Hawick Reivers Association is a not for profit company limited by guarantee that organises the Hawick Reivers Festival, which takes place annually over the last weekend in March. The festival aims to entertain and educate all the family. The event focuses on the reiving times in the borderlands and features talks on historical subjects, re-enactments, childrens' drama and games, a crafts and food market, a medieval banquet and musical entertainment.