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Festival fever hits Loch Lomond Shores!

One of the largest and best food & drink festivals in the UK is coming to the beautiful shores of Loch Lomond!

Article Source: Loch Lomond Shores
Last Updated: 26 August 2016 16:12

Loch Lomond Shores was recently awarded the accolade of Scotland’s Best Day Out by The Scottish Hospitality Awards and on the 3rd and 4th September, the attraction will be bursting with flavour as one of the largest and best food & drink festivals in the UK sets up on the beautiful shores of Loch Lomond.

The Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival is just a short distance away from towns and cities such as Glasgow, Paisley and Stirling and the free festival provides something for everyone, with live entertainment, top music, mouth-watering foods and delicious drinks from the bar to whet the appetite.

The weekend promises to be a vibrant and bustling event with over seventy food and drink vendors from all across the UK and Europe attending. Visitors can look forward to a brand new food selfie challenge to win £100, gourmet street food, artisan gins, cocktails, free family entertainment, wine and popcorn pairings, wild food walks and live cookery demonstrations.

Kat Kennedy, event organiser said, "We are all really looking forward to the festival and have worked hard to provide a wide range of activities and offers for the whole family. Now in its eleventh year, we work tirelessly each year to make things bigger and better and we are sure visitors will love the mix of vendors and entertainment on offer.

"We look forward to welcoming lots of hungry and thirsty festival goers to this award-winning attraction on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September."

For more details on the festival, visit www.lochlomondfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk

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