Festival Park
🏟 Playground & park · Govan, Glasgow
Festival Park
A riverside Govan park with a children's play area, beside Glasgow Science Centre on the former Garden Festival site.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open public park, accessible year-round; no stated closing hours. · Free · No booking needed
About Festival Park
Festival Park sits on Govan Road beside the River Clyde, on part of the former 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival site near the Glasgow Science Centre. Managed by Glasgow City Council, it is a compact riverside green space with a children's play area that pairs easily with a visit to the nearby science centre. A flat riverside path runs through the area, making it good for scooting and buggies between the Science Centre and the Riverside Museum across the water. The park recently received significant investment: the council's contractor carried out works over the winter to build new paths and a new entrance, funded through the council's place fund programme with additional money from the feminist action fund, with the new entrance now open to all. The park is also among the sites Glasgow City Council has consulted on for play park improvements. With its open grassland, river views and proximity to two of the city's major family attractions, Festival Park is a handy stop for a short play-and-walk outing on the Clyde's south bank.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Riverside walking and scooting path
- Grassland
- New paths and entrance
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Accessibility: Flat riverside paths; new paths and entrance added in recent works.
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's play area
📍 Nearby places to play
- Plantation Park · approx 0.4 miles · Govan
- Overnewton Park · approx 0.6 miles · Yorkhill
- Kelvingrove Park · approx 0.8 miles · West End
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Festival Park free?
Yes. Festival Park is a free, public park on Govan Road managed by Glasgow City Council.
What's in the playground?
The park has a children's play area. It sits beside a flat riverside path that is good for scooting and buggies.
Are there toilets or a cafe?
We could not confirm toilets or a cafe within the park itself, but the Glasgow Science Centre next door has visitor facilities.
Where is Festival Park?
It is on Govan Road in Govan, on the former Garden Festival site next to the Glasgow Science Centre, postcode around G51 1HJ.
Is it good to combine with the Science Centre?
Yes. The play area is easy to combine with a Science Centre or Riverside Museum visit, with a flat riverside walk linking the two.