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The Stove Café

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What’s It All About?

We are a not-for-profit café, community hub and events venue in the heart of Dumfries High Street.

Serving as the headquarters of The Stove Network, The Stove Café is the ‘front door’ to our diverse range of projects and events. From open mic nights to sign painting workshops, bread clubs and live music gigs, we facilitate and house a range of creative community events made with, for, by and about Doonhamers, old and new.

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A Café for Community

Employing local people as a not-for-profit café, we reinvest any profits into our programme of community events and the professional development of our staff. This means that whenever you buy from us, you’re supporting a new vision for our town—one that is owned, led, and nourished by local people.

With a menu of fresh, locally-sourced produce from makers and suppliers throughout the region, we believe that quality and hospitality are the building blocks of local change.

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Food First

Everything was absolutely first class and we will be talking about this for months. The pork stew, falafel wraps, tomato and basil soup and toastie were as good as we have ever tasted. This cafe is a delight

David K (TripAdvisor)
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A Venue with Values

As an events venue, we’re committed to supporting our community wherever we can.

We believe hospitality is front and centre of just about everything we do at The Stove. In fact, we see it as an art form.

We’re committed to providing and supporting access, wherever possible, to our space, so nobody is left out.

An Open Hoose

Do you have an idea for a community-centred event or project that could do with support? Let us know!

Our Open Hoose project is designed to give creative and community projects the space they need to grow.

Get Involved

There are so many ways to get involved with The Stove, from attending events to running your own or joining as a member! Find out more below. Haste ye back!

Frequently Asked Questions
Opening Times
Café Service

Monday – Saturday

09:00 am – 03:00 pm

Events Times

Please refer to the events listing page for more information about our Upcoming Events.

Other Useful Links

What is The Stove Network?

Who are the Stove Team?

What are our Projects?


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