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Scotland’s largest rural performing arts festival unveils 40th Anniversary programme with tribute to Scotland’s fishing communities.
Scotland celebrates the 40th Anniversary of its largest, rural performing arts festival this Summer with Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival unveiling its eclectic programme of 50 performing arts events delivering comedy, theatre, dance, music and spoken word.
Arts Live - Call Out for applications: Support for Ambition
Financial support is available for artists, venues and promoters in Dumfries & Galloway who would like to put on a quality performing arts event between 1st September 2019 – 31st March 2020.
Region can stage performing arts with support for ambition
The region’s venues and promoters are being encouraged to apply for financial and advisory support to help deliver the next season of performing arts events.
Join the Young Promoters Group!
Join the Young Promoters Group!
Are you aged 15-25? Would you like to influence which events happen near you?Do you enjoy watching live performing arts events?
Sign up to join the Fringe at the 40th Anniversary of Dumfries & Galloway’s Arts Festival! (24 MAY - 2 JUNE, 2019)
Calling all artists, venues and promoters! Help make memories at Scotland’s largest rural performing arts festival ….
Join the Fringe at Dumfries & Galloway’s Arts Festival!
We’re looking to pack our programme with more independently-run shows from the region and reach a wider audience. It’s a great opportunity for artists, venues and promoters to…
Young promoters call for touring companies
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Tickets are now on sale for all events in this year’s Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival.
Sixties night aids church funds
Stewartry six-piece band Café Largo are helping to raise funds for their local church by holding a Swinging ’60s night.
Opportunity: Young Promoters Group part-time Freelance Marketing Assistant
The Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival has been running for 39 years, bringing a range of theatre, music and performing arts to the region. Recently, The Festival has expanded its reach, targeting young people through STAGE iT, their Young Promoters Group.
Festival launches 2018 programme
Scotland’s largest rural performing arts launches its 39th programme tonight with a spectacular concert of sublime classical strings and two of the best traditional musicians to come out of Scotland.
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Scotland’s largest rural performing arts festival unveils 40th Anniversary programme with tribute to Scotland’s fishing communities.
Region can stage performing arts with support for ambition
Region’s young promoters are a first class act for Year of Young People 2018
Join the Young Promoters Group!
Sign up to join the Fringe at the 40th Anniversary of Dumfries & Galloway’s Arts Festival! (24 MAY - 2 JUNE, 2019)
Calling all artists, venues and promoters! Help make memories at Scotland’s largest rural performing arts festival ….
Join the Fringe at Dumfries & Galloway’s Arts Festival!
We’re looking to pack our programme with more independently-run shows from the region and reach a wider audience. It’s a great opportunity for artists, venues and promoters to…
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Dumfries And Galloway Arts Festival
Established as the region’s premier calendar entertainments event since 1979, the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival is Scotland’s largest rural multi-artform festival with over 200 artists performing at 85 events in 48 venues across the full breadth of the region.
Each year, the festival involves a lively and varied programme, showcasing an eclectic range of top-billed performances in music, drama, dance, arts and literature in a selection of venues from the tiny, intimate Swallow Theatre to the grandeur of the Easterbrook Hall and a wide outdoor stage on the banks of the River Nith.
The festival has an excellent reputation for bringing top quality world-class performances to rural locations at the end of May each year.
Musical events range from unforgettable operas, to classical, jazz, traditional, contemporary and world music that are usually only experienced in the world’s city venues.
Dance, the world of books and ground-breaking theatrical performances are also mainstays of the yearly programmes, as are some well-established mini festivals in literature and song and an exciting and lively fringe.
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New members and patrons are always very welcome. Benefits include priority booking and an invitation to the Festival Opening, with Patrons receiving a free ticket to a Festival event. Please click on Membership in the menu or contact us for full details. We are also extremely grateful for the support of both local and national sponsors – businesses who contribute greatly to the delivery of quality events that the region can be proud of.
We look forward to seeing you at the Festival!
