Essential Info

The Festival

The Kelburn Garden Party 2010 is an intimate and sought-after affair of just 500 capacity in a magical environment. The main stage is on a natural promontary surrounded by ancient trees, overlooking the stunning Kel Burn to the surreally painted Kelburn Castle. Musically we have a unique line-up of talent from around the UK, but with a strong focus on local acts, with music ranging from funk and hip-hop through reggae, samba, indie, electro, dubstep to jazz and acoustic performances.

Aside from the main areas there will be workshops and performances ranging from capoeira, samba to graffiti painting and dancing on the lawn, and a ceilidh dance in the main square. There will be poetry by the waterfall throughout the weekend, and other random acts of creativity and carnivalesque througout the woodland park.

The Kelburn Garden Party is a truly unique event in Scotland, and designed for big kids, wee kids and musical connoisseurs alike.

The Venue

The Garden Party is taking place in the stunningly lush grounds of the Kelburn Castle near Largs (40mins from Glasgow, 90mins from Edinburgh), known around the world as the site of the Graffiti Project. Entertainment will be spread over three areas, the Viewpoint Stage, the Electrikal Dance Tent and the Ten Tracks Acoustic Cafe. There will be capoeira, drumming and workshops on the Lawn, a Ceilidh at the main square and Poetry Sessions by the Waterfall. Quality food, bars, chill-out areas, stalls, woodland walks all within the site.

Times

The campsite is open from Friday afternoon, with the Country Centre open till 6pm. Cooking facilities and campfire will also be available. The festival kicks of on Saturday at 12 noon, and runs till 3am on Sunday morning. The campsite is open till monday afternoon.

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 advace train tickets are available now for travel to Glasgow from around the UK.

Click here to view a map of the area

Cars & Camping

To encourage car-sharing and public transport there will be a nominal fee for vehicles. We have a very nice campsite with its own washroom facilities, camfire area and cooking area, complete with stunning views over the Firth of Clyde to Cumbrie and Arran. The campsite will be open from Friday afternoon to Monday morning.

Kids

We welcome kids of all ages to The Garden Party this year. Kelburn Country Park has endless facilities to keep everyone entertained, from advnture assault courses to workshop activities and secret woodland trails.

Dogs

We regret that we cannot allow dogs on site, apologies to our canine lovers.

Tickets

Tickets are available on this site through Paypal, at usual outlets in Edinburgh & Glasgow as well as on Ticketweb. They are limited to just 500 this year, so we expect them to go fast. Kids are welcome at this years festival, under 13s go free, everyone else must purchase a standard ticket.