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Food and Drink Festivals in Scotland in 2025

Scotland is renowned for its quality food and drink. We have more than just haggis, seafood, porridge, shortbread and whisky to offer visitors, although there are special events and festivals where you can taste those delicacies! Agricultural shows and Highland Games and are also great opportunities to savour local produce. These are great days out for all the family where you can get a real flavour of the area by sampling its food and drink with plenty of exciting entertainment into the bargain. Farmers' markets are increasingly popular across Scotland too so there's lots of ways you can enjoy Scottish produce from land and sea.      
Please check dates with event organisers if you are intending to travel specifically for an event.

JANUARY / FEBRUARY / MARCH

Inverclyde Whisky Festival       
1 February 2025       
In conjunction with the The Whisky Journal, this will be held at the Tontine Hotel in Greenock.

Scottish Festival of Real Bread       
15 February 2025, Bowhouse near St Monan's in Fife       
Taking place during Real Bread Week 2025 (15 to 23 February), this will include the awards ceremony of the annual Scottish Bread Championship. Enjoy demos, stalls, films and more.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Fife

Inverness and Loch Ness Food and Drink Fortnight       
22 February - 9 March 2025       
Showcasing Highland produce with special events and meal deals.

Fife Whisky Festival         
28 February - 2 March 2025, Cupar         
Based in the Cupar Corn Exchange, the Fife Whisky Festival brings together over 30 different exhibitors.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Fife

Fife Food & Drink Week       
8 - 16 March 2025       
A celebration of local producers and places to eat.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Fife

Highland Shortbread Showdown       
8 March 2025, Inverness       
Grand final of this year's competition at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.       
Stay at Ardmeanach House in Inverness

St Andrew's Cocktail Week       
14 - 23 March 2025       
Discounted cocktails and special offers at businesses around this historic town in Fife.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Fife

Drinkmonger Spirits Festival       
15 - 16 March 2025, Mansfield Traquair in Edinburgh       
Over 150 spirits with talks and tastings.

APRIL

Scottish National Whisky Festival     
5 April 2025, Glasgow

Springfest       
5 - 6 April 2025, Loch Lomond       
Family friendly foodie event with street food, cooking demos and kids entertainment.

Scottish Vegan Festival         
6 April 2025, Edinburgh         
Charity event at the Assembly Rooms with stalls, talks, food and drink.

Aberdeen Beer Festival       
12 April 2025       
The first year of this new festival for Aberdeen will be held at the Music Hall in the city centre.

Clackmannanshire's Whisky Festival       
12 April 2025       
Event held in Alloa Town Hall with a choice of 2 sessions.

MAY

Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival         
30 April - 5 May 2025, various venues         
A celebration of Speyside's many whisky distilleries with tours, tastings, talks, live music and much more.

Taste of Nairn         
9 - 11 May 2025       
Celebrating local food and drink in the seaside resort of Nairn in the Highlands.       
Stay at Ardmeanach House in Inverness

Perth Beer Festival         
10 May 2025, Perth         
Comedy night, Perth Beer Festival, Rugby sevens and Gin Bar       
Stay with our B&Bs in Perthshire

Stirling Whisky Festival       
10 May 2025, Stirling       
Sample over 100 of the best whiskies!

World Whisky Day         
17 May 2025       
Events across the globe every year on the third Saturday in May.

Edinburgh Vegan Festival       
17 May 2025       
With over 60 stalls at Edinburgh College.

Scottish Wild Food Festival       
17 - 18 May 2025       
Set at Tir na nOg near Stirling, this unique festival celebrates wild food and foraging with walks, talks, demos, workshops, live music and stalls.

Gordon Castle Highland Games and Country Fair       
18 May 2025 near Fochabers in Moray       
Events include Heavyweight competitions. Highland dancing, Massed Pipe Bands, plus entertainment in the Country Sports Arena including dogs, ducks, jousting, children's races for all ages and the Gordon Setter Gathering. Trade stands, food vendors, beer tent and the famous Gordon Castle Gin Bar. Children's area with face painting, bouncy castles, pony rides and lots more!     
Stay at Brandon Lodge B&B

Campbeltown Whisky Festival       
19 - 24 May 2025       
A celebration of historic Campbeltown's whiskies including Glen Scotia, Springbank, Glengyle

Knockengorroch World Ceilidh         
22 - 25 May 2025       
An outdoor music festival in Dumfries & Galloway

Eat & Drink Festival Scotland         
23 - 26 May 2025, Glasgow Scotland's favourite food festival at the SEC Glasgow.

Islay Festival Of Music And Malt         
23 - 31 May 2025       
Enjoy traditional music, ceilidhs, whisky tasting and more.

