fbpx

If you prefer a bigger festival in a smaller pot you are a Knockengorrocher!

Join us beside the glittering Water of Deugh beneath the broad shoulders of southwest Scotland’s great mountain peaks to celebrate some of the finest music from the Celtic diaspora and everywhere in-between.

News

Knockengorroch 2025 Artist

First Line-Up Announcement for 2025

We are thrilled to announce our first line-up of international artists and Scottish talent set to perform next May! Celebrating this year’s theme, Survival (Mairsinneachd), …

Read more

Knockengorroch 2025 Theme Announcement

Our 2025 Festival Theme

Our theme in 2025 is ‘SURVIVAL‘ (MAIRSINNEACHD), of live music festivals, community, language, culture and biodiversity. For us, SURVIVAL means resistance, strength, staying power, resilience, …

Read more

Knockengorroch 2024

Earlybird Tickets Now Available

A limited number of Earlybird tickets for Knockengorroch Festival 2025 are now available to buy online—don’t miss out!  2025 promises a vibrant celebration of music, …

Read more

Knockengorroch 2025

Buy tickets

Tickets available now!

More Knockengorroch projects

We organise events and projects in the spirit of Knockengorroch at various locations around Scotland. All sorts of what Knockengorroch is all about …in all kinds of places which aren’t Knockengorroch…

Facebook

5 days ago

🎉 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗨𝗽 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!🎉We’re thrilled to unveil the first wave of international artists and Scottish talent joining us at Knockengorroch 2025! Next May, our theme Survival (Mairsinneachd) comes alive with artists who inspire resilience, creativity, and a profound connection to land and culture. 🌍💫Get ready to experience the magic with:🎶 Kinnaris Quintet🎶 Mungo's Hi Fi🎶 MOXIE🎶 General Levy (Hot Cakes Takeover)🎶 Serial Killaz UK (Hot Cakes Takeover)🎶 Euphonique (Hot Cakes Takeover)🎶 Gasper Nali🎶 Omega Nebula🎶 The Fontanas🎶 State of Satta🎶 Mama's Broke🎶 Awry🎶 Jack Badcock🎶 DJ Dolphin Boy X Kuchke🎶 Kryptik🎶 Portnawak & The Woo🎶 The Native Cult…and many more still to come!Join us from 22 – 25 May 2025 for an unforgettable weekend of music, community, and festival magic in the stunning Knockengorroch hills. Tickets are on sale now!#Knockengorroch2025 #FestivalLineUp #Survival ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

1 week ago

🎶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀! 🎶 We’re getting ready to unveil the acts in our FIRST Knockengorroch Festival 2025 line-up. We can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on! But before this first reveal, we want to hear from YOU…✨ Who’s on your dream list? We still have another announcement coming in the new year, so tag the artist you’d love to see and the friend you'd bring along!Stay tuned, Knock fans, because the magic is just around the corner. 🌄#KnockengorrochFestival2025 #LineUpTease #FestivalCountdown📸 ReCompose ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

2 weeks ago

𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 (MAIRSINNEACHD) 🌳⚔️🌿of live music festivals, of community, of language, of culture, and of biodiversity. 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 is resistance, staying power, resilience, and regeneration. 🌱✨To encapsulate these values, we’ve taken inspiration from the Celtic warrior aspect of the Goddess 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧 and her raven 🐦⚔️. Her sword is not drawn but ready, symbolising endurance and strength to carry us through these times.We’re open to all outfits that take 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 as their inspiration – dramatic or silly, all suggestions welcome! 🎭🖤Join us to protect, preserve, and revel in the joy of surviving and thriving! 💪🌍📸 Doodlebug Design ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

3 weeks ago

🍂 Samhain Blessings to All! 🍂 As the golden hues of autumn settle over Knockengorroch, we pause to honour Samhain—the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the Celtic new year. Our swallows have taken flight for their long journey south, and the land here is quietly preparing itself for the magic of next year’s festival. Preparations are in full swing, and the land is regenerating. 🌿 Super Advanced tickets are still available, so secure yours and join us in the hills next May: www.knockengorroch.org.uk/tickets/ See you under the stars! 🌌📷 ReCompose ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

4 weeks ago

Such an incredible sight two weeks ago over Knockengorroch when we were treated to the Aurora Borealis! ✨ With darker nights drawing in our eyes are to the skies, with plenty of time for star gazing in one of the best places in the world for it... Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park 🌌#northernlights #auroraborealis #knockengorrochfestival ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook

Follow us on Bandcamp

Supporters

DG Unlimited logo
Knockengorroch World Ceilidh - Scottish Hospitality Awards Finalist 2018
PRS Foundation logo

Knockengorroch CIC is supported by PRS for Music Foundation

Knockengorroch World Ceilidh - GO - Family Festivals 2018 Badge
Fraoch logo
Creative Scotland logo
Supported by Event Scotland
Culture Ireland logo
Keychange logo
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere logo

Knockengorroch lies within Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere. The Biosphere designation is recognition of the fantastic array of landscapes, wildlife, cultural heritage and learning opportunities that SW Scotland offers for communities, businesses and visitors to experience and celebrate in a sustainable way.

Arts Council of Wales Lottery Funding logo