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30 April — 3 May 2026 / Hawick

Embrace
the Strange

Schedule

Event

Nightcap

Thursday 30 April

21:00 – 00:00

Heart of Hawick

A relaxed, unstructured gathering to mark the end of a festival day.

Event

Play It Forward

Friday 1 May

12:30 – 14:30

Heritage Hub

A drop-in, hands-on 16mm workshop with Lydia Beilby editing and splicing a new restoration of the 1966 Hawick Pictorial.

Event

Festival Ceilidh

Friday 1 May

20:30 – 00:00

Town Hall

Another festival edition, another night of camaraderie, connection, and joy in comradeship. Kilts encouraged, all welcome!

Event

Play It Forward

Saturday 2 May

12:30 – 14:30

Heritage Hub

A drop-in, hands-on 16mm workshop with Lydia Beilby editing and splicing a new restoration of the 1966 Hawick Pictorial.

Event

Nightcap

Saturday 2 May

22:00 – 01:00

Heart of Hawick

A relaxed, unstructured gathering to mark the end of a festival day.

Event

Exhibitions Q&A

Sunday 3 May

09:00 – 09:45 / 45'

Heart of Hawick

Artists in this year’s exhibitions programme discuss themes and methods key to their work.

Event

Play It Forward

Sunday 3 May

13:45 – 14:30 / 45'

Heritage Hub

The 16mm premiere of a slice of Hawick heritage, spliced by you into a new work entirely.

Event

Play It Forward

Sunday 3 May

16:15 – 17:00 / 45'

Heritage Hub

The 16mm premiere of a slice of Hawick heritage, spliced by you into a new work entirely.

Event

Film Quiz

Sunday 3 May

20:00 – 22:00

Heart of Hawick

Join us for the weekend wind-down, another edition of our relaxed quiz. A whole lot of fun, prizes to be won, etcetera.

Event

Nightcap

Sunday 3 May

22:00 – 00:00

Heart of Hawick

A relaxed, unstructured gathering to mark the end of a festival day.