30/05/2026
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🕰 Dunfermline Bruce Festival Timetable At A Glance.
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Dunfermline Bruce Festival 2026
Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 May
⚔️ Arena 1 – Medieval Arena
Saturday
Opening Ceremony & Pipe Band Parade: 10:30–10:45
Pipe Band: 11:00–11:30
Les Amis Jousting: 11:40–12:10
Battle (Arena 2 battle slot): 12:15–12:45
Battle (Arena 2 battle slot): 13:00–13:30
Brass Band: 13:35–14:05
Les Amis Jousting: 14:15–14:45
Battle (Arena 2 battle slot): 15:00–15:30
Battle (Arena 2 battle slot): 15:40–16:10
Closing Ceremony (incl. performances): 16:15–16:45
MC announcements throughout the day
Sunday
Opening Ceremony & Pipe Band Parade: 11:00–11:20
Pipe/Brass Band: 11:30–12:10
Les Amis Jousting: 12:15–12:45
Battle (Arena 2 battle slot): 13:00–13:30
Battle (Arena 2 battle slot): 13:35–14:05
Brass Band: 14:15–14:45
Les Amis Jousting: 15:00–15:30
Battle (Arena 2 battle slot): 15:40–16:10
Battle (Arena 2 battle slot): 16:15–16:45
Closing Ceremony: 16:50–17:00
All day in and around Arena 1 (both days):
Re‑enactment village, storytellers (5 x 45 mins), squires’ training (with intervals)
Children’s craft tent, Dunfermline Photo Club stand, Peacock stand
Carnegie Birthplace stand – historic treasure hunt, historic enactment actors
Artisan market, beer tent, food stalls
🧙♂️ Arena 2 – Kids Zone / Magical Medieval Arena
Saturday
Jester Show: 11:00–11:30
Re‑enactment Battle – Kids: 12:15–12:45
Re‑enactment Battle: 13:00–13:30
Re‑enactment Battle – Kids: 15:00–15:30
Re‑enactment Battle: 15:40–16:10
Sunday
Jester Show: 11:30–12:10
Re‑enactment Battle – Kids: 13:00–13:30
Re‑enactment Battle: 13:35–14:05
Re‑enactment Battle – Kids: 15:40–16:10
Re‑enactment Battle: 16:15–16:45
All day in Arena 2 (both days):
Stocks, “face in the hole” photo boards, face painting
Bouncy castle & fairground, medieval music
Small stage – choirs and local folk artists (every 30 minutes)
Daytime beer tent
💪 Arena 3 – Community Arena (Louise Carnegie Gates)
Stone Lifting Competition (both days):
10:30–11:00
12:15–12:45
13:15–14:00
15:30–16:15
All day in Arena 3:
12 community stalls, Dunfermline Photo Club stand, Peacock stand, funfair
🎵 Arena 4 – Music Zone (Evening)
Saturday & Sunday
Bar open from 14:00
Day one acts
Kyle Falconer
Sergeant
Dictator
The Castros
Rosie Alice
Keiran Forbes
Day two acts
Fatherson
Declan Welsh & The Decadent West
Ben Walker
DOVV
Honk
T-A
Stage times to follow...
