Hawick Reivers Festival
27th – 29th March 2026
Step back in time to the mid-sixteenth century when the Borderlands were an area of constant feuding – when loyalties were to kinship rather than king and country and when “Reiving” was a means of survival.
Through music, drama and re-enactments experience what life was really like for the men and women in the Border Marches.
Hawick Reivers Festival aims to help visitors and townsfolk alike Experience, Explore and will endeavour to Explain day-to-day life in this violent and turbulent period of our history.
Fiercely loyal and independent, hard-working and prepared to fight for what they believed in these men and women of the 1500’s did much to shape the character of the modern-day Borderers.
Contact Tel 01450 375 263
e-mail info@hawickreivers.com
website www.hawickreivers.com
Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival
4th-6th July 2025
Since its beginning in 1970, the Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival has provided a space for musicians, singers, poets and storytellers to come and share their love of traditional culture.
2025 will once again feature our much-loved Opening Concert and Ceilidh Dance, alongside the continuation of the usual competitions and sessions. And of course the festival wouldn’t be complete without the brilliant and ancient Copshaw Common Riding.
Contact
e-mail info@newcastleton.org.uk
website http://www.newcastleton.com/
The Forgotten Lands Festival
Friday 23rd – SUNDAY 25th May 2025
The Stepping Stones Festival is now a field festival and has been relocated to the ‘Steppings’ in North Cumbria.
We have also renamed it ‘The Forgotten Lands Festival‘ and it has it’s own facebook page.
Please visit the page and give it a ‘like’ and then you will be kept up to date with all new announcements about our festival.
Innerleithen Music Festival
15-17 August 2025
website www.innerleithenmusicfestival.org
Kelso Folk Festival
5th-7th September, 2025
The Kelso Folk and Live Music Club is pleased to announce the line-up for this year’s folk festival. As in past years, this will be a weekend of live concerts featuring award-wining bands and artists, combined with sessions, workshops and open mics offering a showcase for local talent. This year there are three great ticketed concerts to catch.
Selkirk Sessions
It is with great sadness that I have to announce that Selkirk Sessions has finally come to the end of the line.
Denholm Folk Festival
Thursday 6th – Sunday 9th November 2025
This small but perfectly formed festival has gained a great reputation for quality.
A small village set in the Teviot valley with two pubs, a church, a village hall and a very interesting new primary school, Denholm overflows with great music during this weekend.
The programme consists of Friday and Saturday concerts and late evenings at the Festival Club. (Artists to be announced). Plus a free, church concert on the Sunday, all make for a fantastic weekend – not to mention the continual sessions..
Contact Ronnie Templeman
Tel Numbers
e-mail info@denholmfolkfest.co.uk
website www.denholmfolkfest.co.uk
the Land, the Light, the Locals
The end of an era
The festival director had decided to call it a day with LLL, there will be no more.
Website: www.thelandthelightthelocals.co.uk
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