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Tweed River Festival 2026 : Film Night
The festival’s first day concludes with an evening of film and conversation, bringing together meditations on rivers and people as bodies that are fluid and ever-changing, resisting neat categorisation. The programme centres on the premiere of Kate Liston’s new film, In the Weeds, commissioned by Connecting Threads and developed through two participatory, experimental writing workshops […]
Tweed River Festival 2026: Drop-in Workshops and Parade
Drop-in Workshops: Making Costumes and Banners Make something to carry and/or wear for the Tweed River Festival Parade! Join Lara Greene to make costumes and masks inspired by the creatures that inhabit the Tweed, or screen-print imagery of the Tweed with Zoe Atherfold to create a banner for the parade. These sessions will run on: […]
Tweed River Festival 2026 : Day One
On Friday, we gather for a SPRINGBOARD local assembly to practice collaboration across culture and climate. Facilitated by artist Eve Mosher, the theme of the day is entanglement. What if we worked collaboratively to build a net, acting as a carrier that brings to the river our collective dreams, experience, and acts for the future […]
Tweed River Festival 2026 : Pre – Festival Walk
Planning your journey to Melrose for Tweed River Festival 2026? Join Hike & Bike Hub Galashiels for a pre-festival walk along the River Tweed! We’ll gather at Tweedbank Station and walk together: following the Tweed, passing Skirmish Hill, and arriving at Melrose in time for the start of the festival! This walk is ideal for […]
Pollinators Along the Tweed Volunteer Day, Coldstream
Join our Pollinators Along the Tweed project, led by Buglife, in Coldstream a day of hay raking, plug planting and seeding with wildflowers at Tweed Green and Leet Green. Works will begin at Tweed Green before walking to Leet Green for more plug planting. Sturdy footwear and suitable outdoor clothing for Scottish weather are advised! […]
Tweedbank Planting
Join our Pollinators Along the Tweed project, led by Buglife, in Tweedbank for a morning of plug planting to help improve the park for biodiversity! On the same day, there will also be the opportunity to join a later session from 2pm – 4pm planting near Melrose Parish Church. Sturdy footwear and suitable outdoor clothing […]