Summer Solstice at Crawick Multiverse

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2026

Sunday 21st June 2026 is Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year! Crawick Multiverse, near Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway, has an exciting weekend of midsummer celebrations planned for Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2026.

Saturday 20th June:
SOLSTICE STOPOVER AND SUNSET SESSION:

SOLSTICE STOPOVER: 4pm Saturday to 4pm Sunday

Stay the night in your motorhome on Saturday 20th June and enjoy the Summer Solstice at Crawick Multiverse. For only £10 per van and the cost of a Solstice Day Pass per person, you will have access to the site from 4pm on Saturday to 4pm on Sunday and a rare opportunity to park up on site next to Andromeda and The Milky Way! As an overnight guest you are also welcome to enjoy the Sunset Session at no additional cost (see details below). You will also wake up to experience the Solstice Sunrise and enjoy Sunrise Celebrations including musical performances, wellbeing sessions and time to tour the site on Sunday 21st.

SUNSET SESSION: 6pm – Sunset

Purchase a Sunset Session ticket for only £8.50 per person* and enjoy an evening of relaxing campfire music (programmed by Up Yer Airts) in the Sun Amphitheatre at Crawick Multiverse from 6pm until sunset on Saturday 20th June 2026. If you sing or play an instrument there will be an opportunity to join in! The Sunset Session is open to the public and to those staying over in a motorhome. Programme includes: Zoe Bestel, Sunshine and The Silver Seams, The Bookshop Band and Mikey Kenney.

*Entry to the Sunset Session is included in the price of a Solstice Stopover for those staying the night on site in a motorhome.

Sunday 21st June:
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE CELEBRATIONS:

Purchase a Solstice Day Pass which provides all-day access from 4am to 6pm (or to pop in and out as you please during this time).

ALL DAY ADVENTURES: 4am – 6pm

4am: Gates open to the public
4am – 6pm: Explore Crawick Multiverse at your leisure throughout the day and feel free to participate in any of the programmed activities.

SUNRISE CELEBRATION: 4am – 8.30am

4am – 6.30am: Gather to watch the sunrise on Andromeda. Enjoy the moment with early morning performances from Wendy Stewart, Colin James, Zoe Bestel and Sunshine and The Silver Seams, before taking an early morning stroll of Crawick Multiverse, with pop-up performances taking place on landforms across the site.
6.30am – 7am: Wander back to the Sun Amphitheatre in time for breakfast.
7am – 9am: Breakfast Time – pack a picnic or treat yourself to breakfast from the onsite caterer. Snacks and refreshments also available at The Coalface.

MORNING WELLBEING SESSIONS: 8.30am – 10.30am

8.30am – 10.30am: And relax. Join the outdoor wellbeing sessions on the lawn with Tai Chi and Yoga instructors; Josephine Smith and Kerry Riddell. Each session will last 25mins and you can join as many sessions as you wish on the day.

TAKE TIME TO EXPLORE: 4am – 6pm

The site will remain open until 6pm, so pack a picnic and tour the site at your leisure, or take time to discover more about Upper Nithsdale and the South of Scotland while you are in the area. #ScotlandStartsHere

DOG FRIENDLY

Dogs are welcome on a lead.

WITH THANKS

Summer Solstice 2026 is kindly supported by Up Yer Airts (Solway Songlines) and Dumfries and Galloway Council Regional Events Fund.

** Buy tickets online in advance where possible - see Crawick Multiverse website for various ticket options **