Wigtown Book Festival 2026:
25 September - 4 October
Box Office: 01988 403 222
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25 September - 4 October
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Panorama image of Wigtown with a large queue of people around the Bowling Green, at the centre of town. The County Buildings is in the background, with colourful bunting hung between lampposts.

What's On

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Wigtown Spring Weekend 2026 

View the full programme - Wigtown Spring Weekend

We run programmes and projects throughout the year

Wigtown Book Festival

A Ten Day Celebration of Books
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Big DoG Children's Book Festival

The annual family festival for Dumfries.
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The Big DoG Schools Tour

This November, Big DoG will be hitting the road for the first time, bringing authors and storytellers to schools across the region.
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The Anne Brown Essay Prize

£1500 for the best literary essay by a writer in or from Scotland
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Wigtown Poetry Prizes

20 years of Scotland's International Poetry Competition
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Wigtown has managed to create a real ‘boutique’ feel to its festival. It’s refreshingly unstressed, set in stunning landscapes and with an enviably broad and sophisticated programme.

Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday

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Box office: 01988 403 222
Festival office: 01988 402 036

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Dumfries & Galloway
Scotland, UK
DG8 9EH

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