Plenty going on this week across the region both inside and out! The Kirkcudbright Fringe Festival has heaps going on down here so it's worth a day trip or two. Have a great week!
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This week
Rebecca and Sophie: Flute and Harp concert
Thu 3 Sep · 20:00 · Kirkcudbright · Kirkcudbright
🎉 Festivals · 🎵 Music · 🎭 Theatre & Performance
Rebecca and Sophie are a newly formed duo who made their first appearance together in 2025. Sophie performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles across Scotland, is also a recitalist and member of ‘N...
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Celtic Da’s
Fri 4 Sep · 19:30 · Theatre Royal · Dumfries
🎭 Theatre & Performance
The Hilarious new play from Phil Differ featuring Bruce Morton and Raymond Mearns About the event Pat and Danny are two Celtic supporting childhood pals now in their early seventies, older men who vie...
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Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
Fri 4 Sep · 19:30 · The Swallow Theatre · Ravenstone
🎭 Theatre & Performance
A joyful and poignant theatrical gem that celebrates the genius of Chaplin through mime, physical comedy and daredevil tomfoolery. After selling out in Edinburgh in 2025, the award-winning fringe sens...
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Songs of the Seeds
Sat 5 Sep · 17:00 · Pan's Cafe · Dumfries
🍽 Food & Drink · 🎵 Music · 🌳 Nature & Outdoors
Moonfull × Pan's Café Join us for an immersive evening of foraging, food, creativity and live music in the beautiful surroundings of Pan's Café. Beginning in the café's secret garden, we'll take a gui...
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Become a Weaver
Sat 5 Sep · 10:00 · Shambellie House · New Abbey
✂️ Crafts & Making · 🎓 Workshops & Classes
You may know the basics, maybe set up your own loom and woven some patterns and need a refresher or have never woven before and would love to have a go. The two day course will take you through the wh...
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The UK, Trump and Israel with Peter Oborne
Sat 5 Sep · 13:00 · Kirkcudbright · Kirkcudbright
🎤 Talks & Lectures · 🎉 Festivals · 🏰 History & Heritage
Join award-winning journalist and broadcaster Peter Oborne for an exploration of the shifting geopolitical landscape. Oborne challenges the bankrupt narrative of British diplomacy, examining the UK’s...
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Doors Open Days
Sat 5 Sep · 11:00 · Cruck Cottage
🏰 History & Heritage · 🗺️ Tours & Guides
The theme of this year's Doors Open Days is Heritage at Risk: Revive, Resist, Reimagine. At Cruck Cottage we look to do this by keeping traditions and stories alive, giving people the opportunity to e...
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Coastal Creatives
Sat 5 Sep · 12:00 · The Creative Hub · Stranraer
✂️ Crafts & Making · 🔁 Groups, Clubs & Socials · 🌳 Nature & Outdoors · 🖼 Visual Arts · 🎓 Workshops & Classes
Join local artist Jane Fraser for a hands‑on series of creative workshops exploring traditional and nature‑based craft techniques. Join local artist Jane Fraser for a hands‑on series of creative works...
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Cally Biodiversity Gardens
Sun 6 Sep · 10:00 · Cally Biodiversity Gardens · Gatehouse of Fleet
🌳 Nature & Outdoors
A one hectare walled garden containing an outstanding collection of rare and common plants from around the world assembled to create naturalistic habitat for our native fauna. Some plants can be found...
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Tasting Menu
Sun 6 Sep · 12:00 · Swally n' Scran · Kirkcudbright
🍽 Food & Drink
Join us on Sunday 6th September for an unforgettable afternoon of exceptional seafood and seasonal flavours, carefully crafted by Chef Steven. This exclusive 7-course tasting menu showcases the finest...
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GEEZ A CHOON SHOWCASE with Up Yer Airts
Sun 6 Sep · 12:45 · Kirkcudbright & District Pipe Band Hall · Kirkcudbright
🎉 Festivals · 🎵 Music · 🎭 Theatre & Performance · 🎯 Youth and Young People
Discover the next wave of original music emerging from the South of Scotland. This special showcase brings together a selection of young artists who have taken part in Geez A Choon, Up Yer Airts’ flag...
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Discover Dumfries u3a
Tue 8 Sep · 14:00 · Dumfries Baptist Church · Dumfries
🔁 Groups, Clubs & Socials
Curious about what u3a has to offer you? Come along and discover a whole world of opportunities to learn, laugh and live! Dumfries u3a is holding a special Discover Dumfries u3a event, giving you the...
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🎬 GREASE SING-A-LONG
Fri 11 Sep · 19:30 · The Crichton · Dumfries
🎬 Film & Screenings · 🌳 Nature & Outdoors
🎬 GREASE SING-A-LONG under the stars in Dumfries ✨ Get ready for summer lovin’ as Cinema in the Park brings Grease Sing-A-Long to the beautiful Crichton Grounds, Dumfries. Sing along to the classics...
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Spacewoman: The story of Eileen Collins
Sat 5 Sep · 19:00 · Kirkcudbright · Kirkcudbright
An average student in average small-town America, inspired by the astronauts she saw on TV, Eileen Collins nurtured a secret dream to fly to space herself. In the 1970's the US military selected women pilots for the first time, and Eileen b...
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