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What an absolutely incredible weekend! Thank you so much to everyone who joined us, we hope you had a blast! Fancy doing all again? Stranraer Oyster Festival 2024 will take place from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th September 2024.

Wow!!! What an INCREDIBLE start to Stranraer Oyster Festival 2023!!! THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at the waterfront this evening. The weather may have grounded the planes, but it certainly didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the people of...

We caught up with writer and podcaster Helen Cross ahead of her appearance at Stranraer Oyster Festival. What are you most looking forward to at this year's Stranraer Oyster Festival? Returning home and seeing the spotlight on Stranraer. I was...

We caught up with Scottish chef Julie Lin ahead of her appearance at Stranraer Oyster Festival. How would you describe your culinary style? Agak Agak - which means to season with the soul in Malaysian. I am not a measured...

Seafood lovers are being invited to help play their part in safeguarding the UK’s critically important indigenous oyster beds by asking for native oysters when they dine out. The call comes as the native oyster season officially opens on Friday...

Stranraer Oyster Festival is gearing up to take your breath away with a magical display of Night Aerobatic Air Shows and Aircraft Pyrotechnics this September. The festival, a haven for oyster enthusiasts and foodies all across the UK, is adding...

We always knew that Stranraer Oyster Festival is an event that brings the whole community together, but never in our wildest dreams did we expect our festival to help connect long-lost family members! If you’ve visited Stranraer Oyster Festival before...

We have pledged to 'go greener' in our 2023 and to help safeguard the wild, native oyster bed that our festival celebrates. Over the next few weeks we'll update the Green & Circular page on our website with details of...

There was a time, not so long ago, when any news story about Stranraer spoke about the loss of the ferries, and the economic decline that would bring. For a town that had been defined for decades by its ferry...