What is Dunoon Presents?

Dunoon Presents is the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) organisation. We run a range of exciting, fun, cultural events throughout the year and deliver a series of projects that benefit the local business economy and community. The events we put on include:

MUSIC

• Doon the Watter Revival Weekender
• Punk on the Peninsula Festival
• Dunoon Tradfest (a variety of events including a free family ceilidh)

SPORTS

• Dunoon 10km Coastal Road Race
• Dunoon Ultra Marathon & Relay
• Glorious Gravel Wild Westie Cycle Race
• Grit of Dunoon Gravel Cycling Championships
• Argyll Rally (Motorsports)
• Powerboat & Water-ski Championships

TOWN CENTRE MARKETS

• Held regularly throughout the year.

COMMUNITY-BASED

• Dunoon Winterfest (includes entertainment, a Xmas market, Santa’s grotto and more)
• Cowal Fringe Festival (part of the Cowal Highland Gathering, including the sunset ceremony and a Summer market)

We also sell the Dunoon gift card vouchers, manage the town centre flags, and organise the annual Dunoon Community Champion awards, which now includes a Young Community Champion Award.

We are also working on the following projects:

• Creating a pump cycle track
• Port Riddell slipway improvement to bring it back into use
• Providing a town centre digital notice board
• And improving parking.

How is Dunoon Presents Funded?

Eligible businesses within the BID area pay a levy which is collected and administered by the local authority on behalf of the BID company and this money is managed by Dunoon Presents and used to deliver the events and wider activity of the BID. We also apply to a variety of grant funding schemes.

How is Dunoon Presents run?

Dunoon Presents activities/events are planned and delivered by the BID Manager, Colin Moulson. In addition, a board of volunteer Directors (listed on this page), from a range of business backgrounds in the BID area, supports the work of the BID in various ways. These include attending monthly meetings to discuss strategy and make key decisions and providing physical and technical support for the events. The work of the BID is also supported by a wide group of additional volunteers from the area.