Kelburn Garden Party 2018

Friday 29th June to Monday 2nd July 2018
Kelburn Country Park, Largs, Ayrshire, KA29 0BE, Scotland MAP
currently £109 for weekend, children 13-17s £66

Daily capacity: 1,300

Last updated: Wed 20th Jun 2018

Kelburn Garden Party, takes place at Kelburn Castle and park, near Largs on Scotland's West coast from Friday 29th June to Monday 2nd July 2018.

Situated in the grounds of the 800 year old Kelburn Castle and home of the unique and internationally renowned Castle Graffitti Project, the festival is curated and designed as a non-stop feast for the senses, with a multi-genre musical programme, electronic performances and DJs, art installations, carnival entertainment, creative workshops, stimulating children's events and adventurous hikes through the astounding countryside.

Line-up

Confirmed acts include Goldie, Chali 2na & Krafty Kuts, The 2 Bears, Ibibio Sound Machine, Macka B & The Roots Ragga Band, Dekmantel Soundsystem, Mr Thing, Auntie Flo, and many more.

For all the details so far including day & stage splits please see the line-up page.

Tickets

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Tickets are on sale, currently priced as follows:-
Adult weekend: £109
Teen (aged 13-17) weekend: £66
age 5-12: £21
Campervans: £30
Parking: £7

The site

The Garden Party is taking place in the grounds of the Kelburn Castle near Largs (40mins from Glasgow, 90mins from Edinburgh), known around the world as the site of the Graffiti Project. Quality food, bars, chill-out areas, stalls, cinema, BBQ, woodland walks all within the site.

Camping

The campsite is open from Friday midday. The festival starts on Friday afternoon and runs through until 3am on the Monday morning. Music runs until 2am on Friday night, and 4am on Saturday night. There is space for campervans and caravans. Camping is free – the campsite is situated only a few minutes walk from the festival, and command spectacular views to the Firth of Clyde and beyond. Camping at Kelburn Garden Party is inclusive, although we levy an “environmental deposit”, which is returned on departure providing campsite users remove their tent and fill a sack of refuse from their pitch. There is a dedicated family campsite, campervan pitches for both families and late night revellers and hot showers!

Travel

The festival site is very easy to reach. Trains go to Largs from Glasgow on a regular basis, and from Largs it is a very short and cheap taxi ride. For those coming from further afield cheap flights to Glasgow Prestwick are available at Ryanair. You can get to Largs by train or bus from the airport (around 1 hour journey). Cheap advance train tickets are available now for travel to Glasgow from around the UK.

Cars

To encourage car-sharing and public transport there will be a charge for vehicles and an Environmental Deposit system in operation.

More information will be here when available.