Demijohn's Big Spring Weekend at Glenlair Steading will take place from Sat 23rd to Mon 25th May 2026 this year.
Now in its third year, our Big Spring Weekend will have more exhibiting artists and activities than in 2025.
This popular event is free to attend and is a celebration of fine art, as part of our local Spring Fling Open Studios Event, and the very best of local food and drink.
When will be held?
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.
Early Opening Viewing Free Drinks
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.
What can you expect?
Visitors will be able to enjoy unique works of art exhibited by our Spring Fling 2026 artists. Details of our actual exhibiting artists will be confirmed soon.
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 Cafe serving teas, coffees, home baking and more.
Directions:
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.
Anything else I should know?
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.
Spotlight on our Spring Fling Open Studio Artists
More details about our artists will be detailed here soon.
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/