{"id":334040,"date":"2025-08-10T20:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/334040\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T20:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:47:19","slug":"thousands-attend-glasgow-govanhill-festival-and-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/334040\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands attend Glasgow Govanhill Festival and Carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n They gathered at over 50 events in 23 venues and outdoor spaces across ten days in Glasgow\u2019s Southside<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n The festival, which is now in its ninth year,\u00a0continues to grow following its initial inception as a joyful response to racist attacks that took place in 2017.\n<\/p>\n

\n 35 artists took part in the finale of the festival on Sunday, as Govanhill Street Music<\/a> Festival set up five stages along Victoria Road, Westmoreland Street and the Cooperage.\n<\/p>\n

\n Maz and the Phantasms, Diljeet Kaur Bhachu, Aleena, Decades of Dub, Girobabies and Randa Jarrar were just some of the highlights from line-ups arranged by Love Music Hate Racism, Duende, Snack Magazine, and Cargo Signs.\n<\/p>\n

\n On Friday and Saturday, Govanhill Book Festival brought Nicola Sturgeon, Chris McQueer, Peter Mohan, Shane Johnstone<\/a>, Martin O\u2019Connor, Dareen Tartour, Mohamed Mousa (Gaza Poets Society) and Randa Jarrar to a packed auditorium where topics spanned Scottish politics, incel culture, poetry and Palestine.\n<\/p>\n

\n 81 languages are spoken within the Govanhill area and the festival shared Irish, Gaelic<\/a>, Jewish, Roma, Palestinian, American, East and South-East Asian, Caribbean and Ethiopian cultural moments, all rooted in a sense of creativity, neighbourhood and activism.\n<\/p>\n

\n \"ThousandsThousands attend Glasgow Govanhill Festival and Carnival (Image: Rob Reid)\n<\/p>\n

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\n Running through the festival programme was this celebration of activists and activism. From Mary Barbour, Cathy McCormack, Glasgow\u2019s Women on Strike, Glasgow\u2019s Anti-Racist History<\/a>, Welcome to the Fringe: Palestine, and the hundreds of people who marched in the parade, the festival foregrounds those who stand up to injustice, fight against inequality, and support their neighbours.\n<\/p>\n

\n Organised by Govanhill Baths Community Trust, this year\u2019s festival unfolded as the Baths undergo major renovation, transforming into a Wellbeing Centre, shaped by over two decades of community action since the 2001 occupation of the site following Glasgow City Council<\/a>\u2019s decision to close the Baths \u2013 this became the longest-running occupation of a public building in British history.\n<\/p>\n

\n Simone Stewart, Arts & Heritage<\/a> Manager, said:\u00a0\u201cThis year\u2019s festival was a powerful reminder of what happens when creativity and community come together with purpose.\n<\/p>\n

\n “In a neighbourhood shaped by resistance and solidarity, we celebrated the voices, cultures and stories that make Govanhill what it is.\n<\/p>\n

\n “A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took part, contributed, performed, organised, and showed up \u2014 this festival belongs to all of you.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n Karen Dick, Head of Place, Partnerships and Communities at Creative Scotland, said: \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to witness a vibrant celebration of cultures and creativity so deeply rooted in the heart of the Govanhill community.\n<\/p>\n

\n “Bolstered by Multi-Year Funding via the Scottish Government<\/a>, Govanhill\u2019s unique tapestry of languages, stories, and activism comes alive, making this festival much more than just an event, but a powerful movement that gently reshapes how we understand and experience culture across Scotland.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n Govanhill International Festival and Carnival will return for its tenth year in 2026, with the annual parade and carnival taking place on Saturday 1 August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They gathered at over 50 events in 23 venues and outdoor spaces across ten days in Glasgow\u2019s Southside.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-334040","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-glasgow","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115006435680658169","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}