Presence Presents: Candidate & Tommy Phillips
The Venue Church Place, Dumfries, Dumfries and GallowayJoin us at The Venue, Dumfries this Guid Nychburris as we launch PRESENCE! We are bringing you not only one headliner but TWO for our very first event - CANDIDATE & TOMMY PHILLIPS. TICKETS AVAILABLE ON SKIDDLE.COM Candidate has been smashing it in past years with releases on labels such as Belief, HotTrax, tszr and […]
Scale Your Service Business With Tech- Hybrid Event – Dumfries and Online
The Stove Network & Café 100 High Street, DumfriesYou can join this event in-person in Dumfries at The Stove Network & Café , or join online. Do you run a service-based business and are looking for inspiration on how you can grow and scale? Do you feel you reached the maximum amount of customers you can serve without cloning yourself? Perhaps you’ve hit […]
VE Day Art & History Exhibition
Our Wee Pop Up Shop The Courtyard, behind 93 High Street, AnnanA special exhibition of new artworks by Annan Art Club and artefacts from Annan Museum will be on show throughout May 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Wartime artefacts will be on show and many can be handled. Paintings and drawings have been created by Annan artists […]
Golden Day Club, Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas Community Centre Cotton Street, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and GallowayThe Golden Club is a Day Centre for the elderly basted in Castle Douglas. Our aim is to promote independent living while combating loneliness and social isolation by providing social contact and support to the elderly within Castle Douglas and the surrounding area. We offer a wide range of activities/entertainment tailored to help improve the […]
Astronomers in Scotland with Mike Alexander
Dark Space Planetarium Saint Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and GallowayScotland has contributed much to the field of astronomy over the centuries. This has included helping to solve complex calculations, developing new and innovative telescope designs, and making the first measurements to distant stars. Join Mike Alexander as he explores Scotland’s past and present contributions to astronomy and science, including those people who have held […]
Secrets of the Solway Smugglers
Dark Art Distillery Saint Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and GallowayMostly Ghostly are collabarating with Dark Art Distillery for an evening of exploring the real and legendry stories behind the smuggling trade that once thrived along the Solway coast. Ticket price includes two drinks ( non alcoholic available) ,to toast the tales
Touki
Catstrand High Street, New Galloway, Dumfries and GallowayAmadou Diagne has centuries of West African music at his fingertips. Cory Seznec is a musical wanderer and uncertified ethnomusicologist. A chance encounter while busking in Bath planted the seeds of a collaboration that’s been fermenting now for over a decade. Those seedlings are shooting up into the light with a prestigious Arts Council of […]
The Budapest Café Orchestra
The Swallow Theatre Moss Park, Ravenstone, Whithorn, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and GallowayWe are delighted that The Budapest Café Orchestra are visiting once again to perform another concert in the wonderfully intimate setting of The Swallow Theatre. The Budapest Café Orchestra are an eclectic group who play in amazing places; a four-piece acoustically electrifying orchestra playing gypsy & folk-flavoured music from all around the world. The BCO […]
The Bats of Kilsture Forest
Kilsture ForestJoin Species on the Edge for a talk about Scottish Bats in Kirkinner Community Hall, and learn how to recognise bats based on their fascinating echolocation calls. This will be followed by a multi-sensory walk through Kilsture Forest to look and listen for bats with handheld bat detectors. You will also learn more about Bat […]
KM Rally 2025
Penpont Princes Street, Penpont, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom +2 moreKM Rally 2025 to be hosted in Mid Nithsdale KPT Development Trust are delighted to once again be staging this year’s Kirkpatrick Macmillan (KM) Rally. The event is a recreational cycling weekend with a wide range of led bike rides held over three days. Fittingly this event takes place in the birthplace of the bicycle, […]
Pop Dance
Whithorn Community Centre Castlehill, Whithorn, Dumfries and GallowayTone up. Lose weight. Get fit. A dance workout class for adults and teens. Tracks from the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. Friendly class for all abilities. £30 for eight week block or £5 pay as you go. Please contact us before coming to check the schedule. Contact Emma prior to attending for further details, occasionally […]
CREPE BAR by BAKE
Friday lunchtime treats with CREPE BAR by BAKE. Homemade sweet & savoury crepes every Friday lunch from 11am-2pm out at Heathhall Industrial Estate at the old Interfloor car park behind Hire & Supplies. Also serving hot and cold drinks.
Drum Circle – Friday 1.30-3.30 – Fortnightly
Whithorn Community Centre Castlehill, Whithorn, Dumfries and GallowayJoin in with a friendly, fun and exciting music session playing African drums. No experience is required, just lots of enthusiasm! FORTNIGHTLY Friday 1.30pm – 3.30pm. Only £2 per person, with centre membership (£6 per year). No need to book, just come along. Please contact us prior to attending as occasionally details may change.
