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Time Travellers Fun Day

Explore Melrose’s mesmerising with Trimontium Museum in partnership with Melrose Abbey: a day of free fun-filled activities in the Abbey & Abbey House Gardens, just…...

date_range 13th June, 2026 - 13th June, 2026

Garden open day Picnic Prom

Saturday 13th June 11:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Performance 1:00pm – 2:00pm Barwhillanty Estate will host its third annual Garden Open Day and Picnic Prom,…...

date_range 13th June, 2026 - 13th June, 2026

Mochara Duo – Rebecca Carson and Mark Taylor

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Fri 5th June Part of the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival 2026 This exciting new ensemble, featuring flautists Rebecca Carson…...

date_range 5th June, 2026 - 5th June, 2026

Opera in the Garden – La Traviata

Opera Caledonia: La Traviata 7.30pm – 9:30pm Sat 30th May Part of the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival 2026 Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan abandons…...

date_range 30th May, 2026 - 30th May, 2026

Roman Dance Workshop

Learn how to dance like the Romans in this unique workshop! Bring ancient dance to life as you explore movements inspired by the Roman world…...

date_range 23rd May, 2026 - 23rd May, 2026

Spring Fling – Flock Exhibition

Saturday 23rd May – Monday 25th May FLOCK is a Dumfries & Galloway-wide ceramics project engaging young people from 56 schools and settings across the…...

date_range 23rd May, 2026 - 25th May, 2026

Spring Fling Open Studios Weekend

Save the date now for Dumfries and Galloway’s annual Spring Fling Open Studios Weekend. Taking place from 23-25 May it’s a hugely popular opportunity to…...

date_range 23rd May, 2026 - 25th May, 2026

Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival

Alchemy Film & Arts celebrate a landmark fifteenth edition of their flagship annual film festival in Hawick this spring. Join Alchemy in the heart of…...

date_range 30th April, 2026 - 3rd May, 2026

Coldstream Then and Now

Embark on a visual tour of Coldstream town centre, civic activities and more over the past 150 years – illustrating how greatly many have altered,…...

date_range 10th June, 2026 - 16th August, 2026

Meet the Artists

You and your guests are invited to Meet the Artists Joy Parker & Lois Parker To explore their latest exhibition The Earth Has Music for…...

date_range 9th May, 2026 - 9th May, 2026

Peebles – 900 years in 90 minutes

Discover the story of Peebles from its ancient beginnings to the vibrant town we know today. Join local guide Stewart for a 90 minute summer…...

date_range 17th May, 2026 - 20th September, 2026

Summer Solstice at Crawick Multiverse

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2026 Sunday 21st June 2026 is Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year! Crawick Multiverse, near Sanquhar in…...

date_range 20th June, 2026 - 21st June, 2026

ORDINARY ELEPHANT

Mesmerizing folk duo Ordinary Elephant has spent the better part of the last decade on a never-ending tour that’s earned married couple Crystal and Pete…...

date_range 26th July, 2026 - 26th July, 2026

Tangled Galashiels Fibre Festival

Tangled Galashiels seeks to host and represent the wide world of fibres, in all its diversity: you will find yarns and wool, fleeces, spinning, dyeing…...

date_range 29th May, 2026 - 30th May, 2026

DRAGGED UP + ALEX REX

Dragged Up formed in Glasgow late 2018. Led by Eva Gnatiuk, with Simon Shaw, Stephen Mors and Lauren Peters, they deftly blend garage-psych, rock, art-punk,…...

date_range 20th June, 2026 - 20th June, 2026

The Punkawallah’s Rope

Rooted in Chrys Salt’s highly regarded 2017 collection 'The Punkawallah’s Rope' marking the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India and the India-UK Year of…...

date_range 27th May, 2026 - 27th May, 2026

Landscape Offerings – Art Exhibition

Landscape Offerings at the Trimontium Museum brings together the work of participatory artist and printmaker Georgie Fay and ceramicist Jenny Jubb. Inspired by archaeology, memory,…...

date_range 3rd April, 2026 - 12th July, 2026

The Artist Gift Shop at Old Gala House

Discover an exciting new collection of Artisans gifts in The Pringle Room at Old Gala House. Nestled in the heart of the community, our shop…...

date_range 13th June, 2026 - 30th September, 2026

Path Of Desire Art Exhibition By artist Muriel Prince

Step into a world where walking becomes drawing, and the landscape is reimagined through movement, memory, and mark-making. ‘Path of Desire’ is a captivating new…...

date_range 6th June, 2026 - 22nd August, 2026

The Springsteen Sessions at MacArts

From the time The Springsteen Sessions hit the stage, they take you on a musical journey down E Street that will leave you enthralled, excited…...

date_range 9th October, 2026 - 9th October, 2026

STACEY JOY – SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival

Stacey Joy is an award-winning independent songwriter and performer from the foothills of Northern California. Described by NPR as “a much-needed of fresh air”, her…...

date_range 16th May, 2026 - 16th May, 2026

ATOMIC MOTHER + BARSTOOL REBELS

Atomic Mother are a hard hitting, riff driven hard rock band from Aberdeen, Scotland. Formed in 2018, and even after a few changes, the band…...

date_range 2nd May, 2026 - 2nd May, 2026

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