Welcome to your weekly round up of just some of the great events taking place across D&G! Wild Goose Festival in Dumfries has launched and a new wellness festival is launching next week! Have a great week out and participating. 👋
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Legend: 🌳 Nature & Outdoors · ✂️ Crafts & Making · 🎓 Workshops & Classes · 🖼 Visual Arts · 🔁 Groups, Clubs & Socials · 🎯 Youth and Young People · 🎵 Music · 🍽 Food & Drink · 🎪 Markets & Fairs · 🎬 Film & Screenings · 📚 Literature & Books · 🎉 Festivals · ❤️ Health & Wellbeing · 🎤 Talks & Lectures · 🚴 Sports & Active · ☕ Community & Civic
This week
Wild Voices | Session Two
Thu 8 Oct · 18:00 · Print House · Dumfries
🌳 Nature & Outdoors · ✂️ Crafts & Making
As part of this year’s Wild Goose Festival you can join us for three risograph workshops at the Print House exploring storytelling and environmental activism. Our environments are full of stories wait...
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Coffee, Cake and Camera
Sat 10 Oct · 13:00 · Shambellie House · New Abbey
🎓 Workshops & Classes · 🖼 Visual Arts
Would you like to learn about photography, meet with other photographers in a supportive, non-competitive environment? Are you interested in sharing your work and taking part in wide ranging discussio...
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Coastal Creatives
Sat 10 Oct · 12:00 · The Creative Hub · Stranraer
✂️ Crafts & Making · 🎓 Workshops & Classes · 🖼 Visual Arts · 🔁 Groups, Clubs & Socials · 🌳 Nature & Outdoors
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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Soundwave JAM
Sat 10 Oct · 10:30 · Studio Moffat · Moffat
🎯 Youth and Young People · 🎵 Music
Soundwave JAM is a twice-monthly meet-up for young and emerging musicians and bands to play music together – somewhere to learn and grow, find your sound, and have a platform for your amazing talent....
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Station Road Food Market
Sat 10 Oct · 11:00 · Old School Thornhill (OST) · Thornhill
🍽 Food & Drink · 🎪 Markets & Fairs
Your new Thornhill based food producers market. Top Quality Local Veg, Meat, Fruit, Dairy, Eggs, Pizza, Beer, Coffee, Bread, Cider, Rum, Treats. All in one place. Once a month.
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Loose Goose at WWT
Sat 10 Oct · 10:00 · WWT Caerlaverock · Caerlaverock
🌳 Nature & Outdoors · ✂️ Crafts & Making
The geese have arrived. From the far north to the Solway coast, their journey brings them to Caerlaverock each autumn. Now, The Loose Goose is getting ready to make a journey of her own — setting off...
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Derek vs Derek - a What If? Film Club Screening
Sun 11 Oct · 14:00 · Studio Moffat · Moffat
🎬 Film & Screenings
What do you do when your neighbour goes completely wild? Just eight days after its UK cinema release, we’re delighted to screen Derek vs Derek — a funny, warm and surprisingly moving documentary about...
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Wild Goose Festival Stories Hub
Mon 12 Oct · 12:00 · The Standard · Dumfries
🌳 Nature & Outdoors · ✂️ Crafts & Making
For one week, The Standard, Midsteeple Quarter becomes a place for stories to gather, take shape and take flight. Drop in and discover talks, conversations, creative activities and encounters with the...
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The Writing Life: Talk and Workshop with Local Author Stephen Rutt
Tue 13 Oct · 17:45 · The Standard · Dumfries
🌳 Nature & Outdoors · 📚 Literature & Books
In this unique session, award-winning nature writer Stephen Rutt will host a drop-in non-fiction writing workshop alongside a talk about his experiences as a writer and a naturalist living in Dumfries...
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3 day Flat Bow making course
Thu 15 Oct · 10:00 · Valkyrie's Nest Archery Range · Kettleholm
✂️ Crafts & Making
Craft your own custom ash flatbow from a raw timber stave in just three days. Master ancient woodwork skills, learn traditional tillering, and shoot your creation. Craft Your Own Traditional Flat Bow:...
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Telling Stories with Sound
Thu 15 Oct · 13:00 · The Standard · Dumfries
🎵 Music · 🎯 Youth and Young People · 🎓 Workshops & Classes
Where have you been? What did you see there? What did it sound like? How did it feel? Join Paragon Music for a fun, accessible afternoon of music-making inspired by your travel stories. We’ve got the...
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Rebecca Hill and Charlie Stewart (Harp and Fiddle duo)
Fri 16 Oct · 19:30 · Old School Thornhill (OST) · Thornhill
🎵 Music
Rebecca Hill and Charlie Stewart are a harpist and fiddle player based in the thriving traditional music scene in Glasgow. Their debut album 'Thawcrook' recorded in 2022 seen them reach the finals of...
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Drawing Migration: A Pencil & Charcoal Workshop with Syrian Artist Nour Aoedat
Fri 16 Oct · 18:00 · The Stove Cafe · Dumfries
🌳 Nature & Outdoors · 🖼 Visual Arts · 🎓 Workshops & Classes
The wild geese cross continents without borders, reminding us that journeys are part of who we all are. Join us for an evening of food & art, as Nour leads us through the basics of drawing – &...
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Vivacity Wellness Festival
Sat 17 Oct · 07:30 · The Crichton · Dumfries
Set in the beautiful and serene grounds of The Crichton Estate, Vivacity is a one-day celebration of wellbeing, nature and community. Join us for uplifting experiences and expert led sessions promoting movement, healing, creativity and conn...
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