Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival

03/06/2025

Thank you!😍

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our 46th Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival this year.

The team had an incredible few weeks travelling across the region organising 34 events in 24 venues and reaching over 1600 people who came out to support our events.

There are too many to mention individually but a huge thank you to all the venues, artists, creative practitioners, freelancers, tech teams, front of house teams and everyone who was involved in making this Festival so special - we really couldn’t have done it without you!

The team are now back and ready to get planning more exciting events across the region so get in touch if you’d like to get involved.

Dumfries & Galloway never fails to amaze us in how creative, inspiring and dedicated everyone is to making this region a hub for creative practice and we’re so proud to be a part of that.

Thank you to our sponsors and funders who without your support we wouldn’t be able to do the work that we do. Creative Scotland, National Lottery Young Start, Dumfries and Galloway Council, The Holywood Trust, The People’s Project Dumfries, Developing the Young Workforce DG, Dumfries & Galloway Life, Alba Printers, Alive 107.3fm, The Crichton, Dumfries and Galloway! Whats Going on ?



Photos come from Mike Bolam, The Swallow Theatre, and Aisling Anderson.

30/05/2025

🖌LIFE has arrived in Dumfries and Galloway!

Friday 30th 7:30pm - CatStrand, New Galloway.
Saturday 31st 7:30pm - Quarrymen's Arts Centre, Creetown.

LIFE is set in a drawing class. There is a gentle invitation for audience to draw or doodle during the show, or simply watch the story emerge.

There are still some tickets available for both shows, they can be purchased online in advance, or on the door. But, be quick to avoid disappointment!

29/05/2025

Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival are thrilled to support this! For more information please see below.

In collaboration with d&g arts festival, music broth and lovers lane studios.

BROKEN SOUNDS / A free workshop for neurodiverse adults
Monday 16th June, 10.00am – 5.00pm. Lovers’ Lane Studio, 28-32 Rae Street, Dumfries
A neurodiverse-led workshop for neurodiverse adults of any or no musical ability. Just bring your curiosity and an openness to exploring sound. This space is for those who have felt “othered”, “too much”, “not enough” and want to reclaim and celebrate their voice through sound and shared creativity.
For more details and to reserve a place, contact
[email protected]/
[email protected]

Supported by the Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival & Music Broth

29/05/2025

We are so excited to welcome back Scottish Opera this week, to close the 46th Festival.

Pop-up Opera celebrates opera on a miniature scale. Brought to life by two singers, a narrator, instrumentalists and a beautiful set of illustrations, this summer Scottish Opera present a celebration of Gilbert & Sullivan comedies – A Little Bit of The Pirates of Penzance and A Little Bit of The Gondoliers. Packed with screwball humour, memorable characters, and of course brilliant tongue-twisting tunes, these 30-minute operas are perfect for audiences of all ages.

Coming to A' The Airts Sanquhar on Saturday (1pm Pirates of Penzance, 3pm The Gondoliers*).
Coming to Glencairn Memorial Institute Moniaive on Sunday (1pm Pirates of Penzance, 3pm The Gondoliers*).

Tickets are £7 / £3.50 for Under 26. There are not many left, so grab yours whilst you still can! Visit our website for more information.



*Tickets for the 1pm and 3pm shows are sold separately.

28/05/2025

🎻THIS WEEKEND.

Held on the High Wire – Created and performed by Jenny Q and Myshkin Warbler Based on Jenny’s book Held Together and Myshkin’s album Trust and the High Wire A candid, spellbinding multimedia performance that tells an exceptional story. Jenny and Myshkin invite the audience on a journey from origin stories and migrations,through their paths’ convergence, and into the tale of the of Jenny’s near death experience, sepsis survival, and new life on metal legs.

Friday 30th May 7:30pm, Eskdalemuir Hub.
Saturday 31st May 7:30pm, The Swallow Theatre.
Tickets £10/5.

More infomation and tickets available from our website.

27/05/2025

🎟James Rowland begins his mini tour of the region TODAY!

After successfully touring the first two shows of his trillogy- 'Learning to Fly' in 2023 and 'Piece of Work' in 2024, James returns to bring the final piece of the puzzel 'James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show'.

Tuesday 27th 7:30pm at The Studio Theatre, Moffat.
Wednesday 28th 7:30pm at Wigtown County Buildings.
Thursday 29th 7:30pm at Port Logan Village Hall.

What would you do with an hour? What if it was your last hour ever?

For James the answer is easy: he wants to tell you a story. A story full of laughter and music and joy. A story about living.

Visit our website to grab your ticket.

