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Roman & Iron Age Festival

The Romans Are Coming to the Borders! Roman & Iron Age Festival – 1 August 2026 at the Trimontium Roman Fort Site, Newstead Get ready…...

date_range 1st August, 2026 - 1st August, 2026

Carols in the Walled Garden

Get into the Christmas spirit with family and friends and join us for carols in the Walled Garden from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Gather at the…...

date_range 22nd December, 2025 - 22nd December, 2025

Shortbread Festival

Celebrate all things shortbread at the Gretna Green Shortbread Festival! Spend a full day enjoying this free, family-friendly event as talented bakers from across region…...

date_range 4th October, 2025 - 4th October, 2025

Kelso Civic Week

The Kelso Laddie now leads an annual cavalcade of around 200 horses to Yetholm to qualify for his Blue Bonnet for having crossed the English…...

date_range 12th July, 2025 - 19th July, 2025

Lauder Common Riding

Lauder is proud to be one of the original Border Common Ridings, with references to the festival dating back to the 1600s. The Common Riding…...

date_range 2nd August, 2025 - 2nd August, 2025

Langholm Common Riding

Langholm Common Riding began in 1759 and the traditions carried out by Bauldy Beattie and the fathers of the Common Riding continue with as much…...

date_range 25th July, 2025 - 25th July, 2025

Jedburgh Callants Festival

The Callants Festival is a celebration over 2 weeks, marked by several traditional rides outs and other local events, culminating in Festival Day on the…...

date_range 11th July, 2025 - 11th July, 2025

Kirkcudbright Riding of the Marches

If you like horses then you will love this. A wonderful spectacle of over 100 horses and riders, beautifully presented, riding through the streets of…...

date_range 18th July, 2025 - 18th July, 2025

Duns Summer Festival

Led by the Reiver and Reivers Lass and Right Hand Man and Right Hand Lass, Duns Summer Festival celebrates the town for a week complete…...

date_range 6th July, 2025 - 12th July, 2025

Royal Burgh of Sanquhar Riding of the Marches

Annual Riding of the Marches, first recorded 1730, Cornet, Cornets Lass and Ensignalong with followers, over 150 horses set out on the Saturday to check…...

date_range 16th August, 2025 - 16th August, 2025

Gatehouse of Fleet Gala

The Gala Week held at the end of July at Gatehouse of Fleet is a typical series of summer celebrations in the Border tradition including…...

date_range 27th July, 2025 - 3rd August, 2025

Coldstream Civic Week

Coldstream Riders Association organise the rideouts during Coldstream Civic Week in August each year. Our rideouts go to Norham, Birgham Leitholm and of course the…...

date_range 7th August, 2025 - 7th August, 2025

Annan Riding of the Marches

The Marches or boundaries of Annan have been ridden since the town was created a Royal Burgh more than 600 years ago. Each year in…...

date_range 5th July, 2025 - 5th July, 2025

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