Creative Stranraer

Easter Weekend with Creative Stranraer & The Unexpected Garden: Town-Wide Easter Trail
2025-04-20 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
Join us for a weekend of creativity, family fun, and local opportunities this Easter!

We’re teaming up with DG Works – D&G Local Employability & Skills Partnership to bring you three days of free activities for families — while also shining a spotlight on local businesses and organisations who are here to help people into work, learning, and training.

Follow the Trail, Discover Opportunities, and Celebrate Easter in Stranraer!

Take part in our special Easter Trail around Stranraer — a fun, family-friendly way to explore the town and discover what’s on your doorstep. Follow the trail through key locations — including the Employability Hub and local businesses — before finishing in The Unexpected Garden to help decorate The Big Bench and leave your mark on this creative community space! Free to take part — no booking needed. Just turn up and join the adventure!

Write On! with Diana Hamilton
2025-05-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
Write On! is a creative writing workshop, hosted by Diana Hamilton.

Creative writing can be a fantastic outlet for your thoughts, feelings and own stories you wish to record or share. Writing creatively can unlock memories, help you capture moments and generally give you a chance to have some fun with words. No experience is necessary and the classes will explore different types of writing, giving you the skills to take away with you and use how you wish. From poetry to prose (stories) the classes will help you find your feet, grow your confidence and encourage you to find your own personal style of writing.

It is hoped that the classes will give you the tools to write a few things you are proud of and would like to share in the form of a book where the group’s work can be published and celebrated.

Hubbub: Tin Can Birds
2025-07-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
Join us for a fun-filled day of hands-on making as we build brilliant bird species using recycled materials! What birds do you spot around Stranraer? Or maybe you’ve dreamed up your own? From beaks to feathers, we’ll help you design your very own Stranraer Marinus Rarus—part bird, part invention, all yours! We’ve got all the bits and bobs—you just bring your ideas! Can your bird claim the title of Best Marinus Rarus? There’s only one way to find out…

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Hubbub Holiday: Finger Painting Fun
2025-07-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Unexpected Garden, Harbour Street, Stranraer
Get messy, get colourful, and make your mark—outdoors! Join us in The Unexpected Garden for a playful outdoor finger painting session full of colour, creativity and hands-on fun. There’s no right or wrong—just paint, paper and plenty of space to get stuck in! It’s a great way to explore big, bold ideas through messy play—perfect for little (or big!) creatives and bold imaginations. We’ll provide everything you need.

This workshop takes place outdoors—please dress for the weather!Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Hubbub Holidays: Zines, Shoes and Shorelines Part One
2025-07-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
Join us for a day of hands-on making where you’ll design your own shoes, decorate them with shoreline-inspired patterns, and help create a colourful Zine full of your ideas! We’ll be crafting, drawing, sticking and styling…and discovering a few surprising connections between Stranraer and Norway along the way!

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Hubbub Holiday: Finger Painting Fun
2025-07-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Unexpected Garden, Harbour Street, Stranraer
Big colours, bold shapes—and your chance to help decorate a garden! Join us outdoors in The Unexpected Garden for a colourful finger painting session where you’ll get to make your mark—literally! We’ll be decorating a brand-new outdoor bench for the garden, and we want your ideas about what Stranraer means to you to help shape the design. Expect messy hands, bright paints and loads of fun for all ages.We’ll provide everything you need—just bring your creativity and a splash of community spirit!

This workshop takes place outdoors—please dress for the weather!Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Hubbub: Zines, Shoes and Shorelines Part Two
2025-08-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
Return to your creations or join in for the first time to design your own shoes, decorate them with shoreline-inspired patterns, and help create a colourful Zine full of your ideas! We’ll be crafting, drawing, sticking and styling… and discovering a few surprising connections between Stranraer and Norway along the way!

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Hubbub Holidays: Recycled Art 1
2025-08-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
Get creative with materials that would usually go in the bin! Join us for hands-on art-making using recycled and repurposed materials. Led by guest artist Vivien Jones, these playful drop-in sessions are all about experimenting, building and imagining new things from everyday stuff. We’ll have plenty of materials ready to use—but feel free to bring along any bits and bobs from home too! What will you make? That’s up to you! Expect plenty of colour, cutting, sticking and surprises…

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Hubbub Holidays: Recycled Art 2
2025-08-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom

Hubbub Holidays: Kids' Comic Creation 1
2025-08-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
Design your own comic character and bring their story to life! Young comic-makers will create a colourful two-page story featuring their very own character. From big ideas to bold drawings, we’ll guide them through the basics of storytelling and illustration—no experience needed! Each child will take home a page to keep, and the rest will become part of a special exhibition at the end of summer! Materials provided—just bring your ideas and let’s draw!

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Hubbub Holidays: Kids' Comic Creation 2
2025-08-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom

Hubbub: Take to the Skies
2025-09-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
Build your own flying machine and take off from Stranraer! Did you know Stranraer once had flying boats soaring over Loch Ryan? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll discover the story of the town’s skies, and then dream up your own aircraft to match! From gliders to futuristic flyers, it’s your turn to design, build and maybe even make it fly… just bring your ideas and imagination! Perfect for curious minds and crafty hands!

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Park Primary School Exhibition
2025-10-10 10:00 - 2025-10-31 17:00 | Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 7JU, United Kingdom
The Scottish Civic Trust’s My Place Photography Competition is a Scotland-wide photography competition for school age young people aged 4 to 18. It encourages young people to explore the buildings, architecture, and history in the places they live, and experiment with using photography as a means of investigation and creative expression.

With support from The Wheatley Foundation, 28 pupils from Park Primary School took part in outdoor photography workshops in different areas of Stranraer – this exhibition showcases the creativity and hard work of these local young people.
