Scottish Borders Events Calendar 2010

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 10am - 4pm

ONGOING EVENTS
Sumptuous Surfaces - Heart of Hawick, Borders Textile Towerhouse
Date: Until 13 March | 01450 377615 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Scottish Country Dancing Classes
Date: Tuesdays | Old Parish & St Paul's Church Hall, Galashiels | 01578 730591.

SBCO Woodwind Group
Date: Fortnightly | Philiphaugh Community School, Selkirk | admin@sbco.org.uk

SBCO Cello Club
Date: Fortnightly | Earlston Primary School | admin@sbco.org.uk Tel: 01573 228464

SBCO Flute Choir East
Date: Fortnightly | Quaker Meeting House, Kelso | 01573 228464 admin@sbco.org.uk

SBCO Flute Choir West
Date: Fortnightly | Leckie Memorial Church, Peebles | Tel: 01573 228464 admin@sbco.org.uk

Upbeat Drum School - Drum and Percussion Classes
Wednesday - Kelso High School from 4pm | Saturdays - St Mary's Prep School, Melrose from 12pm | Tel: 07872380754 | www.upbeatdrumschool@yahoo.co.uk


MARCH 2010 EVENTS
National Snowdrop Festival - various around Borders
Date: 1 - 15 March

Buccleuch Point to Point - Selkirk
Date: 13 March | www.rideborders.com/point-to-point/

Postcard and Stamp Fair - Berwick Parish Centre
Date: 13 March | 01368  860365

Trad Music Sessions with Shona Mooney and Friends
Date: 14 March | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Essential Scottish Opera - Heart of Hawick
Date: 16 March | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Misfits Theatre Company: Women Behaving Madly - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 19 March | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Farmers Market - Heart of Hawick
Date: 19 March | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 22 March | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

The National Theatre of Scotland: Mr Write
Date: 24 March | Heart of Hawick | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Hawick Reivers Festival - Various locations in Hawick
Date: 26 - 28 March | www.hawickreivers.com

Lyra Celtica Trio - Black Swan Hotel, Kelso
Date: 26 March | 01573 226032

Country and Western Festival - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 27 March

Berwickshire Point to Point - Berwickshire
Date: 27 March | www.rideborders.com/point-to-point/

Innerleithen and District Amateur Operatic Society Present -Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Date: 29 March - 3 April |  Memorial Hall, Innerleithen | 0845 2241908

APRIL 2010 EVENTS
Selkirk Walking Festival
- Selkirk and surrounding area
Date: 2 - 4 April

Fiddlers' Bid - Heart of Hawick
Date: 2 April | 01450 360699 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Illuminati Winds - Heart of Hawick
Date: 3 April | www.windquartet.com

Floors Castle Easter Eggstravaganza - Floors Castle, Kelso
Date: 4 April | www.roxburghe.net

Trailquest - Innerleithen
Date: 4 April | www.trailquest-scotland.com | info@trailquest-scotland.com

Paxton House Easter Eggstravaganza - Paxton House, nr Berwick
Date: 4 April | www.paxtonhouse.co.uk

Bowhill Easter Fun Day - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 4 April | www.bowhill.org

Thirlstane Castle Easter Bunny Day - Thirlstane Castle, Lauder
Date: 4 April | www.thirlstanecastle.co.uk

Traquair House Easter Eggstravaganza - Traquair House, Innerleithen
Date: 4 April | www.traquair.co.uk

Woody Pines - Heart of Hawick
Date: 4 April | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Sunday Lunchtime Jazz with Kenneth McAllister Quartet - Beanscene, Hawick
Date: 4 April | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Davidson Chalmers Melrose 7s VETs Tournament - Melrose
Date: 9 April | www.melrose7s.com | 01896 822993

Nunkie Theatre: A Pleasing Terror - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 9 April | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Border Artists at Duns Castle - Duns
Date: 9 - 18 April | www.artamatoria.co.uk

Hound of Scotland Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 10 April

Melrose Rugby Sevens - The Greenyards, Melrose
Date: 10 April | www.melrose7s.com

Pond Dip & Do - Bowhill, House, Selkirk
Date: 10 April | 01750 22204 | www.bowhill.org

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 11 April | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Kidgloves Puppets: The Three Little Pigs and Other Tales
Date: 13 April | Bowhill, Selkirk

Garlic Theatre: Billy Goats Gruff - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 14 April | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Music: Bob Lawson & Guests - Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 16 April | bookings@thewynd.com

Farmers Market - Heart of Hawick
Date: 16 April | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

The Trinity Belles+ - Heart of Hawick
Date: 16 April | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Hawick Rugby Sevens - Mansfield Park, Hawick
Date: 17 April | www.hawickrfc.co.uk

Get Some Spring in Your Step - Bowhill House, Selkirk
Date: 18 April | 01750 22204 | www.bowhill.org

Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre: Red Riding Hood's Magic Purse
Date: 18 April | Heart of Hawick | 01450 360699 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Bruce Molsky - Heart of Hawick
Date: 20 April | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Gerard Logan: The Rape of Lucrece By William Shakespere -
Date: 23 April |  Bowhill, Selkirk | www.bowhill.org 

