The Open Arms

The Open Arms STILL the Sexiest Pub in Dumfries 2019/20/21/22/23/24/25/26 🏆
@ 8-10 Nith Place

😝 C’mon, we’re ready for yas!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇹 ❄️❄️ Cara’s sorted two SUPER SCOTTISH SLUSHIES - ‘Does Yer Maw Drink Gin…?’ (Ed...
13/06/2026

😝 C’mon, we’re ready for yas!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇹

❄️❄️ Cara’s sorted two SUPER SCOTTISH SLUSHIES - ‘Does Yer Maw Drink Gin…?’ (Edinburgh Gin + Whites Lemonade) vs. ‘Bucky & Bru’ (er, Buckfast + Irn Bru, aye?) - get intae it!

🍺 Pints, pints, pints? It’s a winning line-up:
Tennents 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 West 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Staropramen 🇨🇿 Stonewall IPA 🇺🇸 Damm Lemon 🇪🇸 Guinness 🇮🇪 Belhaven Best 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Aspall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

And right now we’ve got MOVE IT ON, keeping the energy right until kickoff! 💛✨

💙 Also, big love for Rossmuir_Art for this ‘Scotland in the World Cup’ artwork, which he’s made a FREE DOWNLOAD on his website: rossmuirart.com to mark this very special moment! 🙌

⚡️🪩 Tonight at The Open Arms - a Dumfries Social Club reunion, with Stav, Struan, Mike and Craig at the controls! 💛✨🥰 Jo...
13/06/2026

⚡️🪩 Tonight at The Open Arms - a Dumfries Social Club reunion, with Stav, Struan, Mike and Craig at the controls! 💛✨

🥰 Join us for MOVE IT ON - an evening inspired by underground club culture, diverse musical expression and dancefloor explorations! 🧑‍🩰🫧

🦉 The guys are taking us through to 1am-ish, when we’ll switch to the build up to the big game (2am kickoff) on the big screen - it’s gonna be a night to remember! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇹

😊 We really do have some super-talented folk on the team at The Open Arms - including our fantastic barkeep and very acc...
10/06/2026

😊 We really do have some super-talented folk on the team at The Open Arms - including our fantastic barkeep and very accomplished artist, Blossom McCuaig! 🙌

🖼️🍷 Join us in the pub next Thursday (18th June) for the public unveiling of Blossom’s latest artwork - a mural commissioned by our pals at DMC as part of the 2026 SALUTE! programme. 🫡

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

🍺 A bit of info on watching the fitba’ at The Open Arms this weekend… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇹 1️⃣ You can only pick up a wristband for...
09/06/2026

🍺 A bit of info on watching the fitba’ at The Open Arms this weekend… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇹

1️⃣ You can only pick up a wristband for Scotland v Haiti at the moment - we’ll release wristbands for Scotland v Morocco on Monday.

2️⃣ There’s no charge for entry, but no-one gets in without a wristband.

3️⃣ A wristband doesn’t GUARANTEE entry - if we think you’re pished, you’re no getting in!

4️⃣ You can’t reserve a table and we can’t guarantee you’ll get a good seat - just a good atmosphere! 🙌

☺️ We have a cracking line-up of DJs on Saturday (MOVE IT ON) so get yersels along for that and stay for the game!

PS 🍹 Cara’s planning some Scottish-themed cocktails, so you might need that extra bank holiday… 🥴 [see greetin’ faced GMB presenters 😂]

📖 We forgot to post this month’s reads for our Book Clubbers! 🫣👉 Here’s what we’re reading, ahead of the next meeting on...
09/06/2026

📖 We forgot to post this month’s reads for our Book Clubbers! 🫣

👉 Here’s what we’re reading, ahead of the next meeting on Tuesday 7th July:

▪️ ‘The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox’ by Maggie O’Farrell

▪️ ‘The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe’ by Douglas Adams - the second book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, chosen as this month’s short read (under 230 pages)

And— ▪️ ‘Good Girl’ by Aria Aber - chosen for Pride month! 🏳️‍🌈

ℹ️ Remember, you don’t have to read all three titles - you can join in the discussion (and all the tangents and side quests) about one or other of the books! 😉

