Wraps come off 2026 Fife Climate Festival programme

Featuring events hosted by community groups across the region, it has become a lightning rod for events to spring up in neighbourhoods, gardens, and parks, unified through a common goal: a fairer, greener future.

The festival has become known for hosting climate conversations that remain rooted in culture, creativity and connection — and providing a reminder that strong, vibrant communities are at the heart of meaningful change.

Led by Fife Climate Hub, with support from Climate Action Fife (CAF), and funded by the Scottish Government, this year’s programme builds on the success of 2025 which boasted over 75 events. The majority are free to attend, and many provide guests with meals, crafting supplies, and other family-friendly perks.

The festival is an open and free platform for all Fife-based groups to promote their work - from football clubs to gardening groups, any organisation can take part, whether already active on climate issues or just starting out.

Alice Henderson, manager of Fife Climate Hub, said, “It can be really hard for people to find the right way to engage with climate work, but not in Fife!

“Fife Climate Festival has something for anyone, anywhere in Fife! It celebrates the strength within our communities; people coming together, sharing ideas, and exploring what they love in ways that work for them. It proves that when communities lead, change can be creative, collaborative and fun.”

From guided walks and cycle rides to repair cafés, growing projects, film screenings and creative workshops, the continually expanding programme reveals a vibrant and evolving movement; one rooted in care, creativity and collective action; showing how communities across Fife are cultivating more connected, resilient and sustainable ways of living for the future.

Event host Stephen MacCrimmon, co-founder of Dunnikier Country Park Development Group, said of its 2025 event: “The project made environmental issues feel real and achievable, showing that small community actions can have lasting impact."

Last year’s festival saw 77 events organised by local groups, engaging hundreds of residents and demonstrating the power of community-led action. This year, £5,000 has been awarded through Fife Climate Hub’s Small Grants programme to support 20 community group projects, aimed at inspiring local action and engagement with wider communities around climate discussions.

Early submissions in the programme include Largo Blue Space Festival hosted by Friends of Largo Bay. on June 6 and 7, at Aurrie Mor (Leven). It is a two-day conservation festival filled with citizen science, creative hands-on demonstrations, films, and a super unique sea shanty workshop

There is also a community garden session hosted by St Andrews Environmental Network at Kellie Community Garden on June 18 which will include an afternoon of planting, weeding and harvesting, with produce going directly to meals for local community groups.

Community groups have until May 24 to submit events for inclusion in the promoted programme - any added after that date will be listed online.

Residents are encouraged to attend events, and use the festival as a starting point — to discover local groups, build relationships, and continue taking action in their communities long after June has ended.

Ea O’Neill, Climate Action Fife project manager, said:, "We are happy to be supporting the Fife Climate Festival again this year and we are excited that it's taking place in June to allow for more outdoor events and connection with nature. The Festival really shines a light on the many different ways we can all take climate action in our local communities and allows everyone to get involved."

For more information, visit: https://fccan.org.uk/fife-climate-festival-2026/