Culture, Arts, Performance

Get ready for an amazing summer of fun! Join our Sketchbook Socials (ages 12–16) to try out cool art techniques with your own sketchbook in a chill, friendly space. For ages 5–11, get creative with Plastic Free July – make sculptures, build robots, design emojis, and more! Try Story Yoga (ages 5–7) where stories come to life through movement, or learn real yoga moves if you’re 8–16. Love to dance? Each week brings a new style – Popstar, Musical, or Lyrical. Warm up, learn the moves, and show off your dance to your grown-ups. Come join the fun!

The Bluelight Music Night will take place at the Buccleuch Centre in Langholm. The event is aimed at young people aged 12-17. There will be three performers/acts, two DJs and one band on the night. These would all be local performers. At the event there will be information relating to drugs, alcohol etc as well as a number of chill out zones. We will have a gaming area so the young people can also relax in there. It will be a fun night at the start of the school holidays. An event where they can enjoy being young people.

Join us for two magical days of creativity and storytelling—with outdoor and indoor crafts. Aged 5-16 (younger siblings welcome) Day 1: Paint a giant wooden dragon, make colourful masks, and sculpt your own mini clay dragons to take home. Day 2: Decorate dragon scales with mini messages, craft feathers using a variety of materials and gather for dragon stories with our amazing local storyteller. Each child receives a free T-shirt to paint in and keep. Children must be accompanied by an adult - there’ll be tea, coffee, juice, and biscuits provided.

Summer of Play at the Robert Burns Centre Free Film Screenings at the RBC. Summer of Play provides free activities for children and young people in Dumfries and Galloway and to provide children and young people, aged 5-16 with activities over the summer. Children will be able to get a free drink and snack too.

Teen Art Workshops at Gracefield Arts Centre An afternoon of art and craft with professional artists exploring clay, printmaking and painting. Pre booking essential as places are limited. All materials, snacks and drinks supplied.

Teen Art Workshops at Kirkcudbright Galleries An afternoon of art and craft with professional artists exploring clay, printmaking and painting. Pre booking essential as places are limited. All materials, snacks and drinks supplied.

Freestyle Fridays @ Stair Park Ramps Friendly skating and riding competitions and challenges, graffiti art, henna and glitter tattoos, music and free food and refreshments. No pressure, no limits. Just pure creativity and freedom. Come and make you mark! Ages 11 – 17 years.

Teen Art Workshops at Gracefield Arts Centre and Kirkcudbright Galleries An afternoon of art and craft with professional artists exploring clay, printmaking and painting. Pre booking essential as places are limited. All materials, snacks and drinks supplied. Summer of Play at the Robert Burns Centre Free Film Screenings at the RBC. Summer of Play provides free activities for children and young people in Dumfries and Galloway and to provide children and young people, aged 5-16 with activities over the summer. Children will be able to get a free drink and snack too.

Dumfries and Galloway’s Young Women’s Network are delighted to present a range of free workshops and activities for young women and girls this summer! From sports taster sessions, craftivism and wellbeing classes, there is something for everyone. Come along, try something new, meet new people and make your voice heard in a chilled and supportive space!

The Summer Mix! Taster Sessions & Masterclasses for young people aged 10–14, an energetic mix of activities that promote creativity, confidence, and friendship. The Summer Mix offers range of experiences—from sport and martial arts to wellbeing workshops, street food cooking, media production, and even the art of magic. The Summer Mix Big Weekenders! Join us for three special weekend events: a beach party, time travellers mystery tours, and town centre takeovers filled with activities, performances, and street food.