Scottish Borders Events Calendar

To add your event(s) please email the event(s) details to our Jedburgh Visitor Information Centre

By email: jedburgh@visitscotland.com
By telephone: 01835 863 170
Open - Mon – Sat 9am – 5pm, closed Sun 10pm-4pm

ONGOING EVENTS
Heritage Hub Exhibition on Borders Families
- Heart of Hawick, Heritage Hub
Date: 2 July – 25 August | Tel:
: 01450 360688 or http://www.heartofhawick.co.uk/

Jedburgh Callants Festival
Date: 27 June - 10 July | Tel: Jim Tunnah: 01835 863687 or www.ghostevents.co.uk/jedburgh_castle_jail.html 


JULY 2009 EVENTS
Music: Real Time
The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 3 July @ 8pm | Tel: 01896 820028 or
www.thewynd.com

The Age of Stupid
Rowland's Dry Bar, West Port, Selkirk
Date: 3 July @ 7.30pm   Entry By Donation

Drawing and Painting Summer Weekend - Landscape, Nature Studies & Still Life in a variety of media - Cockburn Mill, near Preston, Duns
Date: 4 - 5 July | Tel: Sylvia Quinn 01578 740279 or Lynne Henderson 01835 830795 or email lynnehenderson@freeuk.com

Vote for your event - Adults Choice - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 4 July | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Duns Summer Festival
Date: 5 - 11 July | Tel: Ms. Whitehead: 01361 882653

Theatre SetUp: Cymbelline - Bowhill House and Country Estate
Date: 5 July | Tel: Helen Currie: 01750 22204 or www.bowhill.org

Hawick Canine Society Show
Date: 5 July | Tel: BUAS Office: 01573 225188 or www.buas.org/calendar/222.html

Victorian Crafts - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 8 July | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Traverse Theatre Company - Midsummer - Heart of Hawick, Tower Mill
Date: 9 July | Tel: 01450 360688 or http://www.heartofhawick.co.uk/

Textile Door Plaques (Open to all ages) - Borders Textile Towerhouse
Date: 9 July @ 11am-12.30pm £2 per session | Tel: 01450 377615

Guided Walk - Holy Island "special interest" walk- The Lindisfarne Helleborine
Date: 11 July | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

The Fillers - Volunteer Hall, Galashiels
Date: 11 July | Tel: Niki's Bar: 01896 753929, Guess What: 01896 759655, Spences Music Shop: 01450 372115 or http://www.star-concerts.co.uk/

Eyemouth Herring Queen
Date: 11 - 18 July | Tel: Divana Runciman: 018907 50015

Tremendous Trees - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 12 July | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

BMF Scottish Motorcycle Festival
Date: 12 - 13 July | Tel: Paul Morton: 07967 343568 or http://www.bmf.co.uk/

Kelso Civic Week
Date: 13 - 18 July | Tel: Mr. R. Allan: 01573 224756

Pond dip & do - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 15 July | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Hawick Farmer's Market - Civic Space, Heart of Hawick
Date: 17 July | Tel: 01450 360688 or http://www.heartofhawick.co.uk/

Music: McCalmans

The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 17 July @ 8pm | Tel: 01896 820028 or
www.thewynd.com

Summer Festival of Chamber Music - Paxton House
Date: 17 - 26 July | Tel: Paxton House: 01289 386291

Drawing and Painting Workshop, Landscape and Nature Studies in a variety of Media - Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Jedburgh
Date: 18 July | Tel: Sylvia Quinn 01578 740279 or Lynne Henderson 01835 830795 | email: lynnehenderson@freeuk.com

St. Ronan's Border Games - Victoria Park, Innerleithen
Date: 18 July | Tel: 01896 830703 or caerlee@globalnet.co.uk

St. Boswells Gypsy Fair
Date: 18 July | Tel: Buccleuch Arms

Film:'The Man From London' (12)
The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 18 July @ 8pm | Tel: 01896 820028 or
http://www.thewynd.com/

Estate Walk with the Gillie - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 19 July | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Guided Walk
- Holy Island sand dune and shore
Date: 22 July | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Recylced Crafts - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 22 July | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Border Union Show
Date: 25 July | Tel: BUAS Office: 01573 224188 or www.buas.org

The Darnick Village Hall Concert
Date: 25 July @ 7.30pm | 01896820340
Tickets: £10 (£8 Concs)
The Darnick Village Hall

Elliot Clan Gathering
Date: 25 - 26 July or www.elliotclan.com/gathering

Lauder Common Riding
Date: 26 July - 1 August or www.laudercommonriding.co.uk

Wild in the Woods - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 28 July | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Guided Walk - Holy Island sand dune and shore
Date: 29 July | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

World Ranger Day - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 31 July | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Guided Walk - Holy Island Harbour
Date: 31 July | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Langholm Common Riding 
Date: 31 July | Tel: RJB Hill: 01387 380428

