News

Postponement to 10-13 September 2020
Due to the current circumstances, Knockengorroch festival is postponed until 10-13 September 2020 and tickets are now ON SALE for this event. We have our ... Read more

COVID-19: Contingency plan statement
We are aware about the growing concerns on how COVID-19 may impact this yearโs festival. Mass gatherings in Scotland are likely to be cancelled through ... Read more

Knockengorroch Spring Session March 6!
Knockengorroch hosts its annual club night to get everyone’s pulses raising in good time for our May festival. Our spring session is the party to ... Read more

First acts unveiled for Knockengorroch 2020
A delectable array of traditional, electronic and international music acts will bring sounds from around the globe to the hills of Galloway. Acclaimed European and ... Read more

Knockengorroch ‘Langwhan’
Over four days a multitude of musicians gather round the hearth and play sets and sessions amongst a rapt audience in the ‘langwhan’ longhouse. Artists ... Read more

Champions Scheme is go!
We are ever delighted and grateful for the wonderful people that return to us year on year! However we know we can never get complacent… ... Read more

Early release tickets for 2020
That’s the Knockengorroch love released for another year… And what a year! For 2020’s festival we are releasing only 50 tickets at last year’s early ... Read more

Gather round the hearth. Our Celtic Longhouse gets a boost
The Longhouse is the festivalโs ‘hearth’ – an intimate, atmospheric and participatory setting. Built over a period of years, it is a faithful recreation of ... Read more

What’s on where!
We are pleased to present the break down of stages and days, so you can check exactly what’s on when and start planning. Visit our ... Read more

So many amazing acts
We are truly spoilt with the riches at the end of this rainbow! Our line-up is looking finer and finer and we are pleased to ... Read more

Journey to the end of the rainbow
Our theme in 2019 is ‘At the end of the rainbow’. Celebrate love, hope, diversity and unity at Knockengorroch in 2019. Come finally find that ... Read more

First line-up announcement!
Benjamin Zephaniah and the Revolutionary Minds will be playing on a rare tour of the UK. Widely celebrated as one of the greatest poets of ... Read more