Feilire x Wyrd Collective x Agnew Lane presents Bealtaine.
Bealtaine is the Gaelic May Day festival, marking the beginning of summer, representing a transition from the dark to the bright half of the year. Falling midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice.
Bealtaine meaning mouth of the fire is the second liminal time of the year after Samhain, a time when the walls are thinnest between the spirit world and our world. Bonfires were lit for renewal, protection, and good luck. People would jump over the flames, and cattle were driven between two fires for protection as they began their journey to the booley for the summer. It marked a time after the darker part of the year to rekindle light in the land, to connect to the land and animals, and celebrate the blossom and growth of the natural world.
Agnew Lane
We are delighted to be collaborating with Agnew Lane to have a Bealtaine garden party. Agnew Lane is a community garden in a disused, privately owned land in the heart of the Govanhill/Crosshill area of Glasgow. In 2020 a small group of gardeners cleaned the lane of dangerous refuse left by the lanes developer, and built a garden from found materials with the intention of donating their produce to local food banks and community groups. Now the group of gardeners is now at around a 100 people. For more information see their website here.
On the night – Join us at Agnew Lane for our evening gathering we will have installations, traditions, face painting, spoken word, live music, and trad. Bring an instrument along if you want to play!
Féilire is a collaboration between Lou Rowland and Zoe Sheehy. Lou is a vocalist, producer, and multidisciplinary artist creating music as mokusla, and Zoe is a mixed media artist whose work explores folklore and our connections to landscape. Féilire was born from overlaps in their practices and a desire to celebrate the four Celtic festivals. Féilire, meaning calendar in Gaeilge (Irish), brings people together to mark Samhain, Imbolc, Bealtaine, and Lughnasagh through gatherings with storytelling, music, art installations, and rituals. Féilire explores how these practices can grow and evolve, creating accessible and welcoming spaces for people to come together and share collective experiences and community.
Wyrd Collective is a collaborative storytelling collective based in Glasgow. Founded in early 2025 by multidisciplinary artist and facilitator, Iona Taylor, the group has grown through communal practice to gather, write and share tales. Their debut at Mesh, and our collaborations for Samhain at Adrian’s Bar and Imbolc at Flying Duck have used storytelling to build community, collectively reflect on the passing of time and mark the rhythms of the calendar.
Admission Free. All are welcome.
Accessibility information of Agnew Lane
Access to Agnew Lane is through a level and flat path, though the ground may be uneven in places. The garden is primarily grass, with some cobblestone paths, which may be difficult to navigate for some visitors. Please note there are no on-site bathroom facilities; nearby commercial toilets are available.