Andrew Sherwood, Violin - Heart of Hawick
Date: 24 April | email: hawickmusicclub@yahoo.com

Peebles Rugby Sevens - The Gytes, Peebles
Date: 25 April | www.peeblesrfc.org

Trad Music Sessions with Shona Mooney & Friends - Beanscene, Hawick
Date: 25 April | 01450 360688 | www.heartofhawick.co.uk

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 28 April (eve) | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Allan Taylor - Black Swan Hotel, Kelso
Date: 30 April | 01573 226032

MAY 2010 EVENTS
126 Anniversary Gala Rugby Sevens -
Netherdale, Galashiels
Date: 1 May | www.galarfc.com

Tweed Angling Fair - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 1 - 2  May | www.buas.org

Earlston Rugby Sevens - The haugh, Earlston
Date: 2 May | www.earlstonrfc.org.uk

Lauderdale Point to Point - Lauderdale
Date: 2 May | www.rideborders.com/point-to-point

Trailquest - Glentress, by Peebles
Date: 2 May | www.trailquest-scotland.com | info@trailquest-scotland.com

Merry May Day - Bowhill House, Selkirk
Date: 2 May | 01750 22204 | www.bowhill.org

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 5 May | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Music: Emily Smith - Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 7 May | 01896 820028

Jedforest Rugby Sevens - Riverside Park, Jedburgh
Date: 8 May

Hearts and Heroes Challenge, St Mary's Loch - Melrose
Date: 15 May | 0131 5501559 | www.heartsandheroes.co.uk

Biodiversity at Bowhill - Selkirk
Date: 15 May | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Border Vintage Agricultural Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 15 - 16 May | www.buas.org

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 19 May | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Festival of the Horse - Various throughout the Borders
19 - 31 May | www.bordersfestivalhorse.org

Country and Western Weekend - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 21 - 23 May | www.buas.org

Insight Tour - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 28 May | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Sentimental Journey - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 29 May | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Peebles Jazz Festival - Various throughout Peebles
Date: 28 - 30  May | www.peeblesjazzfestival.co.uk

Jim Clark Memorial Rally - Duns and surrounding area
Date: 28 - 30 May | www.jimclarkrally.com

Scottish National Scooter Rally - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 28 - 31 May | www.buas.org

Floors  Castle Horse Trials - Floors Castle, Kelso
Date: tbc | www.roxburghe.net

Traquair Medieval Fayre - Traquair House, Innerleithen
Date: 29 - 30 May | www.traquair.co.uk

Border Gaitherin - Coldstream
Date: 29 - 30 May | www.bordergaitherin.com

Yetholm Walking Weekend - Yetholm and surrounding areas
Date: 29 - 31 May | www.yetholmonline.org.uk

      
June 2010 Events
Langholm Walking Festival - Langholm and surrounding area
Date: 4 - 6 June | www.langholmwalks.co.uk

West Linton Whipman Festival - West Linton
Date: 4 - 12 June | www.west-linton.org.uk

BVAC 38 Historic Motoring Extraganza - Thirlstane Castle
Date: 6 June | www.thirlstanecastle.co.uk

Trailquest - Pentlands
Date: 6 June | www.trailquest-scotland.com | info@trailquest-scotland.com

Hawick Common Riding - Hawick
Date: 8 - 13 June | www.hawickcommonriding.com

Yetholm Festival - Various throughout Yetholm
Date: 13 - 20 June | www.yetholmonline.org.uk

Selkirk Common Riding
Date: 18 June | www.selkirkonline.org

Borders Book Festival - Melrose
Date: 17 - 20 June

Border Union Dog Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 19 - 20 June | www.buas.org

Jimmie Guthrie  Memorial Run - Various
Date: 20 June |

Hawick Highland Games - Various throughout Hawick
Date: 20 June

Yew and Dad - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 20 June | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Peebles Beltane Festival - Peebles
Date: 20 - 26 June | www.peeblesbeltanefestival.co.uk

Melrose Festival - Melrose
Date: 21 - 26 June

Tweedbank  Training Club Agility Dog Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 25 - 27 June | www.buas.org

Be My Love; an evening with Mario Lanza - Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Date: 26 June | www.thewynd.com

Gala Braw Lads Festival - Galashiels
Date: 25 - 1 July

Paxton House 10th Vintage Rally - Paxton House, nr Berwick
Date: 27 June | www.paxtonhouse.co.uk

Estate Walk  with Gamekeeper - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 27 June | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

JULY 2010 EVENTS
Gala Braw Lads Festival - Galashiels
Date: 1 - 3 July

Jedburgh Callants Festival - Jedburgh
Date: 3 - 9 July

Earlston Civic Week -

Newcastleton Music Festival - Various throughout Newcastleton
Date: 2 - 4 July

Hawick Canine Society Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 4 July | www.buas.org

Ettrick Forest Riders Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 4 July | www.buas.org

