The Open Arms

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

⚡️TONIGHT!!⚡️ DJ KiKi is BACK with a cheeky Techno and Acid House party - plus guest DJs - from 8pm to close! 😜
20/06/2026

⚡️TONIGHT!!⚡️ DJ KiKi is BACK with a cheeky Techno and Acid House party - plus guest DJs - from 8pm to close! 😜

🐎 Guid Nychburris is underway! 🥁🎶 We’re ready to welcome you for drinks, and we’re all looking forward to the big parade...
20/06/2026

🐎 Guid Nychburris is underway! 🥁🎶 We’re ready to welcome you for drinks, and we’re all looking forward to the big parade at 6pm!

We’re sooo ready for a cracking weekend!!⚡️📢 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇲🇦 Tonight we’re showing Scotland v Morocco (11pm kickoff) on the bi...
19/06/2026

We’re sooo ready for a cracking weekend!!⚡️📢

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇲🇦 Tonight we’re showing Scotland v Morocco (11pm kickoff) on the big screen, and — BIG NEWS! — Betty's Bites & Delights is opening from 8pm to 10.30pm for all your delicious pre-match grub!! 🙌

😎 Get your tasty tuck from our pals next door at Betty’s, and you can come and eat-in with us - with a drink, of course!🍴🍺

😋 The guys are offering their normal menu, PLUS these fantastic specials:
🔹Salt & Chilli Boxes
🔹Doner, Chips & Cheese
🔹Chicken Shawarma

What a team, mun! 🏆

🎥 TONIGHT!! 🍿🍺 We’re starting the Scotland v Morocco match build-up nice and early, with a screening of ‘28 Summers’ - t...
18/06/2026

🎥 TONIGHT!! 🍿🍺 We’re starting the Scotland v Morocco match build-up nice and early, with a screening of ‘28 Summers’ - the Scottish FA film chronicling the inside story of Scotland’s FIFA World Cup qualification campaign! ⚽️

🕔 We’re open again today from 5pm, with the film screening (projected onto the big fitba’ screen) from 8pm. 🕗

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇲🇦 We still have some wristbands left for Scotland v Morocco on Friday night (11pm kickoff), but not very many, so pop in to pick up yours before they’re gone! 💨

🎲♟️ Games Night tonight, lads! 🐍🪜 Enjoy an evening of competitive pub sports here at The Open Arms - we’ve dug out the p...
17/06/2026

🎲♟️ Games Night tonight, lads! 🐍🪜 Enjoy an evening of competitive pub sports here at The Open Arms - we’ve dug out the playing cards, dominoes, board games, chess, draughts, backgammon etc., so come on in and get involved! 🤗

‼️ UPDATE! 📢 We’re rescheduling the unveiling of Blossom’s stunning mural for DMC - we have a couple of things to do fir...
16/06/2026

‼️ UPDATE! 📢 We’re rescheduling the unveiling of Blossom’s stunning mural for DMC - we have a couple of things to do first, and we don’t want to rush this! 🗓️ We’ll announce a new date soon, so keep your eye out on socials… 👀

ℹ️ We’re open 5 days this week - slowly (but surely!) getting back to normal-ish pub hours!!1️⃣ MONDAY: open from 5pm, w...
15/06/2026

ℹ️ We’re open 5 days this week - slowly (but surely!) getting back to normal-ish pub hours!!

1️⃣ MONDAY: open from 5pm, with our weekly jam session from 6.30pm-ish - jammers and non-jammers welcome! 🎷🪗🪕

2️⃣ WEDNESDAY: open from 5pm, and we’re bringing back the games! Get in for dominoes, cards, chess, draughts, backgammon, Jenga, board games and other competitive pub sports… ♟️♠️

3️⃣ THURSDAY: open from 5pm, showing the Scottish FA film ‘28 Summers’ on the big screen at 8pm! ⚽️

4️⃣ FRIDAY: open from 4pm, showing Scotland v Morocco on the big screen - kickoff 11pm - wristbands are ready to collect from the bar! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇲🇦

5️⃣ SATURDAY: open from 1pm for the toon’s big day! Get in for Guid Nychburris pints, watch the parade, and stay for DJ KiKi! 🍺🐴🎧

😝 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! 🖤

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8-10 Nith Place
Dumfries
DG12PN

Opening Hours

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

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