Demijohn's Big Spring Weekend at Glenlair Steading will take place from Sat 23rd to Mon 25th May 2026 this year and is free to visit.
Now in its third year, our Big Spring Weekend will have more exhibiting artists and activities than in 2025.
This popular event is a celebration of fine art, as part of our region wide Spring Fling Open Studios Event, and the very best of local food and drink.
Our May Bank Holiday main event will run daily between 10am to 5.30pm from Sat 23rd to Mon 25th May, with a special Early Opening Viewing for visitors to experience this year's Open Studios first between 6pm to 8pm on Fri 22nd May.
If you are planning to come to the Early Opening Viewing evening on Fri 22nd May between 6pm to 8pm and would like a drink on us then we recommend you purchase a FREE* Demijohn Drink Voucher as soon as possible.
Simply add your Early Opening Viewing Free Drink Voucher to your basket and checkout as normal to register.
*Terms: Please note this is a limited offer. FREE Drink Vouchers are limited to one free £5 alcoholic or non-alcoholic Demijohn drink per registered customer and redeemable only between 6pm and 7pm on Fri 22nd May 2026 for the first 50 registered customers.
Visitors will be able to enjoy unique works of art exhibited by our Spring Fling 2026 artists, including painter Sally Jennings from Glasgow in Studio 67 and jeweller Jesse Ball from Morayshire in Studio 66.
Our store within Glenlair Steading will also be open daily from 10am to 5.30pm daily for free tastings of our unique range of handmade, sustainable food and drink.
Our favourite Demijohn Cocktails and Mocktails will be available to purchase, as well as a pop up Cuddy's Cafe serving teas, coffees, home baking and more from Earth's Crust Bakery in Castle Douglas.
Please follow this link for directions to Glenlair Steading.
Car parking is free of charge.
By car, we are roughly 10 minutes North of Castle Douglas, 20 minutes West of Dumfries, 1 hour from Carlisle or 2.5 hours South East of Edinburgh or 1.5 hours South of Glasgow.
Please be aware that we are covered well at Glenlair Steading by the EE mobile network, however, there is little coverage with some of the other network providers. Wifi is available on request.
Open Studio 67 - Sally Jennings is an early career artist based in Glasgow with a practice that spans painting, printmaking and installation work. In 2022 she graduated from The Glasgow School of Art and have since exhibited in Glasgow, Kirkcudbright and Edinburgh.
Sally draws much of her inspiration from philosophy and ideas around how we move through and experience the world around us. Her paintings are inspired by the small quotidian moments, fleeting fragments of emotion, thought and movement that are often overlooked.
These pieces create a space and surface which encourages slowness and attention, where the viewer can move through the image and release an assumption, feeling or experience, taking a moment to meditate.
Open Studio 66 - Jesse Ball is a self-taught jeweller, working predominantly using the lost wax method. Designs are made directly in wax to then be cast in gold or silver, after casting Jesse often incorporates precious and semi-precious gemstones into her designs, she chooses stones for their meaning, beauty and ‘personality’.
After several years of working as a jeweller, Jesse was surprised to discover goldsmithing has been in her family since her Great Grandfather Arthur’s time. Arthur was also a jeweller and had his workshop in London’s jewellery quarter, Hatton Garden.
Jesses’ collections are inspired by her love of ancient history, organic natural forms, sacred relics and ancient treasures, imperfect and marked by history. She creates wearable talismans that can symbolize an intention, represent a story or mark a precious moment. She also makes jewellery to commission, incorporating personal stories and meaning into designs as well as transforming unworn jewellery into future heirlooms.
Further details about all the artists and planned events for Spring Fling Open Studios 2026 Weekend can be found on the Spring Fling website: https://www.spring-fling.co.uk/
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