What's on in Dumfries and Galloway

2026 will see The Proclaimers return with a new album recorded in the spring and back out live from early summer.

“What makes my Thinker think is that he thinks not only with his brain, with his knitted brow, his distended nostrils and compressed lips, but with every muscle of his arms, back, and legs, with his clenched fist and gripping toes.”

Live entertainment and a four course dinner.

This Christmas, Sempre Amabile presents a rich and thoughtfully woven programme of music celebrating both the season and the many facets of the human experience. Alongside beautiful sacred works by John Rutter and Benjamin Britten, audiences will enjoy timeless favourites from the American Songbook, bringing warmth, nostalgia and sparkle to the festive season.

A Good Old-Fashioned Ghost Hunt... at Shambellie House

Presented by Mostly Ghostly in partnership with Shambellie House Trust

Join us for a Christmas Table Arrangement making workshop with afternoon tea with local florist Eden of Dumfries.

Welcome to ‘The Dusty Show’. The celebration of a trueBritish pop icon. An unforgettable evening of wall to wall hits and classics spanning the decades of Dusty Springfields life and music.

Join The Farmers Choir for a special evening of musical theatre and popular music at Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries, raising funds towards the development of a new Maggie’s Centre in Dumfries.

The Mystery of the Pirate Lagoon, A comic radio play presented live on stage.

THE SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK is a joyful festive concert featuring Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr, Kevin McGuire and the Scottish Christmas Songbook Brass Ensemble.