26/05/2025

We had a great day yesterday at Crawick Multiverse with Cirqulation and Bippity! 🎆

26/05/2025

OUR FINAL WEEK OF THE 2025 FESTIVAL!

Don't worry, it's a busy one.

In theatre, Boiler Room Six takes on a mini tour- visiting Whithorn, Lockerbie and Thornhill. Emerging theatre company Deliverance Theatre makes its region debut TONIGHT at CatStrand with Goodbye Postie. Region favourite James Rowland returns with the third part of his trilogy, and famous A Play A Pie and A Pint is back! Tickets are selling quickly for all five shows in Dumfries, Stranraer and Moffat. Finally, LIFE, a performance set in a Life Drawing Class and encourages audience to draw along, is visiting Creetown and New Galloway.

In music, SELL OUT Scottish Opera return with two new Pop-Up Operas, visiting Sanquhar and Moniaive. Tickets are going fast! And, Held On the High Wire, a powerful show incorporating music, spoken word and visual, comes to Eskdalemuir Hub and The Swallow Theatre.

Drawing LIFE, an art workshop from the crew behind LIFE will visit Creetown and Balmaclellan. And, Chrys Salt returns with friends Gerda Stevenson and Pauline Prior Pitt to bring Three of a Kind to Gatehouse.

Are you coming along to an event this week? We can't wait to see you!

Tickets for events this week are selling quickly. Tickets will be available on the door however we recommend booking in advance to avoid disappointment on the day.

23/05/2025

INFO FROM Crawick Multiverse for all Cirqulation Sunday attendees.

On Sunday, we will be open as normal from 10am to 6pm for day visitors and we look forward to seeing you all then.

If you have a ticket for the performance, here's what you need to know...

Please aim to arrive by 12.30pm at the latest to give yourself time to park, register and make your way to the Sun Amphitheatre, where the performance will start at 1pm.

Please have your tickets ready to present at the gate. (Anyone without a ticket should report to The Coalface ticket office)

As a ticketholder, the site is accessible from12noon and you are welcome to stay and explore the site after the performance until 6pm. If you wish to arrive earlier, a General Admission fee to visit Crawick Multiverse will apply (see below).

Feel free to bring a picnic and/or to purchase snacks, ice cream and refreshments onsite at The Coalface. You are welcome to use the toilet facilities and to refill your water bottles at The Coalface.

Please come prepared for the weather - let's hope it is more sunshine than showers!

Note: If the weather is particularly wet or windy the show will be postponed, but your ticket will remain valid for the rescheduled date. Should this happen, you will be contacted by Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival. We will also post an update.

There will be a photographer on site taking photographs on the day for promotional purposes. If you do not wish to be included in any photographs, please let the photographer or a member of our team know on the day.

A gentle reminder that dogs are welcome, but should be kept on a lead at all times.

Tickets on the day:

If you have a performance ticket but wish to arrive before 12noon, or if you are a day visitor to Crawick Multiverse, normal admission fees will apply on the day. We will be open from 10am to 6pm. As a visitor to Crawick Multiverse on Sunday, everyone is most welcome to enjoy the performance at 1pm.

19/05/2025

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK AT THE FESTIVAL?

www.dgartsfestival.org.uk/events

A little bit of everything, as we see the beginning of the run of Boiler Room Six, Fringe 2024 sell out show! And, in music, visit Dark Space Planetarium for an evening of visual delights and accompanying soundscapes. We also see Beth Malcolm visit The Vault Arts Centre as part of her FOLKMOSIS Tour. Cirqulation return to Castle Douglas and Crawick Multiverse for an outdoor circus extravaganza, and visit Sanquhar over the weekend to take part in Poetry of the Nith and other Sanquhar Arts Festival events.

Are you coming along to anything this week?

Visit our website to grab your tickets and join us for what is bound to be a great week of events.

16/05/2025

EVENT CANCELLATION

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL 2025

SONGS OF RENEWAL & HOPE - CARIN CHORUS
Friday 16th May, 7.30pm. Upper Annandale Church, Moffat

This evening's concert has been cancelled because of the death yesterday afternoon of a close family member of the Cairn Chorus' conductor. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Kate and her family, both now and for the time ahead as they grieve.

Ticket holders will be informed.

15/05/2025

🌿Region favourite Cairn Chorus visits Upper Annandale Church in Moffat TOMORROW!

Friday 16th May 7:30pm.
Upper Annandale Church, Moffat.
General Admission £10 / Under 26 £5
Available from www.dgartsfestival.org.uk/events

There will be a number of tickets available on the door tomorrow, but we reccomend booking in advance to avoid disappointment.

Here is a snippet from last year's concert, to give you a taste of what to expect tomorrow.