Organisers have confirmed the festival will take place following a fundraising campaign.
Knockengorroch attracts thousands of music lovers to Dumfries and Galloway(Image: ReCompose)
Scotland’s longest running greenfield music festival will go ahead next year.
Organisers of Knockengorroch launched a fundraising campaign earlier this year to ensure the music gathering, which takes place in the Galloway hills in Carsphairn, could continue.
And although the £25,000 target wasn’t met, enough was generated to ensure the 2026 version will take place – albeit on a smaller scale.
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In a statement, organisers said: “We are now in a position to update you on our 2026 shenanigans. And yes, we can report that there will be shenanigans!
“Thanks to the generosity of so many we have raised £18,914 in our 2025 fundraiser, which helped us cover increased costs this year and look to 2026 with intent.
“We have listened to all the feedback and comments we received from donators. The overwhelming message is how much Knockengorroch has come to mean for so many, the importance of the community and how vital it is that we should continue.
“At a time where un-ending growth equates to ‘progress’, we’re embracing ‘de-growth’ in 2026. Knockengorroch (Limited Edition) brings it all hame for a special event, with a strictly limited capacity and number of tickets available.
“Smaller and more Knockengorroch than ever, we’re distilling the most precious elements you’ve come to know and love over the 28 years we’ve been running; community, great music and the spirit of the land.
“With the festivals industry in a precarious place and homogeneity and commercialisation spreading across the globe faster than ever, many events seem to be becoming increasingly similar.
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“We’re taking it back to the values that inspired us to begin, land, sustainability, community, language, heritage, tradition, innovation, commonality, diversity, tolerance, internationalism and freedom, in a distilled, intimate affair, featuring you at the heart of it. Its going to be an unforgettable and special year.”
Festival organisers have also launched a supporters scheme so that people can contribute to keeping the festival – first held in 1998 – alive.
Artists performing this year included Rokia Koné from Mali, African Head Charge and Formidable Vegetable from Australia.