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 and highly regarded.
Or book a history walk of Innerleithen departing from the front door. Discuss options with our local guide.
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 a local night out, the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles has a wide range of entertainment including films .
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.
15th/16th February 2026 – Trail running – High Terrain 10k, 21k and 42k trail marathon at Glentress
5 April 2026 – Family – Easter Fair at Traquair
17/18 April 2026 – Enduro – Scottish Enduro Series 2026 Tweed Valley
25-26 April 2026 – Dowhill MTB – Scottish Downhill Association Innerleithen
April 2026 (date tbc) – Walking – Galashiels weekend walking festival
1-2 May 2026 – Gravel riding – Muck n’fast fest
22-23 May 2026 – Rugby – Melrose 7s
22-24 May 2026 – Motor Racing – Jim Clark Rally
23-24 May 2026 – Family – Traquair Medieval Fair
27-30 May/3-6 June 2026 – Culture – Shakespeare at Traquair
.30 May 2026 – MTB – Glentress 7
6 June 2026 – Trail running – NU Limits Glentress 8-hour challenge
6 June 2026 – Trail Running – The Hop Run
June 2026 (date tbc) – Running – Rowan Boland 5k
11-14 June 2026 – Culture – Borders Book Festival
June 2026 (date tbc) – MTB – The Hunt – FNY Collective
14-20 June 2026 – Culture – Peebles Beltane Festival
20 June 2026 – Hill running – Eildon Hill Race
11-18 July 2026 – Culture – Innerleithen St Ronan’s Games Week
19 July 2026 – Family – A dogs’ day out at Traquair
7-31 August 2026 – Culture – Edinburgh Fringe
8 August 2026 – Gravel riding – Selkirk Gravel classic – Durty Events
9 August 2026 – Trail running – Durty Events Trail and Ale weekender (entries open Jan 2026)
15 August 2026 – Farming/day out – Peebles Agricultural Show
14-16 August 2026 – Music – Innerleithen Music Festival
29 August 2026 – Culture – Beyond Borders Book Festival
5 September 2026 – Trail running – Borders 8 hour challenge
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)
5 September 2026 – Family – Peebles Highland Games
September 2026 (date tbc) – Hill Running – Two Breweries Hill Race
October/November 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Halloween at Witch Corner, Abbotsford House
October 2026 (date tbc) – Wild Swimming – Harvest Festival Wild Swimming Weekend
October 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Peebles Wood market weekend
October 2026 (date tbc) – Arts – Biggar Little Festival
1 November 2026 – Family – Halloween Fun Day at Traquair
November 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Peebles Fireworks Display
November 2026 (date tbc) – Trail running – Glentress half marathon, 10k night run and Tweed Valley Ultra
November/December 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Christmas at Abbotsford House
28 November 2026 – Family – Traquair House Christmas opening
November 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Peebles Christmas light switch on & market
December 2026 (date tbc) – Family – Innerleithen Christmas light switch on