coronavirus crisis.     Arts Festival  21st May – 30th May 2021 Arts Live […]

Dumfries Show First held in 1962, following the amalgamation of the Dumfries and Lockerbie agricultural shows, Dumfries Show is an old established agricultural society and is now considered to be the largest one day show in the country. It is a traditional agricultural show held on the first Saturday in August each year. Dumfries, being […]

Galloway Activity Centre Loch Ken     Galloway Activity Centre Open Days   Saturday 4th July 2020 Saturday 10th October 2020 www.lochken.co.uk/openday     Galloway Activity Centre Youth Club   Monday 6th July – Friday 10th July 2020 Monday 12th October – Friday 16th October 2020 www.lochken.co.uk/youthclubweek

Galloway Country Fair     COUNTRY PURSUITS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL… 21st & 22nd August 2021   It is with regret and huge disappointment that we confirm the cancellation of the Galloway Country Fair 2020, due to be held on 22nd and 23rd August. This will be a disappointment to our visitors, traders and sponsors, […]

Kirkcudbright has a busy schedule of events throughout the 2020 season. Covid-19 (Coronavirus) It is with great regret that following some discussion and advice from local and national governing bodies, Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities have currently decided to suspend all events until the end of July due to the ongoing concerns owing to Covid-19 (Coronavirus). This […]

Come to Kirkcudbright in October for Kirkcudbright Festival of Light. Kirkcudbright Festival of Light is 10 days of performances. art installations and illuminated experiences Find out all about this amazing event in Kirkcudbright, South West Scotland by visiting their website on the link button below. Kirkcudbright is also on the newly launched road route – […]

  Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival 2020 Cancelled due to Coronavirus   In the current circumstances, the Trustees of Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival have no choice but to cancel this year’s festival, scheduled for 11th -14th June. Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival is a well-established annual event and we are sorry to take this action but it would be irresponsible […]

    Due to the current circumstances, Knockengorroch Festival is postponed until 10-13 September 2020 and tickets are now ON SALE for this event. We have our venue, license, core crew and have secured many of our headliners.  We’ll be announcing those over the next few days, but expect a bill as close as possible to […]

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 31st  2020 The Trustees and Members of Langholm Common Riding issue the following statement as a result […]

Loch Ken Open Swimming Festival   Loch Ken is perfect for Wild Swimming and our organised swim is a great opportunity for experienced swimmers, families and beginners to get out and enjoy the water. As part of the hydro scheme Loch Ken is regularly filled with fresh, clean water straight off the Rhinns of Kells and is […]

  Logan Botanic Garden  Temporarily closed in response to the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. We are sorry to close the Gardens but the health and safety of staff, students, visitors and volunteers is our top priority. This decision is in line with advice from the Scottish Government and supports Scotland’s effort to contain the spread […]

Moffat’s very own walking weekend. Save the date. October 2nd – October 4th 2020     The Moffat Walking Weekend will be a mix of strenuous all day hikes, free and easy strolls, family friendly walks and moderate half day jaunts. Something for everyone. The date is 2/3/4 October 2020 and will take in some […]

Moniaive Folk Festival It is with a heavy heart that we’re officially announcing that Moniaive Folk Festival will unfortunately be cancelled this year 2020 in accordance with the Scottish Government’s request for all events over 500 people to be cancelled…we feel we have no option. We thank you for your understanding at this time. Dates […]

Moniaive Michaelmass Bluegrass Festival 2020   Friday September 27th until Sunday 29th September 2020 This is the 12th annual festival and features top class acts from Scotland, England, The Netherlands and the USA. Bluegrass, old time, americana and gospel music concerts over the weekend in beautiful Moniaive. Instrument workshops, jamming sessions on the campsite and […]

NEW DATE Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music and Dance Festival 2021   It is with a very heavy heart indeed,  that we announce the cancellation of this year’s event. 2020 We have been regularly monitoring the information and advice from the NHS, Scottish and UK governments and, as difficult as that has been at […]

Portpatrick Folk Festival  2020   The ever popular Portpatrick Folk Festival will take place as usual on the first weekend in September 4th to the 6th 2020. The usual sessions will take place inside (and outside) the participating pubs and it is hoped that a very substantial number of musicians will attend. As with 2017, […]

  Portpatrick RNLI Lifeboat Week   To all our friends and faithful supporters…. I’m sure this will not come as a surprise to any of you but unfortunately we are having to cancel Lifeboat Week 2020 due to the current circumstances within the UK. We hope you all remain safe and healthy and we look […]

Caerlaverock Castle once again hosts this Spectacular Jousting tournament this July.

Spring Fling 2020 This is now a digital event 18th – 25th May www.spring-fling.co.uk Details below In these uncertain times of a global health epidemic, it is with great disappointment that the Board and Staff of Upland Arts Development CIC have made the difficult decision to postpone Spring Fling Open Studios (23-25 May) until later […]

The Fourth Stranraer Oyster Festival Cancelled will be held in and around Stranraer on SDT are sad to have to announce the cancellation of this years planned Stranraer Oyster Festival over the weekend of September 11/12 and 13th September. Despite leaving the difficult decision as long as possible, in the end there is no way […]

The Autumn Kist     Organised by Wigtown Festival Company, ‘The Kist’ events take place 3 times a year, Spring, Summer and Autumn. The Autumn Kist takes place during the Book Festival from Friday 27th September until Sunday 6th October with loads of fabulous businesses on show

The Eden Festival 2021 June 11th – 13th 2021 It is with a very heavy heart that we have had to cancel Eden Festival 2020 due to Covid-19. We have looked at moving the event until later in the year but the current situation is just too unpredictable.   The Eden Festival is a truly […]

Unfortunately we are closed at the moment due to Government Restrictions We look forward to welcoming you back as soon as we are able.     https://www.facebook.com/GalleryAtLaurieston/ www.pmcphotography.co.uk  

The Swallow Theatre 2020 All Events   THE SWALLOW THEATRE WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE and we are working with performers to reschedule shows. We have to follow government guidance and we intend to play our part in controlling the spread of coronavirus and therefore we are sadly going to temporarily close The Swallow Theatre until we […]

NTS Threave Garden and Estate CLOSED. With new Scottish Government guidance on the ongoing public health emergency caused by Coronavirus, we’ve made the very difficult decision today to keep Threave Garden closed and suspend all events. We’re really sorry about this, but your health and wellbeing comes first. You can find more details, including arrangements […]

Cancelled   WalkFest Newton Stewart ‘Gateway to the Galloway Hills’ The 18th Newton Stewart Walking Festival will take place between Friday 8th and Thursday 14th May 2020. We have left all the details of our last festival on the website to give you a taste of what is to come. https://www.walkfestnewtonstewart.com/index.php   https://www.facebook.com/walkfestnewtonstewart/ Galloway is […]

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 

  Wigtown Book Festival 2020 ‘Resilient’ Wigtown Book Festival to go online The next Wigtown Book Festival will take place online, organisers announced today (15 May). Maintaining its pre-announced dates (25 Sept – 4 Oct), the 2020 festival will have two main themes: Resilience and Connection. Creative director Adrian Turpin said: “A key aim this year […]