What's on in Dumfries for free?
26 upcoming events
We've rounded up 26 upcoming events in Dumfries for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Dumfries for free
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Mon 5 · 10 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Happy Library Mondays - Dementia and Reminiscence - farming and weather
Ewart Library - DG Customer Services
Mon 5 · 11:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Convention of the South of Scotland
University of Glasgow
Thu 8 · 5 PM£0
🎒Students🗺️Guided tour
Dumfries Campus Autumn Open Day
UWS Dumfries campus
Sun 11 · 11 AMFree
🪑Flea marketCar boot sale
HCC Indoor Car Boot Sale
Heathhall Community Centre
Tue 13 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Rings, Rings & Pings: Getting to Know Our Local Geese
The Stove Network & Café
Wed 14 · 9:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Wardlaw Walk
WWT Caerlaverock
Fri 16 · 3 PM£0
🎭Theatre
Carrying Fire: A Scottish International Storytelling Festival Event
The Print House, (The Standard - Midsteeple Quarter)
Fri 16 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Drawing Migration with Nour Aoedat
The Stove Network & Café
Fri 16 · 1 PM$0
💼Career
Ribbon Cutting: Confetti & Cocktails
16830 Dumfries Rd
Sat 17 · 3 PM£0
🎭Theatre
The Antler & The Wing: A Scottish International Storytelling Festival Event
135-139 High St
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
No Kings: Vote Early - Potomac Defenders of Democracy
Corner of Route 1 and River Heritage Boulevard
Mon 26 · 9:30 AMFree
D&G Food Summits: Getting Ready for a Good Food Nation (Dumfries)
The Bridge
Wed 28 Oct · 12 PMFree
HR on The Solway - Employment Law Update Event with Thorntons Solicitors
Dumfries Baptist Church
Wed 28 Oct · 2 PMFree
Sound Bath - Dumfries
St John's Scottish Episcopal Church
Thu 29 Oct · 1:30 PMFree
SCAMP: Kingholm Quay Walk & Talk with Antoine Lemaire
Kingholm Quay Community Centre
Sat 7 Nov · 7 PMFree
SANDS RACE NIGHT
The Railway Club
Wed 11 Nov · 10 AMFree
How to Engage with the Press and get good PR
South of Scotland Enterprise
Thu 12 Nov · 5 PMFree
Dumfries Campus Subject Showcase, Nov 2026
UWS Dumfries campus
Wed 18 Nov · 2 PMFree
Locally Led Destination Development Meeting - Dumfries
The Cairndale Hotel & Spa
Tue 24 Nov · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Farming for the Future: Sustainability and Resilience
Dumfries Baptist Church
Wed 25 Nov · 11 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Understanding Imposter Syndrome: From Self-Doubt to Self-Belief
South of Scotland Enterprise
Wed 20 Jan · 12 PMFree
Foundations for Female Founders: A Confidence Building Workshop Series
South of Scotland Enterprise
See also in Dumfries for free
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM£32.35
🎸Rock🎫Concert
China Crisis
The Venue, Dumfries
Thu 1 · 8 PM£16.96
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Gnoss - Crocketford
Crocketford VIllage Hall
Sat 17 · 8 PM£13.20
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Atom Heart Floyd
The Venue, Dumfries
Sat 17 · 7 PM£5.50
🎻Classical🎫Concert
The Hyde Quartet
Kirkpatrick Durham Village Hall
At 10 AM
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Collection Highlights - opening soon
Old Bridge House Museum
Sat 3 · 1 PM£0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
SWSARF Workshop - Early Medieval (Dumfries)
Dumfries Museum
Tue 13 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Dumfries Astronomy Society meeting
Lochvale House, Dumfries
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM£24
🗣️Talk
Strange But True Crime with Jennifer Rees
Theatre Royal, Dumfries
Fri 16 · 9:30 AM£0–54.67
🗣️Talk🔬Science
SNSS Future Landscape Conference 2026
SRUC Barony Campus, Parkgate
Sat 17 · 7 PM£30
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
The Solway After Dark
Powfoot Beach Car Park
Sat 10 · 5:30 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
BLOCK BOOKING Autumn Junior Ranger Programme 6 sessions dates below
The Crannog, Castle Douglas
Tomorrow · 10:30 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Deer Farming - Barwhillanty Estate Visit
Barwhillanty Estate, Parton
Thu 1 · 7 PM
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Moffat Community Observatory (booking required)
Moffat Community Observatory
Thu 1 · 10 AM£0
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Nature Photography Club at Threave Nature Reserve
Threave Nature Reserve, National Trust for Scotland, Castle Douglas
Tue 20 · 12:30 PM£10
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Rough Island Ramble
Rockcliffe
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