What’s on
There is always a surprising amount happening in this area with events for cycling , running , arts, culture and historic festivals.
Dawyk Botanic Gardens and Kailzie Gardens are local and well worth a visit and often have extra displays linked with them.
There are various popular classes to suit a wide variety of interests including chocolate, pottery, photography, gin making, etc, etc ask us for more details.
Car based guided tours can be booked in advance to suit your interests.
Or book a history walk of Innerleithen departing from here.
Edinburgh has various Festivals and shows throughout the year and new attractions include the largest man made surf center in Europe and the Alpine Roller Coaster.
For more information on what’s on, Border Events provides a good searchable list, and for a local night out, the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles has a wide range of entertainment including films on Sundays.
We advise you to confirm and check timings and dates just in case we have missed something or things have changed in the list below.
1 October – 2 November 2025 – Family – Halloween at Witch Corner, Abbotsford House
10-12 October 2025 – Wild Swimming – Harvest Festival Wild Swimming Weekend
18-19 October 2025 – Family – Peebles Wood market weekend
17-26 October 2025 – Arts – Biggar Little Festival
24-25 October 2025 – Family – Halloween Ghost Tours at Traquair
25-28 October 2025 – Family – Woodland Light Trail at Traquair
26 October 2025 – Family – Halloween Fun Day at Traquair
November 2025 (date tbc) – Family – Peebles Fireworks Display
15-16 November 2025 – Trail running – Glentress half marathon, 10k night run and Tweed Valley Ultra
22 November – 31 December 2025 – Family – Christmas at Abbotsford House
22 November 2025 – Trail running – NU Limits Borders 8-hour challenge
29-30 November 2025 – Family – Traquair House Christmas opening
30 November 2025 – Family – Peebles Christmas light switch on & market
December 2025 (date tbc) – Family – Innerleithen Christmas light switch on
February 2026 (date tbc) – Trail running – High Terrain 10k, 21k and 42k trail marathon at Glentress
April 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Easter Fair at Traquair
April 2026 (date tbc) – Walking – Galashiels weekend walking festival
1-2 May 2026 – Gravel riding – Muck n’fast fest
May 2026 (date tbc) – MTB – National XC mtb Series Round 3: Glentress
May 2026 (date tbc) – Rugby – Melrose 7s
May 2026 (date tbc) – Motor Racing – Jim Clark Rally
May 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Traquair Medieval Fair
May/June 2026 (date tbc) – Culture – Shakespeare at Traquair
May 2026 (date tbc) – Gravel Riding – Selkirk Gravel Classic
6 June 2026 – Trail running – NU Limits Glentress 8-hour challenge
June 2026 (date tbc) – Trail Running – The Hop Run
June 2026 (date tbc) – Running – Rowan Boland 5k
June 2026 (date tbc) – Culture – Borders Book Festival
June 2026 (date tbc) – MTB – The Hunt – FNY Collective
June 2026 (date tbc) – Culture – Peebles Beltane Festival
June 2026 (date tbc) – Hill running – Eildon Hill Race
July 2026 (date tbc) – Culture – Innerleithen St Ronan’s Games Week
July 2026 (date tbc) – Family – A dogs’ day out at Traquair
7-31 August 2026 – Culture – Edinburgh Fringe
August 2026 (date tbc) – Farming/day out – Peebles Agricultural Show
August 2026 (date tbc) – Music – Innerleithen Music Festival
August 2026 (date tbc) – Culture – Beyond Borders Book Festival
6 September 2026 – Road Cycling – Tour of the Borders
September 2026 (date tbc) – Road Cycling – Tweed valley sportive (formerly the Tour of Tweeddale cycle sportive)
September 2026 (date tbc) – MTB – Glentress 7
September 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Peebles Highland Games
September 2026 (date tbc) – Hill Running – Two Breweries Hill Race