Monthly Ranger Group meeting.

Are you aged 11–18 and passionate about nature, wildlife and the outdoors?

Join us for an inspiring talk on how to transform your garden into a thriving haven for wildlife.

Dalry Town Hall Producers and Makers Market

Ayrshire Commercial Vintage Vehicle Club will be passing through the Glenkens en route from Cumnock to Portpatrick.

Aussie BBQ Extravaganza in Parton Village Hall

We are holding a murder mystery night: an interactive evening where we solve a fictitious murder and enjoy a few drinks at the bar.

Great prizes to be won!

These seasonal guided walks will find and identify our wonderful local birds by sight and sound, providing useful birdwatching tips for beginners and information on the behaviour and ecology of the species encountered. 

General Monthly Meeting to discuss Dalry Town Hall matters.

An exhibition of art from Dalry Community Art Workshops.

Kids aged 3-12 can enjoy a carousel of outdoor adventures, from den building and mud kitchen mischief, to leaf printing and designing twig frames to display your nature masterpieces.

Join us to discover all things mermaid from Dalbeattie to Crawick via the mermaid’s chair!

Bar Open from 6.30pm

A workshop for anyone interested in using plants and herbs around them to help with health and healing. We will wander around Lochhill Farm meeting wild and cultivated plants, and learn how to make teas, oils and other remedies.

Are you aged 11–18 and passionate about nature, wildlife and the outdoors?

Forest Learning Sessions from Bairn Banter on the last Saturday of the month at Heart of the Glen, Carsphairn.

Join us for a fun, family day out to celebrate all our local community has to offer!

Coffee & Cake in Mossdale Village Hall.

Last Sunday of every month .

As part of the community engagement program at Carsphairn Community Woodland, we will be hosting woodland nature activities alongside the monthly volunteering days, with lots of fun activities to get involved in.

One Big Thank You Summer Festival at Lochside Park, Carlingwark, Castle Douglas.

Ever wanted to be on the inside of the trad music in the pub?

Arcana is a poetic, music-led journey about finding your voice and the courage to truly listen to yourself.

Balmaghie Kirk provides an idyllic setting for a summer picnic, complete with poetry readings by local poetry group, The Hexameter Collective.

Featuring: The Gird 'n' Cleek World Championship - Snail Racing - Tractor Pull - Tossin' the Sheaf - Hurlin' the Curlin' Stane - Tug o' War - Classic Car Show - Pipe Band - Bar - barBecue..and much more.

The Loch Ken Family Water Safety Day will be held on Tuesday 4th August 2026 with lots of fun and water safety activities for all the family.

Are you aged 11–18 and passionate about nature, wildlife and the outdoors?

Are you aged 11–18 and passionate about nature, wildlife and the outdoors?

Song Share in Dalry.

Ever wanted to be on the inside of the trad music in the pub?

The Playboy of the Western World by John Millinton Synge , Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin.

General Monthly Meeting to discuss Dalry Town Hall matters.

Race Night Horses on sale - £10

An outdoor, family friendly Summer festival that combines original live music, with the very best of local food from the region and drinks from the now legendary Demijohn Cocktail Bar.

This year's show will be held on Saturday 15 August come and join us for a fun, family day out!

Dalry Town Hall Producers and Makers Market

Are you aged 11–18 and passionate about nature, wildlife and the outdoors?

Award-winning vocalist Ali Affleck brings together three of the finest interpreters of early jazz and blues for a special one-off performance celebrating the music of New Orleans and Harlem, New York City.

Cuckoostone Bridge: Grow Your Own Small Nature Reserve – a walk at Cuckoostone with John Wykes.

Dance performance concluding with an open Q&A about peatlands and peatland restoration with experts from the Crichton Carbon Centre (CCC) and the Tweed Forum.

Join local citizen scientists for an introductory talk at the Catstrand, a walk along the banks of Mill Burn and the Ken, and a water testing demonstration. 

The Peat Bog Experience is a unique blend of creating a Bog Symphony and Stories. The Bog Symphony is a collective sound work rooted in the deep time of an upland peat bog above the Black Water of Dee, feeding in to Loch Ken.

An imaginative, hands-on workshop exploring ecology and place through The Six Bowls, a participatory artwork creating ideas and actions for a more just and resilient future.

Burn is an environmental video art project by artist John Wallace and soil scientist Professor Pete Smith.

In poetry and music – from Japan to Glenkens – Tom Pow and Jo Miller present a conversation around ‘Hallowed ground’.

Come and join Whirligig, Ruth Morris, Gavin Marwick and Phil Alexander in our popular Land Notes Festival.

Join Angela Miller & Andy Kaye from Talking Galloway for a gentle stroll up local landmark Waterside Hill.

