Dunoon Burgh Hall

21/11/2025

The festive season is upon us and we certainly have plenty to celebrate at Dunoon Burgh Hall. Check our list of fabulous December Events:

Christmas Arts and Crafts Exhibition 2025
Sat, 29 November 2025 - Sat, 20 December 2025 11.00am - 3.00pm, Wednesday to Saturday. Free entry.

Cowal Choral Club presents “Almost Christmas”
Fri, 5 December 2025 Doors open 7.00pm, show starts 7.30pm
Sun, 7 December 2025 Doors open 2pm, show starts at 2.30pm
Cost: £14 plus booking fee, Under 14's free

Cowal Comedy Club
Fri, 12 December 2025 Doors open 7.30pm, show commences 8.00pm
Cost: £15.00 plus booking fee

A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play on Stage
Sun, 14 December 2025 Doors open 2pm, show starts at 2.30pm
Cost: £14, Under 16's and Young Scot Card holders £12

Harri (Sub Club) + Oscar Fullone (Mish Mash) — Live at Dunoon Burgh Hall
Fri, 19 December 2025 8.00pm to 1.00am (last admission 11pm)
Cost: Early Bird £15, 2nd release £20. final release £25 VIP Balcony £30 (plus booking fee)

21/11/2025

Cowal u3a: “Janis Marshall-Reilly – Life as a Creative Maverick”

Date: Tue, 25 November 2025
Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Cost: voluntary donation of £2 to cover hall hire.

This month, Cowal u3a is delighted to welcome local resident Janis Marshall Reilly. Full of energy, Janis:-

…. is a foodie
…. loves dancing
…. is a whisky enthusiast
…. loves Freddie Mercury
…. touch types
… is learning Gaelic
…. speaks ‘un peu’ de French
…. has done TV/radio interviews
…. has roller boots and is feart!
…. and above all, LOVES TO LAUGH

So what will Janis be talking to us about? Come along and find out!

Whether you’re an existing member of Cowal u3a or if you’re just interested in becoming a member, please come along – u3a ask for a voluntary donation of £2 towards costs.

Cowal u3a

20/11/2025

When you come to our cafe you get a selection of freshly baked cakes and bread, this week Choc Biscoff brownie, cheese scones and soda bread!

Open Wed-Sat 11-3

20/11/2025

Some behind the scenes at what we do at Artmix, exploring skills of filmmaking, animation and art.

This week wonderful local artist Jill Bryson continued making some fantastic items with the young people that you will be able to purchase on Saturday 29th of November at the Dunoon Burgh Hall, why not come down explore the Christmas Arts and Crafts Exhibition taking place at the hall and purchase some of our wonderful hand made items.

Jim Parkyn (Aardman Animation) was taking them through story boarding and character design.

Danielle Markey let them test out some theatrical aging processes with make-up. They done this on each other and even had an experiment on her to give hilarious results. The make-up, along with the kids great characterisation skills resulted in great effects.

The project is open to all young people aged 8-21. Starting October 29th, it will run every Wednesday over 2 sessions:

Ages 8-11 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Ages 12-21 6.00om to 8.00pm

All workshops are free! Please book your spot on the Dunoon Burgh Hall website, and make sure you’re booked in to the correct age group.

19/11/2025

A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play on Stage

Date: Sun, 14 December 2025
Time: Doors open 2pm, show starts at 2.30pm
Cost: £14, Under 16's and Young Scot Card holders £12

Following thirteen years of radio plays on stage including ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ (‘A perfectly formed triumph’ Tempohouse; ‘A terrific indulgence’ Love Books Group), ‘Para Handy’, ‘Dracula’ and ‘Frankenstein’ No Nonsense Productions return with ‘A Christmas Carol; A Radio Play on Stage’.

Dickens’ masterpiece is brought to the stage as a 1950s radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Four actors play 1950s radio actors who in turn portray all the characters of ‘A Christmas Carol’.

Featuring live sound effects and an original score this is a rare opportunity to see how a 1950s radio broadcast was produced.

Complimentary mince pie with every ticket purchased before 7th December.

This performance is supported by The Touring Network.

The Touring Network No Nonsense Productions

18/11/2025

📣Calling all artists, crafters and makers!

🎁Our annual Christmas Exhibition takes place this year between 29th November and 20th December.

If you'd like to submit your work, download the information and submission forms from our website: https://www.dunoonburghhall.org.uk/christmas-arts-and-crafts-exhibition-2025/
..but be quick! You need to be able to hand in your items to the Hall between 11am and 3pm on Monday 24th or Tuesday 25th November. 🙂

The annual Dunoon Burgh Hall Christmas Exhibition and Fundraiser opens on Saturday 29th November and runs until Saturday 20th December 2025. It will feature the

18/11/2025

Our Davy Brown Exhibition will be available to come and view until the 22nd of Nov running Wed-Sat 11-3. So make sure you catch it while you can!

'The work for my forthcoming exhibition has been created over the last eighteen months, and derives from not only my adopted region of Galloway, but from other venues up the west coast of Scotland from Argyll to Orkney.'
Davy Brown

Work in this exhibition will be available to purchase.

18/11/2025

Qigongs classes return to their regular schedule this week.

Qigong Mastery
Tuesdays
Time: 6.15pm to 7.15pm
£10 donation

Qigong
Fridays
Time: 11.30am-12.45pm
£5 donation

17/11/2025

If you enjoyed Bruce Fummey at the weekend why not join us for more comedy in December, we have the Cowal Comedy Club on the 12th of December.

The best of Scottish comedy is coming to your doorstep – don’t miss out, buy a ticket today!

Date: Fri, 12 December 2025
Time: Doors open 7.30pm, show commences 8.00pm
Tickets £15 plus booking fee.

16/11/2025

Great performance 🎶

16/11/2025

Cowal Choral Club presents ‘Almost Christmas’ – A magical mix of choral harmonies, uplifting melodies and festive sparkle!

Tickets on our website and available from Gibson’s, Argyll Street, Dunoon.

Fri, 5 December 2025 Doors open 7.00pm, show starts 7.30pm

Sun, 7 December 2025 Doors open 2pm, show starts at 2.30pm