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Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival

2027 dates not announced yet — usually in September

Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way, Balloch, West Dunbartonshire · Scotland

Street foodChef demosLocal producersFood & drinkFamily Free entry

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A jetty and the round Drumkinnon Tower on the shore of Loch Lomond at Balloch
Loch Lomond Shores at Balloch, where the Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival is held (photo 2015) — Photo: Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0

A free two-day food and drink festival on the shore of Loch Lomond at Balloch, with chef demos, street food and local produce.

Held at Loch Lomond Shores in Balloch, this free weekend festival brings together world street food, fresh produce stalls and artisan crafts, with funfair rides and children's entertainers alongside.

The 2026 festival had free cookery demonstrations three times a day from Italian chef Tony Alberti, plus small-group foraging workshops (booked separately) led by Wander & Wonder. Recipes from past demonstrations are kept in an online archive on the festival website.

The same organisers run other seasonal events at Loch Lomond Shores during the year, including a spring festival and a Christmas festival.

Dates

YearDatesStatus
2027 Not announced yet Expected
2026 Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 September 2026 Held

Dates are taken from the festival’s own website and were last checked on 5 October 2026. Plans can change, so please check with the organiser before you travel. Spotted a change? Tell us.

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