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Last minute Christmas Gift - Music Concert Tickets

22 Dec 22
by Nathon Jones
HEISK perform @TradFestival in July 2023

Still looking for the perfect gift for your loved one this Christmas? Give the gift of music with concert tickets and a choice of two fabulous festivals in Newton Stewart next year - May's SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival and July's Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival.

Weekend passes for both events are on sale now and you can get 10% off, up until 25th December, by entering the following Early Bird discount codes:

SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival - 19th-21st May 2023
10% discount code: SPRINGGRASS2023

Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival - 7th-9th July 2023
10% discount code: CREEHERON

Alternatively, you can pop in to The Vault Arts Centre, 1pm-5pm, from now until Christmas Eve and purchase tickets in person.

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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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