Generations of local writers have been inspired by the natural beauties of Galloway and the Glenkens. Come and hear today’s writers read their Galloway-inspired poetry and prose at this year’s Land Notes Festival.

Celebrate Land Notes Festival 2026 with a Banner Parade from CatStrand down to the banks of the river Ken by Loch Ken Bridge.

A session of traditional tunes and songs. Bring your voice or instrument and join in a supportive gathering of musicians. Or just come an listen!

Galloway Shorts- Community Screenings

Forest Learning Sessions from Bairn Banter on the last Saturday of the month at Heart of the Glen, Carsphairn.

Admission £1, children free.

As part of the community engagement program at Carsphairn Community Woodland, we will be hosting woodland nature activities alongside the monthly volunteering days, with lots of fun activities to get involved in.

Last Sunday of every month .

Art and Crafts Fayre in Dalry Town Hall.

Diplomat, Scholar, Gentleman, Photographer and Chronicler of folk life in Dumfries and Galloway, Judith Hewitt from D & G Museums tells us Kissling's story.

Deiseil: Dancing in Time is a  powerful exploration of how stepdance, Scotland’s percussive dance, was lost… and how its revival became woven into a lifelong friendship.

Following Wednesday's performance of Deiseil: Dancing in Time, director Gerry Mulgrew and performers Alison Carlyle and Amy Geddes will host a discussion about the themes of the show.

Song Share in Dalry.

The Song Cannot Be Silenced, by local author Larry Winger, writing under the nom de plume Aldon Law, is a general fiction novel of challenges, as its main characters face issues of voicelessness, loss of identity, and life choices that become intractable.

Dalry Town Hall Producers and Makers Market

A poignant and uplifting celebration of the power of melancholy music.

Les Liaisons Dangereouses by Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

General Monthly Meeting to discuss Dalry Town Hall matters.

Blending Indian and Scottish traditional music, Naad-Hara presents an innovative programme of traditional melodies, original compositions, and improvisation.

Forest Learning Sessions from Bairn Banter on the last Saturday of the month at Heart of the Glen, Carsphairn.

Brahms, B Major, op. 8, Rachmaninov, Trio no 2, op. 9

As part of the community engagement program at Carsphairn Community Woodland, we will be hosting woodland nature activities alongside the monthly volunteering days, with lots of fun activities to get involved in.

Last Sunday of every month .

Fred MaCaulay is preparing to hit the road in 2026 with the 2025 show repackaged and updated and simply called “GOOD EVENING!”. 

Song Share in Dalry.

Coming to CatStrand as a duo, Blue Rose Code simply has to be seen live.

Dalry Town Hall Producers and Makers Market

Prolific Glasgow-based singer, songwriter, interpreter of traditional songs and guitarist Alasdair Roberts gives a rare solo performance at CatStrand.

General Monthly Meeting to discuss Dalry Town Hall matters.

Beethoven, Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1, Schubert, Impromptus, D 899, Op. 90, Schubert, Allegretto in C minor, D 915, Beethoven, Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 

This compelling film captures an exclusive, deeply personal dialogue between the world-renowned land artist and the acclaimed art historian, author, and broadcaster.

The Bubblyjock Collective present ‘QUINES’, a brand-new programme celebrating female Scottish composers and neglected women from Scottish history.

Last Sunday of every month .

We heart Lizzie Magie! Feminist, economist, disruptor, and games designer who wanted to show the world there was an alternative to capitalist greed.

Forest Learning Sessions from Bairn Banter on the last Saturday of the month at Heart of the Glen, Carsphairn.

Introducing Birdvox and their debut album Shamming The Drama.

Song Share in Dalry.

General Monthly Meeting to discuss Dalry Town Hall matters.

Innovator, award winning, multi-instrumentalist Malin Lewis melds Scottish West coast tradition with a newly invented, self-made bagpipe alongside stars Sally Simpson (Fiddle) and Ali Hutton (Guitar). Hair tingling, philosophical and dance inducing melodies inspired by European folk traditions, queerness and the universe.

Dalry Town Hall Producers and Makers Market

Ryan Young is a Scottish fiddle player working within the traditional music of Scotland. His playing is noted for its distinctive tone and phrasing, with an approach that places melody and expression at the centre of the music.

Forest Learning Sessions from Bairn Banter on the last Saturday of the month at Heart of the Glen, Carsphairn.

Last Sunday of every month .

Tick off your Xmas list with quality handmade gifts!

Song Share in Dalry.

Glenkens Producers Market in Dalry Town Hall.

General Monthly Meeting to discuss Dalry Town Hall matters.

Forest Learning Sessions from Bairn Banter on the last Saturday of the month at Heart of the Glen, Carsphairn.

Last Sunday of every month .