📕👂🏼 Also, it’s no problem if you prefer audiobooks... Listen to the book you fancy on the way to work - or when you’re making the tea - or wherever/whenever you like! 😊

Any questions before next month’s session, just drop us a message on here! 🤙 Newbies very welcome! 🤗

📲 You can also join us on the Fable app -
https://fable.co/club/the-open-book-club

Now pick a book and get stuck in! 📚🐛

⚡️NOW POURING!⚡️🍺 Barney's Beer McClellan's Summer Ale (3.8%)This sessionable classic British Golden Ale has been brewed...
09/06/2026

⚡️NOW POURING!⚡️

🍺 Barney's Beer McClellan's Summer Ale (3.8%)
This sessionable classic British Golden Ale has been brewed specifically to be enjoyed in the sunshine, using Maris Otter malt and East Kent Goldings hops for a light, floral and refined taste.

🍺 Orkney Brewery Northern Light (4%)
Citrus flavours combine with hints of fresh bread, giving way to spice and apricot. It has a delicious crisp hop character without being overly aggressive.

☀️ If you’re wondering what’s brought the sun out today, that was us! 🤭 How come? Because Estrella Damm Lemon is BACK on...
08/06/2026

☀️ If you’re wondering what’s brought the sun out today, that was us! 🤭 How come? Because Estrella Damm Lemon is BACK on the bar! 😎

🍺🍋 Damm Lemon is the genuine Mediterranean shandy - a blend of the perfect proportions! 👌 6 parts Estrella beer (made from malt, rice and hops), 4 parts Mediterranean Primafiori lemon and a dash of Caribbean lime. 🍋‍🟩

🕔 We’re open today from 5pm, with the beer benches out front, and our weekly Jam Night gets underway from 6.30pm-ish! 🪗🥁🪕 How’s that for a Monday Club™️?

🌲🎶⛺️ Our favourite festival in the whole wide world is only days away!! Have you bagged your ticket? 🎟️ https://edenfest...
08/06/2026

🌲🎶⛺️ Our favourite festival in the whole wide world is only days away!! Have you bagged your ticket? 🎟️ https://edenfestival.co.uk/buy-tickets/

🌼 The magical Eden Festival is BACK, Thurs 11th—Sun 14th June, BURSTING at the seams with amazing live music, DJ sets, talks, workshops, cabaret and more! 💚

➕ Did you know, you can select Klarna to spread the cost of your tickets across three interest-free monthly instalments? 🙌

🪩🎺 We’re taking over the tunes in The Bodega on Sunday night - bringing our blissful bar vibes to Eden Festival’s very own cocktail and cabaret venue, with The Open Arms Takeover from 8pm! 🍸🎤

🎹🎧 DJs Craig Watson (Hopper Records), Lewis Boddy and Les Ross (Double Down Disco) will be getting downright Jazzy, Balearic and Leftfield - exploring the hidden corners of their record collections, while you explore The Bodega’s fabulous cocktail menu! 🍹🍋‍🟩 We’d love to see you there! ❤️

⚡️TONIGHT!!⚡️ Faves Hello?disco at The Open Arms from 8pm with lots of top-tier Disco and House and all that good stuff…...
06/06/2026

⚡️TONIGHT!!⚡️ Faves Hello?disco at The Open Arms from 8pm with lots of top-tier Disco and House and all that good stuff… 🪩 Don’t miss it!

‼️TONIGHT‼️ Get yersels along to Chancers Nightclub Dumfries to see THE Danny Beard - winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Se...
06/06/2026

‼️TONIGHT‼️ Get yersels along to Chancers Nightclub Dumfries to see THE Danny Beard - winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 4 - at MEGA FANTASY: Dumfries’s annual flagship Drag extravaganza from Devine Tension Presents [DTP]! 💋

⚡️With performances from your host Devine Tension, Fantasy resident Madame Jo, special guest artists Zula Deep and Sh’needza Woman, plus DJ KiKi!⚡️

➡️ Tix from https://www.outsavvy.com/event/31735/mega-fantasy or pay on the door! 🎟️ The show gets underway at 8pm, so don’t hang about! 💥

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8-10 Nith Place
Dumfries
DG12PN

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 11pm
Friday 4pm - 12am
Saturday 2pm - 12am

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