Dates of the 29th Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival are:
Friday 23rd May - Saturday 31st May 2008

Highlights from this year's Festival are: KAREN DUNBAR, RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT and CLAIRE MARTIN, THE McCALMANS, THE SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, THE SHANKLY SHOW, GORDON GILTRAP, OPERA WOW!, THE LADY OF BURMA, PLUS FIRST CLASS FOLK, JAZZ and CHILDREN'S EVENTS. Plus a special screening featuring ARCHIVE FILMS of the SCOTTISH ISLANDS.

Click on the Events Diary for full programme details.

To order a brochure please call 01387 260447 or e-mail: info@dgartsfestival.org.uk.

Alternatively you can download the Arts Festival 2008 Brochure
(PDF File Size - 23MB. Opens in a new window)

TICKET INFORMATION: 

Tickets can be booked in three ways:

1)  via our Events Diary on the Homepage - simply click on  the link to the booth against the event of your choice, 
 if available    

2)  via our Ticket Hotline: 01387 245566.

3)  in person at VisitScotland, 64 Whitesands, Dumfries.

SURFACEMEN events are free but please phone 01387 245566 to book seats on the minibus.

Please go to Membership if you wish to find out about the benefits of becoming a Festival supporter, including Priority Booking.  New Members are always welcome.

This year's programme promises to be as rich and varied as ever with something to suit all tastes. We hope that you will make the most of what is on offer and book lots of events. Make the last week in May a celebration of the Arts for you, your family and friends.

I pay tribute to the band of dedicated volunteers who make this event possible each year and to our very many sponsors who include Dumfries and Galloway Council, the Scottish Arts Council and a wide range of local businesses and individuals. Without them this Festival would simply not happen.

So .... I look forward to seeing you all enjoying yourselves as we celebrate the Arts across this wonderful corner of Scotland!

Dame Barbara Kelly
Chairman

Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
Charity Reg. No. SC000236
Company Reg. No. SC176020