AUGUST 2009 EVENTS
Traquair's Art in Action
Date: 1 - 2 August | Tel: Traquair: 01896 830323 or www.traquair.co.uk/fair.html

Drawing and Painting Summer Weekend, Landscape, Nature Studies and Still Life in a variety of Media - Cockburn Mill, near Preston, Duns
Date: 1 - 2 August | Tel: Sylvia Quinn 01578 740279 or Lynne Henderson 01835 830795 or email lynnehenderson@freeuk.com

Drama:'No
Obvious Traumas': Unpacked Theatre Company
The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 1 August @ 8pm | Tel: 01896 820028 or
www.thewynd.com

Dirty Triathalon - St. Mary's Loch
Date: 2 August

Coldstream Civic Week
Date: 2 - 8 August

Guided Walk - Holy Island sand dune and shore
Date: 5 August | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Bridge That Gap - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 5 August | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Workshop:Tibetan
pre-show workshop for adults and kids by Tivetan monks
The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 6 August @ 3-4.30pm | Tel: 01896 820028 or
www.thewynd.com

Music/Dance:Tibetan dance by Tibetan monks of Tashi Lhunpo
The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 6 August @ 8pm | Tel: 01896 820028 or
www.thewynd.com

Picnic Concert with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham- Kelso Race Course
Date: 7 August | Tel: 01330 822426 or www.pdfproductions.co.uk

Guided Walk - Holy Island harbour
Date: 7 August | Tel Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Thirlestane Outdoor Music Event - Thirlestane Castle, Lauder
Date: 7 - 9 August | Tel: Ian Garner - 01578 722430

Drawing and Painting Workshop, Landscape and Nature Studies in a variety of Media - Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Jedburgh
Date: 8 August | Tel: Sylvia Quinn 01578 740279 or Lynne Henderson 01835 830795 | Email: lynnehenderson@freeuk.com

Pond dip & do - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 8 August | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

The Bon Jovi Experience Live! - Volunteer Hall, Galashiels
Date: 8 August

Guided Walk - Holy Island harbour
Date: 12 August | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Vote for your Event - Family Activity - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 12 August | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Guided Walk - Holy Island sand dune and shore
Date: 14 August | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Innerleithen Music Festival
Date: 14 - 16 August | Tel: Robin Dempsey: 01721 729949 or www.innerleithenmusicfestival.org

Drawing and Painting Workshop, Landscape & Nature Studies in a variety of Media - Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre
Date: 18 August | Tel: Sylvia Quinn 01578 740279 or Lynne Henderson 01835 830795 | Email: lynnehenderson@freeuk.com

Peebles Agriculture Show
Date: 15 August | Tel: Mrs J. Campbell: 01721 760266 or www.peebles-show.co.uk

Hawick Summer Festival
Date: 15 - 23 August | Tel: Mrs Campbell: 01450 374098

Wild in the Woods - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 16 August | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Guided Walk - Holy Island harbour
Date: 19 August | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Tai Chi at Bowhill - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 19 August | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Hawick Farmer's Market
- Civic Space, Heart of Hawick
Date: 21 August | Tel: 01450 360688 or www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Film:'Gomorrah'
(18)
The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 21 August @ 8pm | Tel: 01896 820028 or
www.thewynd.com

Guided Walk - Holy Island sand dune and shore
Date: 21 August | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Turn it Yourself - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 22 August | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Melrose Pipeband Championship
Date: 22 August | Tel: Mr McMorran: Borders and Lothian or www.melrosepipebandchampionships.co.uk

Guided Walk - Holy Island harbour
Date: 26 August | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Walk the Witchie Knowe - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 26 August | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Jedburgh Castle Jail Ghost Event
Date: 26 August | Tel: Ghost Events Scotland: 01236 615300 or www.ghostevents.co.uk/jedburgh_castle_jail.html

Filska - Heart of Hawick, Tower Mill
Date: 28 August | Tel: 01450 360688 or http://www.heartofhawick.co.uk/

Guided Walk - Holy Island sand dune and shore
Date: 28 August | Tel: Mary Gunn 01289 389225 or maryholyisland@aol.com

Rock @ The Racecourse - Kelso Racecourse, Kelso
Date: 29 August | Tel: 01750 725480 or www.rockattheracecourse.com

Music:'Brigitte
Beraha Trio'
The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 29 August @ 8pm | Tel: 01896 820028 or
www.thewynd.com

Sweet Bowhill - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 29 August | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Peebles Art Festival
Date: 29 August - 6 Sept. | Tel: Peter Norris: 01721 720371 or www.eastgatearts.com

