Wigtown Shindy

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Community Festival in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland.

23/10/2026

Great piece on Rhelm who played at this year's Shindy.

Starting a band at 12 seemed like a good idea. Turns out it was.

17/10/2026

At the South of Scotland Showcase organised by Up Yer Airts to promote bands from across D&G. Hopefully get some ideas for the 2027 Wigtown Shindy

16/09/2026

Another reminder to fill in our feedback survey. It only takes a few minutes and it really helps us to plan each year's event, tweak the things we're not getting quite right, and helps show our funders and sponsors how valued the Shindy is - just in case the photos of you all dancing your socks off in the marquee aren't enough!

I can't believe that it's already a week since the Shindy! I hope everybody has recovered. Having had a little time to reflect, it would be great if you could take a few moments of your time to complete our survey so that we can see how we did. Also, so that we can improve things for next year (too soon?).

Here's the link, please do let us know what you enjoyed, what the best bits were and what we can improve on, plus suggestions for next year.

https://forms.gle/vRg5jb3EsLoLPKaJ8

Thank you - The Wigtown Shindy Elves.

11/09/2026

We've just had our first Shindy 2027 planning meeting, and it was great to look back on how brillant this year's event was!

We had three days of fantastic live music, and Dawn's Cobwebs Bingo event raised a whopping £1065 for Christmas and Easter activities for local children 👏👏👏👏

It just goes to show what can be achieved for good causes, and all from people donating their time, energy ... and cash!

As we start cooking up ideas for 2027, please contact [email protected] if you'd like to offer sponsorship or a donation.

I can't believe that it's already a week since the Shindy! I hope everybody has recovered. Having had a little time to r...

21/08/2026

17/08/2026

That's a wrap for another year. Wigtown Shindy Salutes you all......

16/08/2026

Just two more bands to enjoy before the Shindy draws to a close for another year!

We've loved bringing you brilliant acts covering all sorts of musical styles, and all at no cost to Shindy attendees. We're hoping to do the same next year, but we need your help.

It costs thousands of pounds to pay for the marquee, bands, security, portaloos, licenses and insurance, as well as supplying the bar and covering anything else we need to put on a safe and successful event.

We're very lucky we get so much local support with staging, lighting, tech, bins, fridges, games and raffle prizes, bar equipment and all sorts of bits and bobs.

We're also very blessed to have an intrepid team of volunteers doing anything and everything to help both before and during the event.

And, we're incredibly grateful to all our generous and wonderful sponsors, donors and funders, but we know it may not be possible for the same people to help us every year.

As we start looking to next year, we welcome all enquiries from anyone who wishes to offer financial support for the 2027 Shindy, so this brilliant community event remains free for all to attend 💜🙏

16/08/2026

We've got some gorgeous vocals going on in the Shindy marquee. If you can't make it in to see now, they're on again at 8.30pm to end the night, and we have BOGLE MUFTY and Kurlew to entertain you in between.

Make sure you catch everything at the Shindy before we pack things away for another year!

16/08/2026

We've got some lost property in the marquee, so if anyone has mislaid a bag with perfume in it, a bracelet, or a cooler bag with cans, come in to see us and describe your lost item and we'll try to reunite you with it.

Address

The Louis Mcguffie Memorial Gardens
Wigtown
DG89HN

Website

https://wigtownshindy.uk/

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