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         Kirkcudbright

3^rd June – 3^rd August                                           South by South West: Tolbooth Arts Centre. One of three venues in South West Scotland,
                                                                            Kirkcudbright exhibits the period 1880 to 1940. 10am-5pm Mon – Sat, 2-5pm Sun.
12^th to 15^th June                                                  Jazz Festival: a combination of classic New Orleans, Dixieland and Swing at various
                                                                            venues throughout the town.
21^st June                                                             Medieval Fayre: Soaperie Gardens, 11am – 3pm
24^th June (1,8,15,22 July)                                    Historical Walk: 7pm start from the Harbour Square.
6 July                                                                  Galloway Children’s Festival: Soaperie Gardens, 11am-4pm. Now in its 7^th year.
10^th July                                                              Pipe Band Night: 7pm at Harbour Square.
12-13 July                                                           Festival of Gardening and Country Life: 10am-4pm at the Carse, Tongland. (adjacent to
                                                                            the bridge)
13^th July                                                              Kirkin’ of the Cornet
17^th July – 21 August                                          Thursday Night is Scottish Night: 7pm at Harbour Square. Family entertainment with music
                                                                           and dancing.
18^th July                                                              Riding of the Marches: Dee Walk, starts at 7pm. Recreated annually by Kirkcudbright Cornets Club.
20^th July                                                              Children’s Fancy Dress: Soaperie Gardens from 2.30pm.
25^th July – 15^th August (Friday nights)                 Maggie’s Tour: 7pm, corner of Selkirk Arms. Learn about Kirkcudbright in the 17^th century.
                                                                           Tickets from Solway Books & Summer Festivities Shop (£1)
27^th July                                                              Songs of Praise: 6pm, Harbour Square.
1^st – 3^rd August                                                   Art and Crafts Trail: 11am-5pm daily. Contact Pauline Saul 01557 331895
13^th August                                                          Senior Citizens’ Concert: 7pm at the Pipe Band Hall behind the Selkirk Arms. Book seats at Paul
                                                                           Jones Bakery.
20^th August                                                          Times Past: 7pm at Tolbooth Arts Centre. Old Kirkcudbright through the Museum’s photographic
                                                                            archive.
23 August                                                           Parade Day: leaves at 2.15pm from Mill Flats. The beginning of a weekend of festivities.
24^th August                                                          Vintage Car Rally: 12 noon at Harbour Square. Presented by the Classic Wheels Club of Dumfries.
25^th August                                                          Kirkcudbright Tattoo: St Cuthbert Street, 7.30pm. The climax to the summer festivities with
                                                                            pipes, dancing and gymnastics.

               Wigtown


12 – 20^th July 2008                                             Wigtown Community Festival: (for details email Anne at: wigtowncommunityactivities@hotmail.co.uk)
Wednesday 6^th August                                         Wigtown Agricultural Show: at Bladnoch Park from 9am to 5pm
15^th to 17^th August                                               Bladnoch Folk and Blues Festival: at Bladnoch Distillery (tickets available from www.wegottickets.com)
26^th September to 5^th October                            Wigtown Literary Book Festival: 2008 is the 10^th anniversary event so it should be a big one (details from
                                                                            www.wigtownbookfestival.com)
The Eccentric Alphabet:                                     a weekly programme of readings and talks by invited guests hosted by the Wigtown Book Shops
Street market:                                                     every Saturday from Easter to October

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was launched in May 2008 with a party in the County
Buildings, Wigtown. The UK project was first introduced in Rotherham in 2007 by Dolly and it was decided that the Machars area of Galloway (with Wigtown as the base) would be the first area in Scotland to benefit. The programme supplies a free book every month to children under the age of five in a bid to boost literacy skills. The scheme was part-funded and run by the organisers of the Wigtown Book Festival

Wigtown Cultural Heritage Project began in 1996. A computerised database was constructed which relates to Wigtown people, places and events from the late 17^th to the early 20^th century. The database can be accessed at Machars Action, 26 South Main Street, Wigtown.

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