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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A view of a double fronted old stone house in Wigtown, Scotland's National Book Town. Wigtown bay and the Galloway hills in the distance.
Wigtown is held up to the rest of Scotland as an example of how to reinvigorate a regional economy.

John Walsh, The Independent

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Turn Words Into Art for Wigtown Ounce Dice Trice Poetry Trail

Call for artists and makers to help festival celebrate great Galloway poet’s centenary

30 Jun 2026
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Trails and Tails

Callout for Artists, Writers and Creatives!

18 Jun 2026
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Acknowledging the death of former Board member Sandra McDowall

5 Jun 2026
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Dumfries & Galloway
Scotland, UK
DG8 9EH

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