Things To Do

The Duns Players performance of Macbeth, over four nights at the Volunteer Hall Duns, was a sell-out success.

Award-winning writers, sex scandals, Vikings, Nazis, otters, criminals and Dirty Dancing – the 2019 Berwick Literary Festival has something for everyone!

One of the world’s leading concert organists, Thomas Trotter, is set perform a special concert at Marchmont House, Duns this November to mark the centenary of the historic home’s majestic concert organ and Music Room.

Duns Film Club is about to start its third season and is still going strong, which is unusual for a film club in a small town.

Hemelvaart translates as ‘ascension’, which is truly fitting with the arrival of Lourde Godd herself. No, that’s not a misprint or a spelling mistake, one of the top Drag Hosts in the UK has taken up residency in the Scottish Borders, at Hemelvaart Bier Café in Ayton.

Artist and arts promoter Richard Demarco CBE will tell a special conference that Scottish sculpture is under-celebrated and faces a daunting future.

Now in its 12th Year the Berwick Food and Beer Festival is a must for anyone interested in great tasting food and beer.

For six weeks starting today (Saturday, September 14) The White Fox Gallery will be venturing into new territories as it opens Siobhan O’Hehir’s 1st Solo Show.

Heritage Open Days is taking place in Berwick-upon-Tweed once more with 39 events all on your doorstep, and free for everyone to enjoy, between September 13 and 15.

Philosopher, Professor Simon May of King’s College London will be the main speaker at this year’s Thinking Without Borders conference in Chirnside.

Bridgestone is embarking on a nationwide tractor tour – and the wheels will be rolling into Coldstream on September 9 with a £200 donation on board.

It is ten years since Kelso Connections was first formed, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government.

If you volunteer with or are part of a community group in Scotland, then you are eligible to apply for a unique camp in Cornwall.

August 17

Paxton House, one of the Borders’ most beautiful buildings can now be enjoyed for free by members of the National Trust for Scotland, the charity that protects Scotland’s national and natural treasures.

A new group, Duns Musical Memories, is set to launch later this month for anyone who wishes to enjoy an afternoon of musical entertainment and reminiscence.

It is 30 years since Doors Open Days were first held in Scotland as part of the European City of Culture celebrations.

A new snorkel trail featuring some of Berwickshire’s most beautiful bays and beaches has been launched.

The legacy of Jim Clark will feature prominently at this year’s Royal Highland Show at Ingliston which starts on Thursday, June 20.