Biggar Little Festival

04/06/2026

It's Volunteers' Week ✨

A perfect time to say THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers who have supported the planning and smooth running of Biggar Little Festival over the years; from volunteer trustees, to programme distribution, front of house, box office and Biggar Day Out helpers...the list goes on! The Festival couldn't run without the kind generosity of the local community.

If you fancy being part of Biggar Little Festival this year, helping to create the best fest yet and can spare a couple hours of your time, please get in touch by emailing [email protected]. We'd love to have you on board!

03/06/2026

Shows to keep young minds, (and old!) entertained this week at Biggar Puppet Theatre - Home of Purves Puppets

Book your tickets on this link.. www.purvespuppets.com Get your friends together for a fun day out!

02/06/2026

The trustees and committee of Biggar Little Festival invite you to join us for this year’s Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Thursday 25th June 2026 at 7.00pm in the upstairs meeting room at the Gillespie Centre.

We greatly value your time and support, and we hope you will be able to attend.

The meeting will provide an update on our current financial position, a review of last year’s festival, and an overview of plans for Biggar Little Festival 2026. It’s also a valuable opportunity to ask questions, speak with the board of trustees, and share your ideas. As always, your input is greatly appreciated.

We’re always happy to hear from anyone interested in joining our team or volunteering for specific activities.

Please RSVP to [email protected]
or 07563 343216

15/05/2026

Not to wish the summer away, but if there's one thing to look forward to when it's has been and gone and the darker nights draw in, then it's got to be Biggar Little Festival!

Just 5 months til we welcome the autumnal vibes with music and dancing, laughter and comedy, theatre and stories, Biggar day Out and the Art Trail 🕺🏻👩‍🎤🤩🎨

SAVE THE DATE
📅 16th - 25th October 2026
📍Biggar, Symington, Walston, Wiston, Thankerton, Lanark, Braehead, West Calder, West Linton, Carlops & Dolphinton

08/05/2026

A fantastic afternoon was had by all at the Young Artists Awards on Wednesday! Huge well done to our worthy Winners and Special Merit award winners too - we hope you are proud of what you've achieved.

A big thank you to all the pupils who took part in this year's competition, to the schools and teachers and thank you to the Gillespie Centre for hosting such a fabulous event in a great space - the tasty catering went down a treat too!

Such a great community competition for our up and coming artists couldn't take place if it wasn't for the generous sponsorship from Ken Foulis of The Biggar Gallery, who printed and framed all the winning designs. A special mention must also go to Jennifer Turner for her hard work in organising it and providing the winners with prizes from Jennifer Turner Design Ltd.

We can't wait to see Luna's winning design on the front cover of the programme when its printed 🤩

07/05/2026

Still a few tickets left to see two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee, Guy Davis, at Arcadia Music Cafe, this Tuesday 12th May!

Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles.

Do not miss this one-off opportunity to see a world talent right here in Biggar!

Tickets available at

Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, Actor, Author, and Songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events,

06/05/2026

⭐ We're delighted to announce the winners of the Biggar Little Festival Young Artist Competition ⭐

Huge congratulations to our cover artist and winner of the P6-7 category, Luna, age 11, from Tinto Primary. Luna's striking painting epitomised the theme, Starry Autumn Night and will look fabulous on this year's programme!

Well done to the P4-5 category winner, Jessica, age 9, from Biggar Primary. Jessica was last year's cover winner and she created this wonderful, original design also based on the Starry Autumn Night theme.

And well done also to Ella, age 7, from Black Mount primary, the winner of the P1-3 category. We loved her colourful, music themed design.

Lena, age 11 from Libberton Primary, receives the Special Illustration prize for her creative, mixed media artwork of Cadger's Brig.

We'd like to say a big thank you and well done to the 381 pupils who sent in their amazing designs, and to the teachers and schools who took part. It's been wonderful to see so much creativity and talent from our local schools.

The Young Artist competition is kindly sponsored by The Biggar Gallery.
Prizes donated by Jennifer Turner Design Ltd.

05/05/2026

The final group of Special Merit Award winners made some beautiful designs, filled with detail and originality.

Congratulations to the following P6 & P7 pupils..

Georgie, age 11, Tinto Primary
Frank, age 11, Biggar Primary
Natalie, age 11, Tinto Primary
Kiera, age 11, Tinto Primary
Charlie, age 11, Tinto Primary
Eli, age 11, Coulter Primary
Emilie, age 11, Tinto Primary
William, age 11, Biggar Primary
Lena, age 11, Libberton primary

Each will receive a Biggar Little Festival Special Merit Award certificate, kindly printed by Ken Foulis at The Biggar Gallery

04/05/2026

These P5 & P6 pupils are all well deserved winners of the BLF Special Merit Award. They created wonderful, unique designs; from a squirrel playing the piano, to colourful depictions of Cadgers Brig and a band rocking out on stage!

Well done to...
Emily, age 9, Biggar Primary,
Isla, age 9, Biggar Primary,
Sophia, age 9, Libberton Primary
Maggie, age 9, Tinto Primary
George, age 9, Coulter Primary
Ellie, age 10., Biggar Primary
Ava, age 10, Biggar Primary
Anna, age 10, Tinto Primary
Dax, age 10, Tinto Primary

Each will receive a Biggar Little Festival Special Merit Award certificate, kindly printed by Ken Foulis at The Biggar Gallery

01/05/2026

The next group of Young Artists to receive a BLF Special Merit Award certificate are...

Eleanor, age 8, Broughton Primary
Freya, age 8, Broughton Primary
Sophia, age 8, Broughton Primary
Rosie, age 8, Broughton Primary
Mayzie, age 8, Libberton Primary
Elsie, age 9, Tinto Primary
Marie, age 9, Biggar Primary
Sophia, age 9, Biggar Primary
Oscar, age 10, Tinto Primary

Well done to all the pupils for such creative artworks! Each will receive a Biggar Little Festival Special Merit Award certificate, kindly printed by Ken Foulis at