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What's on in Ayrshire this weekend: VE Day events, book festival and more

What's on in Ayrshire this weekend: VE Day events, book festival and more

Daily Record09-05-2025
Here are Ayrshire Live's top picks for fun, exciting and informative events taking place across the county this weekend.
A host of fun-filled, exciting and informative events are taking place across Ayrshire this weekend.
Dumfries House near Cumnock hosts the Boswell Book Festival which gets underway tonight, May 9.

A star-studded line up includes headliners Andrew O'Hagan, Chloe Dalton, Dom Joly, Pam Ayres, Rupert Everett, Helen Lederer, John Suchet and Wayne Sleep who are all set to share their life stories.

Tickets, from £5, are still available for most events but Pam Ayres and Rupert Everett have already sold out their slots.
The Boswell Children's Festival has events for all ages with Alison Galbraith, Alan Dapré and Vivian French ready to entertain on Saturday and Sunday.
Visit the Boswell Book Festival website for full details.
VE Day commemorations continue into the weekend and South Ayrshire 's Field of Heroes will remain on display until Saturday.
The stunning visual and audio installation in Ayr 's Wellington Square features silhouettes of soldiers in memory of the men and women who lost their lives during World War 2.
Each silhouette is linked by QR code to a video and picture gallery which tells the life story of one of those people.

Alloway Village Hall is also hosting a celebration event with a night of music, dancing and fun as they commemorate the anniversary.
Get ready to jump, jive, swing and sing along to live performances of all your favourite tunes from the 1940s from 6.30pm on Saturday night.
Tickets for VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration - Jump, Jive, Swing, and Sing are available online.

Comedian Billy Kirkwood takes to the stage in Kilmarnock on Saturday night with his show Hame.
Billed as the first ever all Ayrshire stand up line up, fellow Ayrshire originals Kyle Samuel and Kat Powell are the supporting acts at CentreStage.

Tickets for Hame are available online.
Largs ' dogs days out takes place on Sunday from 10am on Largs Promenade which is packed with fun activities, exciting demonstrations and plenty of opportunities to meet other dog lovers as the town celebrates four-legged friends.

The Millport 10 Miler Fun Run also takes place on Sunday at 12pm as Great Cumbrae aims to raise funds for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's charities.
Entrants can run, jog or walk the 10 miles round the island taking in stunning views across the Firth of Clyde.
Full details are available on the event's Facebook page.
The weekly markets also return at Gallowgate Square in Largs on Saturday and at Ayr Racecourse on Sunday, both from 10am to 4pm and offering a range of goods from local businesses and traders and those further afield.
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