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Celebrating the Extraordinary Life of Local Lass Dr Flora Murray

18 July 2023

The Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival is delighted to have facilitated a special collaboration between the Dumfries Museum, Dumfries Pride and DJ McDowall of The Imaginarium for an evening celebrating the extraordinary life of local lass, suffragette, medical pioneer, radical...

Call out for artists for “Summer of Cycling 2023”

17 April 2023

The Dumfries & Galloway Summer of Cycling Paracycling Events are taking place in August 2023 D&G Arts Festival is looking for a wide range of emerging and established poets to take part in this event. The Summer of Cycling Spoken...

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

23 March 2023

An immersive Folk and Dub party, Craig Hill, Pop-Up Opera and A Play, A Pie and A Pint - Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival opens its doors on its 44th Festival this May Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival presents a...

Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival announce the dates for their 44th Annual Festival

20 February 2023

Scotland’s largest rural performing arts Festival is back in venues across Dumfries & Galloway from 20th – 28th May 2023. For 44 years, the D&G Arts Festival has brought world-class theatre, music, dance, comedy and spoken word to the heart...

Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival Appoints Chief Executive Officer

11 January 2023

The Board of Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival are pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Hart as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Simon Hart has over 25 years of experience as a CEO and artistic director in the performing arts...

D&G and the Spanish Civil War: Previously Undiscovered Connections to the 549 are Identified

30 November 2022

Wonder Fools came to Dumfries and Galloway this October with their show 549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War. As part of the project, Wonder Fools have created an archive of information about Scottish Volunteers for the Spanish Civil War....

Dumfries and Galloway Life Reports on Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival

30 November 2022

Did you catch the November edition of Dumfries and Galloway Life? This month’s issue featured an article on Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival's internship programme and our new additions to our board. Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival has committed to...

Our Autumn Programme Recap!

16 November 2022

As we have come to the end of our August to November Arts Live programme we would like to take some time to reflect on the fantastic events that we have had throughout Dumfries and Galloway this Autumn. Bush by...

Dumfries and Galloway’s Connections to 549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War

10 October 2022

This month, Wonder Fools are coming to Dumfries and Galloway with their fantastic show 549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War. The play which incorporates music is about people, relationships, and history of the people from Scotland who aided the...

Farewell to our Strategic & Creative Director

6 September 2022

Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival have announced Strategic & Creative Director, Melanie Purdie, is stepping down from her role. We are sad to see Melanie leave but support and understand her decision. Melanie has made the difficult decision to focus...

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