Demijohn's Big Spring Weekend is now an annual art, food & drink event held at Glenlair Steading. It will take place from Sat 29th to Mon 31 May 2027 and is free to visit.
Now in its fourth year, our Big Spring Weekend will have more exhibiting artists and activities than in 2026.
Our weekend event starts with an early evening viewing at 6pm on Fri 28th May, with a free drink* being offered to those who sign up prior to attending.
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 29th to Mon 31st May, with a special Early Opening Viewing for visitors to experience this year's Open Studios first between 6pm to 8pm on Fri 28th May.
If you are planning to come to the Early Opening Viewing evening on Fri 28th 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 28th May 2027 for the first 50 registered customers.
Visitors will be able to enjoy unique works of art exhibited by our collection of Spring Fling 2027 artists.
In 2027 we are hoping to host up to 5 artists, including award winning painter Sally Jennings from Glasgow and jeweller Jesse Ball from Morayshire in their Open Studios within the Glenlair Steading venue.
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, good coffees, soup, home baking and more.
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 - 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.
Open Studio - 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’.
Further details about all the artists and planned events for Spring Fling Open Studios 2027 Weekend can be found on the Spring Fling website: https://www.spring-fling.co.uk/
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