The Open Arms

01/09/2026

👀 Do you have eyeballs that like looking at cool stuff?? 🖼️🍷 Then you should totally join us in The Open Arms from 4pm on Saturday afternoon (5th September) for the public unveiling of Blossom McCuaig’s latest artwork - a mural commissioned by our pals at DMC as part of the 2026 SALUTE! programme. 🫡

🤗 We’re seriously excited about having this amazing piece of public art on display in our venue - and we’d like to thank the team at DMC for choosing us as the site for this work celebrating FLINTA people in music! 🖤

🎨 DMC Mural by Blossom McCuaig
🗓️ Saturday 05 September
🕓 4pm to 6pm
📍 The Open Arms, 8-10 Nith Place, Dumfries
🎟️ Free entry!

Come for the mural unveiling, stay for Hello?disco! 😉

31/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 We’re proud to sponsor Dumfries Pride 2026, and to provide an inclusive and welcoming space for the LGBTQ+ community all year round! 🤗 The extended programme kicks off today, so make sure you get along to a few events and show your support - more information (and tickets, where applicable) can be found at: https://linktr.ee/QueersOTS

The Dumfries Pride Fringe officially starts this week, and we are elated to be able to offer a full programme of events in our first year running Pride.

We want to take this time to thank our sponsors, who have helped make this possible.

Thank you to The Open Arms for their support of Dumfries Pride 2026 💜

31/08/2026

💪 Strong start to the week with our regular Jam Night TONIGHT (Monday) and our monthly Book Club meeting TOMORROW (Tuesday)!! 📚🎺

🎻🪗 MONDAY: Open from 4pm, with acoustic jam session from 7pm-ish - everyone welcome!

📖🍷 TUESDAY: Open from 4pm; The Open Book Club meets from 7pm-ish for a 7.30pm start!

🗓️ We’ve got a lot on this week/this month, so keep checking here to stay up-to-date! 😃

31/08/2026

3/3⚡️New Craft Beer!⚡️

And new stock from a cracking new brewery - Lakes and Dales Brewery in Penrith!

🍺 Golden Ale (4.0%)
Brewed with British malt and modern hop varieties. Soft bitterness and notes of apricot, honey and gentle spice.

🍺 Pale Ale (3.8%)
Brewed with Lake District water and British malt. Tropical and stone fruit aromas over a crisp, light body.

🍺 Bitter (3.8%)
Firm bitterness balanced by malt character, bringing notes of dark fruit, treacle and burnt toffee, with a dry, moreish finish.

🍺 Stout (4.5%)
Roasted barley, chocolate malt and crystal grains deliver coffee, cocoa and treacle notes, with smooth bitterness.

Get in and check out the full selection! 🤗

31/08/2026

2/3⚡️New Craft Beer!⚡️

More top gear from Liverpool added to the Craft Beer Fridge - check out these three belters from Black Lodge Brewery!

😈 Me And The Devil (5.2%)
Rye Pale Ale with Columbus and Simcoe hops.

🥋 I Know Karate, Voodoo Too (3.4%)
Raspberry Berliner Weisse brewed in Liverpool.

💶 Millionspiel (4.6%)
Gluten free German Helles Lager.

Get in and check out the full selection! 🍺

31/08/2026

1/3⚡️New Craft Beer!⚡️

We’ve restocked our Craft Beer Fridge - and we couldn’t resist these three bangers from Azvex Brewing Co. in Liverpool!

🦋 Electronic Butterfly (4.0%)
Pale ale with tropical flavours from El Dorado hops, citrus notes from Citra hops, and a herbal edge from Loral hops.

🪱 Radioactive Worms (5.2%)
IPA with absolute meltdown levels of Cashmere and Motueka hops. A super-limey banger!

🐡 Monster Aquarium (5.2%)
IPA with lime and citrus from Motueka hops and notes of white grape, gooseberry and tropical sweetness from Nelson Sauvin hops.

Get in and check out the full selection! 🍺

29/08/2026

💎 Your line up for Hidden Gem Festival 2026 is here!! 💥💥📢

🎵 The third year of the showcase festival is back with more than 20 acts, across 5 venues, in 1 big day! 🎤

🗓️ SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2026 🗓️

🎟️ Grab your tickets now - https://www.hiddengemfestival.com/ - your ticket gets you a wristband which gives you access to ALL SHOWS/EVERY VENUE throughout the whole day/night!! 🙌 That’s less than £1 per performance!? 😯

🍺 This year the festival is back in the Riverside Tap, the White Hart and The Open Arms (in our new home), PLUS there’s a brand new venue for 2026 - Hopper Records - AND one of the original venues, the Coach and Horses, makes a welcome return to the list! 💿

💥 Tickets are ON SALE NOW!!💥

27/08/2026

🗓️ This weekend at The Open:

⚡️FRIDAY—DJ Wayne Dickson!!⚡️
🪩 Glasgow-based DJ-Producer and Label Boss Wayne Dickson brings the Disco heat to Dumfries! 🕺

⚡️SATURDAY—Masta Demon’s HOT SAUCE!⚡️
🌶️ DJ KiKi steps in this month, with a night of Dubstep, Bassline, Drum & Bass & Techno! 🔊 {{wobble}} 🔥

24/08/2026

Umm, where did the weekend go?? 🧐 It’s suddenly Monday again, and we’re open from 4pm if you need a relaxing hang or a bit of gentle socialising to wind-down after work… 😮‍💨

🥁🪗🎸 Our weekly ‘Jam Night’ gets underway around 7pm - bring an instrument and join in, or sit back and enjoy the music - jammers and non-jammers are very welcome! 🤗

🍺 Sample a beer or two from our new Craft Beer selection - we’ve got Bavarian-style Weissbeer and Dunkel, a Double Dry-Hopped juice bomb, a Session Pale loaded with Aussie hops and another beer loaded with Aussie biscuits!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇦🇺

🚫 We also have a great selection of zero alcohol beers and ciders, cans of soda, bottles of fruit juice, and some 0% gin!

23/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 The Dumfries Pride Programme for 2026 is out! 💥📢

🗓️ There’s a wide array of Fringe Events (running from 2nd to 25th September) hosted by some amazing organisations, PLUS the Pride march and main event, ‘Pride in the Park’, on Saturday 19th September! 🪧🌳🎤🪗

ℹ️ Make sure to get along to some of these amazing events - more information (and tickets, where applicable) can be found at:
https://linktr.ee/QueersOTS 📲

😊 We’re proud to support Dumfries Pride at The Open Arms - the toon’s most inclusive venue - and we’re looking forward to hosting the official Pride After-Party to end the big day on Saturday 19th September! 🕖 The party goes from 7pm to close, with live music from you problem, SER (Someone Else's Radio) and Kissing The Flint, plus DJ KiKi! 🎸🙌🎧