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FULL PROGRAMME 2026
Heart of Dunbar Festival 2026 – what’s on around our town
There is so much happening across Dunbar from 15–23 August, so start planning! 
Saturday 15 August
Parade & Fun Day
Parade leaves Dunbar Swimming Pool at 11.30am
Route: Swimming Pool → High Street → West Port → Countess Crescent → Bleachingfield
Fun Day at Bleachingfield – 12–4pm
Royal Court, community performances, bouncy castle, face painting, stalls, family activities, food trucks, Beat the Robot, table tennis, races and much more.
FREE | No booking required
Sunday 16 August
Hub to Horizon – 9–11.30am
Sports + Fitness HUB, East Links Family Park
FREE | Age 16+
Booking: https://bookwhen.com/sportsfitn…/e/ev-spar2-20260816090000
Heart of Dunbar Festival presents Bark in the Park Dog Show – 10.30am–12.30pm
Lauderdale Park
£5 per dog
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42487847
Sandcastles, Stones and Surf – 1.30–3.30pm
Belhaven Beach & Belhaven Surf Centre
FREE | All ages | No booking required
Build a sandcastle individually or as a team for the chance to win a prize.
Dunbar Pétanque – Come and Try – 2–4pm
Lauderdale Park
FREE | No booking required
SUP Dragon Race – 4–8pm
£40 per team of 4 | Age 7+
More info: surf@c2csurfschool.com
St Anne’s Church Service – 4pm
St Anne’s Church, Westgate
FREE | No booking required
Monday 17 August
Kosa Yoga – Community Beach Yoga – 9.30–10.30am
Belhaven Beach
FREE | No booking required
Wee Bite and Blether – Indoor Kurling – 1.30–3pm
FREE | No booking required
Tuesday 18 August
Bowling Try Out Session – 6–7.30pm
FREE | Ages 7+ | No booking required
Dunbar Sea Cadets Open Evening – 7pm
Dunbar Harbour
Bad weather venue: Sea Cadets Unit, North Road
FREE | No booking required
Station Yard Micropub – Sea Shanty Night – 7.30–9.30pm
Station Yard, Station Road
FREE | No booking required
Wednesday 19 August
West Barns Playgroup – Play Session – 10–11.50am
West Barns Village Hall
£3.50 first child | £1 each additional child | Baby Club £1 donation
Family Friendly Quiz – 4–6pm
Station Yard, Station Road
£10 per team | Maximum 6 per team
Archery Try Out Session – 6–7.30pm
Dunbar Grammar School Field
£5 adults | £3 juniors
A Summer Evening in the Garden – 6.30pm
FREE | No booking required
Taste Wine & Talk Books at Heart of Dunbar Festival – 8–9.30pm
Wishing Tree by the Sea
£25 per person | 18+
Italian nibbles, three wines and a discussion of The Eight Mountains.
Booking: https://www.winewednesdaysnorthberwick.com/
Thursday 20 August
Little Fishes – 9.30–11.30am
Dunbar Parish Church Hall
£2 donation
For children up to age 4 with parents/carers. Numbers are restricted for health and safety reasons.
More info: www.dunbarparishchurch.org
Dunbar Club & Community Sports Hub – Come and Try – 6–8pm
Hallhill
FREE | All ages | No booking required
Try hockey, rugby, golf, tennis, badminton and more.
Friday 21 August
Coffee Plus – 2–3.30pm
Dunbar Parish Church Hall
FREE | Donations welcome | No booking required
Stellar Anderson Project – 6–8pm
Station Yard, Station Road
FREE | No booking required
Beat the Robot – 7–9pm
Bleachingfield Centre
FREE | All ages | No booking required
Barbarella BEETS Big Community Dinner for Heart of Dunbar Festival Supper Club – 7pm
Lauderdale Park
Five-course grazing meal with live music.
£40 adult | £17.50 child | Family (2 adults + 2 children) £110 | BYOB £2.50 per person
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/…/Barbarella-Beets…/42614149/
Saturday 22 August
Dunbar Art Route – Eco Printing – 10am–12 noon
Lauderdale Park
Printing with plants on watercolour paper.
Free Warhammer Painting Workshop – 10am–4pm
Lynxhead Art, High Street
FREE | No booking required
Harbour Sketching – 10.30am
Dunbar Harbour – meet at the propeller on Harbour Side
Drawing materials provided.
Heart of Dunbar Festival presents a Family Movie Event – Pix in the Stix – Encanto – 4–6pm
Lauderdale Park
£3 per person | £10 family of 4
Bring your picnic blanket and enjoy Encanto.
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42581856
SoundWaves – Cloud House
Dunbar Church Hall, Abbeylands, High Street
Doors 7pm | Bands 7.30pm
£10 adults | £7 ages 13–18
Cloud House with support from Vega & Martha Cornish.
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42581899
Mark McCluskey – 8–10pm
Station Yard
Covers and a sprinkling of folk music.
No booking required
Sunday 23 August
Heart of Dunbar Festival presents Big Bairns Little Bairns Mixtape – 11am–1pm
Lauderdale Park
£6 children | £3 adults
Daytime disco packed with music for grown-ups and wee ones.
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42487517
August Dunbar Food & Craft Market – 11am–4pm
Lauderdale Park
FREE | No booking required
Local food, makers, crafts and stalls with plenty of festival atmosphere.
Makers Market x SoundWaves – 1–4pm
Lauderdale Park
FREE | No booking required
Local stallholders, food, crafts, family fun and live music.
Heart of Dunbar Festival present Hoolie in the Park – 5–7pm
Lauderdale Park
£5 per person
Bring your dancing shoes for the family ceilidh to close the festival!
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42581841
Dunbar Gospel Singing – 6–7pm
Dunbar Day Centre
FREE | No booking required
Come join in the fun at Heart of Dunbar Festival 15-23 August 2026
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