General Updates

Welcome back to our monthly update. It’s been another busy month —March was no exception. We have plenty of updates for you. The big news this month sets the tone for our recent activities. Scottish Live Music Awards We attended the Scottish Live Music Awards on 5th March after being shortlisted for ‘Festival of the…

We would like to provide you with an important update regarding the change to parking arrangements for Heartland Festival 2026. When tickets were first released for 2026, on-site parking was made available in good faith based on the expectation that the land previously used for parking would remain accessible. However, due to Tesco’s redevelopment of…

We’re delighted to announce that we have secured a location for our Park and Ride service for Heartland Festival 2026. The Park and Ride will be located at Ballinluig, Pitlochry (PH9 0LQ), just 4.8 miles south of the festival site along the A9. Buses will run on a continual loop throughout the day, transporting festival…

What a fantastic evening we had in Glasgow on Thursday 5th March as we attended the Scottish Live Music Awards 2025 at Òran Mór. We’re absolutely delighted to share that Heartland Festival was named runner-up in the ‘Festival of the Year 2025’ category. To receive this recognition after only launching the festival in 2024 is…

We’re getting closer and closer to the big weekend, and we’re still deep in the planning for the festival. February seemed to fly by after a long (and dark) January, and the countdown is now well and truly on. Here’s a roundup of everything Heartland-related from the last few weeks. It’s awards week! On Thursday…

With the Heartland Festival now only a few months away, we wanted to share an important update regarding one of our Sunday Main Stage acts. Emerald Sunday, originally scheduled to perform on Sunday 28 June in Pitlochry, will no longer be appearing as the band has officially parted ways. While it’s always sad to lose…

After listening to our attendees and reviewing your responses in the 2025 feedback survey, we’ve decided to adjust our policy on bringing food, nibbles, and drinks into the venue. From #HF26 onwards, you are welcome to bring certain items with you — as long as they are sealed in their original packaging and unopened on…

Hello and welcome to our February 2026 update. We’ll try to keep this one short – unlike the long month of January! It’s been another busy few weeks behind the scenes, and we’re now just five months away from the Heartland Festival weekend. We hope you’re as excited as we are. If you haven’t got…

From day one, our vision for the Heartland Festival has been clear – to celebrate the incredible music coming out of Scotland, and to give Scottish artists a platform to shine in the heart of this beautiful country. In 2024, we welcomed 24 Scottish artists across our two stages. In 2025, we raised that number…