A Celebration of Paragon

To mark our 46th year, we’re staging a festival of fun, participatory activity across our two main hubs, Dumfries and Glasgow.

From music and movement workshops, to pop- up performances and social gatherings - each festival day will explore a different part of what makes Paragon so special!

There’s no right or wrong way to take part, just come as you are - this is your space to move, make noise, make friends and feel good together - open to all ages and abilities.

Jam46 is kindly supported as part of Glasgow's Commonwealth Games 2026 celebrations!

Where & When

Theatre Royal Dumfries

27-31 July, sessions 11:30am-2pm

The Boardwalk Glasgow

5-7 August, sessions 11am-12:30pm & 1pm-3:30pm

Programme & Book Tickets

Theatre Royal Dumfries

Our Dumfries programe is a collaborative, creative festival week combining acoustic and digital music, dance, theatre and visual art, working towards an original performance piece for a show on Friday 31st July. 

Create: a brand new show

Compose: new, original music

Design: props and scenery

Perform: at the grand premiere on the Friday!

BOOK HERE to secure your place on the week of activity!

The Boardwalk Glasgow
Jam46 at The Boardwalk Glasgow is a 3-day festival of inclusive, participatory music and movement workshops delivered collaboratively between Paragon practitioners and their mentees, exploring different aspects of making and performing.

Book on a session-by-session basis:

Wed 5 August:
11am-12:30pm - Music Improv with Ruairidh Whitmarsh + Dawn Coulshed - BOOK HERE
1pm-3:30pm - Musical Theatre with Matilda MacIntyre + Sarah Rose Graber - BOOK HERE

Thur 6 August:
11am-12:30 - Song-writing with Ella Chambers + Liv Dawn - BOOK HERE
1pm-3:30pm - Inclusive Dance with Mairi Picken + Alex McCabe - BOOK HERE

Fri 7 August:
11am-12:30pm - Inclusive Music Big Jam Party - BOOK HERE
1pm-2pm - 46 years of Paragon Celebration - Free & Unticketed
2pm-4pm - Inclusive Dance Party -  BOOK HERE