Fife Show         
24 May 2025, Kinloss House near Cupar         
A great day out for all the family with events including pedigree cattle, sheep, poultry, wild fowl, heavy horse breeds, show jumping, game fair. Demonstrations of falconry, ferret racing, gun dogs and angling. Pet show, countryside tent with fun activities. Cookery theatre with demonstrations. Food and Drink marquee by Fife's speciality producers.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Fife

Scone Palace Garden Fair       
30 - 31 May 2025       
Scone Palace just outside Perth hosts this annual celebration of Scottish gardening.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Perthshire

Fyne Fest         
30 May - 1 June 2025, Loch Fyne, Argyll         
Beer, food and music - what more could you ask for!  

Drymen Agricultural Show         
31 May 2025, Drymen, Loch Lomond

The Gin To My Tonic Gin, Rum & Vodka Festival       
31 May 2025       
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness       
Meet the distillers and enjoy live music.

JUNE

Beltie Beer Festival         
7 June 2025, Dumfries         
Family friendly event at Park Farm.  

Angus Show         
7 June 2025 at Brechin     
Annual agricultural show with live stock, fun fair, trade stands, craft marquee, horse and hound, tractor pulling, dancing displays, pipe bands and lots more.       
Stay at Newton Farm Holidays B&B near Forfar

The Festival of Ballantrae Festival       
7 - 8 June 2025, South Ayrshire     
A new name this year for the annual food and drink festival.

South of Scotland Horse Trials       
14 - 15 June 2025       
These nationally affiliated Horse Trials are returning to Dumfries and Galloway and will take place at Valleyfield Farm, Twynholm.

Glasgow Real Ale Festival         
19 - 21 June 2025       
Organised by CAMRA at The Briggait in the city's Merchant City area.

Royal Highland Show         
19 - 22 June 2025 at Ingliston, Edinburgh.         
Annual agricultural show with arena attractions, Scottish food exhibition, pedigree livestock, flower show, show jumping, craft fair and much more.       
Stay at Arden Country House near Linlithgow

Best of Grampian    
22 June 2025, Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, Aberdeenshire         
A new outdoor event celebrating local food and drink in the north east of Scotland.

JULY

The Scottish Game Fair         
4 - 6 July 2025       
Set in the grounds of Scone Palace (Perthshire) with displays, stands, demonstrations. Organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Perthshire

Doune and Dunblane Show         
5 July 2025       
Annual agricultural show in Perthshire       
Stay with our B&Bs in Perthshire

Scottish National Whisky Festival     
5 July 2025, Inverness

SummerFest       
5 - 6 July 2025, Loch Lomond       
Family friendly event with market stalls, street food and entertainment.

Kirkcudbright Country Fair         
19 July 2025, Dumfries & Galloway         
Spectacular programme of events with guest performers and display teams at one of the region's major annual events.

Kirriemuir Agricultural Show         
19 July 2025, Kirriemuir, Angus       
Stay at Newton Farm Holidays B&B near Forfar

Sutherland County Show         
19 July 2025, Dornoch, Scottish Highlands  

Border Union Show         
25 - 26 July 2025, Kelso         
Annual agricultural show and equestrian event in the Scottish Borders       
Stay at Mill House M&B in the Borders

Nairn Show         
26 July 2025       
Livestock exhibitions, craft fair, food stalls and amusements is held at Kinnudie Farm, Auldearn, near Nairn.       
Stay at Ardmeanach House in Inverness

Edinburgh Food Festival      
18 - 27 July, George Square, Edinburgh

Stranraer Show         
30 July 2025       
Annual agricultural show.

AUGUST

Perth Show         
1 - 2 August 2025       
A great day out in Perth for all the family including the Grand Parade of Livestock, local artisan crafts, Perthshire on a Plate with celebrity and local chefs, entertainment, trade stalls and much more.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Perthshire

Foodies Festival         
1 - 3 August 2025, Edinburgh         
One of the UK's biggest food festival returns to Edinburgh's Inverleith Park.

Dumfries Show         
2 August 2025       
Annual agricultural show.

Skye Agricultural Show         
2 August 2025, Portree, Isle of Skye       
Stay with our B&Bs on Skye: Strathgorm B&B and Cuil Lodge B&B

Lorn Agricultural Show          
2 August 2025, Benderloch near Oban

Turriff Show         
3 - 4 August 2025, Turriff, Aberdeenshire         
This large agricultural show in the north east of Scotland is a great day out for the whole family including one of the largest vintage and classic vehicle displays in Scotland, as well as the pageant, dog show, Pony carriage driving, showjumping, cattle show, sheep show, pipe band, Highland dancing, and much more.

Wigtown Agricultural Show       
6 August 2025, Bladnoch Park, Wigtown, Dumfries & Galloway       
Stay with our B&Bs in Dumfries & Galloway

Black Isle Show         
7 August 2025 near Muir of Ord, just north of Inverness.         
This is the largest agricultural show in the North of Scotland. It attracts over 2,000 cattle, horse and sheep entries, more than 300 trade stands and over 25,000 visitors to the show each year. There is plenty to see and do, craft fair, food fair, 'On the Farm' exhibition for the kids, agricultural stands, vintage rally and sheep shearing.       
Stay with our B&Bs in the Highlands

Moy Country Fair       
8 - 9 August 2025, Highlands       
Annual field sports activities event on the Moy Estate located between Aviemore and Inverness. Stalls, cookery demos, children's entertainment, birds of prey demonstration, gundog handling demonstrations, pets parade, freestyle mountain bike stunt team and much more.