The Merchant of Venice - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 4 July | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Tai Chi at Bowhill - Selkirk
Date: 7 July | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Duns Summer Festival - Duns
Date: 4 - 11 July

Fiddler's Leap - Black Swan Hotel, Kelso
Date: 9 July | 01573 226032

Treemendous Trees - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 10 July | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Floors Gardeners Festival - Floors Castle, Kelso
www.roxburghe.net

Teddy Bears Picnic - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 17 July | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Summer Festival of Music - Paxton House, nr Berwick
Date: 17 - 26 July | www.paxtonhouse.co.uk

St Boswells Gypsy Fair - St Boswells
Date: 18 July

St Ronan's Games - Various throughout Innerleithen
Date: | www.stronansgames.org

Kelso Civic Week - Kelso
Date: 18 -  24 July

Recycled Crafts - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 21 July | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Qona Mashup: Mountain Bike Time Trials - Glentress Forest, Peebles
Date: 24 July

Coast to Castles Challenge - Edinburgh to Newcastle
Date: 24 - 26 July | www.charityadventure.org.uk

Wild in the Woods - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 28 July | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Langholm Common Riding - Langholm
Date: 30 July

Border Union Agricultural Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 30 - 31 July | www.buas.org

Traquair Fair - Traquair House, Innerleithen
Date: 31 July | www.traquair.co.uk

Merida Mountain Bike Marathon - Selkirk
Date: 31 July - 1 August | www.mtb-marathon.co.uk

Before the Supermarket - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 31 July | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

AUGUST 2010 EVENTS
Traquair Fair - Traquair House, Innerleithen
Date: 1 August | www.traquair.co.uk

Coldstream Civic Week - Coldstream
Date: 1 - 8 August

Pond Dip & Do - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 4 August | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Berwickshire County Show - Duns
Date: 7 August

Lauder Common Riding - Lauder
Date: 7 August

Bernese Mountain Dog Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 7 - 8 August | www.buas.org

Scarecrow Launch - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 8 August | 01750 22204 | www.bowhill.org

Tai Chi at Bowhill - Selkirk
Date: 11 August | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

The Rebellious Reivers and Avenging Archers - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 14 August | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Scottish Horse Show - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 14 August | www.scottishhorseshow.com

Hawick Summer Festival - Hawick
Date: 14 - 22 August | www.hawicksummerfestival.com

Innerleithen Music Festival - Various throughout Innerleithen
Date: 20 - 22 August | www.innerleithenmusicfestival.org

Melrose Massed Pipe Band Championships - Melrose
Date: 21 August | www.melrosepipebandchampionships.co.uk

Peebles Arts Festival - Various throughout Peebles
Date: 28  August - 5 September | www.eastgatearts.com

Insight Tour - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 28 August | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Floors Massed Piped Bands - Floors Castle, Kelso
Date: 29 August

Selkirk Sevens - Philiphaugh, Selkirk
Date:  | www.selkirkrfc.com

SEPTEMBER 2010 EVENTS
Peebles Arts Festival - Various throughout Peebles
Date: 28 August - 5 September | www.eastgatearts.com

Tweed Valley Walking Festival - Various
Date: 4 - 12 September

Dick Gaughan - Kelso
Date: 4 September | 01573 226032

St James Fair - Kelso
Date: 4 - 5 September | www.stjamesfairkelso.co.uk

Kelso Ram Sales - Springwood Park, Kelso
Date: 10 September | www.buas.org

Peebles Highland Games - Various throughout Peebles
Date: 12 September

Selkirk Vintage Car Rally - Sunderland Hall, Selkirk
Date: 19 September | www.selkirkrally.co.uk

Harvest Festival - sponsored by Lochcarron
Date: 26 September | Bowhill | www.bowhill.org

OCTOBER 2010 EVENTS
Wizz Jones
- Black Swan Hotel, Kelso
Date: 1 October | 01573 226032

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 3 October | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Feed The Birds - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 13 October | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Fungal Foray - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 16 October | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 16 October | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Scottish Ploughing Championships: European Vintage and Five Nations Ploughing Championships - Upper Nisbet, Jedburgh
Date: 23/24 October | www.scotplough.co.uk | jane@scotplough.co.uk

Family Ghost Walk - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 30 October | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Full Moon Frolics - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 30 October | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Haunted History of Buccleuch - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 30 October | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

NOVEMBER 2010 EVENTS
Kelso Races
- Kelso Race Course
Date: 6 November | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 21 November | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Jackie Leven - Black Swan Hotel, Kelso
Date: 26 November | 01573 226032

Insight Tour - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 28 November | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

DECEMBER 2010 EVENTS
Wreath Making Day
- Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 1 December | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Kelso Races  - Kelso Race Course
Date: 5 December | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

Happy Holly-Day - Bowhill, Selkirk
Date: 12 December | www.bowhill.org | 01750 22204

Kelso Races - Kelso Race Course
Date: 29 December | www.kelso-races.co.uk | 01668 280800

MARCH 2011 EVENTS
Sarah McQuaid - Black Swan Hotel, Kelso
Date: 11 March | 01573 226032