Watershed Festival at The Briggait
24, 25, 26 July and 31 July, 1 & 2 August, 2026
The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow, G1 5HZ
Part of the Festival 2026 Commonwealth Games programme and the Merchant City Festival.
Watershed is two weekends of river rights events, talks, workshops, poetry, song, storytelling and more!
Brought to you by the Who Owns the Clyde podcast, which is hosted by University of Glasgow – Professor of Creative Writing Louise Welsh and Jude Barber of Collective Architecture.

Jude Barber and Louise Welsh
Events include:
– Clyde Reflections exhibition by Chris Leslie
– Children’s Storytelling Picnic with Tawona Sithole
– Quick-fire talks on the history of the River Clyde
– Discussion on ‘Who own the Clyde and why does it matter?’
– Launch of Watershed Commonwealth River Poetry Anthology in association with The Scottish Poetry Library and The Commonwealth Foundation.
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