Recreation, Social, Learning

Dumfries and Galloway’s Listen2Us Project is offering free summer activities for care-experienced young people, including trips, cooking challenges, outdoor adventure activities and movie nights! There’s something for everyone. Come along and meet new people, challenge yourself and try things you might never have done before – all in a fun, supportive and youth led environment. These activities are free to young people who are care-experienced, sign up using the link below!

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!

Camp DG 2025 Young people across D&G are invited to participate in the 2025 Amazing Summer Camps experience. Participants will take part in 3 activity days, with day 1 hosted in their local area, followed by a 2 day/1 night residential camp. The camps are fun, energetic and an amazing opportunity to try something new this summer! Young people can sign up to participate in one of the following camps: (a) S1 – S4 (b) Primary 7 (pupils that are moving up to high school after summer) Camp are completely free, all transport, food and equipment will be provided! Each participant will receive a Camp DG hoody, t-shirt and water bottle as a souvenir of their time at camp!

Soft Play session!

Shambellie House Trust is partnering with Let’s Get Sporty to offer a summer of outdoor activity and creativity, using the the grounds of Shambellie House near New Abbey. Join in with den building, mini orienteering, treasure hunts, craft activities and much more. Using outdoor play and nature, we are offering supervised activities for young people to come to Shambellie House and have fun. If you are in secondary school and 16 or under you can join in and get leadership experience and training from Let’s Get Sporty by helping out with the younger children and working with the Let’s Get Sporty Coaches to deliver the sessions.

Stranraer Scottish Week 2025 – a list of family fun events from car treasure hunt, to family prize bingo and so much more. Other events include a day in the park, as well as bowling and golf competitions.

Do you like animals and spending time outdoors? Why not come along to our Summer on the Farm Activity Days?! You’ll get to have lots of fun on the farm, including: Spend time with our friendly goats, pigs, rabbits, ponies, sheep, cows and much loved tortoise Titus; Learn about the animal care; Take part in arts and crafts; Den build in the local woods; Walk our Shetland ponies; Have a go at pony agility.

We invite you to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of the holidays with us. This will be really amazing workshop on making accessories. After event all children will be offered snacks and refreshments.

We are happy to invite children and young people to spend their holidays in a creative and interesting environment These will be really amazing master classes on making items from liquid porcelain, painting these items, making accessories and rock painting. After each event, all children will be offered snacks and refreshments.