What's on in Dumfries

**JUPITER+NATION DUMFRIES** Growing Pains is a site-specific installation by artist Lindsey Mendick set in an abandoned estate agent's office. Referencing her teenage years, Mendick has transformed the space into a haunting, immersive experience that explores the uncertainty, awkwardness, and societal expectations surrounding adolescence. Assembled on a spiralling desk that references the often cruel loop of teenagehood, Growing Pains features Alice-in-Wonderland-style ceramic dolls' houses that burst open, with teenage figures erupting from within. The work captures the surreal pressures that emerge at the threshold of adulthood, underlining the tension between a yearning for parental acceptance and the simultaneous urge to reject it. Jupiter+Nation is an ambitious off-site programme by Jupiter Artland that brings world class art to high streets across Scotland. Content warning: The supporting documentary film contains strong language, references to suicide, bullying and negative body image that some viewers might find difficult. Young people must be accompanied.

Join Artie’s Singing Kettle “Halloween” show for a spooktacular extravaganza! Bring your Halloween spirit and don your most creative costume for a show bursting with magic and merriment. This year, solve brand-new spooky Singing Kettle mysteries, and sing along with favourites like “Bunny Fou Fou”,“The Ghost Hunt”, and the hilarious "Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny Aff the Bus." Celebrate the season with fun that’s enchanting for kids and entertaining for adults—nothing too spooky, we promise! Nostalgia for Adults, Singalong Fun for Kids. **Doors open:** 12:30

In the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, money is king. A native of this hedonistic underworld, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Manon's inner turmoil and struggle for survival lie at the devastating heart of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet.

Dumfries Saints Senior Women vs Mid Argyll. Arnold Clark West Region League Division 3 (Women's). Kick-off at 14:00

Join Artie’s Singing Kettle “Halloween” show for a spooktacular extravaganza! Bring your Halloween spirit and don your most creative costume for a show bursting with magic and merriment. This year, solve brand-new spooky Singing Kettle mysteries, and sing along with favourites like “Bunny Fou Fou”,“The Ghost Hunt”, and the hilarious "Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny Aff the Bus." Celebrate the season with fun that’s enchanting for kids and entertaining for adults—nothing too spooky, we promise! Nostalgia for Adults, Singalong Fun for Kids. **Doors open:** 14:30