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Shakespeare in the Garden

Shakespeare in the open air packed with comedy, romance and tragedy, and full of life. Do you know your Bottom from your Puck?…How about your…...

date_range 17th August, 2024 - 17th August, 2024

West

“Two days later we upped and left and except in the chaos of swirling dreams we never saw home again.” The audiences who came to…...

date_range 7th July, 2024 - 8th July, 2024

A Fairie Tale

Funny, dark and fantastical storytelling with live cello soundscape inspires us to be brave enough to be true to ourselves. Fresh from a smashing run…...

date_range 15th June, 2024 - 15th June, 2024

Nearly Lear

What if the great and tragic story of King Lear were to be told through the eyes of his closest companion? In this dynamic one-woman…...

date_range 2nd June, 2024 - 3rd June, 2024

Pride and Prejudice

A new adaptation of Jane Austen’s sparkling comedy of manners. After last year’s tour of ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Hotbuckle are back with their unique style…...

date_range 13th May, 2024 - 14th May, 2024

Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground

A superbly accomplished performance in a clever and poignant new play celebrating the human spirit. Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground premiered at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe…...

date_range 20th April, 2024 - 21st April, 2024

Eilidh Patterson

Eilidh is a warm, engaging singer songwriter of startling clarity. With songs that cut straight to the heart! Having released 5 studio albums and an…...

date_range 2nd August, 2024 - 2nd August, 2024

Tangled Galashiels

FRI 31ST MAY & SAT 1ST JUNE 2024 CREATE. CELEBRATE. COMMUNITY! A truly community led event, Tangled Galashiels Fibre Festival offers an affordable platform for…...

date_range 31st May, 2024 - 1st June, 2024

Moffat Walking Weekend

A three-day walking festival in the Dark Sky Town of Moffat featuring all-day hikes, gentle strolls, historic walks and dark sky walks with expert guides....

date_range 27th September, 2024 - 29th September, 2024

Kelso Ram Sales

The Kelso Tup Sales are the largest sale of Rams in the world. First held in Kelso in 1838 they remain the heartbeat of the…...

date_range 13th September, 2024 - 13th September, 2024

Counterfeit Sixties Show

Re-live the sounds of the swinging sixties, as Britain's No. 1 tribute show brings alive the magic of the sixties, with their tribute to over…...

date_range 3rd May, 2024 - 3rd May, 2024

Ed James In Conversation

Ed James is a Scottish author who writes crime fiction novels across multiple series and in multiple locations. His latest series is set in the…...

date_range 22nd May, 2024 - 22nd May, 2024

Big DoG Children’s Book Festival

Big DoG Children’s Book Festival 22 March - 24 March Kick off the Easter Holidays with a weekend of stories at Big DoG Children's Book…...

date_range 22nd March, 2024 - 24th March, 2024

Music at the Multiverse

Music at the Multiverse is back at Crawick Multiverse in 2024! Music at the Multiverse returns to Crawick Multiverse near Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway…...

date_range 31st August, 2024 - 1st September, 2024

Stories of Scotland at Ryan Centre

What got you through COVID? For many the period of lockdown involved watching more TV and internet media than ever before. Scottish comedian, Bruce Fummey,…...

date_range 8th March, 2024 - 8th March, 2024

Candy Opera + Nathon Jones

'Candy Opera' were formed in 1982 on the notorious Phythian Estate, Kensington, Liverpool. The band was heavily influenced by 'Love's ' seminal 'Forever Changes' album,…...

date_range 23rd March, 2024 - 23rd March, 2024

Royal Bloom + Rhelm

Come join us at The Vault Arts Centre for an unforgettable night of rock! Royal Bloom will be performing their signature Ayrshire grunge sound. If…...

date_range 2nd March, 2024 - 2nd March, 2024

Albert Goodwin: Visionary Landscapes

Kirkcudbright Galleries are delighted to exhibit an exhibition of watercolour paintings and sketches that illustrate the travels and influences of the landscape artist Albert Goodwin…...

date_range 27th January, 2024 - 17th March, 2024

80s Live

You’ve made it through the wilderness, somehow, you’ve made it through and now we’re never gonna give you up! Direct from London’s West End, we…...

date_range 6th September, 2024 - 6th September, 2024

Eddi Reader

Celebrating over 40 years as a live performer, Eddi Reader has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting performers. What sets…...

date_range 17th April, 2024 - 17th April, 2024

Beethoven Symphony No 7 with Lorenza Borrani

MADERNA Suite ‘Odhecaton’ BEETHOVEN arr MAHLER Quartet in F minor ‘Serioso’ BEETHOVEN Symphony No 7 Florence-born violinist Lorenza Borrani – Leader of the Chamber Orchestra…...

date_range 28th February, 2024 - 28th February, 2024

Howlin’ Mat

Howlin' Mat is every inch the blues man and one of the hardest working solo acts around both in the UK and abroad with gigs…...

date_range 11th May, 2024 - 11th May, 2024

Two Bards and a Songbird plus Workshop

Crichton Central, Dumfries, DG1 4TA Saturday 27th April 2024 Workshop 4.30pm - 6.30pm Performance 7.30pm You can attend either the workshop, the show or both!…...

date_range 27th April, 2024 - 27th April, 2024

The Canyon

In the hills around Los Angeles in the late 1960’s there was an area known as the Laurel Canyon. It had become an area of…...

date_range 20th April, 2024 - 20th April, 2024

Music in Dumfries presents: The Marsyas Trio

The Marsyas Trio flute, cello, piano Helen Vidovich – Flute | Val Welbanks – Cello | Olga Stezhko – Piano The London-based Marsyas Trio, formed…...

date_range 24th March, 2024 - 24th March, 2024

K for Kirkcudbright

To celebrate libraries, Simon Armitage visits rural southwest Scotland, a region with extensive poetic and literary history , and reads with Lydia McMillan Age 11+…...

date_range 11th March, 2024 - 11th March, 2024

The Salomé String Quartet

The Salomé String Quartet sponsored by the Tunnell Trust Described as ‘strikingly intelligent and expressive’ by The Strad, the Salomé Quartet are recognised for their…...

date_range 15th February, 2024 - 15th February, 2024

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