An estimated 44,000 people flocked to Kelvingrove Park this weekend to enjoy the first-ever Dandelion Festival.
The free outdoor music and arts festival kicked off on Friday with live music, walkabout theatre, and workshops exploring sustainability and climate action.
One of the main features of the festival was the 'living backdrop' Pavilion of Perpetual Light stage made from 60 growing cubes and harvesting vegetables.
The final day on Sunday saw live music from Admiral Fallow and over 8,000 plants given away during a mass free plant giveaway to inspire the public to grow at home.
The festival is part of Dandelion, a creative programme celebrating sustainability through community growing across summer 2022, bringing together music and art with science and technology to inspire people to ‘Sow, Grow and Share’ music, food, ideas and stories.
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Opening on Friday, the park welcomed 1,000 school kids to enjoy walkabout theatre, art and science installations, and special talks during the day, while the live music began from 4pm featuring Boston indie-folk band Darlingside, followed by Scottish folk artist Rachel Sermanni, contemporary folk-Americana from Awkward Family Portraits, performance by musician, composer and beatboxer Jason Singh and set by six-piece Celtic fusion band Shooglenifty.
On Saturday, Glaswegians danced in the sunshine and the rain to headliners Les Amazon d’Afrique, Newton Falkner, and Niteworks in front of the Pavilion of Perpetual Light.
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On Sunday, performances began at 1pm with Baque Luar, followed by jazz, folk, rock, and electronic collective Fat-Suit, Mercury Prize-nominated British folk star Sam Lee and Glasgow’s own indie-folk stars Admiral Fallow.
Over the three days, scientists, activists, technologists and writers came together with chefs, musicians, artists, and performers to spark conversations around Dandelion’s core theme of how people can creatively engage with topics such as food poverty, climate action, and sustainability.
The Scottish Government-funded festival culminated with a special long-table Meal of Thanks, prepared by professional chefs, celebrating unsung heroes of the past two years, nominated by members of their community.
The next Dandelion Festival takes place in Inverness at the Northern Meeting Park, September 2 - 4.
