Kelburn Garden Party is no stranger to many, having been around for 16 years now. As a result, it’s making a welcome return once again, bringing magical vibes to the iconic painted castle and coastal glen. Plus, a massive immersive art trail, The Neverending Glen, is also making an appearance this year.
Kelburn Garden Party is taking place at the atmospheric Kelburn Estate between July 2 and 6, 2026, bringing music across 14 stages, immersive installations, performances and participatory rituals to its stunning surroundings.
This year’s event will present acts across 14 stages with the support of EventScotland’s National Events Funding Programme. Kelburn continues to uplift emerging talent and creative risk-taking in a unique setting where “nature and imagination collide”.
The Kelburn Estate provides the event with a magical backdrop for the massive art trail, featuring a “record-number of installations”, with a compelling mix of Residency artists, commissioned contributors and returning favourites. From interactive rituals and mythic sculptures to sound meditations and ecological interventions, The Neverending Glen art trail becomes a place for both remembrance and imagination.
The programme also features a range of live performances, comedy shows and commissions, including BEMZ, Jen Cardini, The Skinny,Krust and more acts.
You can find the full programme including workshops here.
David Boyle, Director and Co-Festival Founder, said: “When we started The Kelburn Garden Party we were, without doubt, lacking experience and blind to the challenges ahead of us, you might say naïve, but we always had big dreams and a dogged enthusiasm to create something truly magical, full of joy and creativity. What Kelburn has become, through the vision and belief of so many incredible creatives and crew, and through the beautiful culture that has blossomed in the Kelburn community, is far beyond my wildest imaginings. Kelburn to me, and I hope to many others, has become a shimmering light in the murky waters of modern existence, a weekend of boundless joy and creative self-expression, where anything can happen, dreams are forged and where we can find hope in human nature.”
Headline acts announced so far
BEMZ
Bonfire Radicals
El Buho
Emma-Jean Thackray
Hodge
Huartan
Indoor Foxes
Jinje
Joshua Idehen
La Tromba
megaTRAD
Oby Onyioha & Sai Galaxy
Paranoid London
Pictish Trail
Snapped Ankles
Soapbox
Solo Banton
Soothsayers
Tanzana
The Menstrual Cramps
Toya Delazy
Valtos
Headline DJs announced so far
Ash Lauryn
BADSISTA
Cooly G
Dom Servini
Earthly Measures
Jen Cardini
Krust
Leon Vynehall
Mango Park
Mattana
Mungo’s Hi-Fi
Quantic
Sean Johnson
Sherelle
Tigerbalm
Wallace
The Kelburn Garden Party is taking place between July 2 and 6 at Kelburn Castle, Nr. Fairlie, KA29 0BE. You can get your tickets here, and your festival ticket is also valid for The Neverending Glen.