An evening with Still Game’s Jane McCarry (Isa)
Cairndale Hotel & Spa English Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and GallowayAn Evening with Still Game’s Jane McCarry Friday 23rd May 2025 STILL GAME STAR JANE MCCARRY RETURNS TO THE STAGE IN 2025! Get ready for a hilarious and unforgettable evening with the one and only Jane McCarry, best known for her beloved role as Isa Drennan in the hit BBC series Still Game. In her […]
Dark Space Live
Dark Space Planetarium Saint Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and GallowayJoin us for an evening of cosmic soundscapes and textures, provided by Sonic Labs, a collective of D&G based sound artists and improvisers, combined with the interstellar live visuals of the Dark Space Planetarium. Live musicians will create a bespoke and interactive soundtrack to a journey throughout the galaxy. Since beginning in 2022 as a […]
D & G Arts Festival – Sonic Labs “Dark Space Live”
Dark Space Planetarium Saint Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and GallowayJoin us for an evening of cosmic soundscapes and textures, provided by Sonic Labs, a collective of D&G based sound artists and improvisers, combined with the interstellar live visuals of the Dark Space Planetarium. Live musicians will create a bespoke and interactive soundtrack to a journey throughout the galaxy.
Movie Night – Wicked (PG) 2024 – Friday 23rd May 2025 – 7pm
South Machars Community Centre Castlehill, Whithorn, Scotland, United KingdomJoin us for the showing of Wicked (PG) 2024 - the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, […]
Catriona Bourne
The Vault Arts Centre Victoria Street, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and GallowayCatriona Bourne is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist who has performed at venues and events including London Jazz Festival, Wilderness Festival, Sinfonia Smith Square, Kings Place and Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music. Book early to avoid disappointment! She has experimented with flute and live electronics, recently performing a solo set of her own arrangements and […]
Iona McDonald & Simon Callaghan
Dabton House Dabton House, Thornhill, Dumfries and GallowayDabton House, Thornhill, DG3 5AR Friday 23rd May 2025 7:30PM Programme: Prokofiev Violin Sonata no.2 Amy Beach Romance MacMillan ‘from Ayrshire’ Chausson ‘Poeme’Iona McDonald is a Scottish violinist recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London where she obtained her Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree studying with Maureen Smith and Michael Foyle. Graduating her Masters […]
LIFE IN THE GLENKENS
Catstrand High Street, New Galloway, Dumfries and GallowayWe would like to invite you to a social event we are hosting on the 23rd May, to meet old friends and new, and also to introduce you to some of our recent work. - We will be showing off the newly-decarbonised CatStrand - our solar panels are springing into life now that the sun […]
DMVC Annual Concert.
Dumfries Baptist Church Centre Gillbrae Road, Dumfries, Dumfries and GallowayDumfries Male Voice Choir's only concert of the year where they raise funds for themselves. Enabling the choir to going.
The Budapest Café Orchestra
The Swallow Theatre Moss Park, Ravenstone, Whithorn, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and GallowayThe Budapest Café Orchestra are visiting once again to perform another concert in the wonderfully intimate setting of The Swallow Theatre. The Budapest Café Orchestra are an eclectic group who play in amazing places; a four-piece acoustically electrifying orchestra playing gypsy & folk-flavoured music from all around the world. The BCO deliver traditional Balkan, Russian, […]
Kirkcudbright Half Marathon & Burn Up
Hope Dunbar park Kirkcudbright🏃Kirkcudbright Half Marathon & Buckland Burn Up 🏃♀️ 📅 Saturday 24th May 2025 📅 ‼️ Entries for our Half Marathon are now open ‼️ You can enter here: https://www.entrycentral.com/kbt25 We'll also have a fun family day from 10am - 3pm with stalls, fairground rides, food and drink. There are five events throughout the day - […]
The Little Art Den GRAND OPENING DAY
🎨✨ The Little Art Den Grand Opening Day! ✨🎨 Date: Saturday 24th May 2025 Time: 10:00am–4:00pm Location: 76 High Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JL Booking: https://bookwhen.com/thelittleartdenkirkcudbright After two years of dreams, plans, and a lot of colourful painting days, we are thrilled to invite you to the Grand Opening of The Little Art Den — Kirkcudbright’s […]
The Folklore of Butter Making
Cruck Cottage Torthorwald, Dumfries and GallowayHave a go at making your own butter and hear all about the legends associated with this dairy craft. Part of our Everyday Folklore programme. Admission free, donations welcomed.
Demijohn’s Big Spring Weekend
Demijohn Castle Douglas, Dumfries and GallowayJoin us for a Weekend of fine art and delicious local food & drink as part of Spring Fling Open Studios Weekend. Demijohn’s Big Spring Weekend is held within Glenlair […]
Spring Fling
Across Dumfries & GallowayScotland's premier art and craft open studios event, now in its 23rd year. Artists and makers across Dumfries & Galloway open their doors so visitors can discover the inspiration, techniques […]
Car Boot Sale
Crossmichael Memorial Hall CrossmichaelCar Boot Sale being held at Crossmichael Memorial Hall on Saturday the 24th of May. 10.30am till 2.30pm. £10 per car. All funds raised are in aid of the Crossmichael […]
Wigtown Market
Wigtown market starts on Saturday 5th April in the market square, Wigtown 10:00 - 3:00. Every Saturday from now until the end of September. All our usual stalls and some […]
Carsethorn Painters – Art Exhibition & Cafe
Kirkbean Village Hall Kirkbean, Dumfries and GallowayCarsethorn Painters at Kirkbean Village Hall Art Exhibition We will be showing drawings in charcoal, pencil and ink and acrylics oil, watercolour and mixed media paintains. Landscape and still life […]
