Summer Trad Festival 10-12 July 2026 - Early Bird Weekend Pass


10
Jul

Friday 10th July 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Festival Marquee, Newton Stewart, Scotland

Tickets: £60.00 / £45.00 (Concession)

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Summer Trad Festival 10-12 July 2026 - Early Bird Weekend Pass

Save BIG with a Weekend Pass for this year's Summer Trad Festival, available to purchase until 10th June 2026! Celebrating 13 years of delivering traditional Scottish music, dance and Gaelic language events in rural Dumfries & Galloway, we're back with another packed programme of events.

It's back!  Celebrating 13 years of delivering traditional Scottish music, dance and Gaelic language events in rural Dumfries & Galloway, and the only event of its kind in the Wigtownshire region, we return with a packed programme of events that has something to surely tickle everyone's fancy!

Over 10-12 July 2026 we bring you concerts, workshops, 1-to-1 tuition, Highland dancing competition and some of the best trad tune sessions in Scotland featuring the very best in Scottish and Irish traditional music.

This year we can already confirm the following incredible acts:
Rachel Groves (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2026 - Scotland)
Barry Kerry (Folk Album of the Year 2026 - Ireland)
Beth Malcolm (Scotland)
Dallahan (Scotland)
Toby Shaer, Archie Moss & Jack Warnock (England/Ireland)
Chunky Business (Ireland)
Tarran (Scotland)


....with more to be announced as we draw closer to July!

Book an early bird Weekend Pass NOW and save up to £35.00 per person compared to purchasing events separately.
 

Festival Marquee


Festival Marquee
The Vault Arts Centre
40 Victoria Street
Newton Stewart
Wigtownshire
Scotland
DG8 6BT

The Festival Marquee is located in the apple tree garden at the rear of the Trust's live music and performing arts centre, The Vault Arts Centre, in Newton Stewart.

Trad Music Trust

Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival will celebrate its 13th year over 10th-12th July 2026. It's an incredible achievement. The charity has created a viable, sustainable, event that continues to grow and develop, proudly celebrating the very best in traditional Scottish, Irish and World music. Make sure you book early for what is shaping up to be the biggest event yet!

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