Whisky Fringe       
8 - 10 August at the Royal Mile Whiskies, Edinburgh

Mid Argyll Show          
9 August 2025, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Argyll  

Tarland Show       
9 August 2025, Aberdeenshire

Galloway Country Fair       
9 - 10 August 2025 at Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway 

Grantown Show      
14 August 2025, Grantown-on-Spey     
An agricultural show with livestock (including Highland Cows), food stands, farmers’ market, tractors and much more. A great day out for all the family.      
Stay with our B&Bs in the Highlands

Sausage and Cider Festival     
16 August 2025, Camperdown Park, Dundee     
With over 30 different ciders and over 20 types of sausages, plus food stalls and live music, this is an exciting day out!     
Stay at Newton Farm Holidays B&B near Forfar

The Craft Spirit Show: The Ultimate Gin, Rum & Vodka Festival       
22 - 23 August 2025       
Music Hall, Aberdeen       
Meet the distillers and enjoy live music.

Lochaber Agricultural Show         
23 August 2025, Inverlochy Castle Farm, near Fort William       
Stay at Ardarroch Cottage B&B near Glenfinnan or Stay at Ardno House B&B near Ballachulish

Balloons & Tunes Scotland     
29 - 31 August 2025, Eroll Showground, Perth     
This weekend event will include tribute bands, a giant funfair, stunt shows, animal shows, food stalls, fireworks and hot air balloon rides (weather permitting).     
Stay with our B&Bs in Perthshire

Moffat Show         
30 August 2025       
Annual agricultural show in Dumfries and Galloway.  

SEPTEMBER

Great Perthshire Food & Drink Festival         
tbc early September 2025       
Stay with our B&Bs in Perthshire

Spirit of Speyside Distilled Food & Drink         
tbc early September 2025       
A celebration of Speyside food and drink.

Dalmally Agricultural Show         
6 September 2025       
Annual agricultural show in Argyll.

Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival       
6 - 7 September 2025, Loch Lomond Shores       
Cooking demos, whisky & gin tasting sessions, stalls and more.

Paws at the Palace       
7 September 2025       
Scone Palace, Perth       
Lots of stalls, doggy games, parades of different breeds, agility classes and lots more in the grounds of historic Scone Palace.       
Stay with our B&Bs in Perthshire

Scottish Food & Drink September         
tbc September 2025       
Variety of events across Scotland.

Stranraer Oyster Festival         
12 - 14 September 2025       
Celebrating this area's coastal heritage, its people and its local produce.

Scottish National Whisky Festival     
13 September 2025, Aberdeen

Tarland Food and Music Festival       
19 - 21 September 2025, Aberdeenshire

The Argyll Food Festival       
27 - 28 September 2025, Oban    
Held at the Corran Halls in Oban, this weekend event offers live music, cookery demonstrations, workshops and artisan stalls plus the Argyll Coffee Festival.     
Stay at Ardno House B&B near Ballachulish

Stirling SpiritFest     
tbc September 2025, Stirling     
Various events featuring Gin and Whisky including the Stirling Gin Festival.

OCTOBER

Ayrshire Real Ale Festival       
2 - 4 October 2025, Troon       
Festival with hot snacks and musical entertainment plus around 150 cask ales, 20 real ciders and perries, wine and soft drinks.

Edinburgh's Whisky Festival       
11 October 2025       
Event held at Murrayfield Stadium with a choice of 2 sessions.

Edinburgh Cocktail Week         
3 - 12 October 2025       
With a dedicated Cocktail Village at Festival Square in Edinburgh.

World Porridge Making Championship         
4 October 2025, Carrbridge, Cairngorms         
Keen amateur and professional chefs compete for the title of world porridge making champion.

Glasgow Vegan Festival       
18 October 2025     
With over 60 stalls at Hutchensons' at Pollok Park.

The Dramathon         
18 October 2025, Speyside         
Choose to enter the marathon, half marathon, 10K or relay race. The marathon route follows the Speyside Way from Glenfarclas distillery to Glenfiddich distillery. You can pick up the corresponding miniatures at the end of the race.

Scottish National Whisky Festival     
25 October 2025, Edinburgh

Dornoch Whisky Festival         
24 - 26 October 2025, Dornoch, Scottish Highlands  

NOVEMBER

Glasgow Whisky Festival         
8 November 2025     
Huge event in Glasgow at Hampden Park.

Stirling Gin and SpiritsFEST    
15 November 2025

T B Watson Whisky Festival         
29 November 2025, Dumfries       
Stalls, whisky tastings and a Master Class at Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries. Previously known as the Drambusters festival.  

DECEMBER

There's lots of tasty Scottish food and drink to be found in Christmas markets in December across Scotland - see our list.

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