Are you ready to join us for a Yuletide Gathering like no other? Following the success of our sold out event in May 2023, we’re hosting another Gallovidian Gathering at Castle Douglas Town Hall! Join us to experience a new spin on oor auld cultural traditions. Through an immersive night of time… Read more »
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NEWS: Join our Board of Trustees
Do you have a strong interest in the performing arts? Would you be interested in a rewarding and exciting opportunity to add to the cultural life of Dumfries and Galloway? Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival seeks new trustees to join its Board. Apart from our renowned Festival held over 10 days each May, we provide… Read more »
PAGE: Support for Ambition Creative Practitioners
Through its Support for Ambition (SfA) scheme, Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival supports regionally based creative performing arts practitioners to develop their artistic vision, and technical skills and working practices. Creative practitioners based in Dumfries & Galloway and working in the following disciplines – theatre, music, dance, film, spoken word and comedy – can apply… Read more »
PAGE: Support for Ambition Venues
Through its Support for Ambition (SfA) scheme, we support Dumfries & Galloway based performing arts venues to programme productions or events for the benefit of the audiences in their communities. Productions or programmes of events in the following disciplines – theatre, music, dance, film, spoken word and comedy – are eligible for SfA financial, promotional… Read more »
NEWS: Celebrating the Extraordinary Life of Local Lass Dr Flora Murray
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 activist and queer icon Dr Flora Murray on the centenary of her death on Wednesday… Read more »
NEWS: Call out for artists for “Summer of Cycling 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 Word event will platform individuals to perform their poetry in simple stripped back indoor/outdoor settings… Read more »
EVENT: A Play, A Pie and A Pint presents Leopards Ate my Face
Written by Grant O’Rourke Directed by Jo Freer Derek has a new neighbour moving in next door but he doesn’t like the look of him. He could be a drug dealer. Maybe’s he got a pet snake. Can a drug dealer have a pet snake? Leopards Ate My Face is a new comedy by Grant… Read more »
EVENT: Gaither A’ Thegether
Gather all together for an immersive night of time travel with An Dannsa Dub, bringing us their vibrant fusion of mystical energy and Gaelic folk song with the heavy, mediative, driving basslines of Dub. Join us to experience a new spin on oor auld cultural traditions. You’ll be guided by BBC Introducing’s Phoebe I.H, through an evening of eating, drinking, dancing… Read more »
NEWS: D&G and the Spanish Civil War: Previously Undiscovered Connections to the 549 are Identified
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. When this show was programmed, Wonder Fools did not have any information about the volunteers… Read more »
NEWS: Our Autumn Programme Recap!
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 Alice Mary Cooper Kick starting our autumn programme was Alice Mary Cooper with her fantastic… Read more »