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Rotary Club of Dumfries Duck Hunt!
Hidden in 20 shop windows in Dumfries Town Centre are 20 ducks of various colours. Your job is to: Buy an entry form (£1), identify the ducks and enter them...
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Em Whiteford: The Places between Land & Light
Harbour Cottage Gallery, Kirkcudbright Castle Bank, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and GallowayEm is a contemporary landscape artist, based in the Northwest Highlands, making a return visit to the Harbour Gallery.
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‘Conversations with Hornel’ – Kate Bentley RI RSW RGI SWA
The Whitehouse Gallery 47 St Mary St, KirkcudbrightThe Whitehouse Gallery is delighted to present 'Conversations with Hornel', an exhibition of new paintings by Kate Bentley RI RSW RGI SWA, on view from 5 September to 31 October....
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Super-natural Halloween Trail at Mersehead
RSPB Mersehead Southwick, Dumfries and GallowayBooking not essential, you can drop in any time on dates when this event is taking place. Strange sounds and creepy features, explore the trail for weirdy creatures! Follow our...
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The Killing Time
Stranraer Museum 55 George Street, Stranraer, Dumfries and GallowayA Photography exhibition by Iain Stewart. Presenting the latest exhibition and publication by Iain Stewart. The Killing Time documents Galloway's landscape and dark history, through personal connections to the stories of...
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Spooktakular October
Castle of St. John 8 Castle Street, StranraerThe Castle of St John will be all dressed up in its finest Halloween gear for all of October. Come and join in the spooky fun. A special event day...
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Pumpkin Festival
Logan Botanic Garden Port Logan, Stranraer, Dumfries and GallowayJoin the family fun and follow the pumpkin trail! Follow the clues, find our scarecrow and claim a prize! Free with normal garden entry.
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Exhibition: Scottish Nature Photography Awards
Logan Botanic Garden Port Logan, Stranraer, Dumfries and GallowaySee the stunning finalists’ photographs from the 2025 competition. One of Logan’s most popular annual exhibitions capturing Scotland’s iconic scenery, wildlife and the natural world.
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Roots of Connection
Gallery 141 141 King Street, Castle DouglasPresenting a range of artistic perspectives and techniques, this exhibition invites viewers to consider their connection with the natural world and highlights the unique ways in which each of us...
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Jupiter+Nation: Growing Pains by Lindsey Mendick
Unit 23, Loreburne Centre, Dumfries Jupiter Artlands's offsite programme has landed in Dumfries's Loreburne Centre until 6th December. Artist Lindsey Mendick presents Growing Pains, a new site-specific installation comprising ceramic...
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Urr Valley Garden Club: D&G Woodlands and the Wild Apples of Galloway
The club is delighted to welcome Jools Cox, formerly Project Manager of the Orchards and Wild Harvest Project who has planted many hundreds of fruit and nut trees with local...
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KPD Screen Presents – ‘Flow’ (U)
Kirkpatrick Durham Village Hall Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, Dumfries and GallowayThe second movie hosted by KPD Screen will be the multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed animated film, 'Flow'. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis and produced in Latvia, 'Flow' is a beautiful,...
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Rich Hall: Chin Music
FeaturedTheatre Royal Dumfries Shakespeare Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway“Chin Music” has two meanings. One is idle talk. The other is a brushback throw in baseball or cricket to intimidate the batter. Both describe Rich Hall’s comedy. Idle but intimidating....
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Halloween Trail & Pumpkin Patch at Drumlanrig
Drumlanrig Castle & Country Estate Thornhill, Dumfries and GallowayIntroducing... The Spectral Salon: The Monkey, the Dog, and the Headless Woman Step into a spooky world of ghostly tales and unusual characters this Halloween at Drumlanrig Castle. Follow the...
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Super-natural Halloween Trail at Mersehead
RSPB Mersehead Southwick, Dumfries and GallowayBooking not essential, you can drop in any time on dates when this event is taking place. Strange sounds and creepy features, explore the trail for weirdy creatures! Follow our...
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Boutique Sale
Cairndale Hotel & Spa English Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and GallowayA Boutique Sale to raise funds for the relief of children and families in Nepal affected by the recent flooding. In the Beautiful Cairndale Hotel in Dumfries Good quality pre...
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Quarriers Halloween Spooktacular
Locharbriggs Community Centre Auchencrieff Road North, Locharbriggs, Dumfries and GallowayJoin us for a spooky fun day filled with activities such as gladiator duel and rodeo bull as well as a children's entertainer! There will also be a hot chocolate...
