Kelburn Country Centre is getting ready to welcome over 4,000 revellers to this summer's Garden Party festival this weekend.


The musical extravaganza has been running since 2009 and has become one of the most colourful and friendly festivals in Scotland - and returns for the first time since 2019.
The stunning showcase, which runs from July 1-4, is the brainchild of Viscount David Boyle, and has been eagerly anticipated by music revellers.
The Garden Party is a summer celebration of some of the top underground sounds from the Scottish scene, embracing progressive, exciting, inclusive and diverse tastes.
Scores of top bands from around the UK and abroad have signed up.
Melisa Kelly & The Smokin’ Crow, who have supported Jools Holland’s R’n’B Orchestra, will appear, as well as Edinburgh Jazz Festival stars Mother All Mighty.
Bombskare, a well known band on the Scottish festival scene, will also appear.
David said: "It is a big operation and we have a working crew of 500 helping out through security, first aid, fencing, decor teams etc. 
"We have a great music promoter and we have lined up a terrific range of artistes for this year's festival."
The music ranges from techno to disco, funk to jazz, dub to jungle, house to afrobeat, hip-hop to folk.

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David continued: "Some say we are not mainstream enough but we are not looking for 100,000 people - the kind of music we attract very much has its own fanbase and we have built up our own community over the years.
"There is a natural magic to holding the event at Kelburn which lends itself to hosting a music festival - we utilise the whole glen, and spread right across the site – making use of the most unlikely nooks and crannies to present music, art, performance and other attractions.
"We have a richness to the festival which is completely unique including interactive art installations, living theatre, pop-up parties to glen walks, poetry, and cabaret - altogether it is a very special experience."
Assistant production manager Iain Diamond, 32, said: "The site and decor people have been working late at night to make sure this all goes ahead. Kelburn has special challenges and bonuses because of the way the estate is so elongated, more so than any other festival, because of where it is situated in Kelburn Estate - we have a stage up a hill, and another stage halfway up the hill, and enhanced effects in the waterfalls and in the trees, and there is an art trail in the glen.
"This is very much a homecoming for the crew as well - we have not seen our friends and colleagues in three years."
State maintenance operator David Lewis, 39, said: "We started preparing the stages months and months ago and having to work out all the plywood we needed, touching up the old artwork and bringing in new artwork. Our decor team has around 75 people including artists, sculptures and joiners who all create pieces which go all around the festival site to catch people's eye."
"Kelburn is the only music festival which gives equal focus to the art and decor as the musicians so it is very much a visual and musical experience all round which makes the festival completely unique."
More details about the Kelburn Garden Party can be found here: www.kelburngardenparty.com