Heart of Dunbar Festival

Heart of Dunbar Festival We’ve rebranded! Goodbye Dunbar Civic Week and hello to Heart of Dunbar Festival

15-23 August 2026

Established in 1970 to mark the 600th anniversary of the granting by King David II, King of Scots, the royal charter creating the Burgh of Dunbar. Dunbar Civic Week Committee helps promote events on behalf of community groups and organisations by producing & distributing a print programme and promoting events on our website. The Dunbar Civic Week Committee accept no responsibility for the events in the programme with the exceptions of: Civic Parade, Crowning, Fun Day, Harbour Service.

ROYAL COURT 2026Left to right front row -Flower girls - Elsie Hall, Clover CrawfordHerald - Benjamin Wishart, Flag Beare...
16/06/2026

ROYAL COURT 2026

Left to right front row -

Flower girls - Elsie Hall, Clover Crawford

Herald - Benjamin Wishart, Flag Bearer - Ernie Lees

Left to right back row -

Attendant - Mia Stewart
King - Bobby Burnside
Queen - Charlotte Johnston
Courtier - Ellis Roberts
Attendant - Cora Baker

Bring along your four legged friends for Dunbar’s Bark in the Park! The dog show is another event we’ve revived from dec...
08/06/2026

Bring along your four legged friends for Dunbar’s Bark in the Park!

The dog show is another event we’ve revived from decades ago as several of you have asked!

Well-behaved dogs only please.

Enter your canine friends now. Tickets are on sale now on Skiddle.

Tickets £5 per dog.

https://www.skiddle.com/e/42487847

07/06/2026

PARADE THEME 2026

Heart of Dunbar

You’ve got scope here to design flags, banners, dress up and generally have fun with this theme. It’s what’s important to you about Dunbar. If you want to rock a heart feel free!

Join the parade on 15 August.
11.30am - Dunbar Swimming Pool depart
12 noon arrival at Bleachingfield (via the High Street)

Prize for the best interpretation at 3.45 at the Fun Day!

❤️

IT’S BACK!! The two year sell out Big Bairns Little Bairns is back. This year with a twist. It’s MIXTAPE time. You’ll he...
07/06/2026

IT’S BACK!!

The two year sell out Big Bairns Little Bairns is back. This year with a twist. It’s MIXTAPE time.

You’ll hear tunes from your childhood and you’ll get to dance around to them with your kids! We’ll chuck in some Disney and other bangers the kids will know too!

Tickets on sale now. This’ll sell out fast so be quick!

Tickets on Skiddle now!

https://www.skiddle.com/e/42487517

See you on the dance floor! 🪩✨

OUR FIRST EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! We know this happened in Civic Week years ago and it has been missed! So we are bringing i...
06/06/2026

OUR FIRST EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!

We know this happened in Civic Week years ago and it has been missed! So we are bringing it back… ❤️

Sandcastle Competition for all ages at Belhaven Beach on 16 August
1.30-3.30pm

Bring your buckets and spades and be creative with your sandcastle’s! You can enter as a solo creator or a team creation!

Prize for the best solo and team sandcastle!

See you down the beach… 🏖️

COMPETITION TO DESIGN OUR FRONT COVER!Hand entries into or email to us at hello@heartodunbarfestival.org.ukGood luck ❤️
06/06/2026

COMPETITION TO DESIGN OUR FRONT COVER!

Hand entries into or email to us at [email protected]

Good luck ❤️

COMMUNITY CALL OUT. REMINDERWe would love you to join us in making this year a huge success. We’ve had some amazing comm...
04/06/2026

COMMUNITY CALL OUT. REMINDER

We would love you to join us in making this year a huge success. We’ve had some amazing community events over the years and we would love your help again!

Our email is now up and running and you can email your festival submissions to us. We are looking for things that encompass all ages and interests. We as a committee have pulled together some events and we shall be sharing these over the next week or so. We’re looking for things that can add and complement these.

Can we have submissions with us by 10 June 2026.
Please email us at

[email protected] ❤️

Calling all children and young people up to the age of 16! We’re running a competition for you to design our programmes ...
28/05/2026

Calling all children and young people up to the age of 16!

We’re running a competition for you to design our programmes front cover for 2026! Be as creative as you want and think about what the Heart of Dunbar Festival is all about! Think family fun, music, arts, community groups, outdoors and the Royal Court.

Get your entries in by 10 June by emailing a photo or a scan of your entry to [email protected]

The prize will be your design on the programme which will be available throughout Dunbar!

Good luck! ❤️

COMMUNITY CALL OUTWe would love you to join us in making this year a huge success. We’ve had some amazing community even...
27/05/2026

COMMUNITY CALL OUT

We would love you to join us in making this year a huge success. We’ve had some amazing community events over the years and we would love your help again!

Our email is now up and running and you can email your festival submissions to us. We are looking for things that encompass all ages and interests. We as a committee have pulled together some events and we shall be sharing these over the next week or so. We’re looking for things that can add and complement these.

Can we have submissions with us by 10 June.

Please email us at

[email protected] ❤️

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