Street Music Festival
Date: Sunday 14 August
Love Music Hate Racism

The Govanhill Street Music Festival is back! Join us to celebrate the rich and diverse musical contributions from the artists of Govanhill. This event showcases the wonderful musical heritage, talent and skill of top musicians and performers as they take to the streets once more to fill Govanhill with music. Now in its third year, the Street Music Festival has become one of the highlights of the GIFC programme; showing how music and culture can bring us all together as one community united against racism and xenophobia. We need to be united to tackle racism and we need to be loud when we take a stand. Come on down and join us to show that we are one of the most proudly anti-racist and multicultural communities in Glasgow – and have a dance and sing-a-long while you do it!

Love Music Hate Racism

Love Music Hate Racism is proud to host Govanhill Street Music Festival again in 2022. We’re a group of artists and anti-racists organising in the city. For 20 years we’ve passionately held the belief that music has the power to bring people together to party with a purpose. We are inspired by the Rock Against Racism movement, a political and cultural phenomenon that helped defeat the Nazi National Front in the late 1970s. We stand in that tradition of fighting back against all forms of racism, fascism, Islamophobia and xenophobia; using music as a unifing force to take a stand against racism. Join us!

An Edwardian Extravaganza!

What kind of music did people groove to in 1917? Which tunes might construction workers have been whistling as they put the finishing touches to the baths building? What musical traditions and cultures did new arrivals bring to the area 100 years ago? To find out more, hear some wonderful music, and maybe join in yourself, come along to this musical celebration. This event is open to all ages (under 16s need to be accompanied by an adult).