Angus and Dundee offers a choice of venues for public events throughout the year. In Arbroath, family entertainment is the order of the day at the all-weather Pleasureland, while elsewhere in the town is the Waterfront nightclub that regularly features live bands, dance nights and cabarets.

In Dundee, the Dundee Rep runs a mixed and varied programme of drama, dance, music and comedy. The Whitehall theatre run amateur and professional touring productions, and the Caird Hall is the city's premier concert and performance venue, running continuously throughout the year. Dundee ice arena, with its Olympic-sized ice arena, caters for all ice sports and has a seating capacity 2,400.