Newcastleton Agricultural Show
Date: 29 August | Tel: Val Robson: 01387 375454
  
SEPTEMBER 2009 EVENTS
In the Footsteps of the Reivers: Scottish Borders Walking Festival 2009 - various
Date: 5 - 13 Sept. | Website: www.scotborders.gov.uk/events/24455.html

4 Abbeys Cycle Challenge
Date: 5 - 6 Sept. | Tel: Jane Warcup: SBC or www.scotborders.gov.uk/events/22658.html

Sunday Lunch Time Jazz - Kenneth McAllister Quartet - Beanscene, Heart of Hawick, Tower Mill
Date: 6 Sept. | Tel: 01450 360688 or http://www.heartofhawick.co.uk/

Crossing Borders Artists Open Studios Trail
Date: 11 - 13 Sept. | Website: www.crossing-borders.org.uk

Ettrick and Yarrow Show
Date: 12 Sept. | Tel: 01750 52221

Peebles Highlands Games
Date: 13 Sept. | Tel: Kenny MacPherson: 01721 722129 or www.peebles-highland-games.org

Hawick Farmer's Market - Civic Space, Heart of Hawick
Date: 18 September | Tel: 01450 360688 or http://www.heartofhawick.co.uk/

Selkirk Vintage Car Rally - Sunderland Hall, Selkirk
Date: 21 Sept.

Scot Clan Gathering - Bowhill
Date: 23 - 27 Sept. | Tel: Helen Currie, Bowhill or www.clangathering.org

Drawing and Painting Workshop, Landscape and Nature Studies in a variety of Media - Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre
Date: 26 Sept. | Tel: Sylvia Quinn 01578 740279 or Lynne Henderson 01835 830795 | Email: lynnehenderson@freeuk.com

Rowan Tree Theatre Company: The Ragged Lion - Heart of Hawick, Tower Mill
Date: 26 Sept. | Tel: 01450 360688 or http://www.heartofhawick.co.uk/

OCTOBER 2009 EVENTS
Kelso Races
- Kelso Race Course
Date: 4 October | Tel: 01668 280800 or www.kelso-races.co.uk

Potato Printing - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 14 October | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Kelso Races - Kelso Races Course
Date: 17 October | Tel: 01668 280800 or www.kelso-races.co.uk

Jedburgh Castle Jail Ghost Event
Date: 17 October | Tel: Ghost Events Scotland: 01236 615300 or www.ghostevents.co.uk/jedburgh_castle_jail.html

Estate Walk with the Gamekeeper - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 18 October | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Borders Youth Theatre, Cyrano De Bergerac - Corn Exchange, Melrose
Date: 18-19 October | Tel: 01750 725480

A Haunted History of Buccleuch - Bowhill House & Country Esate
Date: 30 October | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

Halloween at Traquair
Date: 30 October - 1 November | Tel: Traquair: 01896 830323 or www.scotborders.gov.uk/events/7262.html

NOVEMBER 2009 EVENTS
Full Moon Frolics
- Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 1 November | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org

War & Glaur - The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 6 November | Tel: 01896 820028 or www.ideoms.co.uk

War & Glaur - Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
Date: 7 November | Tel: 01721 725777 or www.ideoms.co.uk

War & Glaur - Tower Mill Theatre, Hawick
Date: 8 November | Tel: 01450 360688 or www.thebooth.co.uk

Denholm Folk Festival - various in Denholm
Date: 6 - 8 November | Web - www.scotborders-folk.org.uk 

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 7 November | Tel: 01668 280800 or www.kelso-races.co.uk

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 20 November | Tel: 01668 280800 or www.kelso-races.co.uk

Traquair Christmas Opening
Date: 28 - 29 November | Tel: 01896 830323 or www.traquair.co.uk/events.html 

Close of Year of Homecoming
Date: 30 November

DECEMBER 2009 EVENTS
Scott's Selkirk
- Selkirk
Date: 5 - 6 December

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 6 December | Tel: 01668 280800 or www.kelso-races.co.uk

Happy Holly Day - Bowhill House & Country Estate
Date: 12 December | Email: bht@buccleuch.com or www.bowhill.org


JANUARY 2010 EVENTS
War & Glaur
- Tower Mill Theatre, Hawick
Date: 17 January | Tel: 01450 360688 or www.thebooth.co.uk

War & Glaur - County Hotel, Selkirk
Date: 18 January | Tel: 01750 21233 or www.ideoms.co.uk

War & Glaur - Bowhill Theatre, Selkirk
Date: 24 January | Tel: 01750 22204 or www.ideoms.co.uk

War & Glaur - The Woll, Ashkirk
Date: 25 January | Tel: 01750 32722 or www.ideoms.co.uk

War & Glaur - The Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
Date: 31 January | Tel: 01721 725777 or www.ideoms.co.uk

FEBRUARY 2010 EVENTS
War & Glaur
- The Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 1 February | Tel: 01896 820028 or www.ideoms.co.uk