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Badger Banquet at Mersehead
RSPB Mersehead Southwick, Dumfries and GallowayBOOKING ESSENTIAL (limited spaces). Feast your eyes on badgers, as they snuffle around for a snack in our garden. These creatures are living on the reserve and often leave tracks...
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Kissing The Flint – Under The Stars At The Vault
The Vault Arts Centre, Newton Stewart 40 Victoria Street, Newton StewartAs part of the Galloway Dark Sky Festival in October, one of the area's most vibrant live music venues, The Vault Arts Centre in Newton Stewart, will be hosting a...
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Rebecca Hill & Charlie Stewart (Harp and Fiddle Duo)
Old School Thornhill Station Road, Thornhill“An outstanding achievement of musicality, ingenuity and passion” Duncan Chilsolm “Gorgeous melodies and rich harmony, stunningly played with huge heart, sense of space and a huge helping of understated playfulness”...
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6 by SIX A COLLECTION OF NEW POETRY by HEXAMETER
FeaturedCatstrand High St, New Galloway, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and GallowayHexameter are a spoken word collective of six poets all closely connected with Dumfries & Galloway and key figures in Southwest Scotland’s flourishing literary scene. They strongly believe that poetry...
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Olga Stezhko
St John's Church, Dumfries Newall Terrace, Dumfries, Dumfries and GallowayOlga Stezhko is an award-winning concert pianist and critically acclaimed recording artist, renowned for her striking and idiosyncratic programmes that explore intriguing connections between music, science, and history spanning the...
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Vivacity Wellness Festival
The Crichton Bankend Road, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway✨ Scotland's New Wellness Festival is Here! ✨ Imagine a day designed entirely around you... A day where you choose your own journey through over 50 wellbeing experiences across 6...
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Flea Market ( Saturday & Sundays)
Dumfries Market Whitesands Whitesands, DumfriesDumfries Whitesands Flea Market open every weekend
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The Patch @ Uppercleuch Farm
The Patch Upperleuch LockerbieCome and pick your own pumpkin at our working family farm! 🎃 All of our pumpkins are grown right here at Uppercleuch Farm. Alongside choosing your perfect pumpkin, there’ll be...
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Annan Harbour Farmers & Producers Market (3rd Saturday Mar – Nov)
Annan Harbour Port Street, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, United KingdomAnnan Harbour Farmers and Producers Market takes place on the third Saturday of the month from March to November, celebrating local farmers, food producers, makers, and community at the harbour....
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Pumpkin Patch at Annan Harbour Market
Annan Harbour Port Street, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, United KingdomJoin us at Annan Harbour on Saturday 17 October for our Pumpkin Patch alongside the Farmers & Producers Market! The market will run from 10am to 2pm, with local farmers,...
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Super-natural Halloween Trail at Mersehead
RSPB Mersehead Southwick, Dumfries and GallowayBooking not essential, you can drop in any time on dates when this event is taking place. Strange sounds and creepy features, explore the trail for weirdy creatures! Follow our...
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Ghostly Tales at Gilnockie Tower
Gilnockie Tower Hollows Bridge, Canonbie, Dumfries and GallowayGhostly Tales at Gilnockie Tower with the Teviotdale Steel Bonnets Step into the eerie world of Gilnockie Tower, where the shadows of Teviotdale’s Steel Bonnets linger like whispers from a...
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Manami Suzuki, piano / Absolute Classics
FeaturedCatstrand High St, New Galloway, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and GallowayProgramme: Beethoven, Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 Schubert, Impromptus, D 899, Op. 90 IntervalSchubert, Allegretto in C minor, D 915 Beethoven, Sonata No. 32 in...
DGWGO Events brings together what’s on across Dumfries and Galloway in one clear, up to date events calendar. From live music, theatre and comedy to community events, family activities, markets and workshops, this page is designed to help you see what’s happening today, this week and beyond.
Events are listed from towns and villages across the region, including Dumfries, Stranraer, Annan, Lockerbie, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright and surrounding rural areas. Listings include key details such as dates, times, locations and organiser information, making it easier to plan your time and discover something new locally.
The calendar is updated regularly with submissions from venues, organisers and community groups. Single day events, multi date events and seasonal listings are all shown in date order so you can browse what’s on now or look ahead.
If you’re running an event in Dumfries and Galloway, you can submit it directly to DGWGO Events for review. Listing events is free and DGWGO does not sell tickets or take commission. All listings are checked before going live to help keep the calendar accurate, useful and relevant for local audiences.
Whether you’re looking for something to do this weekend or planning further ahead, DGWGO Events aims to be a practical, reliable guide to what’s happening across the region.