Dunbar Music Festival 2025
Friday 26 September to Sunday 28 September 2025
We were unable to have ticketed headliners in 2025 as our venue for headliners was undergoing renovation.
We focused instead on offering our largest and most diverse programme ever with over 50 free gigs across 17 venues throughout the town.
Our extended programme expanded its genre mix to include Electronica, Americana, Blues, Folk, Trad, Rock, Soul and World Music.
Some of the free gigs we presented in 2025
AAC Trio at the Royal Mackintosh Hotel
Shunpike Social Club at Wishing Tree by the Sea
The Battery Band at the Volunteer Arms
Beach Crows at The Bear & Bull
Racecar at the Royal British Legion
Eileen Hunter’s Jazz Afternoon at The Harbour Chapel
featuring Martin Kershaw, Blue Room and Ooomph!MacFunkel at the Royal British Legion
Loc Chichanos at the Royal British Legion
We also presented…
Busking on Dunbar High Street
An expanded ELJam youth programme, with 8 East Lothian school bands performing on Saturday and the Battle of the Bands winners on Sunday at the Royal British Legion.
A ticketed ceilidh at West Barns Bowling Club led by Collateral Dramage, and a ticketed intimate performance by Andrew Gordon at the Monk’s Retreat in Belhaven Brewery.
