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Open Hoose: Climate Kitchen

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

The Climate Kitchen, run by local community members, is a space for learning, sharing, contributing and working together to do something positive for the climate! ⭐ Dumfries Climate Kitchen is free to attend but we will be accepting CASH DONATIONS on the night to help fund our future events. Climate Kitchen is open to anyone […]

Reel to Real Cinema: House of Gloss

Robert Burns Centre Mill Road, Dumfries, United Kingdom +1 more

House of Gloss | Mark Lyken | 2024 | 78 mins | Scotland | English For this special Reel to Real evening, we will be heading across to our friends at the RBC Film Theatre on the Mill Green for a screening of HOUSE OF GLOSS. House of Gloss is an intimate and affectionate portrait […]

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Doughlicious

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

For amateur bakers and bread enthusiasts alike. Doughlicious is a bread club with a twist. Share recipes and techniques in a relaxed atmosphere and get practical with some hands-on activity. Open to all! Discover more about Doughlicious here. The levain will be provided, but you’ll need to bring some tools from home. These are: A mixing […]

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Doongamers – Magic: The Gathering

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Magic: the Gathering is a collectable trading card game dating back to 1993. Players use their decks, containing lands, spells, and creatures, to battle against their opponent using a variety of tactics and strategies until one player emerges victorious. Magic comes in many formats, each with its own list of cards that are allowed to […]

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Reel to Real: Filmmakers Shorts: Double Bill – Mahde Hasan and Sarah Thomas

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Óshlíð (River Mouth \\ Slope) | Sarah Thomas + Jon Randall |2018 | 28 mins | UK | English and Icelandic I am Time | MahDe Hasan | 2016 | 10 mins | Bangla A Boring Film | Mahde Hasan | 2020 | 16 mins This month we are joined by two filmmakers based in […]

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Event Series Dumfries Spring Fair 2025

The Fair & The Town: A Workshop & Discussion with Artist Mitch Miller

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Join artist Mitch Miller for an engaging workshop and discussion exploring the deep-rooted relationship between Dumfries and its fairs. Part of the Atchin Tans & Tobers project, this session invites townspeople to share their thoughts, feelings, and memories of the Dumfries fairs—past, present, and future. Through facilitated group discussion, participants will reflect on: The session […]

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Event Series Dumfries Spring Fair 2025

Reel To Real Presents: Showland

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Step inside the world of Scotland’s fairs and the Showpeople who make them happen. First released in 2014, this powerful documentary by artist and Showman Mitch Miller offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at life in the fairs, which are run by the Showmen’s Guild. Through stunning archive footage spanning every decade since 1908—including never-before-seen home […]

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Sonic Labs

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Welcome to Sonic Labs (formerly known as Free Improvisation!), a hub where noise and sound collide in a whirlwind of creativity. Crafted by a group of local music lovers and innovators, Sonic Labs warmly welcomes everyone to join in the joy of making music together. Our sessions follow an open-style approach that mixes improvisation with […]

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Nith Life

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Part of our Open Hoose Programme and inspired by conservation initiatives across the country, a new group wants to question and explore what exactly a Conservation Trust for the River Nith might look like. This is the ideal opportunity for those passionate about protecting one of our most extraordinary natural assets to get together and […]

Sonic Youth at The Stove Cafe

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

DMC presents Dave Bass’ under 18 acoustic afternoon. Showcasing even more of the incredible young & talented musicians from across the region. Enjoy a chilled afternoon with good food, great coffee and live entertainment in the heart of Dumfries High Street. Are you under 18 and would like to perform? Sign up now via Eventbrite […]

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Open Hoose: Climate Kitchen

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

The Climate Kitchen, run by local community members, is a space for learning, sharing, contributing and working together to do something positive for the climate! ⏰. 5:30pm for complimentary light supper, event runs 6:00-8:00pm This Month's Theme: IT’S CARBON STORAGE, FOR PEAT’S SAKE! What is PEAT? Why is it so important in the climate and […]

Doughlicious

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

For amateur bakers and bread enthusiasts alike. Doughlicious is a bread club with a twist. Share recipes and techniques in a relaxed atmosphere and get practical with some hands-on activity. Open to all! Discover more about Doughlicious here. The levain will be provided, but you’ll need to bring some tools from home. These are: A mixing […]

Free

Doongamers – Magic: The Gathering

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Magic: the Gathering is a collectable trading card game dating back to 1993. Players use their decks, containing lands, spells, and creatures, to battle against their opponent using a variety of tactics and strategies until one player emerges victorious. Magic comes in many formats, each with its own list of cards that are allowed to […]

Free

Big Burns Behavin’

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Join us to celebrate oor Burns in style with a cabaret night in the heart of Dumfries High Street. Creative Spaces presents Big Burns Behavin’ – a perty like no other with live music, open mic and the chance to elect our new toon bard! Join us for an evening in the Stove Cafe this […]

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Sonic Labs

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom +1 more

Welcome to Sonic Labs (formerly known as Free Improvisation!), a hub where noise and sound collide in a whirlwind of creativity. Crafted by a group of local music lovers and innovators, Sonic Labs warmly welcomes everyone to join in the joy of making music together. Our sessions follow an open-style approach that mixes improvisation with […]

Free

Nith Life

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Part of our Open Hoose Programme and inspired by conservation initiatives across the country, a new group wants to question and explore what exactly a Conservation Trust for the River Nith might look like. This is the ideal opportunity for those passionate about protecting one of our most extraordinary natural assets to get together and […]

Sonic Youth at The Stove Cafe

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

DMC presents Dave Bass’ under 18 acoustic afternoon. Showcasing even more of the incredible young & talented musicians from across the region. Enjoy a chilled afternoon with good food, great coffee and live entertainment in the heart of Dumfries High Street. Are you under 18 and would like to perform? Sign up now via Eventbrite […]

Free

Open Hoose: Climate Kitchen

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

The Climate Kitchen, run by local community members, is a space for learning, sharing, contributing and working together to do something positive for the climate! February's Climate Kitchen: The Environmental Life Cycle of an Item. Have you ever considered all the work that goes into making even a plain white T shirt? How many materials […]

Doughlicious

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

For amateur bakers and bread enthusiasts alike. Doughlicious is a bread club with a twist. Share recipes and techniques in a relaxed atmosphere and get practical with some hands-on activity. Open to all! Discover more about Doughlicious here. The levain will be provided, but you’ll need to bring some tools from home. These are: A mixing […]

Free

Doongamers – Magic: The Gathering

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Magic: the Gathering is a collectable trading card game dating back to 1993. Players use their decks, containing lands, spells, and creatures, to battle against their opponent using a variety of tactics and strategies until one player emerges victorious. Magic comes in many formats, each with its own list of cards that are allowed to […]

Free

Reel to Real Cinema: The Hermit of Treig

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

The Hermit of Treig | Lizzie MacKenzie | 2022 | Documentary | 79 mins | Scotland | English | PG This month we share Lizzie MacKenzie’s debut feature length documentary following the life of Ken Smith, a meticulous diarist and avid photographer who has spent the past four decades in the Scottish Highlands, living alone in […]

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Nith Life

The Stove Cafe 100 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Part of our Open Hoose Programme and inspired by conservation initiatives across the country, a new group wants to question and explore what exactly a Conservation Trust for the River Nith might look like. This is the ideal opportunity for those passionate about protecting one of our most extraordinary natural assets to get together and […]

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