BBC Radio 2 in the Park 2026 to take place in City Park, Stirling, Scotland

Radio 2 in the Park will take place at City Park in Stirling, Scotland, from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 August 2026, Scott Mills revealed on Radio 2's Breakfast Show.

Radio 2 in the Park is the station’s annual flagship live music event, bringing some of the biggest UK and international artists to cities that may not otherwise host such a large-scale event.

Over the three-day festival, some of the most loved artists and Radio 2’s presenters will perform across two stages at City Park in Stirling. With tens of thousands of music fans expected to attend, the event promises to be an unforgettable music spectacular. This follows last year’s Radio 2 in the Park which was held in Chelmsford, 2024’s event in Preston and 2023’s festival in Leicester.

The station – which is the UK’s most listened to radio station with a weekly audience of 12.7m – will move to City Park for Radio 2’s favourite three days of the year, with all the action being broadcast on Radio 2, BBC Sounds as well as iPlayer. Many of the station’s presenters will decamp to the city for the weekend and, back by popular demand, a Friday-night DJ party will kick things off ahead of a weekend packed with stellar live performances.

Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2 says: “Everyone in the Radio 2 presenter family is hugely excited to be heading to Stirling for our Radio 2 in the Park weekend. When they all found out together that we were going to Scotland, a cheer rang out across the room! We’re now busy building a line-up of some of the world’s most loved artists to perform live for tens of thousands of people in the park, as well as for millions of listeners and viewers at home or on the move.”

Scott Mills, who hosts the UK’s most listened to Breakfast Show, which attracts a weekly audience of 6.5m listeners, says: “What an absolute treat for Radio 2 in the Park to land in Scotland this summer! Every time I’ve DJ-ed in Scotland, I received the warmest welcome, so I truly cannot wait for what promises to be the most brilliant weekend in August. A Scottish crowd is the best crowd. Stirling - we’re coming for you!”

Stirling Council Leader, Cllr Susan McGill said: “We can’t wait to welcome fans and artists to our amazing city for an unforgettable celebration of world-class live music set to the stunning backdrop of Stirling Castle. While Stirling has a proud track record of successfully staging major music events, Radio 2 in the Park will be our biggest one yet – so this is incredibly exciting news and a huge boost for the city and the wider region. We will see you there!”

Stirling’s National Wallace Monument and the Tolbooth live music venue were illuminated in orange to celebrate the upcoming Radio 2 in the Park, coming to the city this August.

While Radio 2 has covered Celtic Connections and staged numerous outside broadcasts in Scotland over the years – including the triumphant Glasgow finale of Paddy McGuinness’ Children in Need Challenge in 2024 – this marks the first major Radio 2 live music event in Scotland since BBC Music’s Biggest Weekend in May 2018 at Scone Castle, Perth. In 2023, Radio 1’s Big Weekend took place in Camperdown Country Park in Dundee.

Further information about Radio 2 in the Park, including the full artist line-up and ticketing details will be announced at a later date.

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