Caird Hall Dundee

Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland

Caird Hall, Dundee

Caird Hall in Dundee is a concert venue and auditorium in the center of the town.

The hall is named after its benefactor, Sir James Caird (1837-1916), a local jute baron who donated £100,000 towards its construction. The venue stages various performances including concerts by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra as well as stage shows, comedy and university graduation ceremonies.

Events

Caird Hall is the major concert venue in Dundee and hosts lunchtime concerts including Gaelic music as well as a full evening calendar.

Performances include contemporary as well as classical music, Christmas shows and comedy.

Bars are open in the evening at the venue for all performances.

The building operated as a mass vaccination centre during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.

Caird Hall is the major concert venue in Dundee. — Caird Hall is the major concert venue in Dundee

Access & Hours

Caird Hall
City Square
Dundee
DD1 3BB
Tel: 01382 434111
www: leisureandculturedundee.com/culture/caird-hall

Dundee Airport is around 10 minutes by car from the hall.

The nearest railway station is Dundee Station, just five minutes away on foot.

Located on South Union Street Dundee Station has trains to London King's Cross Station from Aberdeen via Edinburgh, Newcastle and York Station in York as well as more local ScotRail trains to Glasgow Queen Street in Glasgow via Perth and Stirling as well as connections south to Edinburgh Waverley Station in Edinburgh.

The following buses stop near Dundee Station, the #42, the #42A (Glenrothes), the #77, the #77A (Gauldry), the #99, #99A, the #99B, the #99C, #99D (to St Andrews), the #X7 (Perth), as well as the #X54 and #X61 services which serve Dundee city.

If you wish to stay in Dundee try the Sleeperz Hotel Dundee, with three stars and views of the V&A Dundee. Also recommended are the Malmaison Dundee and Holiday Inn Express Dundee.

Desperate Dan statue. — Desperate Dan statue with Caird Hall and City Square in the background

Dundee Attractions

The Dundee Science Centre, Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA), The McManus, Verdant Works and the V&A Dundee are other excellent museums in the city.

Dundee has a connection with comics as the publishers D. C. Thomson & Co are based in the city. The company published such former classic comics as The Dandy and The Beano. A statue of Desperate Dan and other characters from the comics, such as Minnie the Minx and Dawg the Dog can be seen in Dundee city center, close to Caird Hall.