Dandelion Festivals

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17–19 JUNE 2022, GLASGOW
2–4 SEPTEMBER 2022, INVERNESS

We’re starting and ending the summer with two major three-day Festival spectaculars of live music, performances, talks, workshops and food that’s open to everyone and completely free.

Find out what happened at Dandelion Festival Glasgow here.

Check out our initial music line-up and information about our Dandelion Festival Inverness here.

Taking over Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow (17–19 June) and Northern Meeting Park in Inverness (2–4 September), Dandelion Festivals will include:

A feast of live music from a range of artists from Scotland and beyond – including the Pavilion of Perpetual Light, a striking art installation and main stage
Interactive, inclusive and inspiring activities for all ages
Talks and discussions with scientists, activists, technologists, writers, chefs, musicians and artists as sparking conversations around food systems, climate action and sustainability
Our Dandelion Potting Sheds hosting artists, performers and activities for all
Roving theatre and performance
The Nursery a dedicated space for 0 - 5 year-olds with storytelling combining music, dance and science plus sensory exploration for even our littlest visitors to enjoy
A brilliant street food selection from local traders committed to sustainability

Five people in a garden are smiling at the camera. There is a wildflower patch behind them and a wheelbarrow holding produce from the garden in the foreground. The people are smiling and holding different objects: a rake, a pitchfork, weeder, guitar and a super-8 film camera.

Harvest

Join us for the oldest new festival in Scotland. On 9 – 11 September, wherever you are, whatever your growing experience, you’re invited to be part of Dandelion Harvest.

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Free for Alls

Absolutely everyone can give growing a go this year – free plants will be bestowed by our towering Flower Singer on a tour of Scotland

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Unexpected Gardens

Floating farms, vegetable verges and carpark carrots – Dandelion’s Unexpected Gardens are sprouting all over Scotland.

rowing cube containing plants situated in a cave, the lighting is moody and there are native and wild growing plants in the foreground.

Cubes of Perpetual Light

Vertical farms and experiments on the move – discover our glowing growing Cubes as they travel across Scotland.

School children pointing and looking at a growing cube containing plants

Schools Growing Initiative

468 schools, 114 Grow Cubes, tonnes of tatties – welcome to the biggest growing experiment Scotland’s ever seen.

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Heisgeir - Film

Our story begins with our launch film in April 2022 – not in the city, a town or even a farm, but on a tiny island in the very far north-west of Scotland.